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Q&A: bow tie wearing
80S FANATIC TAKES
OVER COLLEGE
Tim Cook, the new president o f
Clackamas Community College, was
kind enough to sit down with the staff
of The Clackamas Print on Friday, Sept.
28 for an in-depth interview pertaining
to his acclimation to the campus, his
plans to seize opportunities at CCC
and his choice of music.
BY SHAWN TAPLEY
STAFF WRITER
TCP: How has your transition and meeting some of the
Cook: The transitions been great. They had a whole transition plan for me when I got here.
TCP: Have you enjoyed meeting the staff?
Cook: When I started in July I came onto campus and all the offices had bow ties. Theyd taken this red tem
plate of these bow ties and people had written messages to me. So all I did that first week was walk around and
take pictures because there was probably 500 bow ties.
TCP: Are you an OC native? How does it feel to be back?
Cook: It?s a little surreal to be honest with you. I grew up in Oregon City. I went to Holcomb Grade School
and Ogden Junior High and graduated from Oregon City High School. My parents still live here in town in the
house they’ve lived in for nearly 50 years.
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