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Event heralds new building STORY AND PHOTO BY COLLIN BEREND C lackam as C o m m u n ity College kicked o ff an event on Thursday, April 6, for the Industrial Technical Center, which will be built where the tennis courts are currently located. The even t too k place under a large w hite tent near Barlow and Randall h alls. It housed m any people, including locally im portant nam es, such as College President Joanne Truesdell, Oregon City Mayor Dan Holladay, City Com m issioner Brian Shaw an d m an y more. The ITC bu ild in g w ill house labs and classrooms for hands-on work experience for students. A table set out under the tent gave exam ples of w hat student’ s craft, w h ile th e m an u factu rin g d ep artm en t garage housed m uch o f the equipm ent th a t w ill be m oved in to th e new ITC building. The m achine tools that were brought in by partners are expensive, as high as $250,000 to $350,000. M ik e M a tts o n , th e m a n u fa ctu rin g technology departm ent chair, stood on stage and spoke about a short conversation he had with someone regarding Barlow and the m anufacturing departm ent. “ The m achine tool program starting in Clairm ont H all and then m oving over here to Barlow H all, and the building was never designed to be a m achine sh o p ,” said M attson. “ The generation before us came here and built this for people like me and m y students. This building (is) now an opportunity for us to leave that legacy for the people who com e behind us and I really appreciate all you supporting that. ” Truesdell th anked the taxpayers for th eir m on ey, statin g it w ill be used to m ake the new facility, help with future plans to bring businesses to train future stu d e n ts, an d m a k in g O regon C ity ’ s econom y flourish. N ear th e end T ru esd ell, and m an y others, grabbed a shovel, white hardhat and dug dirt. College President Joanne Truesdell, center with light jacket, along with others from the college administration, breaks ground at the future site of the Industrial Technical Center, Thursday, April 6. CLACKAMAS STUDENTS: Want to complete a bachelor’s degree that offers you a direct path'into social work, helping professions or graduate.programs^ Transfer your Clackamas credits to Marythurst and complete your bachelor s degree in PSYCHOLOGY. We offer this high-demand program' in an accessible, flexible format (evening, weekend and online classes). Curriculum is both relevant and career-focused taught by exceptional • faculty. Framder & Phr Theta. Kappa >cholar’ships’ Main p ap p u s rA d m îte s South of , '-Porffehd- F arn cre d it for p rio r tear ni ng, including bn- ; the-job T rain in g « t Expert faculty, ’ ’ connected alofnnt obbyork career services Get started today: marylhurst.edu/ccc-psych ARYLHURS (VERSfTY -Clackamas Print APRIL 19,2017 theclackam asprlntcom I
