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Clackamas in negotiations to buy remodeled OIT wing
CHRISTINA MCFARLAND
Staff Writer
SALENA DE LA CRUZ / Clackamas Print
The newly remodeled wing of the Oregon Institute of Technology contains nine classrooms and
office space used by Clackamas. The college Is now looking to purchase the wing.
Tough rules protect students1
rights to privacy, security
Roni Wilhelm, of student enroll
ment services.
Clackamas’ standards for the
Students concerned about release of information are
the security of their personal stricter than required by law.
The
information
Family Edu-
due to recent
anti-terrorist
c a t i o n a 1
Rights and
crusading will
find
that
Privacy Act
information will not
Clackamas has
(FERPA) of
be released without
1974 serves to
strict
stan
dards for the
keep student
good reason."
release of stu
personal in
Roni Wilhelm
formation
dent informa
student enrollment services
confidential.
tion.
Recently, the
“Students'
personal infor
FERPA stan
mation will not be released dards were relaxed for informa
without good reason”, said tion on international students.
JESSE Gl'RZYNS KI
Staff Writer
According to Wilhelm
though, Clackamas will not re
lease info to the FBI “except
on a case by case basis, with
a meeting held between the
dean, the associate dean and
the regjstrar” to determine the
legitimacy of the request.
If a court subpoena is is
sued requesting information,
the college is legally bound
to provide it.
For more information on the
college’s student privacy
policy, you can find it on page
seven of the Fall Schedule, in
the Student Catalog, or on the
college’s web site at
www.clackamas.cc.or.us.
HOW'S
YOUR
FUTURE
STACKING
UP?
Clackamas is currently negotiat
ing to purchase the newly remod
eled wing of the Oregon Institute
of Technology to provide a better
service to students living in North
Clackamas.
Four years ago, the college
agreed to financially help OIT re
model a portion of its facilities. In
exchange for this aid, the college
was granted the use of nine new
classrooms and office space. All
of this was done under a lease/pur-
chase agreement.
Within the last year, Clackamas
has decided to purchase the por
tion of OIT being used as a more
cost-effective method of using this
space. With the addition of this
new wing, the college has been
able to expand both the number of
classes offered for credit and the
manufacturing programs.
“The number of classes offered
has doubled, and student enroll
ment has jumped from 850 to more
than 1000 students,” said Debbie
Baker, chair of the community edu
cation department at Harmony.
Students are now able to work
towards their Associate of Arts Or
egon Transfer degrees without set
ting foot on the Oregon City cam
pus, with the exception of lab sci
ence. The benefits of this purchase
are immense and highly antici
pated, and Clackamas expects ne
gotiations to be finalized before
winter term.
War won’t affect financial aid
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available including talent waiv
ers and department intern
ships.
“The waivers are basically
monies that are the college has
allowed a department to utilize
in order to help a student who
is assisting them in a lot of dif
ferent ways,” informed Jack-
son. “Talent waivers are sort of
like a scholarship. Usually they
are given out to students in the
athletics, theater and music de
partment.”
According to Jackson, the
fact that the United States is at
war will not affect the college’s
scholarship base or financial
aid support in any way.
“Scholarships are based on
monies that are raised by the
CCC Foundation. So, that
money is guaranteed. It’s a re
ally solid, firm basis,” explained
Jackson. “We were informed
that the House of Senate de
cided not to cut back financial
aid money. Instead, they are
thinking about an increase.”
Scholarship andTinancial aid
applications are available in
the Community Center at the fi
nancial aid display. For more in
formation call Mary Jo Jackson
at X 2702.
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