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The Clackamas Print
March 5, 2003
Lisa Tomlin leaves /¡er position with
trust in the college's leadership
The
face of
budget
cuts
ROBB EGAN Clackamas Print
Editor-in-Chief
Strategies for budget cuts are
being discifssed state wide; Lisa
Tomlin works for the workforce
development
programs
at
Clackamas, and has been put on the
front lines of the budget crisis.
Tomlin was included in the col
lege president’s administrative cut
proposal on Feb. 11, and Tomlin
doesn’t disagree with the president’s
decision about her job.
“It totally makes sense,” said
Tomlin. “Even though I generate a
lot of money for the college, it’s easy
to say that it’s the right choice.”
Tomlin expressed that when the
college hired President Joe Johnson,
he shared his economic strategy.
Within that strategy he included cut
ting the administration.
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All reports are taken
from CCC’s public safe
ty Incident logs.
Summaries are edited
for clarity, not content.
3-01-03
Noticed white male pushing a
shopping cart, walking towards
Barlow.
3-01-03
Talked with above mentioned
white male in the men’s locker
room. Told him to finish and
leave, as the building was going
to be locked. He left without inci
dent.
3-01-03
While at Oregon Institute of
Technology Harmony Campus,
was called by instructor regard
ing minivan pushing a shopping
cart. Called CCOM to have
Oregon City Police Department /
Clackamas County Sheriff’s
Office respond.
“We hired him knowing that,”
said Tomlin, “We have to trust our
leadership. If we have to cut our
administration versus programs, I’m
all for that.”
Tomlin started at CCC 13 years
ago as the secretary for the cus
tomized training development serv
ices. After eight years, she was
housed on-site to assist with manag
ing the Precision Castparts training
program offered at CCC. Clackamas
had an internal degree program and
an employee education program.
“It’s like a mini college for their
employees,” said Tomlin.
Her manager retired and she took
the reins. Eighteen months ago
Clackamas received a grant from the
department of labor that was meant
to bridge the skills gaps within the
metals industry. It is a joint effort
between Mt. Hood Community
College,
Portland Community
College and Clackamas Community
College. She is now the director of
that grant. She is also working on
marketing development of the new
dislocated short-term training pro
grams
’for
the
unemployed
Oregonians to gain skills.
Tomlin is not paid directly from
college funds. She’s been paid since
she started at CCC with “soft
money,” funds received from the
government.
“I’m on soft money until June,”
she said. That money is soon to run
out, and the college does not plan to
replace it.
Tomlin is also involved in a lot of
statewide efforts for CCC. She is the
chair for the Business Industry
Training Services at the state level.
BITS collaborates on how to deal
with workforce needs. She has been
“If we have to
cut our admin- $
istration versus
programs, I’m
all for that.” ||||
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Usafomlin
Workforce development
meeting with the governor’s senior
policy advisor to bring the communi
ty college’s needs to the governor.
The probable raise in tuition is
also favorable to Tomlin.
“We really unfortunately need to
raise our tuition. Clackamas puts out
a quality product. If students are
getting a bang for their buck, they’ll
still come,” said Tomlin.
She
also
suggested
that
Clackamas should work on a more
regional basis with other community
colleges.
“Let one school be the hub for
certain programs. Let each school
do what it really does well,” Tomlin
said. She feels community colleges
are duplicating too many programs.
Currently, Tomlin is considering
two job offers for positions similar to
the one she holds at Clackamas,
which is her goal. She would like to
stay in Oregon, but is unsure of
whether that will happen in the econ
omy’s current state.
“The trouble is getting a job that
still has my values,” Tomlin said.
She got into her line of work 13
years ago because she wanted to
make a difference. “I did a lot of
soul searching and I found this job in
the paper. That’s how I ended up at
Clackamas.”
“ I’ll probably land on my feet pret
ty easily,” she said. “There will be
more cuts, there will have to be.
We’re feeling it a lot lighter than
other schools.”
She also complimented the col
lege president on his lobbying efforts
on the statewide level for the col
lege.
“Joe’s really good at this,” said
Tomlin. “He’s got to be out there
fighting. Clackamas definitely ben
efits from that.”
• Look for related stories in upcoming
issues.
Budget forces
administrative
position cuts
•Three more adminis-
trators are told their
positions would be
eliminated.
In response to last Friday’s
announcement in Salem that the
state faces another $244 million
shortfall in the 2001-03 budget,
Clackamas Community College
President Joe Johnson announced
yesterday that three administra
tive positions would be eliminat
ed. These three positions are in
addition to the four positions
that were cut earlier winter term.
The three people who are
affected by yesterday’s news are
Cheryl
Hollatz-Wisely,
the
director of Student Leadership
and Outreach; Wayne Logemann,
the director of Community
Recreation/Facilities Management;
and Melissa Banks, Research
Department manager.
An all-campus forum will be
held at noon on March 7 in the
Gregory Forum to discuss the
continuing budget crisis as part
of the regularly scheduled
College Council meeting.
Clackamas is currently facing
a $1.6 million shortfall for the
2003-04 budget year, with the
very real possibility of addition
al cuts on top of that figure once
new budget forecasts are
released by the state.
Compiled by Frank Jordan
Foundation works to raise money, by private dona-
tions, for the completion of the new art center
News Editor
The
Clackamas
Community
College Foundation, founded in 1971,
is a charitable non-profit oiganization
that accepts donations from outside
sources to help provide long-term, sta
ble support for excellenc^and innova
tion within the college.
“We are here to serve the college,”
said Foundation Executive Director
David Dickson. “It supports scholar
ships, building funds, new equipment,
and the community in general.”
The Foundation is currently head
ing up The Endowment for the Arts, a
program whose goal is to acquire $1.5
million in private donations to furnish,
equip and complete construction on the
Art Center.
‘We budgeted $12.5 million from
the Bond measure passed in 2000
which will provide a good teaching
facility, but we plan on spending $14
million so we will have a great per
formance facility,” said Dickson.
Dickson and The Foundation are
currently compiling an informational
brochure about their campaign for pri
vate funding.
“With today’s diminishing funding
for public education, private gifts are
more important than ever in enabling
instructors to give students a richer
educational experience. For example,
The Alexander Art Endowment
(passed three years ago) restored the
photography
classes
here
at
Clackamas, presented workshops, and
brought in visiting artists for students,”
wrote the Foundation in its upcoming
brochure.
With the arts often taking a back
seat to other programs, the endowment
funds will allow the college to provide
students with the latest hardware and
equipment needed for more construc
tive learning. According to the
brochure, “An endowment can fund
the dreams of a creative faculty-a
repertory theater, a writer’s chair, visit
ing artists and musicians and art expo
sition.”
There are many benefits to donat
ing money to the endowment fund.
“The Campaign for the Arts provides
the opportunity for donors to honor
specific individuals by naming oppor
tunities in the Communication Arts
Center, as well as the Studio Arts and
Gateway buildings. Naming opportu
nities include: theater seats, work sta
tions, major equipment (such as
pianos), art or sculpture, classrooms,
lab rehearsal rooms, the theater, and
buildings,” according to the brochure.
Donors can also write off donations on
their taxes by giving to the CCC
Foundation, a 501-C-3 charitable
organization.
Overall, private support can help
fulfill the vision of a community cul
tural arts center. Donors will be recog
nized among other community leaders
for making a positive contribution to
the quality of life in our community,
and will be forever remembered by
current and future students. For more
information or questions about The
Foundation, or to make a donation,
contact Dickson at ext. 2441.
Colloquium focuses on violence in our community
•Discussions will include
/
alternatives for youths who
have been violent in the past.
Staff Writer
The next social science colloqui
um will take place tomorrow in
M206 at noon. Clackamas has been
hosting these colloquiums for stu
dents and faculty to attend for
several years.
The social science colloquiqm is
an opportunity to explore a wide
range of issues that might not be dis
cussed in a regular class period.
Traditionally, the event is a lecture
about a particular subject.
The focus of this year’s colloqui-
um is violence in the community.
Local violence, causes and solutions
and national and international vio
lence will be discussed.
Every colloquium has a guest
speaker that can relate to the topic
and give the attendees specific exam
ples of the topic based on their experi
ence in the field. Rhonda Reese will
speak Thursday. Reese heads up a
service that provides alternatives to
youth who have been violent in the
past. She will also be providing a vic-
tims’ panel: people who have been
affected by violence will speak about
the effect it has had on their lives.
Bill Briare, who teaches World
Religions at CCC, has been in charge
of oiganizing the colloquiums for the
last three years.
“I see the colloquium series as an
opportunity for students and staff to
learn something new,” Briare said.
Which is “a part of the overall mis
sion of the college.”
The colloquiums in past years
have covered a wide range of topics.
Last year’s focused on the history of
terrorism and provided a look at its
relationship to religions.
Past colloquiums have focused on
politics, economics, and humor. For
more information contact Briare at
ext. 2457.