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2* New Midwinter: dream come true __________________ ^tlACKAMASPrint All photos by Laura Cameron Clackamas Print Continued from MIDWINTER, Page 1 Every table had art as centerpieces. These were created by staff and students from the college’s Art Department and were available for purchase. Then it came time for everyone to make their way towards the new Osterman Theatre and appreciate the theater department’s new facili ties. The theater was completely full for the vignette from. Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” directed by David Smith-English. Original music composed and played by pianist Michael Van Liew set the tone for the vignette, a slightly jazzy, melodic, vaudeville tone, inter spersed with songs by former artist in residence Dawnie Drebin. Following the somewhat mad romp of the vignette, College President Joe Johnson, in full Elizabethan regalia, took the stage to thank the people who had made the Niemeyer Center pos sible. “We have artists, poets, actors, musi cians and now we have a building to put them in,” said Johnson. “It wouldn’t have happened without donors. It’s been ... a long time coming—we thought it’d never be possible to raise all that money.” Jack Shields, retired Theater Department chair, came up and gave a speech, recounting all the history that it took to bring the Niemeyer Center to the college. He talked about the hallway in Randall which once acted as the main music room, the old art building, the times he and others tried to get a communication arts building built, but had to lay the idea aside year after year. “So after hundred of plays, hundreds of [music productions] ... thousands of February 23, 2005 students and 30 years, we are housed!” he j “LeRoy and I used to joke that we hadn’t lived] enough to see the [Niemeyer Center],” and look up towards the ceiling, he shouted, “Well, ¿ere are LeRoy!” “Music and theater are collaborative art for; he said. “With the support of this fine new build our faculty will be able to guide and teach and students will be able [to learn and perform],] center honors these students and so do I!” After some more words by Johnson, Cki Clemans, David Dickson and Karen Martini J the CCC Foundation recognized various people, had helped fund the construction of the Art bt ing, DeJardin, ar4 Rook. Announcements were made concerning the m ing of rooms in these new facilities. Then came the auction. Faculty artist David Anderson described the a tion pieces and award winning auctioneer Jillhh Wiles presided with a rapid, sing-song deliv combined with comments such as “You’re not go fishing if you don’t bid again,” “Did you seef wrist?” and “There’s no such thing as friends al auction.” More thanks were given to those that hads cifically helped with the Niemeyer Center j announcements concerning the naming of room the new building. Afterwards the audience was invited to retun the Coffman Lobby for chocolate cake. As the doors of the Female Choir began Month of Maying.” The guests sat down to enjoy cake, conversation and more songs from the Female Choir, the Male Choir and the Chamber Choir. . This evening of art music and appreciation < years of hard work m; be best summed up t Johnson’s words: “I want to tell you,” he said, “it leaves me speechless. This college chang es lives. I want you all to leave this room proud.” TOP: Guests gather in Niemeyer hall before the celebra tion. INSET: Pottery by Nora Brodnick on display in Alexan der Gallery. LEFT: “Oscillat- ‘ ing Octopi” by Rick True. RIGHT: Student Travis Nordurft entertains crowd as a jester. New programs offer students chance in new fields Community College and Chemeketa < Community College. The Clackamas Print While the program has been approved by the state In the past year, the college Department of Education, has added several degrees the program has not yet been catering to the profession accredited by the American al fields of health sciences, Dental Association. engineering, management and “We are just now working energy sciences. on what we call the accredita A few of the new degrees tion though the ADA,” said include a Project Management Mitchell. She added that the degree or certificate, a Dental accreditation process takes Assistant certificate and a about a year, and “we can’t degree in the development and become accredited until implementation of Renewable we’ve started the program.” Energy Systems. For those already with Director of Health Sciences degrees or working in pro Maureen Mitchell describes fessional fields, the Project the Dental Assistant program Management program aims to as having “a wide range of prepare them for management curriculum,” as compared to positions within those fields the programs at Mt. Hood where projects are^part of the Michaels Cooper profession, by teaching them how to make projects run smoothly, anticipating risks and putting plans in place for when foreseen risks occur. William Waters, Lead Instructor of Project Management, cited jobs like event managers (weddings or fundraisers), IT professionals as well as product and mar keting managers that would benefit from this degree. “We teach people how to understand what the project means to the organization,” said Waters. Introduction classes into the program, for either the degree or certificate, are available during times that are as “flexible as possible for people who are working during the day or at night,” said Waters. The certificate for Project Management consists of six project management classes through the business depart ment, and is meant for those who already have a degree in the field that they wish to work. The Associate of Applied Science degree is a 90-credit, two-year program with some business courses in addi tion to the project manage ment courses to round out the degree. In conjunction with the Oregon Institute of Technology, there is also the first Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Systems degree offered in the United States. Clackamas will offer lower-division classes, while the major-specific classes will take place through OIT’i and CCC’s shared Harmon) campus. The degree offers student the chance at such jobs a: energy auditors and designet and engineers in the energ field. Students will study heal and its properties and uses electrical systems and motors wind and water energy sys terns, fuel-cells and man] design courses (centered on] different forms of renewable energy. For more informatioa pertaining to these or other certificates and degrees al Clackamas, students can inquire at the Counseling and Advising office in the Community Center or in the CCC Catalog.
