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Vol. XXX No. 13 Print Clackamas Community College Wednesday, January 29,1997 Streeter classes Laney Fouse Editor-in-Chief In response to newly gathered information from recently hired physician of record, Dr. Joseph Jarvis, and as a precaution, all perimeter offices and classrooms of Streeter Hall will be relocated. According to Carol Patterson of Plant Services, the move is be ing conducted as a precaution and is not an emergency. The primary concern in this situation is the health and safety of students, staff, and the visiting public. “There has been no drastic change [in the evironment of the building], this is just the next phase,” said Patterson. In collecting information Dr. Jarvis, a Colorado physician, in terviewed 25 staff members and reviewed the medical records of 9 others. “The two most common cat egories of problems in building- related illnesses and discomfort complaints ... are the two I want to explain to you, because I think that’s where we need to try and spend our time and figure out where on that spectrum this prob lem might be,” said Dr. Jarvis during last Thursday’s forum. The physician currently man ages public health programs for children in the state of Colorado and does consulting in environ mental health issues. His 10 years of experience includes working with a similar building problem in the Polk County Courthouse in relocated Photo by Joel Coreson Gregory Forum is one of three ‘infected’ buildings on the Oregon City campus. The tent-like structure is to help prevent further water intrusion. Florida. Dr. Jarvis spent several min utes explaining building-related illnesses, covering an assortment of complaints of hypersensitivity diseases. “Building-related illnesses come in a variety of fashions. The good news about this is, it is not associated with any long-term health problems. People recover from this universally. They leave the building and fairly quickly solve their symptoms,” Dr. Jarvis said. According to Dr. Jarvis, this field is where a lot of controversy lies because there are so many things irritating to one’s respira tory system, making it difficult to be specific in diagnosing the cause. “It’s not a matter of doing enough tests and stumbling onto the one thing that is causing the reactions, it’s almost never one thing,” said Dr. Jarvis. “When there are enough com plaints in a building,” Dr. Jarvis explained, it becomes a problem solving exercise where we, the people investigating, have to ac cept as our best source of infor mation, the people.” “One threshold of allergic ex posure,” say Dr. Jarvis, “causes the sensitivity or allergy. They [al lergens] are out there and a much See Streeter on page 6 ‘Transfer day’ answers questions Mairin-Anne Moore News Editor The Gregory Forum was filled Monday with representatives from 20 different schools to an swer students’questions about transferring from community col leges to four-year universities. Schools such as the University of Oregon, Oregon State, Portland State, University of Portland, Western Oregon State and Linfield had tables set and wait ing for the students who came by to ask questions and fill out ap plications for more information. Plenty of college brochures were handed out to help answer those questions. A commonly asked question was when the best time to trans fer is and what makes students eligible? According to a Portland State representative, “There is no best time to transfer. It will vary de pending upon several factors in cluding academic interest, social interests and personal goals. ...Transfer students must have completed 30 transferable quar ter credit hours, passed with at least a C- or a pass from a region ally accredited institution (a mini mum 2.0 college GPA for Oregon residents and a minimum 2.25 college GPA for out-of-state resi dents) ... Once you meet thé qualifications as a transfer stu dent, you can transfer any time.” One represen tative from West ern Oregon State explained, “With careful planning, you can meet re quirements in advance, giving you more free dom in selecting courses once you Photo by Joel Coreson enroll at West “Transfer Day” was held Monday in the Gregory Forum. 20 colleges ern. ... Any attended in order to answer transfer-related questions. credit you earn through college-level courses from an accredited college or uni versity will transfer. The Office of Admissions evaluates transfer work to determine which courses will be transferable. A maximum of 108 hoursof community col lege course work may be trans ferred.” Campus visits are encouraged. “A visit provides an opportu nity to observe classes, see the campus facilities and talk with professors and students who can relate,” explained a George Fox representative. He also said it presents an op portunity for a student’s transcript to be informally evaluated by aca demic standing. Universities offer student ori entations during fall and spring semesters. Special sessions for transfer students are included dur ing these orientations. Students can receive orientation informa tion prior to the beginning of a semester. Large percentages of under graduate students at four-year uni versities have transferred from community colleges. According to Western Oregon State, “Trans ferring is a highly valued deci sion.” Inquiry class creates partnership i Laney Fouse Editor*in-Chief As reported in last week’s Print, an inquiry course de signed for students planning to transfer to Portland State Uni versity will be offered for the first time at Clackamas. The six-hour, multi-disci plinary course will replace PSU’s junior-level University Studies required for transfer students. The cost will be based on Clackamas’ lower tuition rate of $204. This inquiry class is only the first step in the new partner ship formed between the two schools to improve the success of students transferring. In a ASG meeting held last week, several student govern ment members were concerned with the amount of dollars des ignated for this program. Is sues were raised concerning trust and the quality of current university studies offered at PSU According to Liz Goulard, Dean of Instructional Services, this project has been a year or more in the making and has been submitted to the governor’s office for funding. “It’s in the governor’s in vestment budget for education right now. It’s a $2.5 million project that would support the design and implementation of a closer relationship. We are going ahead as an institution, moving toward some of the el ements ahead of the funding appropriations because we feel it’s important not only for stu dents but also for the institu tion.” said Goulard. ‘We know there are issues and I just want to acknowledge what I heard and ask you to add to that list, because what we want to do is make sure we de sign a pilot that is working for all those that it is intended for and that we are thinking of all the issues,” Goulard said. Funding concerns aside, the class will be reading intensive and centered on the play Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. The 299-numbered course will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The course will be taught by James Dickinson, mathemat ics and physics; David Mount, English; and Gary Nelson, music. Clackamas Instructor Joe Uris, who teaches Inquiry at PSU, will assist with the instruction. - . Prerequisites are required. For more information call the Counseling office at ext. 2213.
