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English instructor Tim Schell is saying good-bye. Check it out on Page 5. Escape reality and check out "Waking Life' on Page 8. T h e www.ClackamasPrint.com Wednesday, November 7, 2001 Clackamas Community College Volume XXXIV, Issue 5 Oregon City, Oregon Instructor called for naval planning session SALENA DE LA CRUZ Opinion Editor OneofClackamas’ engineer ing instructors and a Naval reserv ist, Ed Landauer was called away for a “naval planning session” as America began its retaliation efforts, and military personnel were called to serve their country. Landauer has been with Naval services for more than 23 years. He wasn’t surprised the day he got the phone call that his coun try needed him and his expertise. “I knew it was coming,” said Landauer. Landauer was able to find two careers that met in the middle. He is not only an engineering in structor but also a Navy Captain in an engineering capacity. “I’m in my profession. Most of my stuff is done at a shipyard or some kind of industrial facility,” said Landauer. Landauer believes that people don’t really know the role reservists play in such instances as the Sept. 11 attacks or the Gulf War, Reservists are the back up in these cases. They have the same type of training as regular Navy per sonnel, but also find themselves in positions that best fit their role in civilian life. “We’re a group of people and I’m one of that group of people, but we’re a group of people who are regularly trained, but we’re not being used right now. We’re the backups,” said Landauer. Though Landauer has not been called to the front lines as of yet, he has had to send some men underhimtowar. “When Desert Storm hit I sent off six of my people. I was a commanding officer of a unit at the time, and we got a call and they wanted some of our people,” said Landauer. A few weeks ago, Landauer was called to attend a naval plan ning session on the East Coast. Though he could not disclose what was discussed for security reasons, he did feel much was accomplished. “I was meeting with a group of people. I cannot tell you any more than that,” said Landauer. The procedure of being called in is not complicated. It was as simple as a phone call, but by the end of that conversation Landauer knew his purpose. “I knew what I was going to do and how long I was going to be gone,” said Landauer. Landauer has familiarized his students with the situation. A few weeks, Landauer was gone Monday morning for a week, leav | Ed Landauer, dressed in his naval captain uniform, stresses his personaland professional opinions of the Sept. 11 attacks and the men and women called to duty. SALENA DE LA CRUZ / Clackamas Print ing his students with a substi tute. “My students know I’m a reservist and know that I can get' called away at any time. Theyaska lot of questions, like what I’d be doing, and it kind of goes back to what is the role of a reservist,” said Landauer. Over the summer, Landauer served with the Navy, but came back to Clackamas when the school season began. Upon returning, he found himself in the midst of the threat of war. Before, Landauer was open about his reserve work. How ever, in light of the recent events, he has found himself a little more close-lipped. “I wasn’t too worried about telling people where I was going, but I’m more concerned now,” said Landauer. However professional Landauer is, like everyone else he has his own opinions. “I want to stress this is my See captain called up, page 4 Clackamas opens doors to new alliances FRANK JORDAN / Clackamas Print The new remodeled Wilsonville Training Center was opened last Friday after five months of construction. FRANKJORDAN News Editor Clackamas Community College, in cooperation with Port land General Electric (PGE) and PacifiCorp, opened the remod eled Wilsonville Training Center in a ceremony Friday in Wilsonville. Construction on the cen ter began in May Of this year and expanded the facility from 15,000 square feet to 51,000 square feet. The west wing of the center was reconfigured to house a utility lab with four work bays and four classrooms. The east wing of the build ing was expanded to two stories for classrooms, a cafeteria and kitchen, and an enclosed court yard with seating areas. The two utilities also constructed an out door pole training area. DPR Construction served as the project contractor and Yost Grube Hall served as the ar- chitects on the remodeling project. College President Joe Johnson stated to the approxi mately 300 people in attendance that he “was grateful and hon ored to be in this new alliance with PGE and PacifiCorp, that their co operation and commitment were the main reasons that this project was started and finished in such a timely manner.” Clackamas, PGE and PacifiCorp entered into a formal training alliance in March 2001. The alliance unites the college with the two major utilities in train ing and educational programs for at least the next 15 years. The alliance will create innovative, professional and technical train ing programs for PGE and PacifiCorp employees. Programs will include apprenticeship tram- ing, advanced technical skills training and other employee de velopment programs. “This center represents a national model for cooperation between education and indus try,” Johnson said. “The train ing that will take place at this fa cility will benefit the citizens of the entire region.” Peggy Fowler, chief execu tive officer of PGE, said, “It is so wonderful to see the vision brought forth by the alliance come together. This represents new opportunities and promise for everyone involved. Our cus tomer needs are changing con stantly and this center will help our two companies and the col lege keep up with those chang ing needs.” PacifiCorp chairman Alan Richardson called this opening “one of the most exciting events in my life and the history of this company. This alliance is almost unheard of in the electrical and utility industries. This alliance is going to make a great statement, not only locally, but also throughout the entire world. That two competitors in a local market can come up with this great plan.... can be noth ing but a win-win situation for all of those involved.” The facility in Wilsonville is the only one of its kind in the United States. A similar facility is being constructed in Sandy, Utah. That building is scheduled for completion sometime in 2002. Bill Miller, business man ager for International Brother hood of Electrical Workers Local 125, said that the local union is “very proud of what this alliance has created. This center exceeds any training center of this kind anywhere in the world. The nu merous union members and in structors in this center have raised the bar as far as training and education is concerned.” Furthermore he said that “members of our local union who have been working in our industry for 25 years or more, have taken classes and workshops in this build ing and have always come out See specialized training, page 4 i/
