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What the ASG constitution means for you
BY W ILLIA M FERRIS
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
You may have heard around campus or received a notification
via email or Moodle about Associated Student Government’s
new proposed student constitution. The student government
plans on voting to pass this revised version of the constitution
soon and have made it, along with all the changes they have
made, available for viewing in the links section o f the student
government page on the college’s website. But for those on
campus who may not have the time to look at all of this new
information, we at The Clackamas Print have written this to
summarize the biggest changes and how this new constitution
would affect you and your time at CCC.
The biggest thing that’s stated in this draft is a new non
discrimination statement for ASG. Clackamas Community
College has always been steadfast in their commitment to
inclusion on campus, especially in recent months, but this new
statement aims to reinforce those values in a more concrete way.
As stated in the revision, the ASG will allow anyone to apply
and join ASG. “No Clackamas Community College student
may be denied membership on the basis of race, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identification, religion, ethnicity, national
origin, color, age, disability, or veteran status.” The revision
also adds to sections relating to its members. They are adding
to, and better defining, their duties in ASG and community
from standard members all the way up to the student president
and vice president.
The most notable change to know for non-ASG members is
new requirements for applying members, including lowering
the required cumulative GPA to 2.67 and requiring members
to regularly attend meetings and participate in school events.
Creating clubs or groups has received major revision,
becoming better defined with a clearer outline o f how to
make and submit a constitution for review by the student
government. According to ASG’s President Jairo Rodriguez,
a major purpose for these changes is to help clubs thrive
at CCC. The student government hopes that by opening up
communication with clubs it can help them get started and
continue from year to year.
“We wanted to make things clearer,” said Rodriguez. “Clubs
on this campus are very much in-Tieed of resources, and just
more stability.”
That’s what this revised constitution hopes to accomplish for
students— stability.
The biggest thing to take away from these revisions is that
ASG is going to be more committed to working with the
student body. Students are going to be given more clear and
defined information, and opportunities in ASG and elsewhere
on campus, while groups and clubs will hopefully have an
easier time both getting started and getting the resources and
help they need to continue from year to year.
So, to summarize, what you need to know is that joining
the student government, being a club on campus, and certain
activities have changed and you may need to look into it, but
the changes are to help streamline the processes and make
things simpler. The other major change is a commitment to
CCC’s mission of being inclusive and non-discriminatory to
all. This is something that has already been stated before, but
putting it in writing is a step forward in these times.
The new constitution has been voted upon and is just waiting
on final approval, so it’s encouraged that people read it and
voice their opinions on it before then. Hopefully, you’ll soon
be able to look forward to these changes and better day-to-
day life bn campus.
Rodriguez
Honor society offers scholarship aid
PHI THETA KAPPA: AN OPPORTUNITY HIDDEN IN YOUR MAILBOX
BY MERARI CALDERON RUIZ
MANAGING EDITOR
If you’re a student with a 3.5 GPA and want the chance to
earn more scholarships, it’s time to start reading your emails
and stop assuming everything is spam.
Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society organization
for students in a two-year institution. This year, they are
celebrating their 100th anniversary.
There are many benefits to becoming a part o f Phi Theta
Kappa. For instance, they offer m illions o f dollars' in
scholarships and students’ membership appears in their
college transcripts. According to Michelle Baker, there are
also some lifetime benefits including discounts to students
ON THE CO VER:
on things like Dell computers, traveling and Geico insurance.
Also, by being actively involved'with other members, students
have the opportunity to learn event planning and complete
different service projects, like fairs and tours.on campus.
In the past, one of the projects they did was “adopt a road.”
“ It d efin itely builds com m unity w ithin the g ro u p ,”
said Baker. “It varies from year to year, but we usually
have w ithin 200-250 students who are members o f Phi
Theta K appa.,r
For people who qualify, autom ated em ails and letters
in the mail are sent to them.
T here are a few re q u ire m e n ts to be e lig ib le for a
membership. Students must have at least a 3.5 cumulative
GPA. They m ust have already com pleted 12 college
credits. They m ust be enrolled in at least three credits
in the term , and there is a pne-tim e m em bership fee.
There will be meetings with more inform ation about the
membership on Nov. 2 and 3 at the fireside lounge in the
Community Center. The deadline to apply to become a
member is on Dec. 31, and as the deadline gets closer,
more rem inders are sent through email.
November 1,2017
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