DeJardin Hall Renovation
Photo by Zach Whitley
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BY LAURA CANIDA
NEWS EDITOR
In June of 2018, Clackamas Community College celebrated the groundbreaking
o f the DeJardin Hall expansion project — it’ s now time to celebrate the
opening of the new-and-improved DeJardin Hall after several years in the
making.
According to the CCC website, the expansion is the third of four building
projects planned by CCC under a $90 million bond measure passed by CCC
district voters in 2014.
Current CCC students are going to be the first to enjoy the new facilities
and all its new amenities, which include new state-of-the-art science labs
for chemistry^ biology, microbiology and anatomy classes. The DeJardin Hall
expansion includes 21,000 more square feet and an additional 18,600 square
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feet to the original building. The project also doubled the chemistry lab
capacity, which will accommodate an additional 250 chemistry students a year.
Hanging from the ceiling in the commons is a full-size replica Beluga
whale skeleton and a blown-up molecular DNA sculpture. Along the walls
you will find display cases full of different preserved species, natural artifact
collections and many other treasures for students to study and observe.
If you would like to explore the newest addition to the CCC campus, the
grand opening is slated for Friday, October 11 at 4 p.m. Aside from student-led
tours of the facility, there will be a short program followed by refreshments.
DeJardin Hall is located at 19600 Molalla Ave. on the Oregon City campus
next to Roger Rook Hall.
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—--------------------------------------------- September 30, 2019