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_ _ _ z_ News The ClAckAMAs P rìnt WedflEsdAy, J anuary 26, 2000 Family Resource Center expansion continues pected to be done in February. The College has requested a block grant of $140,000 from the The new building at the Fam county and a $590,000 from the ily Resource Center is going to Meyer Trust Program to further be an expansion for the the work on the building. College's day care services. The FRC staff are excited about The structure is going to be the new building, but are appre called the YMCA Child Devel hensive about its completion. opment Center. “We’re really excited here. The project was started two We’re just anxious for it to get years ago but was slowed due funded and finished,” said Beth to funding problems. Further Millican, department secretary. work was done by volunteers “We’re kind of frustrated be until about a year ago, when cause we’ve been waiting,” re the college received a $160,000 marked Sue Kemp, program direc grant from the county block tor for YMCA. grant program. “I was happy in the first place, The work currently being done but now its like it’s never going includes the siding and weather-r to get done,” commented Becky ing of the building and is ex Turner, FRC teacher. MATTSHEMPERT Staff Writer TIMOTHY A. BELL / Clackamas Print The expansion of the YMCA Child Development Center, which was started two years ago, continues as siding and weatheis expected to be underway through February. Epstein: The incident has been resolved Continued from page 1 pertain[ng to diversity, "the col lege is committed to building awareness of cultural diversity on our campus and in our com munity. Clackamas Community Col lege does not condone remarks that appear to target particu lar groups within our diverse community, but with respect to raising awareness about this important issue, perhaps the resolution of this difficult con flict has served a valuable pur • M E pose. When contacted at home, Epstein referred the Print to Kay Slusarenko, associate dean for the social science department, who had been in dialogue with both teacher and student the last few days. Slusarenko said Epstein had been considering his retirement options and this incident may have solidified his thinking. When asked if Epstein will suf fer loss for retiring earlier than he might have, Slusarenko said, “He (Epstein) has lost his pas sion for teaching. That would be the deepest regret for Epstein.” Epstein will complete the classes he is teaching for winter term, without objection from Alexander. Classes he was scheduled to teach after March 31 will be cancelled or placed with another instructor. Slusarenko added she was pleased the process worked so expeditiously and “was proud of Joshua and the way he handled himself—“he could not have been more professional or ma ture.” A.f ^iaY^E DUCATION c 0 N if-0-^33 A SARAH WELCH I Clackamas Print Jared Johnson, a student in the auto service technology program at Clackamas, works on a vehicle in class. Scholarships available V N xpi Í- R S \ J Y MAGGIE JIRASEK Staff Writer Automotive students are eli gible for scholarships. Several scholarship opportu nities are available to Clackamas students in auto service technol ogy; collision repair; collision repair refinishing; and parts mer chandising. They are: • The B29 Scholarship: several each year, funded by the sale of donated cars and equipment • The ASA ( Automotive Ser vice Association) Scholarship • The Costanzo Trust Scholar ship: several thousand dollars each year £ cd bp •! -s 8 2 o •The Portland Swap Meet Scholarship: One scholarship every year • The Tool Scholarship: B29, ASA, and the Costanzo Trust all provide money to help purchase expensive and critical tools “ We had a record number of scholarship awards last year,” explained Ray Conklin, depart mentchair, auto mechanics. Approximately 19 Clackamas students received scholarships ranging from $500 to $1000. The students awarded are se lected by faculty members such as Ray Conklin, Glenn Ferris, Associated Dean Gerald Cook, Auto Mechanics Instructor Nick Miller, Secretary and Lab Assis tant and Pam Brown. 1-800-321-9371 IH www.cu-portland.edu admissionsOcu-portland.edu montage southern bistro cooking • SOCIAL. STUDIES.PRE-SEMIN 301 s.e. morrison ~ 234.1324 dinner: sun-thurs 6:00pm - 2:00am fri-sat 6:00pm - 4:00am > lunch: mon-fri 11:00 - 2:00
