April 23, 2003
The Clackamas Print
One gold, one silver Jive bronze medals
Campus
equal 4th place at speech competition
Elena Boryska
The Clackamas Print
A fourth-place finish and
seven national medal winners
highlighted Clackamas’ run at
the 2003 Phi Rho Pi National
Tournament.
Clackamas, Clark, Mt. Hood
and Lower Columbia community
colleges combined to host the
event, which was held at the down
town Marriott April 14-19. The
competition featured over 600 stu
dents representing 72 schools from
all over the U.S.
The tournament commenced
with a keynote address from
CCC President Dr. Joe Johnson
and a very impressive perform
ance by Lonnie Cline and the rest
of the CCC music group, accord
ing to Forensics Coach Kelly
Brennan.
“It was just so beautiful,” said
Brennan. “I cannot say, nor could
the executive board say, enough
about both Dr. Johnson and
In memory of
Erin Cunningham
Erin Cunningham was known
here. To one English Instructor, she
was an outstanding student lb anoth
er, a memory of a face comes with die
sound of her name.
On April 17, al age 30, Erin
Cunningham took her own life. She
left behind her mother and stepfather
Judith and Edward, father Gary, and
grandparents Steve and Virginia.
Cunrengham was bom Aug.
17, 1972 in Oregon City. She
attended boarding school in Ireland
and high school in Mexico. Her
Master’s degree was bestowed by
Portland State.
She was a former student as well as
a part-time instructor at CCC before
moving on to a position with the
English department at Geotgc Fox.
Today al 4 p.m a memorial service
will be held in her Iwnor at St. John’s
Episcopal Church in Milwaukie. 77ie
Oregonian notes that remembrances
and donations can be sent to the
National Alliance for the Mentally HI.
Compiled by Marvin Baker and Katie Funk
Lonnie Cline. It was just phe-
nomenal. So that really kicked us
off [in] a very good way.”
Clackamas had a good
showing as the team won
one gold medal, one
silver medal and five
bronze medals.
Matt Steketee was
the only Clackamas
representative to
earn a gold medal
at the nationals.
His first
place finish
in impromp
tu speaking
was made
even more
impressive
by the fact
that this
event con
tained the
most com
petitors,
with about
500
B
w
entrants.
Sixteen-year-old home school
student Joanna Pearson earned a
silver medal in informative
speaking. Pearson did a great
job, according to Brennan,
who said her performance
was only a couple of
points away from the
gold in that category.
Melissa Karki
earned a bronze in
prose and one in
parliamentary
debate. Stacie
Bariesheff
took one in
both
impromptu
speaking
and parlia-
• mentary
debate.
Noel
Steketee
took a
bronze in
the
impromptu
competition.
“I was veryhappy with my stu
dents. I could not have asked any
more of them,” said Brennan.
With a total of seven,
Clackamas won the most national
medals of the Pacific Northwest
schools. Mt. Hood earned four,
Clark took two and Lower
Columbia one.
Now that the national compe
tition is over, Clackamas is
preparing to play host to the
state
event.
Oregon
and
Washington community colleges
will be on hand for the April 25-
26 tournament. Friday’s sched
ule consists of debate competi
tion, while Saturday will feature
individual events.
A number of schools that
weren’t at nationals will be par
ticipating in the state competi
tion. Columbia Basin, Portland,
Lane and Blue Mountain com
munity colleges are all sched
uled to attend. A total of 10
schools and 150 competitors are
expected to be on campus for
the weekend event.
All reports are taken
from CCC’s public safe
ty incident logs.
Summaries are edited
for clarity, not content.
4-11-03
Talked with white male found
urinating on side of building.
He left on Tri-Met bus.
4-14-03
Pottery instructor phoned.
Found slow leak of water and
oil from pipe near fire panel at
Art Center building.
4-14-03
Confirmed slow leak at Art
Center building. Placed news
paper under pipe to absorb. No
hazard was apparent.
New biculfural program provides
pathway to understanding racism
_____ Tina Tate
News Editor
The college will offer a new
teaching curriculum next year - one
with a focus on the importance of
understanding the nation’s growing
multicultural identity, particularly
within schools.
The program, Pathways to
Progress, is geared towards bilingual
or bicultural instructional assistants
and future teachers who plan to work
with kindergartners through high
school seniors.
Its aim is to provide instruc
tors the skills needed to capably
work with students who speak
English as a secondary language,
said Paula Hamm, the program’s
director.
The program requires 31 credit
hours of education courses and cari
be fitted into three degree options:
Associate of General Studies (AGS)
with a concentration on education,
Associate of Applied Sciences
(AAS) in Human Services or
Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer
degree (AAOT).
Hamm said that students of the
program will be qualified to work
as instructional assistants in feder
ally funded Title I programs upon
graduation.
“There are new requirements for
instructional assistants who want to
work out in the public schools, and
this would meet that requirement,”
said Hamm. “So (graduates) could
stop with the two-year degree and be
qualified to get a job anywhere, real
ly, in the United States. Or they could
go on, and we will give them advis
ing about how to transfer to a four-
year college or university.”
The college is able to implement
the Pathways to Progress program
after being named the recipient of a
Title III grant, an offshoot of the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
The grant required that the col
lege demonstrate an effort towards
directly helping children who are
learning English as a secondary
language or preparing profession
als to work with those kids,
according to Hamm.
Patricia Mcllveen, coordinator
of education and human services,
spearheaded the writing of the
grant proposal.
In preparation for the new cur
riculum, the college’s Education
and Human Services Department,
in collaboration with the Pathways
to Progress program, will bring the
Understanding Racism Foundation
to campus to lead a six-week work
shop for faculty and staff. Starting
from the Foundation’s belief that
the majority of discriminatory
actions are unintentional and sub
conscious, the Understanding
Racism workshop will strive to
increase each participant’s aware
ness of his of her own biased
behaviors. The workshop will
begin on April. 30.
Though this series of the
Understanding Racism workshop is
for faculty and staff, Hamm said that
future workshops for students could
be presented if there was enough
interest from the student body.
“Everybody is going to be
working with students from multi
cultural programs, and they are
going to be working with students
who don’t have English as their
first language. Everybody on this
campus needs to learn about differ
ences so that we can welcome stu
dents of all cultures and back
grounds,” said Hamm.
For further information on the
Pathways to Progress program or the
Understanding Racism workshop,
contact David Martinez at ext. 5130.
Art Show opens Thursday PTK searches for new members
_____ Tina Tate_____
News Editor
The annual Student Art Show
will celebrate this year’s grand open
ing on Thursday in the Pauling
Gallery. The evening will begin with
a reception and an awards presenta
tion from 4 to 6 p.m.
According to Nora Brodnicki,
visual arts instructor, approximate
ly 130 pieces of work, ranging
from ceramics to sculpture to
paintings, were submitted to the
competition. In past years, every
submission was displayed in the
show. This year, in an effort to
raise the quality of the exhibit, new
policies have been implemented.
Brodnicki said that she and David
Andersen, art department chair,
will evaluate each piece and enter
only the most competitive works
into the exhibit.
The show will be judged by Bob.
Dozono, Portland artist and retired
chairman of the Portland Community
College Art Department. The work’
will be critiqued on “concept, iirtent,
skill
and
presentation,”
said
Brodnicki.
First,, second . and third place
awards will be given in both two-
and three-dimensional categories.
The Lee Hutchison Art Endowment
funds the prizes, which include such
things as tuition waivers, gift certifi
cates and education supplies.
Any student who has taken a
class at Clackamas within a year of
the exhibit is welcome to enter his or
her work for evaluation and a chance
to be displayed, said Brodnicki.
The Art Show will run through
May 30. The Pauling Gallery is open
8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Friday. Exhibits are free and open to
the public.
You could become a member of the honor society
Cyndee Mady
The Clackamas Print
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the col
lege’s honor society, is searching for
new members. A formal induction
will be held on May 1, at 7 p.m. in
Gregory Forum.
Members are
encouraged to invite friends and fam
ily members to the ceremony.
“Phi Theta Kappa has recog
nized academic excellence in the
two-year college since 1918 and
has become the largest and' the
most prestigious honor society
serving two-year colleges around
the world,” according to PTK’s
official web site. “Membership is
based primarily upon academic
achievement. Invitation to mem
bership may be extended only by
the local chapter at the institution
in which you are enrolled.”"
The web site goes on to convey
eligibility for PTK membership,
which requires students to be
“enrolled in a regionally accredited
institution offering an associate
degree program.” Initially potential
members “must have completed at
least 12 hours of coursework leading
to an associate degree program (part-
time students may be eligible).” It is
also essential to have a grade point
average of 3.5 or better to start, and
-thereafter maintain a 3.3 GPA.
PTK’s four hallmarks are scholar
ship, leadership, service, and fellow
ship. There are many scholastic per
sonal enrichment opportunities and
other benefits that can be achieved
through membership.
Clackamas Community College’s
chapter of PTK is an active club that
maintains the highest status a chapter
can earn: five stars.
“This past year has been an amaz
ing experience,” said Jennifer Nelson
of her term as PTK President. “It is
so rewarding to collaboratively work
for causes such as the American
Cancer Society, and know that we
can make a difference.”
“This is a great time for new
and existing members to become
active in PTK’s endeavors,” said
Nelson. “Elections for new offi
cers will be taking place shortly,
and all members are welcome to
apply for a position. After the
election the new officers will plan
the upcoming year’s events.”
PTK meets every Wednesday at
nooninRIOl. For more information
visit ptk.org or dial ext. 2103.