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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.” ' '
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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
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McLoughlin Hall, Room 114
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