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.
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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.
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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
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