November 13, 2002
The Clackamas Print
Historic pact ties CCC, Coast GuarcT
Staff Writer
An unprecedented agreement was
reached over the summer between the
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
and Clackamas Community College to
allow Coast Guard members, past and
present, the opportunity to earn an
Associate’s degree in Emergency
Management, a course established
four years ago in conjunction with
Oregon Emergency Management
(OEM).
The events of Sep. 11, 2001 have
caused an increased demand for per
sonnel specially trained for emergency
management.
“All levels of government have
emergency management staff,” said
Dick Ashbaugh, chairman of the
Criminal Justice department, “but now
they’re looking for people with
degrees, rather than retired cops.”
To better facilitate those in posi
tions of public safety, OEM and
Clackamas have created a program
which is described in the course cata
log as designed to “prepare a student to
make decisions, problem solve, com
municate effectively, and coordinate
all resources necessary for prepared
ness, mitigation, response and recov
ery from any possible disaster.”
This program, entitled Emergency
Management, was established four
years ago and has since been adopted
by the states of Texas, Georgia and
Virginia.
More recently, CCC and the USCG
have established the first formal
degree program between the Coast
catastrophe. According to the USCG
news website, on Oct. 16, three people
were rescued from their sinking ship
off Drayton Harbor in neighboring
Washington state. The distress call
was received at 8:14 p.m., and the
Coast Guard was on the scene by 8:53.
The quick response of the USCG
was Crucial. With water temperatures
in the 50’s, hypothermia could have set
in quickly, which could have caused
the ship’s crew to die.
The special training the USCG
receives is quite essential when rescu
ing drowning people and confiscating
large quantities of narcotics, but the
Emergency Management skills taught
here at Clackamas provide our Coast
Guard men and women with the tools
they need to safeguard Americans in
any crisis.
seized, and the Coast Guard is respon
sible for $3.9 billion worth of narcotics
never reaching your children.
Guard and a college in the United
States. Acording to a recent college
press release, this will provide an
unique opportunity for approximately
35,000 active, retired and reserve
Coast Guard members to earn their
Associate’s degree based on the train
ing they have already received through
their training within the Coast Guard.
The general population of the
United States is barely aware of the
existence of the Coast Guard, and the
amount of good they do for the nation.
According to the USCG website,
“The U.S. Coast Guard seized more
than 93,000 pounds of cocaine in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean in the fiscal year
that ended Sept. 30, 2002; an amount
equal to 80 percent of the 117,280
pounds of cocaine seized.” Add that to
the 40,000 pounds of marijuana
“...now they are
looking for peo-
pie with degrees, '
rather than
retired cops”
; J
Dick Ashbaugh
Chairman r Criminal
Justice Department
In addition to the prevention of
future drug dependence, the USCG
also saves numerous individuals from
Wilsonville campus wins award
Board of
Education okays
new programs
Clackamas
Community
College’s Wilsonville Training
Center and two other buildings
were named The American
Institute of Architects 2002
Design Merit Award winners out
of 50 submissions in late
Staff Writer
Although budget cuts are present
ing a barrage of new problems for
Clackamas, the Board of Education,
according to their minutes, has
approved a number of new programs
to help students enter into their field of
Interest.
Among the new programs are the
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Certificate, the Electronic Publishing
Certificate and the Clinical Lab
Assistant Certificate.
All motions to create the new pro
grams were unanimously passed by
the Board.
“Hospitality and tourism are grow
ing in importance to the economy of
the college district.
This program will allow students to
gain the skills and knowledge to enter
the field or continue their studies at a
university,” according to the Board
minutes.
A number of the courses will be
offered on-line, permitting students to
fit these courses into their busy sched
ules.
The
Electronic
Publishing
Certificate, as was explained by Allied
Health/Math/Science Associate Dean
Baldwin van der Biji “is a one year cer
tificate program. Students can receive
additional training and go on to receive
a two-year degree. The entry level
salary is $25,000 to $28,000.”
It is hoped that the Clinical Lab
Assistant Certificate program will
begin in January.
Maureen Mitchell, an expert in the
field of medical assistance, was intro
duced by van der Biji during the Board
meeting.
Van der Biji also said that “the
industry is extremely interested in this
program,” meaning not only do stu
dents benefit from this, but the health
industry also benefits from much need
ed help. This is a one-year certificate,
and the salary range begins at about
$12 per hour.
Douglas Loop speed
limit to drop to 20mph
October.
Portland architectural firm
Yost Grube Hall designed the
Wilsonville Campus during the
fast-track project involving
Portland
General
Electric,
PacifiCorp
and
CCC
that
catering
expanded the building from
15,000 to 51,000 square feet.
The award was also given to
Beaverton City Library, Thomas
Hacker Architects Inc., and to
Neskowin
Beach
House,
BOORA Architects Inc.
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The Clackamas Community College Public Safety depart
ment will be lowering the speed limit on Douglas Loop from
30 mph to 20 mph.
The speed limit change, slated to begin Sat., Nov. 16, is
expected to last throughout the campus construction project.
A one-week transitional period will be put into effect, dur
ing which drivers will be issued a warning if they continue
to drive at the previous limit of 30mph. After the transition
period, speeders can expect to receive tickets with com
pounding fines based on their speed over the limit, with 10
miles over running them $77.
“There have been a lot of near misses,” says Chief of
Public Safety Larry Dexhemier. “It’s a serious problem,
especially at the exits to the parking lots around the
Community Center.”
Poor visibility at the parking lot exits combined with
excessive speed from drivers combine to create a dangerous
situation, says Dexheimer, a problem only compounded by
the addition of parking lot closures and construction workers
and equipment on campus during school hours.
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