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newsed@clackamas.edu Wednesday, Feb. The Clackamas P rint Foundation gives hope to inspiring minds By Joshua Dillen Associaté News Editor Pocket change is not what the Clackamas Com m unity College Foundation Awards to students and spends on the college every year. More than $600,000 is to be given away tq'students this fiscal year by the Foundation.These monies, in the form o f scholarships and grants, are awarded yearly by the Foundation through their efforts in coordinating and managing several yearly scholarships and endowments t-hgt qon^,. tribute money in perpetuity. T he Foundation ¿so ensures that vari ous collegeg departments have funding to complete programs and projects or even upgrade equipment, called Funds for Excellence, which supplement the college’s regular sources of income. These funds am ount to more than $500,000 each year to bring, their contribution t b education here well over $ 1 million through June 30.. T he Foundation has a current endowment o f more than $11 million that is invested and pays for a lot of what is happening at the. college ev^ry year. .Niemeyer Center would not have been finished if n o t for funds raised by the Foundation and its committee headed by the late Chuck Clemans, .a. long tim e Foundation Board member. W ith spring term right around the cotr ner, and the expense that comes with this hectic time, students m ight like to know what the Foundation does for them and the college. T his money comes from dona tions by individuals, other foundations ‘and even fundraisers that have 'included’ golf tournaments sponsored by the C C C Foundation. In qur .current economy, the - C C C Foundation is a very important part o f the college providing a great resource for students, according to Karen Martini, the Executive Director .of the Foundation. She explains the purpose and mission that drives-these awards. • / ‘O ur mission is to raise friends and funds for Clackamas Com m unity College. Everything is colleger-centered. Everything w e do is driven by the college mission, ’ said Martini. “T he two pieces that catego rize us most would, be student access and student success. We really try to help cre ate a place that will give them everything they need to move on and be successful.” ' Karen M artini, director o f the C C C Foundation works hard to b uild relationships to raise f i n d s fo r the improvement o f college- programs a n d provide monies fo r student scholarships. Students recieve more th a n $ 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 annually in the fo rm o f scholarships. M artini said that access is provided by the. scholarships, textbook grants — the things that help a student be here and stay here. T hen there’s help that , provide for success from the funds that improve pro grams, facility enhancements, equipment purchases and upgrading technology. These funds build a physical environment that is conducive to that success. I Foundation Scholarship application deadline., is arriving soon. Students have until April 29 to return a‘completed appli cation to the Financial Aid Office in Rook Hall. Applicants can download or fill out and print an application at clackamas.edu or pick one Up in Rook Hall. There is also a link to a complete list o f scholarships and the criteria needed to be considered for award. Students should review this list to be aware o f what is expected from students for each scholarship. GPA, field o f study, total credits per term and' other factors vary depending on the scholarship. M any only require a 2.0 GPA and only six credits. T he site also has links to many helpful tips and strategies to win scholar ship and grant awards. T he site will have a list o f recipients available on June *30 who information about filling out your FAFSA. “They are a wonderful organization and they work all year long finding new money,” Iven said. “T he am ount we can give each year in scholarships is increas ng^OTraas’wlll- ing. My job is increasing the num ber of be disbursed fall term o f the 2012-2013 studenrs.^5thonapply.-T'he.rcs...no. n',a.*ipix a.. student shouldn’t apply.” school year. M artini also said the C C G T oundation Darcie Iven is a Financial Aid/ Scholarship Adviser w ith the college .is .one o f the more successful comm u and works closely with students and the n ity college foundations in the state Foundation to coordinate the monies it and is proud that 80 percent o f the full tim e employees who contribute ,to the provides. “I work with :the Foundation. They Foundation. “We have the best staff giving record in handle the donor fend o f it. They raise the- money. I handle the student end, giving the state,” she said, “People look to us for a model.” out the money,” she said. M atthew LaForce, C hair o f the Iven likes to help the students and make a difference in their lives. There is an Engineering and Sciences Departm ent, is advising session every Thursday evening excited about the staff donations to the 5 to 6 p.m. according to Iven, that helps Foundation. “Its a huge thing th at people students learn how to search, for scholar don’t know that the faculty,here .donates ships and what’s available. There is also more than any other college in the state.”
