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CLACKAMAS Building a better future B PRINT BY TIM VIXAY n November 2014, voters in Clackamas o un ty passed M easure 3-4 47, a $90 nillion bond measure that is being used 0 update Clackamas Community College lassrooms and modernize equipment to neet industry standards. The bond measure was developed after two-year engagem ent process w ith the om m unity, addressing w hat they most alued from the college. Transfer Degree »rogrâms and Career Technical programs ^ere identified as the top two areas for mprovement. T hecollege currently has 27 buildings in thtee cam puses in Oregon City, the Tarmony Cam pus in North Clackamas nd the Wilsonville Training Center. Once he bond projects are completed, students d ll be able to earn a tw o-year degree at n y of the three campuses. T he fir s t o f th e se p ro jects is th e o n stru ctio n o f th e H arm on y W est Campus, re p lacin g th e 6 0 -y ea r old ormer Oregon Institute o f Technology wilding. Completion of the new building s expected for the fall of 2017. T he SAIL, or Student A p p lied and n te g ra te d L ea rn in g , p ro gram w a s mplemented to involve students in the onstruction and contract w ork of the >ond projects. The goal of SAIL is to get it le a s t1,000 hours of student workforce p articipation , h o w e v e r CCC Pu blic nform ation Officer Lori Hall expects to resum e or a job w ithin that program ,” exceed this expectation. said Bob Cochran, the dean o f campus “ It’ s o n ly been one y ear and w e ’ re services. already at 388 [hours], and we have five As o f Dec. 30, 19 su b co n tracto rs years of projects,” Hall said. qualify for th e BOAT program . Some Not o n ly w ill students get h a n d s- o f the qualifyin g contractors w orking on exp erien ce, the program w ill also build connections w ith businesses and on the Harmony W est project include: industries. The inici group, Inc. is working B ell H ardw are, B ill E rickson H eavy C o n stru ctio n , F ron tier Roofing, and w ith th e co llege as th e program and Shields Painting Corp. construction managem ent firm. ; Upcoming bond projects on the Oregon “ It’ s a great w ay to get involved and City campus include construction of the to kn o w w h a t’s h a p p e n in g , and nt Industrial Technical Center, an addition, th e sam e tim e gaining skills th at you to th e D ejardin Science buildin g and m ight not have an opportunity to gain o th erw ise,” said A ngela Douglass, the construction of a new Student Services/ firm ’ s project coordinator. “ It’ s right Com m unity Commons building. The ITC on campus. It’ s close and it’ s accessible w ill be the center for the autom otive, work. These contractors are really excited electronics, manufacturing, and welding programs. The Dejardin Science building to get studen ts in volved. W e’ve even had art students contributing. They did will receive an additional building and will also receive improvements on the existing a sculpture from a piece of wire from the facility. The Bill Brod Community Center OIT building that was deconstructed.” In ad d ition to SAIL, th e BOAT, or w ill be replaced by an updated building to house student service offices, student B usin ess O pportun ities A ch ievem en t governm ent and student organization Target, program was created to encourage offices such as the veteran center. The b o n d p ro je c t e m p lo y m e n t a cro s s 64,600 sq u a re-fo o t buildin g w ill also C lackam as C oun ty. A n e m p h asis is being placed on resident businesses; and include a bookstore and dining facility. A ny student or businesses' interested m inority-, w om en- and veteran-ow ned busin esses, as w e ll as em erging sm all in getting involved w ith the SAIL/BOAT program can contact the Career Center businesses. for more details and information. “ The g o a lo f the SAIL/BOAT program is to get students in the construction o f James Harley contributed to this article. the building so they can w alk out w ith a photos by Chelsea- Pagan & Tim Vixay o © EDITORIAL Co Editors-in-Chief Blake S^van Victoria Tinker chiefed@clackamas.edu Copy Editor Kristen Wohlers copyed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor Austin Boltz photoed@clackamas.edu News Editor Elizabeth Kessel | newsed@clackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Merari Calderon Ruiz aced@clackamas.edu Sports Editor Travis David V Whittaker I sportsed@clackamas.edu Opinion Editor Collin Berend oped@clackamas.edu Web Editor Alexis Wagar webeditor@clackamas.edu Design Editor Chelsea Pagan Ad Manager David Avis admgr@clackamas.edu | STAFF WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Nick Allison Doug Fry. Marjorie Guttery James Harley Tim Vixay Sam Weston PRODUCTION ianVanOrden Jacob Buswell JOURNALISM ADVISER Melissa Jones melissaj@clackamas.edu The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. Construction is underway at the Harmony West Campus. Completion is expected fall 2017. A model of the new building is lisplayed in the lobby of the Harmony Campus. iuper Bowl LI is Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on Fox. Cover design by Chelsea Pagan and Austin Boltz. tost Trafficked Story This Week: Cougars pin historic finish. Story by Travis David V Whittaker & Kristen Wohlers 2 Clackamas Print FEBRUARY 1, Zffl7 thedackamasprintcom Print is free, £><vf please take onlyone copy. Any person ‘v removing our papers in bulk w illbe p r & s - : ecuted to the futl4 extent o f the law. . 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