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.
Always know that at this institution, if there
is something that is n o t going well for yon,
that we’re n o t doing to serve you, the next
p resid en t or the board always want§ to know,
because we want to make
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