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The L Nèws Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 Web design moves forward Andy Zerhung The Clackamas Print New opportunities to help get jobs in the growing field of web design are being offered at Clackamas. ■' “We are now in the statewide approval process. Information about the programs will be in next year’s catalog, and students can actually start taking class es in the programs now,” said Linda Anderson, computer sci ence instructor. Jobs available to students after getting these certificates range from: web designer, pro ducer, graphic designer to web master, programmer or system specialist. • The Design Certificate requires only 47 credit hours to obtain. Classes to finish the certificate include: a few general education classes in the areas of communications and computa tion, a human relations course and some computer classes. The Design and Development Specialist program requires 93 credit hours. This certificate will incorporate the fields of comput er science and business. Students will also learn valuable art and English skills. At 12 credit hours a term a student cpuld get a Web Design and Development Specialist Certificate in two years, with summers off. “We would like to prepare our students more effectively for careers and have the program name more accurately reflect the student skills- acquired,” explained Dean, Baldwin van der Bijl. No new classes are needed to offer the one year Design Certificate. To accommodate the need for new classes for the two- year Design and Development degree, a deal has been made with other departments. However, the new art and business courses are also required for current pro grams, so the program hasn’t caused a need for anything that wasn’t already being developed. Clackamas Prii College after Clackama: Joe Elliot Contributing Writer Clackamas has found a new way to make the transition from a community college to a four- year college a lot easier on stu dents: by giving them the oppor tunity to go on pampus tours. On Tuesday Nov. 8 Jennifer Lininger and Miguel Cardenas of the Clackamas Advising Department took 13 students to Portland State University, where they were, shown around campus by University staff members. “I believe that the tours help, students get a realistic experi ence of* the four-year college life,” said Lininger. Photo contributed by Miguel Carl Students also got a chance to A student pauses on the skybridge at PSU. Clackamas students are given many opportuni meet with different departments from Portland State, which to explore potential schools to transfer to after finishing their community college work. Lininger thought was a great opportunity for the students. Portland State Advisers on the Clackaj “Hopefully it helps them have a smother all 13 students said the trip assisted in their Community College campus to answer! decision about whether to attend Portland transition to the four-year school by already questions that students have. If you! knowing people in admissions, financial aid State. Several students said they had a great and advising, and where different offices are experience, and would recommend a friend interested in getting any information to participate in one of the transfer tours. the next campus tour, contact the Advis on campus,” said Lininger. On Feb. 2 and Feb. 15 there will be Department on the Clackamas campus. I In a written survey taken after the tour Oregon Transfer Module makes transition easìé Katie Wilson News Editor A new way to transfer cred its will begin at Clackamas Community College in the sum mer of 2006. The Oregon Transfer Module represents one academic year, or, in other terms, the first year of a bachelor’s degree: 45 credit hours. It fulfills a set of general education requirements and these courses can be easily transferred to any college or university in Oregon. ‘It’s not a degree,” said Nora Brodnicki, an art instructor and part of the faculty taskforce that introduced the OTM to Clackamas. “It’s a piece of a degree - a frag ment.” ' The OTM differs from the Associate of Arts .Oregon transfer in that it is not a degree and stu- dents do not have to have a focus -dents. They have many choices of study. about courses; however, they have It was created jointly by Oregon to modify these choices by what colleges and uni colleges and versities outside universities. of Clackamas will Part of its pur s. a accept. pose is to help students struc “It’s hard to ture their first know what classes a of a year of college will be valuable to so they will - a take,” Zeulke said. get the classes Often com ” they need, munity colleges won’t waste work as a transi any credits, and tion ground where, are assured a students can earn Nora Brodnicki smooth trans some credits and Art Instructor fer between move on without schools. completing any According sort of certificate to Bill Zeulke, or degree. the college’s “We have a lot chair of advising and counseling, of students who are four-year col starting coursework at Clackamas lege bound,” said Zeulke, “and can often be daunting for new stu- they’re not that interested in earn- “It’ not degree. It’s piece degree fragment. ing a two-year degree here. I pick up enough credits ... they leave with just a string courses.” These courses may or may transfer directly to other colled “Now [because of the students will end up with one J umented complete year of J here,” said Zeulke. This doom tation will transfer anywhere Oregon and could lead to a two four-year degree. The target group for the Ou primarily students who are not what their focus of study will j “We’ll see how it works students,” said Zeulke. “It’s an pull sort of thing. The OTM 3 be too much. It doesn’t fit ev one, but it does a lot for pa looking for a few credits and automatic transfer, or who an certain about what they wan do.” Honor society gives social boo Katie Weinberg Copy Editor [new ¡schedule! Wed., Nov. 23 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Open for regular bust Mon., Nov. 28 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Last day of the term is Fri., Dec. 16 and we ll be back on Tues., Jan. 3 Phi Theta Kappa can help students get involved on campus and obtain valuable scholarships for college. According to the PTK mis sion statement, the honor society for two-year colleges is- recognized at Clackamas and across the globe. Requirements to join the Society include a 3.5 GPA, completion of 12 transferable credits, enrollment of at least one credit hour and, after being accepted, maintaining a 3.25 GPA. Students that join the Society are eligible for many PTK-specific scholarships at four-year colleges. The following are univer sities in Oregon that offer these scholarships: Concordia University, Corban College, Lewis and Clark College, Linfield College, Pacific University, University of Portland and Willamette University. A complete list of nation wide universities can be found at http://ptk.org/schol/ schollisting.htm. “A while ago, a PTK stu dent applied and got accept ed to a school in Hawaii. Before the school year start ed, she asked the admissions office if they had any Phi Theta Kappa scholarships,” explained Phi Theta Kappa Student President Jennifer Richards. “They did, and it hadn’t been filled out yet. She filled it out and got a full-ride scholarship.” PTK members are active in many events throughout the year. During this year’s “Soctoberfest,” members were successful in collecting 609 pairs of socks for local homeless youth. Currently, they are plan ning tq raise money to replace the computer mice in the Clackamas library with optical mice. Closer to the end of the calendar year, PTK memo focus on the gift of giving “We partner with I American Cancer Soci and adopt a family with | cer and donate clothes! toys for Christmas,” 1 ■Richards. When summer approafl members can volunteej “Project Graduation: Fee Body, Feed a Mind.” fl year they gathered 990 poj of food for the Oregon F Bank. Interested students I meet the requirements! welcome, to turn in an an cation at any time. Applications are loci in the ASG office, ini Community Center. Questions can also] answered by Mindy Brol department chair of Stui Leadership at 503-657-6] ext. 2250. Richards and the rest the CCC Phi Theta Kappal enthusiastic about recruit new members: “Cornel with us; come find us!” I
