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New name clarifies purpose to community
Renamed 'Campus Safety' responds to last term's feedback
Karlin Johnson
N ews E ditor
In response to a survey and four open
forums held last term by the Public Safety
Task Force, Public Safety will be undergoing
many changes in the upcoming weeks.
The survey and forums were focused on
learning what makes students and faculty feel
safe on campus. With 340 responses to the
survey and 75 students and staff in atten
dance at the forums, the Task Force received
many positive suggestions.
Public Safety will be changing their tide
to Campus Safety due to past confusion
over the name. With three campuses to
patrol, officers have been driving down
main roads like 82nd Avenue in vehicles
labeled with the unintentionally misleading
phrase, “Public Safety.”
“We ate not Public Safety officers,” said
Bill Leach, Associate Dean of Campus
Services. “We thought [the name change]
would better clarify for people the role that
we serve.”
The department is now in the process of
having logos on uniforms and vehicles
changed to display their new title.
With the retirement of Chief Larry
Dexheimer, Campus Safety will not be filling
the position with a new chief, but rather
employing a full-time classified officer with
prior experience in law enforcement.
Part of the role of this officer will be to
work with the new Cadet program, which
was a direct result of the forums, according
to Leach.
The program will consist of students
from • Clackamas’
Criminal
Justice
Transfer Day is tomorrow, Jan. 29,2004
Department. These Cadets will get first
hand experience in assisting with parking lot
duties, such as opening and starting vehicles,
answering questions for students and staff
on campus, providing walkouts to cars at
night when requested and issuing parking
citations when appropriate.
“It's a great opportunity for criminal jus
tice students, and for us as a college,” said
Leach.
Leach will be working with Dick
Ashbaugh, department chair for criminal jus
tice, to organize and map out staffing during
the new changes to Campus Safety.
Establishing a committee is another new
project for Campus Safety. The Campus
Safety Committee would give regular input
toward bettering the Campus Safety program
by hearing and ruling on traffic appeals,
reviewing Campus Safety logs and discussing
concerns and staffing issues.
“We will look at the major security issues
that a campus of our size needs to look at,”
said Leach. “We want a voice from various
groups on campus.”
The committee will consist of student
and faculty representatives, officer represen
tatives and representatives from the
Harmony and Wilsonville campuses.
Campus Safety is now in the process of all
these changes, some of which will become
visible in the next two weeks.
“It’s going to be a wonderful program. I
think it will set a model for other community
colleges, especially with the cadet program,”
said Leach. “I'm really excited about it.”
Questions or comments may be directed
to Bill Leach in his office in B101, by phone
at ext. 2385 or by sending an email to
''bdlliaml@clackamas.edu.
Dedication honors Roger Rook
10 a.m.-2p.m. in Gregory Forum
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-Pacific University
-Portland State University
-Reed College
-University of Oregon
-University of Phoenix
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This is a chance for students to meet with representatives
from colleges and universities from around the state.
EARL ENGLAND
C ontributed P hoto
College President Joe Johnson presented this plaque to Roger Rook’s
widow Audrey during the dedication of Rook Hall Dec. 10. Rook, a
long-time member of the college board, died, last year. Roger Rook
Hall, which houses Student Servicies, the English Department, Student
Publications and. Testing, is named to honor him.
Roger Rook 1928-2003
ASG blood drive is today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Gregory Forum (walk-ins welcome)