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Feature TI he CI ac I camas P rint _____________ 9 WEdNEsdAy, OCTObeR 10, 2001 New college president to plan ahead for upcoming year MAGGIE JIRASEK struction manager and general contractor. Construction projects will be funded by pro Joe Johnson, Clackamas’ ceeds from a $47 million bond new college president, has measure approved by voters in been busy over the summer November 2000. making plans for the upcom Work includes the renovation ing school year including of several buildings on campus working on bond-funded and the construction of two new building facilities, a new projects. automotive “Right now and welding we are working technology love my job. on setting up building and a Clackamas is a the projects new gateway and beginning center includ terrific place to constructional ing classrooms be." work. We’re for arts, gal Joe Johnson looking at it in lery space and College President terms of costs a performance as well as bud hall. get,” informed “We Johnson. will start con At its August meeting, the struction sometime in January,” College Board of Education confirmed Johnson. approved the hiring of Baugh Besides dealing with building Construction to serve as con projects, Johnson wants to take Editor-in-Chief "7 a closer look at the enrollment level at Clackamas, which in clude the main campus, the Harmony Center and the Wilsonville campus as well as work on marketing issues. “We hired a new marketing di rector. I also want to look at the programs and number of classes that are being offered here at Clackamas,” he informed. Other goals are to establish closer partnerships with institu tions such as Portland State Uni versity, Oregon State University as well as Eastern Oregon University. “We might have to look at some budget reduction. There will be a major rollback for all of us in the state budget,” emphasized Johnson. So far, Johnson has enjoyed his job as college president. “I love my job. I find the stu dents and the faculty very friendly and up beat,” he said. “Clackamas is a terrific place to be.” Newell Creek set for restoration JESSE GURZYNSKI Staff Writer Early this year, Clackamas Com munity College’s John Inskeep En vironmental Learning Center launched a long term planning pro cess for the restoration oftheNewell Creek watershed. This is largely a pioneering effort. While there are a few similar projects in other places, there is no real precedent, but this may serve as a precedent for other creek restorations in the future, ac cording to ELC Director John LeCavalier. The restoration process involves the removal of destructive non-na- tive plants like English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, and reed canary grass, but it also involves much more than that. The Newell Creek watershed is the entire area in which rainwater drains to Newell Creek, and to en sure the creek’s health means that the health of the entire watershed must be addressed. Therefore, the plan calls for involving the com munity around Newell Creek in the restoration process, and making people aware that every action within the watershed has an effect on its health. Newell Creek is an important lo cal wildlife area. It is the largest un broken green space in the Metro area, and its headwaters start right on the Clackamas Community Col lege campus. It is home to endan gered cod, steelhead and cutthroat fish species, along with a variety of other native wildlife. The Newell Creek area was once forested with old growth of Dou glas fir and western red cedar. It has been logged two or three times, how ever, it is now mostly forested with bigleaf maple and alder. Runoff drainage, including two thirds of the runoff from CCC’s campus, is dumped into the creek. Aside from damage from toxins such as oil, which flows down with the storm water, the overflow from storm drain age causes erosion of the banks and sediment at the bottom of the creek, which impedes fish spawning. Built in the 1980s, highway 213 runs through the middle of the Newell Creek canyon, and is trav eled by an average of40,000 mo torists a day. During the 1990s, urban sprawl began encroaching on the watershed, and put still more stress on it. Despite poor urban planning, the creek is far from a lost caus$. Part of the plan involves address ing such issues as how different kinds of construction and urban processes affect the health of the watershed. Students in the ELC program, in collaboration with students from Oregon State University, the University of Oregon and Port land State University are draft ing the restoration plan. If you are interested in the Newell Creek restoration project, you can call Planning and Outreach Coordi nator Marcia Sinclair at (503) 657- 6958 ext. 2643, or e-mail her at sinclairm@clackamas.cc.or.us. MIKE POLLOCK/ Clackamas Print Joe Johnson, college president, has many plans for growing Clackamas. Some of them include working on bond-funded building projects. Help is out there DAISY BAIN Staff Writer Do you know anyone from the age of six to twelve who may have trouble with lit eracy or communication skills? Maybe you have chil dren, a younger brother or sister or perhaps your friend has a child who needs support. Don’t worry, help is out there. Clackamas Community College is helping kids with homework that can be frustrating for both parents and children. Basic education skills like math, reading and writing will be available for both children and parents. The par ents and their children will work together on a shared project using the skills learned in the class. The classes are held on Satur days from 9-1 1:50 a.m. until Dec. 8. The class is free and childcare is available on site for pre school children. For more information call 503- 657-6958, ext. 2456 or 2582. HOW'S YOUR FUTURE STACKING UP? How’s your vision? Can you see your future? If it’s unclear, look into the degree completion programs at George Fox University. You can continue working while attending class one night a week. Classes in Portland, Salem and Eugene. Think ahead. can today 503-S54-616S or toll-free 838-688-0178 INFORMATION MEETINGS held at 6:30 p.m. at; Portland Center: Monday, October 22 Salem Location: Tuesday, October 23 €>2001 OGOftSE FOX UNW8SHY
