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q j First ftrst copy FREE; r k r. n ; additional aaaittonat copies 1 r $ v- Clackamas Print iffld ependent, student - run kamas Community College, Oregon City, OR newspaper ----------- Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007 Volume 41, Issue 8 Megan Koler Clackamas Print ABOVE: Student Peter Bauer’s fingers get a little sticky as he builds a gingerbread house for the clubs fair Nov. 27. LEFT: Leafless trees grace the entrance to Clackamas Community College. ¡cholarship season begins PT contract still in debate oney deadlines approach for -idents, Clackamas gears up ' offer help in many forms atthew Garrison ? Clackamas Print packamas and the Oregon Student distance Commission (OSAC) offer solu- [is to ¡students in need of financial aid. ‘OSAC is one application for 400 differ- scholarships,” said OSAC Willamette »ion [Supervisor Steve Coxon. “Their ,n goal is to help pay for post-high-school cation.” MMlines and Tips for 08-09 “It’s a scholarship program, so everyone can apply. It’s for Oregon residents, and it’s for any post-high-school education,” he added. The deadline is March 1, 2008. Students should apply for OSAC “because it helps make college affordable,” Coxon said. In a breakout session, Clackamas Scholarship Coordinator Darcie Iven dis cussed scholarships that are offered through Clackamas. The college has $500,000 in scholarships a year, and ones for engineers are still avail able. Students can submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) starting Jan. 1, 2008 for the next school year. In addition, there are three scholarships offered to individuals transferring to a four-year university. Student loans are another option. Thedford Collins, vice president of the Educational Credit Management Corporation, said, “ECMC is a student loan guarantor. When students take out loans, we work with the lenders to assure them that the loans will be paid; that is one part of what we do. “The other thing we do is to provide financial aid information to students and parents, so they know what financial aid is available to help the students pay for college.” “The student borrows money for school, and that money has to be repaid,” he added. “Part of what we do is work with that student to be sure they understand they’re responsible. We help them plan how they repay their loan, and we encour age them to pay their loans on time.” I Matt Olson '«The Clncfomtas Print Matthew Garrison Clackamas Print Darcie Iven, scholarship coor dinator, explains aid opportu nities to students at College Night Oregon. It’s nearing the end of Fall . Term, and the part-time faculty con tract is still unfinished. . State-run media tion took place Nov. 1 and 2, concluding with, only six-of 11 issues resolved. A follow-up session is scheduled for Dec. 6. Bargaining teams representing the school administration and part- time faculty exchanged versions, of the con tract, negotiating lan guage and changes. Issues resolved include the Part-Time Faculty Association President’s salary, the accepted full-time to part-time faculty pay ratio, paid profession al improvement, com pensation for canceled s courses, biannual part- time faculty pay raise evaluation and tuition waivers for part-time faculty and immediate B family. . .* „ Please see CONTRACT, Page 3
