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About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 2001)
Sports TI he ClAckAMAS P rint WEdNEsdAy, D ecem e .. ' I • .•ffc Former Marine whips athletic recruits into sh about community colleges,” has been here, he hasn’t seen said Jackson. “I simply tell the college change much. Be Sports Editor people if they have those poor sides the building of the Fo Jim Jackson, who is CCC's thoughts about community col rum, Streeter Hall and Dye Director of Health, Physical leges, they haven’t been here.” Learning Center, Jackson Education and Athletics is His least favorite aspect of hasn’t experienced very many easily recognized around cam his job is any time that he has changes, mainly because of the pus by his booming voice and to take disciplinary action. fact that Clackamas has been warm smile. When he has to get involved very slow to Jackson first came to with student athletes, whether make any. Clackamas in 1989 as a part- it’s trouble in the classroom or “We at time instructor in physical edu elsewhere and it reflects poorly Clackamas cation and as a wrestling coach. on the college and athletics, don’t like a After working this job for two Jackson doesn’t enjoy it. But lot of years, he moved to a full-time fortunately, these situations c h a nge. position in student activities. don’t happen very often. And when About a year and a half later, say Jackson’s colleagues know I the former director of the de how much effort he puts into ‘we, ’ I partment retired, and Jackson his work. Head Cross Country mean was lucky enough to be cho Coach Keoni McHone has only every sen to fill the spot. known Jackson since the fall of body Jackson’s job entails sched last year, but he says that Jack- here,” uling, budgeting and purchas son is very hardworking and said ing for all classes in the health cares a lot about his job. He is Jack- and physical education depart also very supportive of the s o n . ment, along with the budgeting coaching staff, and the stu- “We and organiza- I dents re are tional operation TTTTTSSS now in spect him. “I think vol ved of the athletic de "I think he spends partment, which he’s very in things that will prob supportive, consists of 10 more time with CCC athletic as far as ably be the biggest students than his what the changes for me in my teams. job probably re Jackson gradu coach’s career here.” Even with these ated from the U.S. dreams are,” quires. " Jack Naval Academy Kegg said slight changes, Jack- sees still in Annapolis, McHone. son Head Track ELENA BORYSKA Maryland, after spending seven years in the Ma rine Corps. He has a master’s degree in teaching with an emphasis in exercise science/exercise physiology. Jackson even coached a wres tling team and was involved with athletics at the Base where he was stationed., “That’s probably been the basis of my whole life: dealing with athletics and all of those types of things,” said Jackson. “That’s been my background forever.” Like all jobs, Jackson’s in cludes both good and bad du ties. His favorite part about the job is dealing with the stu dents around campus. “We’ve got some great stu dents here. It really breaks the mold of what people think The Jim Jackson has been sup port in athletes and coaches at Ciacka he came here in 1989. MAGGIE JIRASEKI Clackamas Print “Coaches Clackamas as being in are always relatively the same spot, coming to in the future as it is him excited now: a leader. “We’ve always been about stuff, and Jim is the one a leader. Anytime you to make it happen.” Head Track Coach Jack Kegg have things happening has known Jackson for eight around the state, people | years, and he also thinks that are looking at Clackamas, i And not just in athletics, 1 Jackson does a good job. “He is very good at his job; but academically, curricu- 1 a very enthusiastic, profes lum- wise; all of those types of sional administrator,” said things,” said Jackson. “And is happening at the community making processes, all the way down through the students. Kegg. “I think he enables the whether we know it or not, we college level.” Our students are in According to Jackson, one are the comparison that people coaches to be successful." of the reasons that CCC works volved in many, many of the de Jackson also has a great re are making. “We have people calling us so well and is such a leader, has cision making processes that lationship with students here. “He does a lot of personal all the time to find out how we to do with something called the they’re not involved in on other campuses. And when the stu tutoring for student athletes did it, what we did or what we “Clackamas Way.” “It is a different way of do dents are involved, you realize and stuff which a lot of other are going to do. And they’re athletic directors wouldn’t do,” basing many of their decisions ing things. It has more to do everybody else up the line—the said Kegg. “I think he spends on what we are doing or what with a collaborative effort and secretaries, the support staff, the more time with students than we are going to do. Clackamas gets a lot of people involved,” faculty—everybody is involved truly is one of the standards, said Jackson. “So there a lot of in those decisions. I think it’s his job probably requires.” In the years that Jackson in this state anyway, for what people involved in the decision why we ’re so good. ” Coach ClAckAMAS FklNT "H°il caN «JaNce ¡F yo<j waNt to 3Nd Leave yojf lV°fLd beH‘Nd. rr
