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P R IN T : News Wednesday,0ctober16,2013 # 3 Warning: Don’t call them guards Erin Carey The Clackamas Print If there’s one thing that Clackamas Community College’s H ead o f Security Suzy Isham, wants ’us all to know, it’s that she’s not a ^‘secu rity guard”. It’s little known that our campus safety officers are more than Taser-toting security guards, as most would think. In fact, Isham and the rest o f the officers at CCC have a much larger role. “All o f the campus safety officers that we have, as well as Harmony and Wilsonville, we are all special deputies through Clackamas County Sheriff’s office, so we all have full police powers here to enforce the law,” Isham said. “As such, w e all cany weapons, because w e’re police officers,” Although campus security com prises special deputies through CCSO, they are their own depart ment. Eriks Gabliks, the deputy director o f the Oregon Department o f Public Safety Standards and Training, comments on their lack o f connection toCCC. “Clackamas Community College is not recognized by our department,” said Gabliks. Campus safety is' an entity that functions on its own, bringing stu Campus Security Officer Brain Azule sits at his desk typing up paper work. The campus safety office is located in McLoughlin 114. dents the security that they need, especially during a time when school ed by Oregon City’s police and fire shootings have dominated headlines. disasters. They are currently work because you can’t see them, doesn’t ’With the focus on school-based departments, along with Clackamas ing on building emergency response mean they aren’t there. However, shootings it’s n o wonder that there, County’s fire department and sheriff’s teams, which w illb e trained and with all the fofWard movements might be rising concern around cam office, campus safety also supports given equipment in case o f emeigen- made by campus safety, hopefully I f something hap pus about the amount o f security relationships with Oregon City, West cy. Student Annie Sharpe comments this trend will change. pens, we’re not w e’re surrounded by. In fact, accord Linn, Milwaukie, and Gladstone’s on Campus Safety’s current presence. Campus safety has stepped up to ing to Isham, CCC is the only cam first responders so if that they are Sharpe said, the plate and are making progress. calling 9-1-1. We called to the campus, all are well pus to be armed in Oregon. “I’ve seen them [campus safety] Fqr example, they were active at are 9-1-1.^ Isham and her team o f seven aware o f the campus and its layout around. I guess I’ve never felt terribly CCC’s fell community fa iro n Oct police officers and student campus Campus safety has taken exten fearful although it might be nice to 9 and are continuing their activism safety cadets work year round on sive measures in CCC’s safety, not see a little more security around here with a two hour seminar on Oct Suzy, Isham campus, answering calls about ¡every only at Oregon City’s campus, but C la c k a m a s C o m m u n ity once iri awhile.” ' ' 24, 2013? The semffiraPs pu^Sose "ET its satellite campuses as well. Isham’s thing that happens on campus. ¡arigflBfafe seems. to -he a theme when College’s Head o f Security to build CCC’s Building Evacuation asking students around CCC, who Response Team and will be held in “I f something happens, w e’re not team is working to put together a calling 9-1-1. We are 9-1-1,” Isham staff and student emergency response seem to be unaware o f all the issues the McLoughlin Auditorium at noon. guide for various situations, covering said. that campus safety handles. Just CCC’s Campus Safety is support everything from man-made to natural n PORTLAND7 STATE UNIVERSITY G r a d u a te S c h o o l o f E d u c a tio n Clackamas Community College Department o f Campus Safety CCC Oregon City Campus Office McLoughlin Hall, Room 114 Future Teacher Fair Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Room 296 Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland 19600 Molalla Avenue Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Phone:971-563-0101 On Campus: Extension 6650 Fax: 503-657-2203 Email: campussafety@clackamas.edu. Have news tips? We would love to hear from you! Send them to newsed@clackamas.edu or give us a call at 503-594-6266! SESSION 1—GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION 2—BILINGUAL EDUCATOR 4-5 pm OPPORTUNITIES 5-6 pm Presentation at 4pm, followed with breakout sessions of our six teacher training programs^ - Register for one or both sessions at: pdx.edu/education/FutureTeachers or contact gseinfo@pdx.edu Are you bilingual? Learn about increasing demand for bilingual educators in Oregon's classrooms. n IE Portlan$
