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2 News i iU J J J11 Moving on, forward N.P. Delzell The Clackamas Print After 26 years of service, David Dickson is stepping down from his positions as Dean of College Advancement and Executive Foundation Director. “It’s been most exciting to me to hear the stories of stu dents whose lives have changed because of the college,” Dickson said. Dickson, who stomped on the scene at Clackamas in 1980, will be retiring from his post on June 30. “At one point I received an award for the person whose job changed most,” Dickson said. He has done work with com munity development, small busi ness development, strategic plan ning for grants and economical development. “Those were the roles I had prior to dean/foundation director in 1988,” Dickson said. “For me to go cold turkey from the college would be like losing an arm.” “My job [as dean] in an over view is that I’m a cheerleader for the college,” he added. “I raise friends and funds for the col lege.” “The friendships I’ve built with donors who have been inspired to give gifts to the col lege, they give money but they get so much more from the gifts,” Dickson said. “I have developed some great friendships with some could reach kids in the commu nity. I believe wholeheartedly in of the donors.” community colleges. Dickson We reach such a took the road diverse group of peo to educa tion through ple, many of whom “Once I landed his under would never have at Clackamas graduate at moved on to higher I figured that’s Stanford and education ... we are his masters about empowering where I ’ d through UO. people and giving stay my whole He said he them a foundation,” was given Dickson said. career,” every oppor Before coming to tunity to Clackamas, Dickson succeed in David Dickson worked as a commu school from Dean of College nity school coordi his parents Advancement nator in Salem, and and wanted then the opportunity to give back to work at Clackamas in some way. came along. “I wanted to go somewhere I I had always heard Clackamas Building repairs underway Men were busy outside Rook, on the side near the bus turn-around, scraping off the siding^ll last week. The reason? According to Dean of Campus Services Bill Leach, with all the rain this Winter, water got behind the coating on the side of the building and caused the paint to blis ter and bubble. “The building is new,” said Bill Leach,- “and still under warranty.” So the building contractors had to pay the college a visit and remedy the situation. Leach estimates that the repairs on the building will be finished in the next few weeks. - Compiled by Katie Wilson Clackamas Print Clackamas Pri Wednesday, May 3, 2006 B campus ] EVENTS] CAMPUS NEWS TODAY (May 3) Who wants their blood anyway? Get rid of some of it at the ASG-spon. sored Blood Drive next Wednesday. It will be held in Gregory Forum from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on May 3. Sign up in the ASG I office. 2006-07 ASG ELECTION RESULTS President - Tim Lussier: 119 votes Write-in: 43 votes No vote cast: 15 Vice President - Margo Wyatt: 127 votes Write-in: 33 votes No vote cast: 17 TOMORROW (May 4)1 Dr. Robert Bass of the Oregon Institute of Technology will discuss renewable energy sysl terns at 7:30 p.m. in the McLoughlin Theatre. 1 SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM - RESULTS FROM THE PHI RHO PI NATIONALS IN KANSAS CITY TOMORROW (May 4)1 ” Mozart lovers pay atten-l tion. The Hyacinth Triol performs from 12 to 11 p.m., in the choir room] Free. Callie Vandeweile - 2nd in Extemp, 3rd in Drama Inter pretation, 2nd CA Laura O’Neill - 3rd in CA Devin Graham - 2nd in Drama Interpretation, 1st in Prose Interpretation, 3rd in Poetry Interpretation I SATURDAY (May 8) The Sustainability Fail will be held in the Billl Brod Community Center! from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on] May 8. For more infor-| mation, call 503-657-6958] ext. 2307. Catherine Mermelstein/Cal- lie Vandeweile - 2st in DUO N.P. Delzell Clackamas Print was a top community college, and it was an opportunity I couldn’t turn down,” Dickson said. “Once I landed at Clackamas I figured that’s where I’d stay my whole career.” Dickson considers completing different campaigns as his biggest accomplishment at Clackamas. He listed the campaign for the arts, building the child resource center and winning the bond election in 2000, which brought a number of new buildings to campus. “These were tremendous high lights,” Dickson said. With only one term left at Clackamas, Dickson said he has also been recruited to work on the College Board when he is done. He said he looks forward to stay ing involved at Clackamas. — Terra Vanderweile - 2nd in POI Be a painter, photographer/ SCUlptOreee THE ARTS AT MARYLHURST ■ B.A. IN ART Chartwells ■ B.F.A. IN ART Undergraduate information session/ May 20th, 10-11:30 a.m., Room 200, B.P. John Building ■ Year-round admission ■ Scholarships for transfer students The Cougar Café is open M- Th: 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m A Fridays: 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Breakfast 7:30 -10:30 a.m. Lunch 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. X ■ Small classes ■ Custom degree plan option ■ National reputation ■ Student-focused, friendly staff ■ Free parking To register for this event or to work with an advisor, e-mail studentinfo@marylhurst:edu or call 503.699.6268. US News & World Report BEST COLLEGES 2006 "Number one in the Northwest for small dasses" MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredited 17600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY (HWY. 43) MARYLHURST, OREGON - JUST 10 MINUTES SOUTH OF PORTLAND Serving students since 1893. www.marylhurst.edu 800.634.998
