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T he C lackamas P rint • O ctober 22,2003
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Rook Hall almost finished
Frank Jordan
T he C lackamas P rint
Construction of the Clackamas
campus is proceeding ahead of
schedule and on budget for the new
Roger Rook Hall (formerly the
Gateway building), the Streeter
Annex, the Pauling Annex and the
Communication Arts building.
“Construction is going great We
have taken advantage of the long, dry
summer to get us near completion on
Rook Hall, the Streeter Annex and
the Pauling Annex,” said Al Erdman,
dean of college services. “We were
scheduled to have those buildings
done around Christmas, but we will
be applying for our occupancy per
mits with the city of Oregon City
around the first week of November.”
According to Erdman, new furni
ture for the buildings is scheduled for
move-in during the third week of
November. Preparations have begun
for the English department, student
publications and student services,
including cashiers, financial aid and
registration, to move into Rook Hall
around the third or fourth week of
November.
“Student services will move in
first, to take advantage of the lull in
their workload during that time of the
term,” said Erdman. “We also hope
to move some of the excess books,
papers and other stuff from the
English department. Faculty will not
be moving into their new offices until
the end of fall term.”
Plans are in the initial stages
regarding the utilization of the space
CL
10-14-03
4:52 p.m.
Received call from instructor
about a white male adult that was
yelling and pounding on the table
by vending machines on second
floor of Barlow. Told instructor
that officer was enroute.
Construction of Roger Rook Hall (formerly the Gateway building) is nearing completion
and will be ready for occupancy Winter term. Rook Hall will house the English depart
ment upstairs and most of student services downstairs, as well as The Print’s office.
in Streeter Hall and the Community
Center being vacated by the English
department and student services,
respectively. The intent of the col
lege administration is to take advan
tage of the remaining remodeling
money from the construction bond to
maximize the uses of the old space.
“We hope to return a lot of the
space in the Community Center to
the students; I think that has been the
goal of everyone in this whole
process,” Erdman said. “We may
have a lot of needs and wants for the
[remodeling] money, but we can’t
have everything that we need or
want.”
The new spaces in Rook Hall
were constructed with comfort and
usability in mind. Each new class
room was designed to seat up to 48
students comfortably.
Students paying the technology
fees on campus will see the benefits
of such a cost all over Clackamas
with the arrival 735 new computers
for installation in all campus build
ings.
The new Communication Arts
building broke ground on July 28 and
is on schedule for an Oct. 15, 2004,
completion. The basic infrastructure
for the site is being constructed at
this time and the first floor concrete
slab is scheduled to be poured this
week, weather permitting. The steel
for the building is slated to arrive
early next week and assembly will
start shortly thereafter.
“We are excited about this build
ing; we have worked really hard in
the planning stages with all of the
affected departments [music, theatre
arts, speech] to produce a top-notch
facility,” said Erdman.
“We are pleased to see the progress
that we have made with these new
facilities coming on line and the fac
ulty and staff has been extremely
positive and enthused about the
whole process,” said Erdman. “We
have taken input from everyone
about a wide variety of issues con
cerning this construction and a lot of
that input has borne fruit. Sometimes
it has been hard, but everything is
coming together nicely.”
German exchange students visit Clackamas
Jared Eschweiler
N ews E ditor
Last Sunday the college opened
its doors to sixteen foreign exchange
students from Stadthagen in western
Germany.
According to Dick Stones,
instructor of German and English,
this program has been in existence
for nine years.
“We receive students and instruc
tors from two German trade schools,
one in Hannover and the other in
Stadthagen, and during the summer,
students from Clackamas travel to
Germany and stay,” said Stones.
“[The German students] come to
the states for three weeks. All of their
needs such as housing and food are
provided for. We arrange for them to
be take tours of the campus and the
surrounding area. They follow a trav
el plan that allows them to see the
beauty of our state,” said Stones.
Among the outings planned are a
tour of Portland, a trip out to the
Oregon coast, and a whitewater-raft
ing trip down the Deschutes River.
“There are also several other
All reports are taken
from CCC’s public safety
incident logs. Summaries
are edited for clarity, not
content.
Clackamas President Joe Johnson (left) meets with a group of exchange students from
Stadthagen, Germany. The 16 students will be in the United States for three weeks.
activities that will make their stay
enjoyable,” said Stone.
On Tuesday the exchange stu
dents had a special meeting with
President Joe Johnson to welcome
them to the college.
“I support these foreign exchange
programs. I am always amazed to see
how many of these foreign students
speak English and how few of our
own students speak a foreign lan
guage. We need more of our students
to learn foreign languages and travel
to different countries.”
Johnson himself has traveled across
the Atlantic and enjoys relating his
own experiences in Europe.
“I love Germany and Austria,”
Johnson said.
At Tuesday's meeting, Sandra
Kuhnast, a German English instruc
tor and member of the exchange
group, presented a speech of thanks
to President Johnson, the college fac
ulty, and to all those responsible for
this program.
“Our students have a great oppor
tunity,” said Kuhnast. She also pre
sented Johnson with a gift. He in
turn gave gifts to all of die exchange
students.
Stones sees great potential in this
exchange program and has high
hopes to extend the program and
allow Clackamas students to spend
an entire month in Germany.
“This program is cultural as well
as educational. It provides a learning
experience as well as a lot of fun,”
said Stones.
The German exchange students'
trip ends on Nov. 7 in San Francisco.
10-14-03
5:20 p.m.
Followed up on above mentioned
white male adult. Talked with
several witnesses who saw inci
dent. Talked with instructor who
initially called Public Safety.
Instructor also thought that sub
ject had been drinking.
10-17-03
9:39 a.m.
Received call from employee
from Cashiers. She wanted to
report to Public Safety that on 10-
16-03 a white male adult
approached her -and asked about
the ESL program at the prison,
and asked her if she knew a cer
tain student. She said she did not
know about the ESL program or
the student that he was asking
about. When she got home that
evening, she read in the paper
about a white male adult that was
involved in a car chase with
Oregon City police and was still
wanted. She believed it was the
same individual. She called
Oregon City police that evening,
but wanted to let Public Safety
know about the incident.
10-17-03
9:42 a.m.
Received call for a motorist assist
for a blue Buick Skylark. Told
them I had attempted to get into
the same vehicle the day before
and was unsuccessful then. Told
them to call a locksmith.
10-18-03
2:00 p.m.
Met with instructor, showed him
how to use his key properly.
10-19-03
1:05 p.m.
Talked with special agent from
United States Secret Service
about previous student.
No
record of contact. Directed agent
to Clackamas County Sheriff’s
Office for further information.
Free advice helps students dispel academic confusion
Cyndee Mady
C o -E ditor - in -C hief
Each September an abundance of
new students enroll in college with
out seeking available guidance as to
their specific scholastic goals.
Some students take courses that
are unnecessary to their desired
degree, while others aren’t taking
courses required for their degree,
both resulting in an extended stay in
community college and senseless
expenditures on tuition.
The number of students seeking
necessary advice to help expedite
their college education is on the rise.
“Students are getting more savvy
and more sophisticated,” said Ann
Goldade, student advisor. '
According to Goldade, there are
several academic, options to explore.
Students unsure of what career path
to take might start by enrolling in
one or two electives, accompanied
with some standard required classes,
such as speech or English composi
tion. Career planning and college
success classes may also be benefi
cial.
Many students desire a two-year
degree, but aren’t sure whether they
plan to attend a four-year college.
The Associate of Arts Oregon
Transfer degree (AAOT) will satisfy
this scenario, while enabling stu
dents to transfer all credits to a four-
year college and earn junior status,
if they decide to continue their edu
cation at a later date.
Students who are definitely plan-
"Students are
getting more
savvy and more
sophisticated/
Ann Goldade
Student Advisor
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ning to transfer to a four-year col
lege to earn a Bachelor of Arts
degree (BA) or Bachelor of Science
degree (BS) may decide to forgo the
AAOT degree. Although the oblig
atory 90 credits needed to transfer
remain the same, the required class
es may not be as extensive as the
AAOT requirements.
For instance, students majoring
in English and trying to earn a BA
might need two years of foreign lan
guage, but less math and science
courses. Whereas, students striving
to earn a BS might require , more
math and science courses, but may
not need foreign language.
Without the AAOT degree, how
ever, it is important to know that all
credits may not automatically trans
fer into junior status. Goldade rec
ommends meeting with an advisor
from the intended four-year college
to assess individual needs.
Those planning to attend
Portland State University can meet
with advisors in the Community
Center Oct. 29 and Nov. 6 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only.
Students are encouraged to sign up
immediately, as availability is limit
ed. Returning students should come
prepared with an unofficial tran
script so advisors can evaluate their
progress.
So whether students are planning
to transfer to a four-year university,
or are undecided as to their career
path, making time to meet with an
advisor can ultimately save time,
tuition and sometimes even sanity.