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2 The Clackamas Print dewsed&clackamas. edu W ednesday, N o v. 9 , 2014 International students find home at Clackamas B a c h m a n n , w h o w e n t to T aiw an as a recru iter for C C C in p ast years, ex p lain ed th a t th e d e p a rt By Patty Salazar News-Editor' m e n t sim p ly d o esn ’t have" th e fu n d s to go o n 1 In th e bustle o f n e w a n d re tu rn in g stu d e n ts at C lackam as C o m m u n ity C ollege, y o u 'm a y have n o ticed a few visitors a ro u n d cam pus. T h is year w e have 2 3 ‘ in te rn a tio n a l stu d en ts, jo in in g 'b u r stu d e n t body. A lthough- it m ig h t n o t seem like are co m fo rtab le se n d in g th e ir ch ild to C C C . TOCith th e d e p a rtm e n t fu n d s r u n n in g low th a t o f th e h ig h est n u m b e rs o f in tern atio n a l stu d e n ts th a t C C C has h a d in a few years. - c a n n o t be accom plished. Since th e E S L d e p a r tm e n t c a n n o t afford to T h e n u m b e r o f in tern atio n a l stu d e n ts a tte n d in g O re g o n universities o h stu d e n t visas has risen send recruiters o u t, V ergun is n o w d o in g w h at th e y call “arm c h a ir recru itin g .” She is d o in g a v irtu a l fair th is m o n th . V erg u n i s g o in g to be a in tern atio n a l students..grew b y 19-9 percen t, to a n all tim e h ig h o f 5 ,7 3 3 stu d e n ts representing 127 countries. T h e college co u ld have h a d a b ig pay o u t from international^ stu d e n ts since th ey pay trip le th e tu itio n o f an O reg o n resident. O v er tim e at, C C C , th e in tern atio n a l stu d e n t c o u n t has been relatively low. A n n e B achm ann, E nglish as. 4 second language in stru c to r at C C C , m e n tio n e d th a t th e p ro g tam for intensive E nglish has 11. in tern atio n a l stu d e n ts b u t th ere are m o re in th e general stu d e n t body. A n d rea V erguri, adviser for intensive E nglish at C C C , said, “It’s great th at,w e [C C C ] have a great re p u ta tio n th a t w e are g ettin g p eo p le to coriie b y w o rd o f m o u th , how ever 11 people aren’t m u ch .” SUSTAINABILITY: 14 stops, on tour **' . ” " Continued from Page 1 featuring many different practices of composting, each , T he tour starts at Bariow Hall, with a display o f & withbenefits and cost to build. Also in the area, an eoo- how the college has been saving millions c i dollars in B roof model is displayed. T he water-effidency demon- energy costs, thanks in part to C O C ’s Lead Energy Coordinator Hilmo Ljucevic. “Hilm o Ljucevic i s a really smart guy. H e used to run billion-dollar power plants in Bosnia and [across] Europe. H e has all sotfe d f ideas to increase our energy efficiency and move mote and mote off the grid,” said Noel. According to Ljucevfe, his goal has always been the same, to increase efficiency t&ough researching new stration gardens can be seen doser to Clairmont Hall. “O ne thing the dean wants j » do is merge the functional aspect with die educational aspect,” said Kiaten. There ate 14 steps in all. Soon, the wind turbine; and photovoltaic solar panel on top o f Bariow will feed to a T V screen in die Com m unity Center, which will show; the Jive energy being generated by the turbine discoveries and technologies, “For, me, {there} always and solar panels in the area. « -T h e re is more information available about each was[the] questionabout the optimization process. If you want {a non-technical] woid, optimization means sustainability. It means green,” said Ljucevic. Some other features of the sustainability tour include a wind turbine on top ofBariow Hall, solar thermal energy collectors on top o f the Pauling, Randall and McLoughlin buildings, which provide them with h ot water. In the south parking lot near Reger Rook Hall, the campus has installed two electric car charging stations, which are currendy free to use. ' “ T h e Environmental Learning Center, which was built mainly f o r a recycled materials and reclaimed stop in the Sustainability dour pamphlet released by the campus’s Renewable Energy and Sustainability lumber, is included on die sustainability tour. “They are looking to update and improve that sire,” said NoeL Last Friday N o d left the project, heading back East to pursue othetprajàg^but the sustainability tour will continue w iththe help ofvolunteers. “[ \ ^ h st^ to b ility ] you cant reach a goal tf you ; Carrie Kraten, fidiri the renewable energy and sustain ability department Toward the horticulture center, there are displays Staff- The Clackamas Print aims to report thé news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. 19600 Molalla Ave. . Oregon City, OR 97045 ¿d in g .” She stressed th a t it is really im p o rta n t to b u ild relation sh ip s With th e fam ilies sb th a t th e y an extrem ely large a m o u n t o f stu d e n t? , it is-one recently. A ccording to th e O reg o n U niversity System in th e fall 2 0 1 0 en ro llm e n t fact . sheet, Hiroaki Hayashi, an international student from Japan, talks with-his advisor, Andrea Vergun, a t Clackamas Community College. Hayashi is one d f 2 3 international students attending CCC.this year. recru itin g trip s. “T h o se fares are q u ite exjpensive, b u t I th in k th a t th ere is a b i g p a y o f f i f y o u keep representativ e fo r S tu d y O reg o n , an o rg an izatio n th a t consists o f O reg o n colleges, to recru it o n lin e. O n e o f th e in tern atio n a l stu d e n ts a tte n d in g C O C th is year is H iro a k i H ay ash i, 2 1 , o f Jap an . H ayashi isn’t n ew to O reg o n ; h e fin ish ed his sen io r year in h ig h school a t S ilv erto n H ig h S chool in 2 0 0 8 before g o in g b ack to Ja p an to a tte n d college. W h ile in Ja p an h e stu d ie d lin guistics a n d w a n te d to stu d y ab ro ad o n ce again. H ayashi spoke, to diis A m erican h o st fam ily in S ilverton a b o u t c o m in g b ack to s tu d y T h e y rec o m m e n d e d C C C as th e best c o m m u n ity college in O regon.. 'T h e cost fo r H ay ash i to A ttend C C C fo r a term is close to $ 3 ,0 0 0 ; H ayashi is a tte n d in g C C C fo r d ie rest o f the. 2 0 1 1 ^ 2 0 1 2 year. Like what you see? . , . , Think you can ao it? Jain The Clackamas Print! J - 2 15 o r J - 2 2 6 R e g istra ro n begins Nov. 15 for returning students Resource Center arid on the signs at each strip op rife tour itself According to Kraten, the project has been funded « by both federal grants and the college foundation, which helped purchase the live energy display monitor in the'C om m unity Center, along with making the signs and pamphlets for the tour. “Hopefidly, [thé tour] creates a sustainabilitydia logue on campus. I think that’s the first step,” said don’t change some habits,” said Ljucevic Editors Editor-in-Chief: Brian Baldwin Copy Editor: Katherine Suydam News Editor: Patty Salazar Arts&Culture Editor: Mandie Gavitt Sports Editor: John William Howard Photo Editor : Hillary Cole Web Editor: Anna Axelson Design Editor: James Duncan Ad Manager: Brad Heineke W riters & Photographers Dachabre Dixon Robby Morrison Matt Senn Isaac Soper Chris Taylor Adviser: Melissa Jones 503-594-6266 Production Assistants Dan Bailey Mollie Berry Joshua Dillen Tyler Eheler Járonte Goldsby Telicia Juliano Hicham Kerkour. Ellen Niles Fred Ramsey Emily Rask Mireille Soper Contact Information chiefed@clackamas.edu copyed@clackamas.edu newsed@clackamas.edu aced@clackamas.edu sportsed@clackamas.edu photoed@clackamas.edu admgr@clackamas.edu webeditor@clackamas.edu
