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Campus Construction Continues
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BARLOW PARKING LOT AND HARMONY CAMPUS STILL IN PROGRESS
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PHOTO EDITOR
School is back in session but construction
continues at Clackamas Community College.
Two projects that began early this year are
still being worked on and will continue
into fall term.
The first project is the Barlow parking
lot reconstruction along with the ongoing
construction o f the future Industrial
Technology Center building. Bob Cochran,
the dean of campus services, says that on
the first day of school, 468 spots will be
available while another 200+ will come after
the first week. This is down from last year’s
total of 817 spots. The full amount will be
available next fall after the ITC building
is finished. Cochran stated that they don’t
anticipate any issues come the beginning of
the term, however parking still remains a
hot topic among the student body.
A staff meeting was held on Sept. 18
to go over what students and faculty will
need to do to prepare for parking in the
lots this fall and email detailing the plans
was sent out to CCC staff later that day.
Lori Hall, the public information officer
at CCC, stated that Campus Services will
have signage and flaggers on site to help
direct students to available parking and
that staff and faculty will be encouraged
to park in the purple lot next to the Family
Resource Center. Although more parking
will become available, construction for the
ITC and Environmental Learning center
are still underway and are unavailable to
pedestrians. While there are no anticipated
problems with the new Barlow parking
lot, staff will work to ensure that .students
and faculty are able to find parking this
upcoming term.
The second project is Phase II of the
Harmony Campus reconstruction. The
project was to be completed by the beginning
of fall term but the campus remains under
full construction leaving the classrooms in
“ The classrooms are small
but spacey... It’s like a
regular classroom.”
-JeniLidster
Top: The Harmony Campus modules will be used for fall term.
Bottom: The Barlow parking is in the middle of construction.
the modules for the fall term.
“The demolition of the [Oregon Institute
of Technology] building took longer than
anticipated,” said Cochran, “with the harsh
winter snow and ice, steel workers weren’t
able to work until it was clear.”
This is Phase II o f the reconstruction
process and the newly installed building
is replacing the former OIT building. The
new building will contain more classrooms,
labs, and a book store.
Currently, there are eight classrooms
available in four trailers total. With classes
remaining in the modules for the fall term,
students wondering what it will be like to
have classes in these modules have little to
fear according CCC student Jeni Lidster,
who has taken classes in them before.
“The classrooms are small but spacey,”
said Lidster, “there are still desks and a
white board. It’s like a regular classroom.”
Lidster also assured that there weren’t any
issues regarding the room temperatures so if
there is another cold winter ahead, students
shouldn’t be concerned.
With the construction, the criminal justice
program, which is normally at the Harmony
Campus, will be tem porarily moved to
Clairmont hall until winter.
For the time being, students will have to
remain patient while construction continues.
While parking remains an issue for many
students, campus services is working hard
to get more available within the next year.
As for the Harmony building, so long as we
don’t have another winter like last year, the
building should be. ready by the beginning
of 2018.
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