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J anuary 28, 2004
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DeJardin opens to Health Sciences
Shannon Armstead
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Classes in the newly opened
Dejardin Hall, formally, called
Pauling Annex, commenced this
winter term and have already made
a great impression on Maureen
Mitchell, director of health sci
ences.
“The building is amazing,” said
Mitchell.
DeJardin Hall was built for and
-designed by the health sciences fac
ulty and also houses a few other
classes, including microbiology.
The new building is brimming
with innovative technologies and
conveniences.
i
“ft has] more space and state of
the art equipment; it's bright and
open.
Students love it,” said
Mitchell.
The department purchased 32
wireless laptop computers that stu
dents can use for studying as well as
in the classroom. Teachers enjoy
the convenience of having their
offices in the same building with the
classrooms. Teachers and students
alike appreciate having all the health
sciences classes in one building.
The health sciences department
has been designated two large class
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Jennifer Johnson and Jennifer Glennon, both nursing
students, use the first floor study area of DeJardin Hall.
rooms that will accommodate 48
students and a smaller room that
accommodates 24. The depart
ment was able to order new, state-
of-the-art equipment for all of the
programs. All the classrooms are
classified as “smart classrooms”
because of the computerized over
heads they contain.
“With the smart classrooms,
teachers can use audio-visual and
videos and no longer need to use
transparencies,” said Program
Director Greg Sabin.
DeJardin Hall also houses a
room that simulates an office in an
ambulatory care setting, as well as a
skills lab, that all of the programs
use. The impressive skills lab simu
lates a hospital. It includes dum
mies on hospital beds with which
students can practice clinical skills
such as Catheter insertion and resur
rection techniques.
DeJardin Hall was made possi
ble in large part by the contribu
tions of the Dejardin family. Carol
DeJardin served op the foundation
board of the college . and the
Dejardin family contributes a sub
stantial amount of money to the
college each year.
“The [health sciences] depart
ment is truly grateful to the
Dejardin family for their contribu
tions,” said Mitchell. “The building
is bright and user-friendly. Both
faculty and students have taken a
great deal of pride and ownership
in the new building.”
Literary Arts Center :
Provides students, English department
with convenience, comfort in Rook Hall
Campus gardening event
plants seeds for the future
, , students can identify with the
kind of place that I don’t
^English
department,
”
think the college has had
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Orlando said. “Whenever before, for intimate gather
For the first time in the there isn’t a scheduled eveiit, ings,” said Mount. “Up until
history of the college, the. it’s open for students to come now, they could have gone to
English department is united in and’ use the materials that the theater and felt swallowed
in one building, along with a are in there.” r
up by the big space, or
new forum for students and
The Literary Arts Center Gregory Forum, which is not
faculty called the Literary Arts will also host dub meetings, all that nice—functional, but
Center.
faculty meetings, poetry read- not nice. But [the Literary
The English department .ings, Author’s Nights and a Arts Center] is intimate and
occupies the second floor of plethora of other spedal kind of special. I'm thrilled
the newly constructed Roger events. The room seats 35, about it.”
Rook Hall. The Literary Arts and additional chairs can
Kate
Grey,
English
Center, equipped with sky always be added for larger instructor, looks forward to
lights to let in natural light, is gatherings.
the effect the center will have
also centrally located on the
English Instructor David on literary enthusiasts.
second floor.
Mount has worked on.collab-
“We now have the ability
With over-sized, sofa-style orations of music and litera to have a focal point for the
chairs, this is a relaxed area for ture in the past and feels the literary community on and off
students to congregate, study new Literary Arts Center will campus,” said Gray. “It’s a
or just plain unwind. There is be perfect for other joint really versatile space that will
also a variety of resource efforts, in addition to some serve the ever-changing needs
books and periodicals avail music only activities.
of the department.”
able to borrow, as well as
“I would love to have
Book donations for the
books for more leisurely read some small music perform Literary Arts Center are glad
ing. The latter can be taken ances in there to take advan ly accepted. Contact Emily
home and either brought back tage of the acoustics. It’s the Orlando at ext 2372.
when finished or
replaced with a dona
tion from home
“I think it’s won
derful—we finally have
a space we can call our
own,” said English
Instructor
Alan
Widerburg. “Students
can get comfortable
and chat and read;
there are lots of books
available. I think it’s a
really beautiful space”
Department Chair
Emily Orlando is most
excited about bringing
more unity to her
department.
“For students who
were majoring in
English or the human
ities, there really was
no place for them to
go. So for the first
time ever, the English
department has a desig In the Literary Arts Center, students Amy Comolly and
nated space that the Jayde Cook enjoy the quiet in “comfy chairs.”
Cyndee Mady
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With large windows on every floor, and new equipment for
each classroom, the new Dejardin Hall welcomes students.
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Horticulture students Nicole Allen, Debbie Smith, Lesli Walker, Tamera
Davis and Doug Lichtenwalter test their plant identification skills.
Jessica LeClaire
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Gardeners, horticultur
ists and the novice prepared
for the arrival of spring at
the Gardeners’ Galore event
held Friday, Jan. 16 in the
Gregory Forum.
“We were thinking home
gardeners would be hungry
for new knowledge because
they have been unable to get
out and do much gardening
this time of year,” said
Renee Harber, event coordi
nator and faculty member.
For $7, participants were
surrounded by more than 30
gardening booths equipped
with representatives from
each organization to answer
enthusiasts’ questions.
Many local organizations
participated in the event,
including Portland Classical
Chinese Garden, Hardy
Plant Society of Oregon,
Berry Botanic Garden,
Pordand Rose Society and
Oregon Tilth Inc.
“My purpose for attending
this event was to get more
information, become more
familiar with the organiza
tions involved in the CWE
program, and view the semi
nars,” said horticulture stu
dent Nicole Allen.
In it’s first year, thé event
has been a success.
“I think [Gardeners’
Galore] will benefit the horti
culture students because they
are introduced to different
types of plants and gardens,”
said Harber “They can also
talk to the participating
groups about career work
experience for their require
ment, allowing them to make
contacts and provide them
with learning opportunities.”
In addition to various
displays to peruse, there
were plants for sale, includ
ing hard-to-find plants, a
series of seminars and
refreshments.
The seminars included
four speakers. The first,
Andy Parker of Oregon
Tilth, spoke about organic
vegetable gardening. One
key point he mentioned was
about building the quality of
soil; AWOMB (air, water,
organic matter, minerals,
biological).
“Raising a plant is like
raising a child,” said Parker.
Allison Clark of Soil
Foodweb Inc. gave the sec
ond talk about compost tea.
She touched on what com
post tea is made of, how to
make it in a brewer, what
questions to ask when buy
ing it, and the benefits of its
use in the garden.
The third presentation
was about clumping bam
boo, given by the President
of the American Bamboo
Society, Ian Connor. He
discussed misconceptions,
benefits and different types
of bamboo.
Rick Baer, former presi
dent of the Pordand Rose
Society, wrapped up the
seminars with his discussion
on rose pruning techniques.
“The price of the event
was worth every penny,”
said Allen. “Everyone in
the campus Horticulture
Club thought the whole
experience was awesome.”
The horticulture depart
ment was extremely pleased
with
the
success
of
Gardener’s Galore, and has
every intention of making it
an annual event.