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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
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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.
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$9900
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