2 Clackamas Print
MyClackamas Portal causes student gri
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009
Kayla Calloway
The Clackamas Print
Clackamas
Community
College has recently been try
ing .to dedicate itself to a quick
and easy registration process, but
in the battle for efficiency haste
has become a new enemy for
students.
The
implementation
of
the MyClackamas portal has
increase^. accessibility to stu-
dents, but the bugs in the system
have lead to frustrations.
Online registration is not new
to Clackamas, but the Web site
itself is. Many students tried reg
istering via the portal and found
it to be difficult and slow, but the
site does have promising features
despite the complications.
“MyClackamas gives stu
dents the opportunity to access
all of their account information,
announcements and email in one
site,” says registrar Tara Sprehe
on the subject.
Through the site, students are
able to register, search for class
es and view their schedule and
account information without hav
ing to sign-in to multiple sites.
Because the site is so new,
there are still bugs. Some bugs
unfortunately, are not easily fixed
through the school.
“CougarTrax is a product from
a company called Datatel,” said
Sprehe. “We are working with
the company to make things bet
ter.”
While this sounds good in
theory, many students have been
experiencing problems with the
site, Tristan Harris, a student who
used the portal to register for
winter term, was one such indi
vidual.
“At first, I had major prob
lems,” said Harris.
He said that it was difficult
finding the classes he wanted,
and he was irritated to the point
of screaming.
Harris could only express how
long it took him to register
by saying simply, “Too long.”
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friend, he was able to try again
on a different day and succeed
in signing up for the classes
he wanted.
Although the. process was
difficult, Harris likes the sys
tem and the idea of having
everything in one place.
If students are encoun
tering problems with the
site, the Help Desk is avail
able. You can email them at
StudentHelpDesk@clacka-
mas.edu, or stop by tneir office
in Barlow 104. Hours are .9 to
noon in the morning and 6
to 8 in the evening, Monday
through Thursday.
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