Clatsop Community College 1651 Lexington Avenue * Astoria, Oregon 97103 * (503) 325-0910

NOTICE OF MEETING BOARD MEETING DATE: Tuesday, January 10, 2017

TIME: 6:00 p.m., Executive Session 6:30 p.m., Regular Board

Meeting PLACE: Community Room (COL219)

Lexington Avenue Campus Astoria, Oregon

EXECUTIVE SESSION

EXECUTIVE SESSION in accordance with ORS192.660 (2) (h) Legal Rights

REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA

I) CALL TO ORDER

A. Adoption of Agenda

II) PUBLIC FORUM

A. Introduction of Guests

B. Public Comment

(This is an opportunity for brief presentations on any topics NOT on the

agenda. Opportunity for public comment on agenda items will be provided

at the time they are considered during the meeting.)

Attachment

III) APPROVAL OF MINUTES A

IV) REPORTS /DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Patriot Redevelopment Project Report (handout)

B. Report of the Deputy Clerk (handout)

Identify Budget Committee Members

C. Report of the Board Chair

D. Report of the Board Representatives

E. President’s Cabinet Updates

Instruction Report B

Marketing & Communications C

F. Report of the President D

School Board Recognition Month

V) OLD BUSINESS A. College Property Discussion - PAC

VI) NEW BUSINESS A. Approval to Accept United Way 2016-17 Campaign Funds E

VII) ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

College Closed Monday, January 16, Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 6:30 p.m., Regular Board Meeting, Columbia Hall

(Room COL219), Lexington Avenue Campus, Astoria, OR

Events, Communications, and News Items F

VIII) BOARD FORUM

IX) ADJOURNMENT

Strategic Goals

Improve College Processes

Improve the Vitality and Stability of the College

Improve Accountability and Transparency

Board Goals for FY16-17

Celebrate and recognize positive contributions and accomplishments that enhance and facilitate student success and the future of Clatsop Community College

Actively assist the College in securing the best financial base for long-term economic stability. (i.e. support efforts to develop funding initiatives, update strategic planning and enrollment retention)

Promote a college community that is committed to the health, diversity, dignity and worth of every person. (i.e. equity and inclusivity)

Actively Seek College and community leadership, which promotes educational excellence and development on campus and throughout the North Coast communities.

Continue to develop a campus community of collaboration and in support of professional growth

Accommodations: Persons having questions about or a request for special needs and accommodation should contact JoAnn Zahn,

Vice President of Finance and Operations, at Clatsop Community College, 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, Oregon 97103, phone

503-338-2421 or TDD 503-338-2468. Email special needs and accommodation request to requests@clatsopcc.edu. Contact should be

made at least two business days in advance of the event.business days in advance of the event.

DRAFT 12/13/2016 Minutes

MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 13, 2016

CLATSOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Chair Rosemary Baker-Monaghan at 6:30 p.m.

Board members present: Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Anne Teaford-Cantor, Patrick Wingard,

Robert Duehmig (via phone), Esther Moberg, Tessa James Scheller. Absent: Karen Burke.

Others present: Carolyn Cazee, Chris Ousley, Greg Dorcheus, Ann Gydé, Sunny Klever,

Margaret Frimoth, Nichole Warwick, Siv Barnum, Deputy Clerk JoAnn Zahn, President Chris

Breitmeyer, and Recording Secretary Stephanie Dorcheus.

A. Adoption of Agenda

Tessa Scheller moved to adopt the agenda. Patrick Wingard seconded. The motion carried

unanimously.

II. PUBLIC FORUM

A. Introduction of Guests

Chair Baker-Monaghan asked those present to introduce themselves.

B. Public Comment

Nichole Warwick, CCC Instructor, presented the board with information regarding her

Biology 103 class.

III. AUDIT REPORT

Vice President Zahn introduced Auditor Caroline Wright from CliftonAllenLarson, LLP who

gave an overview of the Clatsop Community College Year End June 30, 2016 audit and other

required communications via video conference with the board. She acknowledged Vice

President JoAnn Zahn; Margaret Antilla, Director of Accounting; Chris Ousley, Dean of

Students and Enrollment Management; and Lloyd Mueller, Director of Financial Aid, for

their outstanding assistance during this audit.

Wright went through the different sections of the audit and highlighted the following: The

college received a clean opinion which is the highest that can be received, two findings in

regards to federal financial aid (corrective actions discussed), and the continuing issues with

GASBY 68 (pension reporting changes).The full audit and reports can be accessed here CCC

Audit Reports.

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Robert Duehmig moved to accept the draft audit as presented for the year ended June

30, 2016. Anne Teaford-Cantor seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

IV. REPORTS/DISCUSSION ITEMS

A. Patriot Redevelopment Project Report

Board reviewed the report. (no presenter)

B. Report of the Board Representatives

Foundation – Duehmig reported that Foundation Committee is working on the auction and is

actively seeking art, experiences and sponsors. The Foundation will be participating in a

Strategic Planning activity with the president at the next Foundation board meeting.

C. President’s Cabinet Updates

Instruction Report

Board reviewed the report. (no presenter)

Marketing and Communication

Board reviewed the report. (no presenter)

Student Affairs Report

Dean of Students, Chris Ousley, reported on recruiting and admission events, early academic

alerts, the first term finished by Oregon Promise students, and the success of the student

winter service projects.

D. Report of the President

President Chris Breitmeyer discussed the following in his report:

The Governor’s budget for community colleges is set to be funded at 550 million, the

same as the last biennium.

Oregon Promise is fully funded for next year but no funding for the support services

that were funded this year.

CCC not funded for the capital funding projects, the president will keep working to

get Clatsop funded.

The college’s information system, Rogue Net, is going to be phased out and Clatsop

will work with other community college users and OCCA to purchase a new system.

Margaret Frimoth and Teena Toyas will share the position of Interim Vice President

of Academic Affairs starting in January.

V. OLD BUSINESS

None

VI. NEW BUSINESS

None

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VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

Chair Baker-Monaghan drew attention to the announcements and communications in the Board

packet.

VIII. BOARD FORUM

JoAnn Zahn commented on the financials that there was a 9.77% increase in tuition and

fees in November compared to the same time a year ago.

Tessa Scheller advocated for the support of a diversity plan for the college.

Patrick Wingard was enthusiastic about the tour of the MERTS campus that he attended as

part of the Advance Astoria group.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

Without further business, the Regular Board meeting was adjourned at approximately

7:35 p.m.

Chris Breitmeyer, President Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Chair

Stephanie Dorcheus, Recording Secretary

Date January 10, 2017

Clatsop Community College District Board of Education

Instruction Report

Submitted by: Kristen Wilkin; Dean Workforce Education and Training

Student Success and Involvement

At their annual meeting, the Knappton Cove Heritage Center recognized CCC

Historic Preservation students for their plaster repair work, Joe Cain for reconstructing

the old water tower cupola, Don Haslan for painting, and Brooke Willoughby for

landscaping.

CCC Fire Science student Dallas Ritchie was one of the many wildland fire fighters sent to

the Gatlinburg, Tennessee fire. Dallas works for Inbound LLC and spent two weeks assisting

on scene.

Academic, Career and Technical Education, and Workforce Program/Curricular Updates

Mary Kemhus, Community Education and Workforce Coordinator, hosted Secretary of State

Notary Public Seminar in December with 14 attending and reports that CCC offered 83

Workforce Training classes and 56 Community Education classes in Fall term for a total of

138 classes.

Dean Kristen Wilkin finished the 2012-2017 EMT and Advanced EMT Self-Study

Accreditation Report in preparation for the January 2017 Accreditation visit. The 36 page

narrative report was accompanied by over 300 pages of support documentation. A box

containing the five copies that were mailed to the HECC was so heavy that it had to be

brought to the Coordinator’s office on a dolly. Special thanks goes out to all EMT and AEMT

part-time faculty who assisted with the report especially Brian Cole for his dedicated work on

our inventory report.

New Workforce classes for Winter term include: 3D Printing, Grow Your Business with

Storytelling, and Using Microsoft Office in addition to our annual workforce offerings for a

total of 45 classes with more to be added after the term begins.

Community Education has some new and exciting courses for Winter term including Belly

Dancing, Candle Making, Culinary Boot Camp, and Retirement Roadmap in addition to our

regularly schedules community education lineup for a total of 54 classes.

Community Collaborations and Faculty/Staff Effort Recognition

Dean Kristen Wilkin participated on a panel at the 2016 Oregon Business Leadership

Summit titled Oregon’s Maritime Sector: The Most Important Sector Nobody’s Ever Heard

Of, and What Oregon Leaders Can Do to Help it Thrive. Others on the panel included: Doug

Hunt, Commissioner, Lincoln County (Moderator); Rick Williams, Leidos Maritime;

Representative David Gomberg, Oregon State Legislature, Central Coast; Caitlin Sause,

Sause Brothers of Coos Bay; and Rob Rich, Shaver Transportation of Portland. The

following is the breakout session description. Maritime Sector jobs are found along the

Pacific Coast, up the Columbia and Snake River systems, and throughout our state. The

sector includes ports, businesses, and, importantly, Oregon citizens working maritime jobs

throughout the state and around the world. If you work in the distant waters of a fishing fleet

off Alaska or serve aboard a warship, Coast Guard cutter, research vessel or merchant ship,

and you live in Oregon, then you (and many others like you) are part of Oregon’s Maritime

Economic Sector. In fact, the National Maritime Center reports that over 9,000 distinct U.S.

Coast Guard mariner licenses are domiciled in Oregon. Oregonians work and serve around

the globe in high paying maritime jobs and pay Oregon income taxes, regardless of where

they report to work. Unfortunately, unlike Washington Oregon doesn’t formally recognize

the existence of a maritime sector. Why does this matter? Without stronger recognition of the

Maritime Sector by the State of Oregon, it is difficult to secure support for workforce

development and other efforts that are vital for the sector to grow and flourish. A special

thanks to CCC President Chris Breitmeyer for attending and sitting in on the breakout

session.

FTE and Enrollment Management

A total of 45.04 FTE was brought in through College Now, Dual Credit, and Simultaneous

Enrollment in December. College Now included Maritime Science courses at both Tongue

Point Job Corps Center and the U.S. Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat School; Dual Credit

included Biology coursework at Clatskanie High School; and Simultaneous Enrollment

included HD 100 coursework taught at Knapp, Astoria, Warrenton and Seaside High Schools.

MERTS Campus News

Maritime Science Faculty, Bill Antilla, taught eight 40-hour MAS 207 Leadership &

Managerial Skills class this fall. This class is required for mariners as part of the regulatory

requirements for certain Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW)

endorsements. These National Maritime Center STCW gap closing requirements are due

December 31, 2016.

Tony Como, Fire Science Teaching Assistant, assisted with trainings for Clatsop County

Firefighters Association Wildland, Georgia Pacific Camas Mill, Gearhart Fire Dept., Georgia

Pacific Wauna Mill and Lewis & Clark Fire Dept., resulting in 1.57 FTE.

The MERTS Campus welcomed 10 AVID students from Knappa High School on a tour of

MERTS programs, the Fire Response and Research Center and M/V FORERUNNER.

South County Campus News

December started out with a bang for the CEDR/CCC SBDC staff as they presented, There's

No Business Like Small Business, for CCC’s December, 2016, monthly Ales and Ideas event.

It was held at Fort George’s Lovall Showroom and was filled with community members,

students, business owners, and Small Business Management alumni. Several speakers shared

information during this exciting evening. Kevin Leahy, CEDR--Executive Director & CCC

SBDC, welcomed the audience of about 60 people, gave an overview of CCC SBDC &

CEDR, talked about the trends currently dominating the small business landscape, and

succession planning. David Reid, SBDC Advisor, shared reasons why people start

businesses, things that make them successful, and pitfalls to watch out for. Small Business

Management alumni Becky Johnson, Co-owner of Astoria Vintage Hardware, and Jack

Harris, co-owner of Fort George Brewery both gave testimonials explaining how the tools,

funding resources, and information obtained through the Small Business Development Center

have helped guide them as business owners, and strengthened their businesses. Walt

Postlewait, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer for Craft3, and program

manager for the Clatsop Community College SBDC Small Business Management Program

shared about how determination, creativity, differentiation, access to capital, and luck can be

keys to bucking the trends in business and making businesses thrive. Mark Redwine, Clatsop

CC Adjunct instructor and SBM staff member explained business accounting and how it’s a

form of storytelling—not math. Tammy Lambert, Office Manager of CCC’s SBDC and

CEDR South County Center shared how Clatsop Community College and it’s Small Business

Development Center can (and do) go hand in hand serving Clatsop County as a whole. It’s

done through advising business owners, ongoing community outreach, and providing relevant

workforce training and workshops for their clients, community members, business owners

and their employees.

Kevin Leahy and part-time SBDC Advisor Jorge Gutierrez, along with thirteen other

centers attended the Clackamas SBDC Latino Outreach Meeting, held on December 7, 2016

in Milwaukie, OR. Funding was provided by a SBA grant through the Oregon Small Business

Development Network.

Grant Awards and Updates

Dean Kristen Wilkin and Debby Robertson, Carl Perkins and Career Pathways

Coordinator, finalized the first state report and budget for the $30,000

Intergovernmental Grant Agreement for High School to College Career Pathway

Development. The project began January 9, 2017 and will conclude June 30, 2017 with

a new Pathway Certificate for high school Automotive students being rolled out Fall of

2017.

Final applications for the Rainier and Seaside School Districts for the 2016-17

Secondary Career Pathway Funding was approved for equipment & software purchases,

student activities and professional development opportunities for the CTE teachers. This

funding awards local high schools with CTE Programs of Study (POS) that are

pathways to high wage high demand jobs and had qualified students, who the previous

year earned at least 3 College credits from Clatsop. Rainier HS’s Business &

Management CTE POS was awarded $7,211 and Seaside High School’s award was

$8,813 and $4,006 for their CTE POS in Business & Management and Industrial &

Engineering, respectively.

Upcoming Events

January 13, Criminal Justice Regional Advisory Committee meeting, 12-1:30 p.m., Col 219

January 26, Carl Perkins Grant state review, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Main Campus

January 27, State of Oregon EMT Accreditation Review, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Main Campus

February 2-3, Student Success Conference, Portland Airport Sheraton

February 9-10, CTE Statewide Meeting, Chemeketa Community College, Salem

Communications and Marketing Board Report-December 2016 Communications

Internal- -Clatsop Connection, the internal newsletter for faculty and staff is running on the 2-

week cycle and feature highlights around campus to keep employees informed about current news on campus and upcoming events. Main topics were the holiday basket auction and health committee info.

External- Press Releases- Press releases went out to newspaper, magazine, business, and radio

outlets. PR for the GED orientation, Adult Education offerings, winter term community education classes and January Ales and Ideas are a few of the topics

Social Media- -Facebook- messages are going out regularly to keep the CCC page in followers’ feeds. As of Dec. 22nd, we have 1,892 people who follow our page. Just this past month we gained 32 more people following us. -Event Calendars-Community calendars are utilized to promote events. Chamber calendars, coast community radio, hipfish, are a few.

Report to the Community- Information gathering is currently in progress for the Report to the Community and will be presented in an online format this year. I hope to have it up and online mid-January.

Patriot Hall Prep- I have created a trial run for signing employees up to use the campus fitness facilities this winter term in preparation of Patriot Hall opening. The wellness committee has agreed to go through this registration process to work out the bugs of how the process works. We will make adjustments as necessary this term and try another round during Spring Term. Through these trial runs with employees we will then be able to copy much of the process and apply it to the community members who will want to sign up to use the facilities once Patriot Hall is open.

Marketing Print-Daily Astorian - Monthly Ad-Winter term focus for registration

Radio- The next set of ads started Dec. 26 and will run through January. Chris Breitmeyer voiced the commercials for us and they sound great

Publications-Nursing brochure is in the 2nd draft stage and GED trifold is currently being worked on.

Events- -I continue attending community meetings and events and represent the college and give updates. -I was elected to the ADHDA board and started attending the meetings this month and am getting acclimated to that group and hope to find more ways to tie CCC into downtown events.

January 2017 Board Report

BUDGET We are beginning work on developing the budget for the next fiscal year, the budget committee had a meeting in December and will be picking up where they left off now that winter term has begun. The group is committed to a collaborative inclusive process that will allow for all departments to requests items that are focused on enhancing the student experience at CCC. VPAA UPDATE We have started the process of selecting the permanent Vice President for Academic Affairs and a reconstituted committee will begin to identifying those individuals we would like to interview. We are on track for a mid-summer start date. STRATEGIC PLANNING We recently completed a SWOT analysis activity with staff and adjunct faculty and will be analyzing the results from that work as well as from a SWOT conducted with the full-time faculty during the fall semester. This information combined with data from the environmental scan will help us identify our strategic goals. We may be holding additional SWOT sessions that we will invite the board to participate in. As mentioned previously, we have completed a mission and vision review process that has resulted in a reworking of the language in those two important statements. Initially we had hoped to share those proposed changes with the board at this meeting but now anticipate bringing it forward at the February meeting. WINTER TERM As we start the winter term we are excited to have students back on campus this week. Early reports indicate a small increase in our enrollment as compared to last winter term. This growth, combined with the nearly ten percent increase seen during the fall, is a tangible demonstration of the good work that our student services team is doing in supporting our students; as well as evidence of the excellent instruction provided by our faculty. CCC is fortunate to see this growth as most colleges in the state and the nation are seeing declines. We had two all college in-service events last week. First was our all-college meeting where updates from various areas were shared with the campus community. Information on budgets, safety, IT infrastructure, facilities, the upcoming career fair, marketing, foundation activities and our library were shared. Our sense of shared purpose and teamwork was on full display during the meeting as we continue to build up our sense of campus community spirit. The second event was an all-college bowling and potluck held at Lower Columbia Bowl. It was an excellent opportunity for us to further bond as a team and energize us for the coming term. I hope to make this an annual event kicking of winter term. Moving forward we are officially designating Fridays as CCC Spirit Day and asking folks to wear CCC gear on Fridays to promote school spirit and as a symbol of pride in the great work that we do here at Clatsop Community College.

Clatsop Community College

Board Meeting

January 10, 2017

Submitted by: Margaret Frimoth

Title: Approval to Accept United Way 2017-18 Campaign Funds

What:

The College Board is asked to approve the anticipated distribution of funds from the

annual Clatsop County United Way Campaign. Funds from this campaign primarily, but

not exclusively, support students who participate in the CCC Lives in Transition &

Transiciones Costa programs.

Why:

College Policy 3.155 encourages staff members to prepare and submit grant proposals.

Clatsop County United Way requires Board approval prior to receipt of funds. The

United Way grant has been a successful funding stream for more than a decade,

providing annual support of the LIT program, and more recently, the Transiciones

expansion. The United Way grant provides funding for program expenses not covered by

CCC General Fund or other financial resources. United Way funds are a particularly good

match for supporting student needs. Participation in United Way also contributes to

positive community partnerships.

Recommended Action:

Approve the anticipated distribution of 2016-2017 United Way grant funds to the Clatsop

Community College, Lives in Transition Program.

United Way Agency Agreement

THIS AGREEMENT entered into by and between the United Way of Clatsop County, an

Oregon non-profit Corporation (hereinafter referred as “United Way”) and

Clatsop Community College, Lives in Transition Program, (Hereinafter “Agency”).

Recitals:

WHEREAS, United Way is a non-profit Oregon Corporation that solicits and distributes

funds to local agencies selected by United Way;

WHEAREAS, United Way has selected Agency to become a United Way member

agency eligible to receive funds from United Way and Agency desires to receive funding from

United Way as part of its annual budget; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth the terms and conditions relating to United

Way’s provisions of funds to Agency and Agency’s receipt of funds from United Way.

NOW THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Term, Renewal. Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, the term of this

Agreement shall be for the 2016 United Way Campaign allocation year from February 1, 2017 to

January 31, 2018. Neither party shall have an obligation to enter into another Agreement

following the expiration of the term hereof.

2. United Way Allocation of Funds to Agency. United Way agrees to give

consideration to Agency along with the other United Way member agencies in making its annual

allocation of funds received from the United Way fundraising campaign. However, United Way

shall not have any obligation to allocate any funds to Agency. Further, Agency acknowledges

that United Way’s allocations are based upon pledges, which may or may not be actually

received by United Way and that United Way’s allocations to Agency, if any, do not constitute a

legal obligation to pay such funds to Agency.

3. Agency Participation in United Way Campaign. As a condition of Agency’s

continuing status as a United Way member agency and Agency’s continuing eligibility to receive

United Way funds, Agency shall actively support and participate in United Way’s annual

fundraising campaign, which includes participation in the General United Way Campaign and

the Charitable Fund Drive for State employees and the Combined Federal Campaign for Federal

employees. In the event that Agency fails to support and participate in the annual campaign to

the satisfaction of United Way, United Way may, in its sole and absolute discretion, without

limitation, terminate Agency’s status as a United Way member agency, reduce or terminate any

allocation previously made to Agency or other remedy available to United Way.

4. No Agency Fundraising During United Way Campaign. During the United Way

fundraising campaign from the second Tuesday in September to the third Tuesday in November,

Agency shall not conduct any fundraising activities, including but not limited to membership

campaigns, direct mail appeals, merchandise sales, capital fund campaigns or any other

fundraising activities, without the express prior approval of United Way.

5. Agency to Provide Financial Information. Agency shall, at the appropriate times

designated by United Way, provide all financial information requested by United Way for use in

United Way’s budgeting and allocation processes. At a minimum, Agency shall be required to

provide the following information to United Way:

(a) A copy of the Agency’s actual and proposed budget for the current and upcoming

United Way allocation years; (see work sheet)

(b) A copy of the Agency’s most recent IRS Form 990 federal income tax return;

(c) A copy of the Agency’s service figures, including the number of individuals served,

the number of paid staff, volunteers, etc; and

(d) A copy of the Agency’s balance sheets, financial statements, audits, and other

financial data, if requested.

In the event that Agency does not maintain separate financial records or information for its

activities in Clatsop County, Agency shall use its best efforts to approximate its financial

information relating to its activities in Clatsop County.

(6) Agency to Provide Annual Calendar. Promptly after execution of this Agreement,

Agency shall provide United Way with a written or attachment of a calendar of planned and

anticipated fundraising activities during the term of the Agreement. Further, Agency shall have a

continuing duty to provide written notice to United Way of any additional fundraising activities

not included in the Agency’s written calendar promptly after Agency becomes aware of such

additional activities.

(7) Change in Scope or Purpose of Agency. Agency shall advise United Way in

writing of any contemplated change in the purpose or scope of Agency’s activities during the

term of this Agreement, including but not limited to and material change in Agency’s programs

or activities or in the Agency Board of Directors, Articles of Incorporation or its Bylaws. In the

event that Agency proceeds with material change in scope or purpose without prior approval

from United Way, United Way reserves the right to reduce or terminate any allocation made to

Agency, and to terminate Agency’s status as a United Way member agency.

(8) Cooperation and Communication. United Way and Agency shall each use best

efforts and good faith to cooperate and further the purposes and goals of each other. Further to

this end, both United Way and Agency shall endeavor to keep the other informed on all matters

of common concern and to keep channels of communication open for consideration of problems

and concern.

(9) Publicity. United Way shall, whenever possible and appropriate, use in its best

efforts to promote and publicly recognize the accomplishments of Agency and to assist Agency

in its promotional activities. Agency shall conspicuously designate that it is “A United Way

Agency” on all promotional materials printed or distributed including web sites and electronic

media by agency during the term of this Agreement.

(10) Attorney Fees. In the event that legal action arises out of any provision of this

Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorney fees and costs

and disbursements incurred therein.

I, Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Board Chair, certify that I am authorized to represent Clatsop

Community College, Lives in Transition Program, and that this agreement has been read and

approved by the majority of the governing body on January 10, 2017 and that the terms and

obligations have been agreed to by said governing body.

UPCOMING EVENTS

January – February 2017

EVENT LOCATION DATE TIME

Art Scholarship Fundraiser

Art Faculty & Regional

Artists Exhibit

CCC Royal

Nebeker Art

Gallery

November 10 –

January 19

Open during normal college operating hours

All In the Timing

Partners for the PAC

CCC Performing

Arts Center

January

13,14,15,20,21,22

See www.supportthepac.org for more info

Au Naturel: The Nude in the

21st Century CCC Royal

Nebeker Art

Gallery

January 26 –

March 16

Ales & Ideas Lecture Series Fort George:

Lovell Showroom

February 2 6:00 pm doors open

7:00 pm Lecture Begins

Reception for Au Naturel CCC Royal

Nebeker Art

Gallery

February 9 6:00 pm

The Press Gang CCC Performing

Arts Center

February 10 7:00 pm

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Car club donates teach aid to CCCCar club donates teach aid to CCC

Submitted Photo Lower Columbia Classic Car Club recently donated a $2,500 diagnostic oscilloscope tothe Automotive Technology Department at Clatsop Community College. The tool is a teaching aid forstudents in learning to troubleshoot problems in computerized automobiles. The club annually donatestools and/or teaching aids that are not included in that year’s budget. Pictured, from left, LCCC Club VicePresident Darryl Niemi, Committee Chairman Oliver Yackley, Automotive Technology Instructor Thad Nolanand LCCC Club Treasurer Burt Young.

By Edward Stratton • The Daily AstorianPublished on December 14, 2016 9:36AM

College moves to prohibit smoking

Clatsop Community College could go tobacco­free by spring term.

President Christopher Breitmeyer said he is drafting a no­smoking policy afterthe  college  council,  a  group  of  college  faculty,  staff  and  students  used  toaddress major issues on campus, voted to move ahead.

“The goal  of  our  policy  is    to  change  the  culture  on  campus  to  one   wherestudents,  faculty  and  staff  do  not  smoke  on  our  campus,”  Breitmeyer  said.“We  will  step  up  efforts  to  educate  people  about  the  consequences  ofsmoking and secondhand smoke.   We do not expect  this  to be an overnightchange and we will be sensitive in how we implement this policy.”

Breitmeyer  said  the  first  reading  could  happen  in  January,  with  adoption  inlate winter or early spring.

Smoking survey

Breitmeyer said some of the impetus behind the no­smoking policy was an online survey of staff and students organizedby the campus’ health and wellness community. The survey included more than 400 responses, 128 of which reportedusing tobacco or other nicotine products.

Nearly half of respondents said they would support the college banning tobacco use, if smoking cessation services wereoffered,  with more  than  30  percent  neutral  and  20  percent  opposed. Nearly  half  of  respondents who  reported  usingtobacco products indicated they want to quit.

Asked whether secondhand smoke on campus bothers them, nearly half of the respondents answered “not at all,” withanother 21 percent reporting “a lot” and nearly 29 percent “a little.” Nearly 60 percent of respondents reported rarely ornever being exposed to secondhand smoke.

Nearly three­quarters of respondents reported they strongly or somewhat agreed with a college’s ability to ban tobaccouse  on  campus.  Nearly  64  percent  of  respondents  strongly  or  somewhat  agreed  they  would  choose  a  smoke­freecampus over one that allows smoking.

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Angela Martin, a nonsmoker and member of  the college council  representing support staff, said some people  feel  thetwo smoking shelters are adequate, and a ban unfair to some.

“We have students who smoke,” she said. “It’s not illegal to smoke. And yet we’re making it more difficult for them to getan education.”

She said the college has experimented with a ban before, but found smokers migrating to surrounding sidewalks and infront of people’s homes. “It was short­lived because of issues with neighbors.”

Previous efforts

Smoking is currently allowed in two spots on the main campus — one to the east of Towler Hall and another in the lowerparking lot.

The college has  restricted smoking  to designated areas since at  least 2003.  In 2009,  the college board amended  thesmoking policy, emphasizing smoking cessation services and specifically restricting smoking at least 25 feet from doors,windows and air intakes.

Greg Hamann, the college’s president at the time, said the college explored, but never fully implemented a ban. He saidthe vote  in 2009 came amid a  lobbying effort  led by  the American Lung Association of Oregon to ban  tobacco use oncampus.

“We  had  concerns  about  it,  and  other  schools  had  had  the  experience  of  when  you  ban  smoking,  you  simply  pushsmokers out,” he said.

Hamann,  now  president  of  Linn­Benton Community College,  said  the  shelters  are  a  common  caveat  of  “smoke­free”campuses, including his.