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The Clackamas Print Page 4 Wednesday, May 31,1995 NEWS/OPINION CCC administrators to teach leadership in the classroom by Christi Snavely Opinion Editor Starting next year some of the classes at CCC are taking on a new look. Administrators are stepping out of the boardrooms and into the classrooms to teach leadership courses in an effort to relieve current faculty overload and help with the budget crunch. “We had a problem that the people teaching the class had other assignments. None of us (administration) wanted to see those classes go away because they really have been building and just getting better and better ev ery year.” said Dian Connett, dean of instructional services, “On top of that we decided it would be good if some administrators taught some classes to get back into the classroom a little more.” Currently Ed 121 and Ed 122 are being taught by Dave Arter, Norm Bemey, Mindy Brown and Don Hartsock. Next year’s in structors will be CC President John Keyser, Dian Connet and Liz Goulard, dean of instructional services. The courses are offered winter and spring quarters and are taught in accordance with the Phi Theta Kappa curriculum. The three leadership classes offered appear in the course cata log under Education. Phi Theta Kappa sponsors the development program and offers a certification program for instructors. “I am going to Illinois in June for the certification seminar so that I’ll become a certified in structor for the curriculum,” said Goulard. Connett said that the course format will remain the same. Speakers will be brought in from the community to talk about cur rent issues. There will be assigned student leadership projects. Lit erature from Plato and Aristotle all the way to modem day theo rists will be utilized for discus sion. “We will still follow the Phi Theta Kappa curriculum, al though it’s being totally rewritten so it will be a whole new curricu lum next year and that will be exciting.” she said. Ed 120 is ah introductory leadership course offered as a gen eral overview of techniques and the process for anyone who wants to gain insight into the challenge of leadership. “Ed 121 and 122 are the two key courses, they’re counted as social science by the state govern ing body of accreditation. Ed 120 is an elective,” said Norm Bemey, high school relations coordinator, clarifying that the education classes are not sequence courses. Connett said she hasn’t heard any criticism about the change. Although she hasn’t had anyone come to her directly, she has considered the potential of problems arising due to people feeling that part-time instructors will be kept out of a position. “The question is; are we displacing someone out of a job?...I think most of the faculty recognize that we either don’t teach the class or we get more people involved. This year as well as two years ago we received budget saving ideas from full-time faculty that suggested administrators should start teach ing.” Bemey agreed, “I’ve recom mended for the last three years that if we could have administra tors teach at least one course in their expertise, that not only gives you the benefit of their doctorates but also gives them (administra tion) a chance to talk to students and get input on student needs so it’s a win-win situation.” He also wanted to clarify that neither himself nor Brown had been paid for teaching the class. With the present budget and more cuts expected in the future, the options were to cut the class or bring administration in as in structors. “I don’t think that our quali fications to teach the class have ever been under question. All three of us, John, Liz and myself have taught,” said Connett. “We would never allow an administrator to teach a class that they’re not qualified for.” Goulard spoke of the oppor tunities for administration teach ing in the future, “While we won’t require administrators to teach, I think we’ll certainly encourage people to teach.” Keyser had this to say on the team teaching, “It might help us to become better connected to what happens in the classroom, to understand the problems and the challenges that teachers and students face.” Proposed bottle bill cleans up by Hoyun Choi Staff Writer In our fight for the conserva tion of the planet, there are a lot more actions which need to be taken. Although there is already a bottle refund policy for certain containers, there are millions of bottles becoming unneeded waste. Last year alone, there were 100 million beverage containers not covered by the current Bottle Bill which were destroyed or wasted. There are a variety of new products coming out which are also not covered by the bill. It is growing at the rate of 30 percent and is already 10 percent of all of the bottles. Though a vast ma jority of deposit bottles are re cycled, only 28 percent of non-de- posit bottles are recycled. The Bottle Bill that exists now states that containers for beer, malt beverages,and carbon ated waters and sodas have refund value. The new bill would also include non-carbonated drinks (6 oz to 11) and water up to 2 liters. Coming up with a new, ex panded bottle bill will cut down the waste of recyclable bottles and will convert many of the bottles into recyclable, deposit bottles. This would make a dramatic dif ference in the reduction of gar bage in our landfills. The bottle bill that already exists has resulted in 80 percent reduction of litter and has saved energy in order to produce 20 million gallons of oil every year and has reduced 71,800 tons of waste yearly. Introducing the new bill will result in even I I I Months • •• L more recycling. Clackamas Community Col lege is also taking action in the advancement of the bill. The Associated Student Government has chosen to represent the stu dent body by joining the “Coali tion For Expanded Bottle Bill.” They want to lead the community into getting involved with the environment. There are a num ber of ways in order for the com munity and students to get in volved. We can start with peti tioning, holding events and put ting up posters promoting it and making people aware. It is everyone’s responsibil ity to take action to protect the Earth. The new bottle bill would be a great opportunity to help in saving the Earth. Calendar of Summer Events May 30-June 23 - Summer Registration June 3-4 Jump Set Summer Classic Grass Volleyball Tourna ment - Saturday -Men’s and Women’s teams, Sunday- co-ed four man. $15 per day, $25 both days. Entry forms available from Kathie Woods, ROO3. For information contact Woods ext. 2418. June 4-- “Encore ‘95” - Chamber Singers will perform Folk music from Estonia and America. Gregory Forum - 7 p.m. - $6 Adults, $3 Students - Seniors and Children 12 and under FREE. June 9— Graduation Ceremony - Randall Gym - 7 p.m. June 13-- Metro Home Compost Workshop - Metro Distrubution Center - 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. FREE and open to the public. For more information call Metro Recycling, 234-3000. June 17-- Environmental Pet Fair & Walk-a-thon - Hosted by Environmental Learning Center and Birds of Prey Rescue Northwest, fund raiser and educational fair - Walk-a-thon will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Pet Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.- Cost TBA. For more information call the ELC 656-0155. June 19” Summer Classes Begin June 19-22— Matt Lindland Team Wrestling Camp -Interna tional champion wrestler Matt Lindland leads-a camp for teams at all levels - Randall Gym - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.- $400 per team, $30 per individual. For more information call Jim Jackson,.ext. 2295. June 19-29— Finale I & II - Learn computer generated mu sic from two local experts, RickModlin and Gary Nelson. -Streeter 143- 9 a.m. to noon- Monday through Thursday- $100 fee and $64 tuition. For more information call Jean Marshall, ext. 2434. June 19-July 12- -Finale for Jazz Arranging - Dave Metzger, music writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, will teach this four week class. 6 to 9 p.m.- Mondays and Wednesdays- $135 fee and $64 tuition. For more information call Jean Marshall, ext. 2434. June 24-25— Independence Day Tennis Tournament - An nual summer tournament for singles and doubles - CCC tennis courts- Information on cost, eligibility and times call ext. 2211 June 26-28— Matt Undland Individual Technique Wrestling Camp - Intemation champion wrestler Matt Lindland, along with CCC coaches, work with individuals from elementary through high school, beginners to experienced - Randall Gym -10 a.m. to noon - $55 for junior high and high school; $35 for elementary. For more information call Jim Jackson, ext. 2295. June 19-29— Israel Field Trip - CCC world religion instruc tor Bill Briare co-hosts a trip to Israel. For more information call ext. 2457 July 4- Independence Day. College Closed July 10-13— Finale for Band Directors- Gary Nelson, librar ian for the Portland Opera, teaches this four-day course on com puter-generated music editing specific to traditional symphonic bands and contemporary wind ensembles. Streeter 143- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.- $120 fee, $64 tuition. For information more call ext. 2434. Sept. 5-30— Registration for Fall Classes $9900 ♦Students & Teachers Only. Must Be 14 Or Older ■■■ ■■ Coupon Must Be Presented ■■ ■■■ • Racquetball • Swimming • Basketball • Circuit Training • Free Weights • Nautilus • Jacuzzi • Saunas • Cybex • Step Classes • Water Aerobics • Much More — 46065XJ3oardmQn 9100 S.€. Sunnyside SigiM^ for XJl|e Cl®(Jk®5S< Z’lpint next year Now recruiting: Staff Writers Staff Photographers Cartoonists Ad Selles Representatives
