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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.
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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.”
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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
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PMOTO6RAPHERS
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“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. That’s, half of
succeeding in life.”
- Ric Jenkerson, Enrollment
Services Specialist.
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