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16A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 17, 2015 Polk County Education WOU public safety gets new badges SCHOOL NOTES CCC names Oliveros new dean of SDLR By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — Camp- bell Hall and Mount Hood will soon grace the shoulders of public safety officers at Western Oregon University, thanks to a new badge de- signed by senior Jeff Collet. “The problem that was presented was how can we describe the region and the campus in a simple way,” said Collet, a visual commu- nication design student. “Campbell Hall, being the oldest building in public ed- ucation this side of the coun- try, was a fine representation of that. Mount Hood is sym- bolic of Oregon, and then it was suggested that the American flag be included. I love the way it turned out.” Collet descr ibed the process of designing a new patch for public safety at an unveiling on June 9. Currently, WOU public safety officers wear two dif- ferent badges, one for the Oregon University System and one for WOU. But with the Ore- gon University System being dissolved July 1, a n d We s t e r n having its own governance board, it was time to take a look at a complete redesign, said Rebecca Chiles, public safety director. It’s the first time the Public Safety Department has had a new patch since 1997, said Officer Trever Jackson. “We were able to get more specific to the university and use the university’s colors with the red, which is fairly uncommon to have a lot of SALEM — Chemeketa Community College has named Claire Oliveros as the new executive dean of student development and learning resources. She will lead the departments that provide student support services such as enrollment, counseling and financial aid. She begins Aug. 1. “Claire is a great match for our division, our college and com- munity,” said Jim Eustrom, Chemeketa’s vice president. Oliveros has nearly 20 years of higher education and com- munity college experience primarily at Portland Community College. She was most recently PCC’s director of TRIO Student Support Services, a federally funded program offering educa- tional opportunity for low-income, first generation, and dis- abled students. She has a doctorate degree in education from Oregon State University with a specialization in community col- lege leadership. “I am excited to become a part of Chemeketa because of its commitment to diversity, equity and student success,” Oliveros said. KV Charter School hires music teacher KINGS VALLEY — Kings Valley Charter School announced Thursday the hiring of Danielle DeMasi as a music teacher. DeMasi has a degree in music from Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga. EMILY MENTZER/Itemizer-Observer Jeff Collet accepts thanks from Public Safety Director Rebecca Chiles during an un- veiling of Western Oregon University’s new public safety patch on June 9. red on the patch,” Jackson noted. “I’m real happy about it. It’s really ex- citing.” Six students in Jen Bracy’s visual commu- nication design classes submit- ted designs, but Collet’s was cho- sen — a testament to his hard work and vision, Bracy said. “All the other students were … further along in their coursework,” she said. Collet said he tried to keep his design simple enough that details would not be lost in embroidery. “It was chosen because they liked the direction I was going in, but it definitely needed an overhaul,” he said. “So I went back to the drawing board and took what I had done and their suggestions and made something that everyone en- joyed.” One thing that needed to be rethought was the shape. “The shape of the patch was, originally, it looked like a W for Western, but that was a little too custom for em- broidery shops,” Collet said. The W is still implied in the new patch, he noted, with sloping edges along the side. The patch is the first big project Collet has done. Though he is a senior next year, he has only started in the visual communication design courses, having taken only 100 and 200 lower-divi- sion courses. He came to Western after serving in the military as a combat photographer and videographer. After starting out majoring in chemistry and mathematics, he decid- ed his passion lay in the arts. “I looked at the programs that Western had that would strengthen my skills in pho- tography and video, and I thought that pursing graphic design would only benefit me becoming a more well- rounded multimedia artist,” Collet said. Chiles said she would make sure he got one of the badges, once they were made, to add to his portfolio. “It’s pretty cool to be a part of Western history now, hav- ing that impact, that’s all I got to say,” Collet said. WOU renames rec center in Peter Courtney’s honor Itemizer-Observer staff report MONMOUTH — It’s a building he dreamed of — and now it is named after him. Western Oregon University’s recre- ational building, completed in 2011, is now the Peter Courtney Health and Wellness Center. The university held a short ceremony in honor of Courtney — Oregon’s Senate President and long- time WOU employee — Saturday morn- ing before the university’s graduation. At WOU, Courtney served as an as- sistant to six university presidents and during that time, he advocated for the center to be built. He retired in Decem- ber after working 30 years at the uni- versity. Search continues for KVCS teachers KINGS VALLEY — Kings Valley Charter School is looking for a new high school math teacher and first-second grade teacher. Those applying for the math position must be a “highly qual- ified” teacher in Oregon for high school-level math. The appli- cation deadline is Friday. Those applying for the elementary position must have a teaching license and meet highly qualified status for elemen- tary teachers. Deadline is June 26. For more information about salary, qualifications and how to apply for both positions, contact: People Sustaining Kings Val- ley (PSKV), 541-231-5444 or email pskvcontact@gmail.com. Ap- plications are to be sent to PSKV at pskvcontact@gmail.com. Summer meals locations listed online POLK COUNTY — Families looking for locations serving free summer meals for students 18 and younger can now find that information online. Meal site addresses and serving times can be found at: http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/. Lunch, and at some locations, breakfast and dinner, are avail- able to any child ages 18 and younger Monday through Friday now until Aug. 28. Local meals sites include Ash Creek Elementary School, Mon- mouth (lunch); Falls City High School (lunch); Henry Hill Educa- tional Support Center, Independence (breakfast and lunch); Head Start, Independence (breakfast, lunch and dinner); Inde- pendence Elementary School (breakfast and lunch); LaCreole Middle School, Dallas (lunch); Lyle Elementary School, Dallas (lunch); Monmouth Elementary School (lunch); Park West Apartments, Independence (lunch); Whitworth Elementary School, Dallas (lunch); Woodbridge Meadow Apartments, Dal- las (lunch.) For more information: http://www.summerfoodoregon.org/. Recycle this newspaper.
