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the Cougar
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lunity Colleges
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Os in front of a
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upportmg crowd
p .agar fans in Spo
il ^Saturday.
JI .v Clackamas Cou-
_brought home the
PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE HICKEY
__ d, Men's, and
siaH champion- The cross country team (above) celebrates after winning the NW ACC
l/Jj and Sophomore Championship Saturday, In Spokane WA. Front row: Allen Harrison, Tifany
r Dodge cutt the Winsor, Matt Solosabal, Mandy Bates, Sarah Block, Jennie Hardie, Stacy
o win the Men's Hopkins, Kyle Holland, Sherry Brenton and Jack Kegg. Back row: Brad
Brolin, Mike Schwoebel, Ryan Mastropietro, Trevor Dodge, Johah Normand,
• dual title.
Alyssa
Anderson, CJ Savage, Stephanie Costanzo, and Mike Hickey.
on’i think there is
ior college team
than the one we have here,” runners were in the top 12 spots each other off in the last two miles
nented Head Coach Mike finishing within 39 seconds be and we just worked off each other.”
:y.;I wish we had a national tween the Cougars first through
The women, led by Sophomores
pionship; we’d be tough to sixth spot making this the stron Sarah Block and Jennie Hardie in
gest race of the year for Clackamas. the six and seven spot respectively,
yc;keyl was named NWAACC Freshman Allan Harrison had his won a tough tiebreaker against
; Country Coach* of the year best race of the year, finishing just Spokane to win their champion
ie Men and Women’s teams,
seconds behind teammate Dodge ship. All seven runners for the
e men blew away Spokane by
to win third place.
women were in the top half of fin-
upping 16 points to repeat last
“We helped each other a lot,” ishers with two in the top 10.
s clampionship win. All six
informed Dodge. “We both fought
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News Editor
ie mood was charged last
e nesday as administration and
ty met in the Gregory Forum to
11 irate Tuesday’s approval of the
kamas Community College
ne I, with 54% of the vote.
™ )llege President John Keyser
altories with the group and
Bated several staff members
heir efforts in this year’s cam-
n to pass the bond. Keyser gave
h of the credit to Assistant to
0U^Bident David Dickson.
it lAally put everything into this
pafgn. as our team leader,” said
s«“He wouldn’t take no on this
tion, he took on one of the
;hest challenges, dropped ev-
hing else he was doing, and
t full bore on this.”
ickson then spoke, and recog-
d all those who had worked to
e lie bond’s passage a reality,
rhere are so many people that
’ ■make this thing happen, and
e-l diserve so much credit,” said
v ■n. In particular, he thanked
1 Friends of Clackamas Commu-
Cfcllege; The Oregon Education
t pciation, the campaign coordi-
II the Associated Student Gov-
Bit, and numerous Clackamas
!■
/
Trevor Dodge ran
his way to victory for the
Men's individual title.
lackamas celebrates passing of bond measure
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staff members.
“I’ve got to say it’s really con
gratulations to all of us, because it’s
what all of us [did] here that every
one voted for,” Dickson remarked.
Dickson headed a team that be
gan planning the bond campaign in
1998. They divided into several
smaller teams to brainstorm all is
sues pertaining to an overall vision
for the future, to include overcrowd
ing and future growth for both pro
grams and facilities.
“We knew that in Clacka
mas County we had to.
sharpen our pencils very
sharp before we were go
ing to be able to convince
the voters in this commu
nity that they needed to
pass a bond,” said
Dickson. “We feel like
we’ve had a tradition of be
ing fiscally responsible,
and when we go to the tax
payers we want to give
them something they’ll see
as a good bargain for the
cost.”
In addition to funding
college programs and
projects, the $47 million
bond will pay for significant addi
tions and upgrades to Clackamas’
physical facilities. About $30 mil-
lion will go to add and renovate
about 345,000 square feet of space,
including a new 84,530 square foot
classroom building, a new second
floor and south wing on the Com
munity Center and a new building
that will connect Dye and Streeter.
The school plans to sell the
bonds as quickly as possible to
get the best interest rate, and to
move forward aggressively with
construction plans.
The brown bag luncheon last
Wednesday celebrated the bond’s
passage as the next step in Clacka
mas’ efforts to better provide the
residents of Clackamas County
with quality education.
“Indeed, it’s so exciting because
this campus will be transformed
and we’ll be able to serve so much
better the many hundreds of thou
sands of students who will come
our way,” stated Keyser.
MIKE POLLOCK/ Clackamas Print
David Dickson, assistant to president, left, is congratulated by
College President John Keyser for his efforts in helping to pass
the bond.
Clackamas Community
College President John
Keyser announced his re
tirement in a letter to staff,
friends and community mem
bers Nov. 10, after serving the
college as president since
1985.
Keyser announced his retire
ment effective July 1,2001. Keyser
believes the college will benefit
from a change in leadership.
“With
the
pas
sage of the
bond mea
sure, I be
lieve this is
a good time
for the col
lege
to
search for a
President
new CEO,”
John Keyser
said Keyser.
For the remaining seven
months of his time at Clackamas
Keyser intends to plan for the up
coming construction, complete a
major fund-raising endowment
campaign and secure legislative
support for operating funds.
In his letter, Keyser addressed
his years at Clackamas.
"This has been a joyful and en
ergizing experience for me," he
said. "I have been surrounded by
individuals who have exciting
ideas, compassion and enthusiasm
for our very important mission."
His retirement ends 26 years of
service to community colleges. Be
fore Clackamas, Keyser was the
vice president of instruction and
student services at Linn-Benton
Community College and Dean of
Student Services at both Mt. Hood
Community College and Western
Wyoming Community College. He
was the president of The Ameri
can Association of Community
Colleges in 1990-91, and has
played a key role in the Oregon
Community College Association.
The CCC Board of Education
has entered into an agreement
with the Oregon School Boards
Association to conduct a presi
dential search. Bob Burns, former
deputy superintendent of Public
Instruction and Oregon City resi
dent will.be the lead consultant in
the search process. A process of
selection and timeline are now be
ing established.
After his retirement Keyser
plans to focus more on his family,
write a biography about his
mother, and do some traveling.