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The Cl
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
New book tells
Clackamas history
By Mandie Gavitt
Arts & Culture'Editor
' C la c k a m a s
C o m m u n ity
C ollege h a s , n o sham e w hen
it c o m e s t o bragging a b o u t its
various à^eo m p lishnaents over
th e p ast 4 0 years. In a bookT
“T ransform ing Lives: T h e H isto ry
of
C lack am as
C o m m u n ity
College,” w ritten by form er col
lege president Jo h n Keyser and
pu b lish ed this sum m er, th e life
an d story o f Clackam as is ch ro n
icled.
T h e b o o k to o k Keyser ab o u t
four years to com plete. A m ajority
o f tliat tim e was sp e n t o n research
w hich he said was the m ost chal
lenging p a rt o f w ritin g th e book.
T h e first h a lf o f the b o o k , is a
b ro ad telling o f th e various events
t h a t h elp ed fo rm C ladtàritàs
w hile/the second h a lf aim s to give
a m ore specific view o f the various
dep artm en ts in Clackam as an d
w h o helped shape them .
T h ro u g h o u t th e course o f
w ritin g the, book, .Keyser talked
t o 300 form er staff arid students
o f C C C . Keyser said th at to help
sh o rten thè list o f people he tteed-
e c b to talk to for the book, he
tried to keep the focus on staff
th at either w orked on cam pus for
at je&sfc1 0 yeatk o r h ad an: out-
w ith the book and its accurate
representation o f Clackam as. “I
read it w hen it first cam e o u t and
Transforming Lives
I refer to i t every once an d w hile
' Br&c. lutea Kept« .
as I’m th in k in g ab o u t how d id
we evolve,as C C C Oyer tim e.T h e
things I have heard an d experi
enced are very' consistent. I like
J t because it is a labor o f love for
Jo h n ,” she said.
She says she hopes to w rite
the next book about Clackam as
b u t it will be a challenge to fill
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Keyser’s shoes. “H e’s setting the
I f e í
b a r really high.”. -
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Truesdell says th a t although
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___________ the college will change betw een
now an d w hen it com es tim e for
her to w rite ano th er book, certain
standing accom plishm ent for the
things will rem ain unw avering.“I
school, tho u g h he acknowledges
th in k ou r m ission w on’t change,
th a t so m e people m ay have fallen
just like it hasn’t changed from
thro ugh the cracks. ;
11 A ccording to K eyser, th e riidst* the beginriing,?W e’ll still be p ro
viding lower division collegiate,,
rew arding part o f w riting the book
was getting in to u ch w ith people we’ll still be providing technical
career training an d lifelong learn
an d forever p u ttin g in w riting
ing . . . a l l o f those things will still
w h a t people acco m p lish ed .“!
be w h at they are. H ow and where
w anted to w rite the b o o k because
we deliver them m ig h t change.”
I w anted to h o n o r the pioneers
T h e proceeds from the book
o f the college an d to h o n o r the
k in d o f w ork C C C does -to trans are 'u sed to fu n d F o u n d atio n
form th e lives o f students and
scholarships for Clackamas stu
th e com m unity,” he said- “All o f dents w ho need financial help to
atten d college. Keyser said 500
us w ho w orked there were also
copies o f the bo o k were prinK ted
transform ed-”
a n d .60 are left, raising $10,000
• C ollege
p re sid e n t Jo a n n e
T tuesdell said she was pleased
for scholarships.
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ulture
áced@ claekam as.edn
T he P rin t asks: W hat
is th e m o st im p o rta n t
th in g to know about
.cam pus?
“The math lab Is
major, use it.”
— Liberty Adams
i'
“Never wear pajamas
to school. It’s ugly and
lazy.”— A.J. Hight
“Where the bathrooms
— Luke Rice
“Don’t do drugs.”
— Jason McDonald
...
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“Not to buy food at the
cafeteria. Go to the ASG
office.”
— Kerysten Benedict
“There’s a program called DMC: digital
media communications. Take it. It’s awe
some."— Thomas Wasson, Clackamas
Community College Instructor
Comp i led by Mandie Gavitt and Hillary C ole
Things to do this week if college life
is tweaking you out.
Build Your O wn M ini H oop House:
Grow food all year long in your own
backyard. Workshops provides instruction
on how to construct your own mini hoop :
house. Workshop is Oct. 15 from 1 to 3:30
p .m .in Clairmont 117. Cost is $20. For more
information, visit http://depts.clackamas.
edu/hort or call 503-594,3292.
C oncrete L ea f Casting:
Creating your ow n unique casting using a
live textured leaf, Workshop covers painting
information. Workshop covers painting,
staining, and water-proofinginformation.
Workshop Oct. 15 from 9 to l l;50 a.m.'in
Clainnont 117. Fee. is $25. For more infor
mation, visit http://deptsxlackamas.edu/hort
or call 503-594-3292.
Oregon C ity Saturday Sum m er Farm ers
M arket:
Farmers markets w ll be held on Saturday
mornings in Oregon City at the county fair
parking lot. Come buy for some fresh fruits
and veggies u h ttlO c t,2 9 ,1
Address: 2051 KaenRd.
Oregon City
Date: Saturdays until October 29-A"'
Halloween Fantasy Trial:
Take a frightening walk through a lighted,
wooded fantasy trial decorated with spooky
sights and sounds at Wenzel Farm until
Oct, 30.
Address: 19754 S Ridge Rd, Oregon City
Date: Until October 30
Time 12-5 p,m, and 7-iO p.m.
Time; 9 aan.-5 p.m.
D oes y o u r b a n d h a v e a g ig o r a r e y o u in v o lv e d in a n e v e n t y o u w o u ld lik e C C C s tu
d en ts to b e in t h e k n ow ab o u t? S e n d y o u r e v e n t in fo to a c e d @ c ia c k a m a s.e d u to be
lis t e d in “ T w ea k s th is w e e k ” .