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Feature 6 Religion instructor moves to full time position The Clackamas Print Wednesday, October 16,1996 Christina Mueller Staff Writer Instructor Bill Briare has re cently been moved from part- time to full time staff at Clackamas. Briare has been teaching at the college since 1988. Prior to that he was a youth minister for four years, taught classes at McLaren school for boys, taught English as a Second Language to Hispanic migrant workers, and traveled the west coast giving Human Relations seminars. He began teaching religion classes at the University of Port land and made his way to teach ing at Clackamas. For a period of time, Briare was teaching at both the University of Portland and Clackamas. As the class load here increased, it became difficult to travel back and forth so fre quently. “I really like it here,” he says. “I like not only the students but the different variety of things that are here. There’s more older returning students who bring a different set of experiences.” Another benefit of teaching at Clackamas according to Briare is the staff. “I’ve always found the qual ity of people I work with to be re ally high, I really like the people in the department, and I feel that Clackamas has been very welcom ing,” Briare said. Briare is the first Compara tive Religion instructor to teach at the college. Before becoming full-time he worked here for a number, of years and built up the Comparative Religion program. Briare introduced the idea of a religion class to the college ad- ministrators, and they approved it; At first it was one class of 17 people, but it soon became five full classes. This brought a de mand for a full-time instructor, and Briare was selected. He is happy to be a full-time staff member because of the in crease in pay and benefits and also the extra time he has gets to spend with students. Briare shares that his inter est in teaching religion is per sonal. “I’m very much awed by life and so I’ve kind of always been a person that wants to know the an swers to life, and I think religion is the history of people asking a lot of those questions,” Briare remarked. A lot of excellent teaching techniques are Used by Briare in his religious studies. When asked what his most unique technique was; he an swered “Telling stories of the re ligions. I just think that the reli gions, they all have a lot to say; and so I try to let them do the talking in a sense that I try to let the religions say what it is they believe.” Briare also leads small group discussions, which he feels are effective for inviting students to participate in class and for giv ing quiet people a chance to dis cuss things without having to go in front of the class. Briare who was presented with the 1996 Faculty of the Year award at the June 7 graduation ceremony last spring, will be tak ing a group of 20 students over seas this summer to England and France in order to get a closer look at world religion. “With religion, you can go just about anywhere and study,” he commented. “Religion is ev erywhere you go,” On a personal note , Briare is a musician. His band ChannelLight plays a variety of world music, from Irish fiddle tunes to Middle Eastern drum rhythms. He sings, plays the gui tar, fiddle, and Middle Eastern Dumbek drum. His band per forms regularly at the Edgefield Winery and for private parties and weddings. It has played at the Portland Rose Festival and usu ally does a yearly show at Clacka mas. Briare and Barbara, his wife of 11 years, travel a lot with their four-year-old son Sean. Since they enjoy traveling, they do no have pets. “We had some gold fish, but they didn’t do so well,” he laughs. The advice Briare has to of fer is “Read, and don’t be afraid to ask people questions. A lot of times we say that the two subjects^, you shouldn’t talk about are poli-, tics and religion. And what I try to do in classes is give students language so they can talk about religion without being afraid, and they learn how to listen to other people’s beliefs too. It makes for^ ; a broader communication and broader relationships if you can talk to people about their religion. Try to know and understand what Joel P. Shempert it is they’re talking about.” If you’d like to learn more Staff Writer The Clackamas Collegiate about Briare, take one of his reli gion classes and learn about the Review, an academic journal world’s religions in a unique and which is to be published here at the college, should provide an ex interesting way. citing opportunity for students to display the great talent at this in stitution. The quarterly publication’s first issue is slated for winter re the club and its activities. Then lease and is centered on the topic, we will take it from there,” said “Is Democracy in America Dead Leikam or Alive?” Students are encour ’No requirements are neces aged to send their submissions to sary for those interested in join the editorial review board for the ing. Members may devote as debut issue. much time as they desire, and “We’re trying to showcase there are no fees. the talent that this college, and For those interested in join others, has produced,” said edi ing, the next meeting is Oct. 18 torial staffer Lee Eby. or call Advisor Sharon Sample or While the issue is based on Shirley Quam at the Ambassa the aforementioned theme, sub dors’ office, ext. 2481. missions on other topics will also be considered. The review board consists of ^ocus on YOotnen Clackamas honor students Juliet fianck and £eatn: Buckley, Dan Cook, Lee Eby, Jesse Gnehm and Sarah Tuerk. Ohm ^oui Ohm ybohxt Political Science Instructor Dean Darris is the Review’s Staff Advi Wirts., Oct. sor, and Stephen Moore, a former Clackamas student who now at E llie P utnam of the tends Portland State, will function W omen ’ s L eadership as publisher. Moore’s role in the journal’s production will mostly P roject will discuss involve the technical areas of IDEAS AND TOOLS THAT publication, as the Review will be WOMEN OF ANY AGE OR fun primarily by Clackamas stu BACKGROUND CAN USE TO dents. SEE THEMSELVES AS IM “It was an idea we came up with and thought was overdue,” PORTANT AND CAPABLE OF stated Eby. TAKING CHARGE OF THEIR The journal is looked on by LIVES. 12:30 TO 1:30 its staff as a promising new venue p m at the G regory F o that will allow students to gain rum . A dmission is free . recognition and hone their skills. R egister for WKS I -04. A wide variety of submis sions are sought after by the edi New club forms on campus Mairin-Anne Moore Staff Writer A bright new idea from five students in a leadership class last year has become the a new Con nection Club for students. After brainstorming, Shirley Quam, Tonya Leikam, Nate Smith, Taunya Herbor and Gerrie Zimmerman came up with a way for students new and old to come together and become more famil iar with each other and the cam pus. Said Leikam, representative for the club, “It’s a good way to catch the students that slip by us. This will enable new students to meet more people and become in volved in the college. The older students will be able to meet those who have just started college and meet those who have already been here. Together students would be a part of the college’s activities and know the college more. No real plans have been made for the club. Six. more stu dents are needed to make it an official club, according to their constitution. 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Photo by Joel Coreson Academic journal to debut on campus torial review board. “We’re looking for both fic tion and nonfiction—a lot of non fiction, but we would really like fiction, mostly on the basis that our English department is so well- versed in such areas. We’d like to see the talent that they have and have produced over the years,” said Eby. As much as diverse selec tions of material are preferred, the review board stresses that the works desired are scholarly es- says: properly researched, foot noted and substantiated. Lee Eby stated that, for instance, while there are many fine writers at The Print and submissions from them are welcome, the Review is not looking for journalistic works. With the exception of fiction works, submissions must be prop erly prepared and written as stated above, much like a research pa per in a Writing 123 class. The journal is expected to be a valu able outlet to student writers, both for experience and exposure. “It’s going to be [distributed] around the Northwest.. .so if you do get published, it will be out there for others to read; it won’t be just the immediate students of this campus,” said Eby. The journal’s distribution, which will include colleges, li braries, and the internet, will make the writings of Clackamas students available to a wider au dience. The submission deadline for the winter issue is November 25. The staff of the Clackamas Col legiate Review encourages as many students as possible to send in their submissions, so that Clackamas’ proficiency and skill may be adequately featured.