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2 P R IN T : News Wednesday, October23,2013 RETAIL: Shopping for an employer Continued from Page 1 Through its diligence in offer ing certificate programs to stu dents, Clackamas Community College was chosen to be part of a four-college consortium to receive funds from the $12 mil lion ACT-On grant. “The ACT-Qn grant is a Department o f Labor-funded grant to promote the attainment andf streamlined acquisition of education for students who are interested in retail management,” said Moredock. “If doing this full time, [students] can get the cer tificate in less than a year.” The retail management cer tificate isn’t a new certificate program, in fact the college has offered this program for over 10 years, but with the infusion of the ACT-On grant money, CCC has increased the program’s sup port structure — comprehensive career counseling, increased instruction and events to connect students with retail employers. On Oct. 30, Clackamas Community College will host a Retail Job Fair. In coopera tion with the CASE grant team and the CCC Career Services Department, the ACT-On grant coordinators have conspired to bring retailers from all around the area to the college. Moredock’s excitement about the fair is infec tious. “The Retail Job Fair is a. great marriage of the CASE grant staff and the ACT-On grant staff here on this campus,” said Moredock. Clackamas Community College hasn’t hosted a career fair since 2009. “So we are breathing life back into it,” said Kara Leonard, career coach for the CASE grant office. “There is such a huge labor mar ket for retail jobs and [for] train ing in that area.” Local stores such as Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Goodwill Industries, Haggen and Safeway are set to be among the multitude of com panies expected to be on cam pus for the event. Students are encouraged to attend, but not just attend - bring your résumé, talk to the company representatives, ask questions and learn about the work they have available. Winter break is coming up and with it the holidays. Now is the best time to start looking into season al, part-time or full-time work. it There is such a huge labor market fo r retail jobs and [for] training in that area. * “We strongly encourage anyone who is interested in attending the Retail Job Fair next Wednesday to come by and meet with a career coach, or stop by the Career Center to talk to coaches about their résumé, what’s appropriate to wear to a job fair,” CASE proj ect director Jaime Clarke adds. For more information on the ACT-On Retail Management Certificate program at Clackamas Community College, contact: Paul Moredock, ACT-On pro gram director. 503-594-6186. ACTONInfo@clackamas.edu Kara Leonard Careeer coach for the Case grant office Pictured left are stu dents with their c o m m ents on past retail experience. ___________________________ LwRTStftff T h e C la c k a m a s P r in t aims to STEVENS CANFIELD LINDBERG STAUFFER “I have been selling PartyLite since summer. It’s fun and I get to talk to and meet different people every day.” “The biggest challenge was the language and cultural bar riers. Sometimes math was the only common language.” “In college I worked as a Kinkos cashier for a while. Flexible hours and it paid the bills.” “I really enjoy working in the ASG office. I like talking to people.” report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional ; manner. Content published in T h e P r in t is not screened or subject to censorship. Email comments, concerns or tips to chiefed@clackamas.edu or call us at 503-594-6266. Clackam as EMTs on the scene 19600 Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 ? Jo u rn a lism A d vise r: Beth Slovic Jesse Henninger Arts & Culture Editor ll is a good Thing CCC has a popular I MI program I uesday at 1.30 pm in die Pauling Center, a female student collapsed during a Biology 112 class. Alyson Boytz was in the class and recounted the event “|She] was getting up to get a drink of water, said Boytz. “She was being helped hv another class mate.” Suddenly the afflicted student buckled, spurring her cohort into '"[The assisting student] laid the girl out in the aisle as |Shannon Kelsey|, die instruc tor called for emergency medical services.” Boytz said. It was reported to be the sec ond lime in six months Kelscx called for such services during one of her classes “It's the best class lor H to happen.” Kelsey said. “There are five EMT stu- dents in my class.” Campus police declined to comment l'he student declined transport to the Emergency Room. Was this due to the swift response of her EMT classmates? What would have happened if there weren't five EM 1 students pres ent in this class ’ elizabeth.slovic@clackamas.edu ; EDITORS Ç o -E d ito r-în -C h ie fs : Brittany H om e & Patty Salazar cbiefed@cleckamas.edu W E ditor: Erin Carey £ newsed@clackamas.edu ___________________________ * Editor: Jesse Henninger '< aced@clackamas.edu New student info Editor: David Beasley Priwt ® sportsed@clackamas.edu > E ditor: Chris Morrow & § Denny Beach vcopyed@ clackam as.edu P h o to E ditor: Denee Shelton pftotoed@dadcamas.edu W e b & D e s ig n : Emily Rask webeditor@ciackamas.edu A d M anager Robert Crombie * admgr@clackamas.edu WRITERS 9t PMOTO6RAPHERS , “One, talk to the advisers. Two, cheek with, career coach in case you’re interested in a fast track program if you want to get right into the workforce. Last thing, find out if you qualify to be a peer assistant. New stu dents are going to be stressed coming into a'new environment, returning students are going to be stressed. So I’d advise them to speak to the counselors about the resources available.” - Tito Mendoza, student and peer advisor. “See an advisor once a term. We have a lot of students that can do education] plans on then- own, but sometimes they’ll think they’re on the right path and one class will throw them off. That’s why we can check. Come see us about Halloween [time] for next term, to beat the rush.” - H eather A rbuckle, Academic & Career Coach. “I think the best thing that new students , can do is ask for help. So many times they will shy back and not ask for help instead o f being aggressive.” - Kathie Woods, Head Volleyball Coach. “Go to class. 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