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easy. Along the way, I met individuals at the college who I could rely on for good informa tion and for encouragement. pretty big goals, and those take more than one year. For this .year, there are certain activi ties that we said we would be doing in order to make sure that we stay on track to accomplish TCP: How do you believe you have im those priorities, and we have met those. We’ve proved since starting your position? done grants that’s with our school partners for academic and college readiness out in our high JT: Well, I think that my time between the . schools, so our partnership office is working moment I believed there is something that is on that so we’ve been able to secure funds and in our control as an institution that we could f keep that project moving. correct for students, so the stuff that’ s in our Some of our faculty members, last minute, control that gets in the way for students. I especially in college readiness, jumped in to believe that not only am I quicker at helping hfelp some of our high schools who sudden others or just seeing it more globally if there’ s ly didn’ t have a faculty member to teach in a something like that that’s happening, being program, a career technical program specifi clear in partnership with all of us that we’re cally, so that’ s great. Guided pathways- we’ve going to correct it. got two things going we’ve got our navigate I think that those are things that over time and we’re testing that system and students are you learn, mostly because what we do doesn’t piloting. Then we’re also addressing assess really change, but students’ needs and what ment and curriculum outcomes, so those are they may need from us changes more so than the things that are important for us to contin sometimes we believe. Just being able to con ue and so yes, we are meeting those goals. tinually review that and hear from students, what’ s working, and not working, leads to TCP: What is a quality that you think the a quicker time of learning more about their following president should have? needs and then what we need to do to address that. So, it’ s really about identifying a Concern JT: I think the most important quality, and that students have, and getting it addressed. from what I’ve met of Dr. Cook so far, I'think a genuine concern for the people we serve and a genuine understanding of our part in making things work for students and I believe he has that fundamentally. I think the board, and I think the whole entire process and I think the college people all believe that he can do a good job, I believe it too, I concur with them, and I think that he’ll do well for us in the future. I have every confidence in him. “I like to make sure I stay in touch with that peace, that connection to why we’re here. That’s what Tllmiss.’’ TCP: What do you plan to do after wards? JT: Well, afterwards, I have grandchildren^ and I h av e a fa m ily and these» jobs are fairly all-consurh- ing a n d ^ X r e a lly do .want to spend more * time with them and go on a real camping trip for an extended period of time. So I like to camp and TCP: What are you going to miss the sfelike to-fish, and most about holding the position of pres right now my fishing ident? excursions are twice a year,.so I’d want to JT : I love graduation. It’s great. I lbve gradua get up to maybe once tion. I like being here on campus, ! like see a month to fish and ing students, I like asking them what they’re play with the grand studying. I like asking them how’ s it going, kids and I have some how are we treating you here it Clackamas, older ones, so watch what else could we do better for you. I like their basketball those parts. Those parts mean a lot to me, be games, watch their cause without Clackamas, I wouldn’t have had plays with my young- access to an education. So I really get that for eT one. Andlthen I„do most of our students it may, in fact, be that want to stay con same way. I like to make sure I stay in touch nected to the college with that peace, that connection to why we’re through the founda here. That’ s what I’ll miss. tion and participating on the foundation TCP: Have you met the expectations for board to continue your 2016 - 2017 goals? the good work the foundation’ s doing JT: Yes. The strategic priorities are about to raise money for academic relevance and innovation, guided students, * pathways and college readiness, so those are -Joanne TriiesdelK TCP: What’ s an interesting thing that most people don’ t know about you? JT: Well, I used to be a trick rider. I used to y ride in rodeos and do stunts off of running horses when I was younger, ‘til I was about 20. I was hired, so it was kind of the intermis sion act in a rodeo. My family had horses, we rode horses and we rode in team roping events and barrel racing and stuff like that. It just so happened that a friend of mine was also a trick rider and we were partnering up, I got a saddle and started. It was fun, I will say though, that whenever it’ s a difficult day at the college, like the legislature is not doing what I think it should be doing for us, I always think at least I’ m not being drug by a horse in the mud. I had a brand new strap one time, and I was out in practice and checked all the equipment over and it was all fine, and then, got out there and went off the back into what was called a “ death drag” and one of the brand new straps, something somehow was weak and it snapped and I got drug by one leg. Fortunately, the horse stopped. They’re trained to dead run until they get to the pivot horse. Then I had to put my hórse in the trailer, I was 16, and drive home and then I had what I would call ham burger back, it was not good, and then I had a performance in two days. TCP: Is there a message that you’ d like to passbn to students here at CCC? JT: It’ s been a pleasure to serve you, students. 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