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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
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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
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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.”
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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
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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
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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.
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