Vol. XXX No. 13
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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.
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Prerequisites are required.
For more information call the
Counseling office at ext. 2213.