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2 it Wednesday, November20,2013 P R IN T : News New group focuses on improving retention Patty Salazar Co-Editor-in-Chief W hether you are com ing to C lackam as C om m unity College straight from high school or returning to School from the w orkforce, students can have difficulty navigating their way into college. Luckily for stu dents, faculty m em bers see the obstacles that they face and ihave created a program to help. Think about w hen you first started at CCC. How easy was it to register, set up the placem ent test, enroll in classes or know w here to look for resources? To some students, it was a breeze. To others, it could be stressful and frustrating. That is why the F irst Year Interest G roups, or FIG , were created to help students get on track w ith their goals, help build relationships w ith faculty and create friendships w ith stu dents w ith the same goals. A lthough initially there were four FIG s, the only one that is continuing in W inter term is the B usiness and W riting FIG that is led by Stephanie Schaefer, A m anda Coffey, B ill W aters and Tanya Patrick. The B usiness and W riting FIG w as created for students w hose goal is to get their busi ness degree. It has helped build a m iniature com m unity w ithin the larger com m unity college cam pus. It consists o f four linked courses for the sem ester w ith four instructors and the sam e students in each class. The courses all count tow ards the A ssociate o f Science O regon Transfer D egree in business that CCC offers to students. Schaefer, who is the instruc to r o f H um an D evelopm ent 121, said she likes to see stu dents interact, and connect w ith one another w hich w o u ld n ’t norm ally happen at a tw o-year college. “We d o n ’t have resident halls w here you m eet your life-long friends and stick w ith [them] for a year,” Schaefer said. “This is our answ er to that.” Schaefer explained that the four faculty m em bers had sepa rate ideas about creating som e thing to help students be more successful. It w as not until they shared those ideas w ith each other in Spring term that the project got traction and took off. A ustin Carter, w ho is cur ren tly in the B usiness and W riting FIG , explained that he w as having trouble scheduling classes. H e decided to jo in FIG .once an adviser suggested it to him. “I think the biggest plus is the sm all class sizes,” C arter said. “We are all together in all o f our classes so there is m ore o f a connection betw een the students and teachers.” For Carter, one o f the m ain ideas for after com pleting the program is for students to con tinue taking classes together to m ake the transition m uch easier. C ody H ow ell, who is also enrolled in the B usiness and W riting FIG , said the biggest plus for him is that the courses are connected and assignm ents can be used for m ore than one class. S tartin g in w in ter term , S chaefers’ H um an D evelopm ent 121 is going to be offered to students enrolled in the FIG for free. “It is ex citing and new ,” Schaefer said. “The feedback I am getting is that students are enjoying this class so we plan to keep it but rem ove barriers.” Schaefer is concerned stu dents m ight see the class and m ight not think it is im portant. To encourage students to sign up HD 121 is going to be free to students in the FIG program . A lth o u g h th e p ro g ram is focused on B usiness and W riting, students sh o u ld n ’t be opposed to jo in , explained Coffey. “W R-121 and BA-131 teach skills students need for all classes and future em ploym ent and BA-101 is a com m on elec tive taken by students in any m ajor,” C offey stated. F or W inter term the B usiness and W riting FIG w ill let stu dents be on cam pus three after noons a w eek. “ Students can sign up for the FIG and not have to w orry about w hether they can get into one o f their classes, or about having an aw kw ard or unw orkable sched ule,” Coffey and W aters stated. M W The C la ck a m as P rin t a im s to re po rt th e new s in an honest, u nb ia sed a nd p rofessional m anner. C on te n t published in The P r in t is not scre en e d o r s u bje ct to censorship. E m ail co m m en ts, c o nce rn s o r tip s to c/H'efecftgc/ackamas.edu o r ca ll us a t 503-594-6266. 19600 M olalla Ave. O re g o n City, O R 97045 'Journalism Adviser: Beth S lovic elizabeth.slovic@clackamas.edu EDITORS C o-E dito r-in -C h ie fs : B rittany H orne & P a tty S a la za r c/ii'efed@c/ackamas.edu Ml ■R » E ditor: Erin Carey newsedfgc/acfcamas.edu 5 Editor: Jesse H enninger < aced@clackamas.edu Left to right: Cody Howell and Jin Kuen Hong sit with Stephanie Schaefer, instuctor, to plan out their class schedule for Winter term. The small class sizes make it possilbefor the students and instructors to have a more personable connection with each other. at E ditor: David Beasley ® sportsed@c/ackamas.edu What’s Up With... unapproved posters around campus? Sequoia Allen The Clackamas Print C*No matter the time o f year, doz ens o f hrightly colored flyers and posters can be seen around campus, amassing on the walls o f the hall ways and fluttering in the breeze outside. As the term goes on, the impromptu wallpaper only grows thicker, occasionally to a fault. Many people post flyers, for many different reasons: clubs, hop ing to attract students to their meet ings, businesses advertising their goods and services and students sharing news o f an event or a room to rent. All must follow the same rules, however, in order to spread the word via postings around campus. These rules are laid out by the Associated Student Government, although not everyone knows this. In order to post a flyer or post er, it must be taken to ASG to be approved by the Promotions Officer. This goes for all the clubs and individuals on campus, and even for other members o f ASG. Haley Campa started her term as Promotions Officer this fall, and she seems to be taking to the job with great enthusiasm. “The purpose o f the event doesn’t matter,” Campa said. “But in order to put a poster up [ASG must] stamp it.” In order to be approved, all post ers must contain certain core ele ments. They must clearly state the date and time o f the event, contact information and be laid out in a visually appealing manner. Including a visual is highly rec ommended, although not required. After these requirements have been met, the material is stamped and may be posted. As long as the posters are placed on brick walls or bulletin boards, the campus is fair game. However, it’s a mistake for people to think they’re off the hook after their poster has been approved. Campus Services is not tasked with removing all the old flyers. Debbie Mullins, assistant to the dean o f Campus Services, said firmly that “ASG is in charge of that.” ASG is ultimately responsible, but they should not have to take down tire posters that are posted by other clubs or individuals. The rule is that the person or club who posted the items must also take them down when they are no lon ger applicable — or after 30 days. Unfortunately, this rule is widely ignored, and sometimes even ASG fails to remove its own posters. Signs declaring that “all items posted on campus must be approved for posting by Student Activities” and that direct potential promoters to contact ASG are prominently posted on many bulletin boards in central locations on campus. The limitations o f this system are high lighted by groups who do not spend the majority o f their time in these locations. The Horticulture Club is a perfect example o f this. The horticulture center is located in Clairmont, a building that is a good 10-minute walk from ASG’s office in the Community Center. Chris Flickema, president o f the Horticulture Club, was surprised when asked whether the current system worked well from her club’s point o f view. “I’m not aware o f having to do that,” Flickema said o f the process. She also stated that they’ve never had any problems with their fly ers being taken down, despite the fact that they were not officially approved for posting. However, while the system may not run entirely smoothly, the cam pus has hardly dissolved into total poster anarchy. In fact, Campa says that ASG has not received any com plaints on these issues during her term. The only complaints have been that some flyers were not eye catching enough, an issue which she tries hard to solve by working with the creators of various flyers prior to posting. K E ditor: C hris M orrow & § Donny Beach v ëopyed@c/ac/tafnas.edu P ho to Editor: D enee Shelton photoed@clackamas.edu W e b & D e s ig n : Emily Rask webeditor@clackamas.edu A d M an a g e r Z a k Laster . admgr@clackamas.edu ¿X WRITERS 9t PHOTOGRAPHERS . Robert Crombie Sequoia Allen Larissa Harper Karina Gustafson Marissa Nwerem Elizabeth Anel Diaz Chris Browarski PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Brandori Chorum Tanya Paulison V is H us o n l i n e ctk www.TheClackamasPrint.com iA facebook T h e C la c k a m a s P rin t W tu u i f c t e r @ C la c k a m a s P rin t
