NEWS
De Jardin expands to the future
BY LAU R A CAN I DA
A
.NEWS EDITOR
The Dejardin HallExpansion Open House was'deemed a
success by students, faculty and community members.
After a presentation that lasted approximately 45
minutes, a small group of student musicians serenaded
attendees as they strolled through the.building admiring
all the new features.
Jennifer Pope, a lab technician who has has worked at
the college for nine years, shared some of her favorite
things about the new building. “ I do all the lab prep
work, so I love the prep spaces. They are veiy modern,
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very coordinated. Over in the old Pauling, we had closets
here arid there and a little small prep areas, so you were
constantly running around all day trying to figure out
where you put this thing or that. I do love the new prep
spaces we have. I also like that it feels like a science
building.” 7
Some of the new safety features are extra gas shut-offs,
and eyewashes at each station. “There are sensors for if
there are toó riiany (VOCs) Volatile Organic Cómpoúnds.
There are so many more things that we didn’t have
before that are great in terms of safety,” said Pope.
Mike Farrell, an engineering instructor at Dejardin said,
“ I like it! Definitely ¡much more open and inviting. It’S
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According to Lori Hall, public informations officer for
Clackamas Community College, “The gland opening
event was great. It was well attended by the college
community and the community at large. Rep. Mark Meek
and Rep. Christine Drazan were in attendance along with
some other local elected officials. Up next, we will break
ground Qp our new student services çènter this spring
with coriipletion slated for fall 2021. This will be the last
of our bond projects, which voters approved in 2014. ”
You can find more information about the bond projects
atwww.clackamas.edu/bondinformation.
College studies equity
Clackamajs Cojpmtinity Qollgge’ s
:;DivWsityr Equity, and Inclusion
group, or DEI for short, released last
month a strategic plan for promoting
equity that will remove gaps and
barriers that hold back students
from success,
A recent survey taken by both
CCC students and staff showed that
there were a number of equity issues
affecting campus life, including
students experiencing or witnessing
discrimination, faculty not receiving
supervisor support to overcome
discrimination issues and an overall
need of training to help promote
equity.
The DEI plans to address issues of
inequity by improving awareness at
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CCC through activities and events
within the community, approving
policy that helps to promote equity
and establishing standards through,
the DEI strategic plan.
The
DEI
Strategic
Plan
Subcommittee will also be hosting
feedback sessions to allow people
to provide input and share their
thoughts on the strategy plan.
If you wish to share your thoughts,
please attend the meeting on October
24. It will be held in the Gregory
Forum, room G108C from 3:00 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
■--Andrew Griffin
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