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Architects unveil building construction plans Priscillia Buckley, journalist, reads from memoir Check it out on Page 3 Check it out on page 6 Tough luck continues for baseball Checkit out on Page 7 O ac I c AMÁS Rii NT FILE COPy www.ClackamasPrint.com Clackamas Community College Wednesday, April 11.2001 Oregon City, Oregon Volume XXXIV, Issue 18 ASG visits nation’s capital day which include Pell grant avail ability, student loans, childcare, Sports Editor textbook cost and workforce de Members of the Associated Stu velopment. dent Government (ASG) here at Several renowned people gave Clackamas, along with their advi lectures at the conference, includ sor Norm Berney and College ing James Carville, who was a key President John Keyser, attended advisor to former President Bill the American Student Association Clinton; Ralph Nader, consumer of Community Colleges National advocate and a candidate for the Conference on Student Advocacy presidency in 2000; U.S. Represen held in Washington D.C. over tative Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii) and spring break. . U.S. Representative Peter Hoekstra The goal of the conference was (R-Michigan). to bring student President John leadprs to Washing Keyser partici ton to come in con pated at the con tact with legislators ference by giv and to help the stu ing a seminar on dents promote their students work causes and concerns ing with college at the national level. presidents. Norm Berney, Keyser was also Norm Berney ASG advisor, totif ' “pleasantly sur ASG advisor mented that “stu prised” to re dent involvement ceive an award was a major factor of from the na the conference. There was a real tional organization for his work as focus on what student leaders can president of CCC. The President do for community colleges in this of the Year award honors college country in general. It gives these administrators for their work in students a voice at the national helping promote student concerns level.” and issues at the local, state and The ASACC’s central purpose federal level. is leadership education, focusing Keyser, speaking at the banquet on the advanced skills of leader after accepting his award, told the ship, citizenship and public ser assembled guests that he was vice. It offers the opportunity to “dedicating the award to the stu build a national network of student dents and the advisors that had leaders. The ASACC wishes to worked so hard in making this or become a stronger advocate in ganization what it is today.” Washington D.C. to bring to light Keyser had good things to say the major issues facing commu about the students and advisors nity colleges and its students to- he encountered during the trip. FRANKJORDAN "Student involve ment was a major factor of the con ference. " PHOTO COURTESY OF GLORIANNE MUGGLI College President John Keyser was awarded the President of the Year award honoring college administrators for their work in promoting student activities and concerns at the federal and state level. Seated, from left: Yvonne Ingram, and Mike Caudle. Standing, from left: Bobbi Felix, Norm Berney, John Keyser, Bryan Fuentez, Rae Van Den Bosch, Hayley Hill, Katie Hewitt, Leya Graham, Stefan Myers and Danielle Peterson. “I was very impressed with the program, but equally impressed with the students and all of the hard work that they showed during the course of the conference. These are the leaders of tomorrow, and they showed their mettle this week.” Yvonne Ingram and Rae Van Den Bosch, two of the ASG officers that attended the trip, very much en joyed the whole experience. “It was everything that I thought it was going to be and more,” Ingram commented. “It was an incredibly fulfilling trip.” "Our entire group came into the conference really prepared and really comfortable with what we wanted to accomplish on this trip,” said Van Den Bosch. Berney was elected as the chair man of the ASAAC Advisors In stitute for the 2001-2002 academic year. The purpose of the Advi sors Institute is to encourage ad visors to become active partners in building an effective and re sponsive network while enhanc ing their own profession. Berney had previously served on the Institute’s board between 1997- 2001. Presidential search narrowed to four DIANA SCRIVNER Editor-in-chief DIANA SCRIVNER / Clackamas Print Dr. Earl "Joe" Johnson, presidential candidate, spoke at an open forum yesterday. Open forums will be held today with the other three presidential candidates. The end of the search for a new college president is drawing closer with the finalists narrowed from 20 to four candidates: Dr. BertGlandon of Ontario, Ore; Dr. Earl “Joe” Johnson of San Mateo, Calif.; Dr. Ronald Remington of Elko, Nev.; and Dr. Gretchen Schuette of Gresham, Ore. Yesterday Johnson was on cam pus for an open forum with the pub lic where approximately 80 people attended. Today the other candi dates are on campus for an open forum with the public; see sidebar for open forum times. While on cam pus, they are also having a second interview with the Board of Educa tion and a tour of the campus. Johnson is currently the chancel lor at San Mateo Community Col lege, which has three campuses, and oversees the three presidents there. He was asked many questions by staff and community members in cluding his views on student activi ties, raising funds for the college and health insurance for part-time fac ulty. “One thing I have found is, to be an effective leader you have to work with other leaders of other institu tions and respectively unify to gether to bring a message to the leg islature,” said Johnson. “That is the most powerful thing you can do in terms of raising funds.” Johnson formerly served as presi dent at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash. He is also a presidential can didate finalist at Portland Commu nity College. Glandon will be on campus today and is currently the president at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore. Before being em ployed at Treasure Valley, Glandon worked as acting dean of faculty and associate dean of instruction at Clark College. He also worked at South Seattle Community College and Western Washington Univer sity. Remington is currently the presi dent of Great Basin College in Elko, Nev. He is an honorary member of Phi Theta Kappa and a past presi dent of the Mountain States Com munity College Association. He has been employed at Great Basin for 12 years. Schuette is currently the superin tendent of the Gresham-Barlow school district. Before becoming the superintendent, she worked as the Executive Vice President at Mt. Hood Community College from 1992- 1996. She is also a finalist in the presidential search at Chemeketa Community Presidential College in Sa forums- lem, Ore. today in The 20 appli cants were nar Gregory rowed down to four by the • Dr. Bert Board of Edu Glandon cation after 9 - 9:45 they received suggestions from panel • Dr. Ronald members. The Remington panel members, 10:45-11:30 consisting of staff, faculty, instructors and • Dr. Gretchen students, used Schuette a point system 12:30-1:15 to evaluate ap- plicants on their qualifications, edu cation, experience and letters of rec- ommendation they submitted. See Search, page 2
