Jeanette Wright

  • DeJardin breaks new ground

    By Jeanette Wright | June 5, 2018 | Comments Off on DeJardin breaks new ground

    Clackamas Community College celebrated the groundbreaking for the DeJardin Hall expansion and new transit center on Friday. Construction for the new parking lot and transit center will begin June 18, with aims to be finished by fall 2019, when structures for the expansion will be brought to the campus. A ceremony was held between the…

  • Appreciation Day showcases STEM talents

    By Jeanette Wright | May 30, 2018 | Comments Off on Appreciation Day showcases STEM talents

    Clackamas Community College’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) club is one of the largest student groups on campus. To celebrate everything the STEM club does, they showcase student work. CCC’s STEM Appreciation Day was celebrated Thursday with the STEM club hosting student presentations in the Community Center and a student question and answer panel…

  • Talent among us

    By Jeanette Wright | May 23, 2018 | Comments Off on Talent among us

      The opening of the annual Clackamas Community College Student Art Show was May 17, and open till June 7. The exhibit opened at the Alexander Gallery in Niemeyer Center, followed by an awards ceremony and banquet with free food and live music played by CCC students. One hundred thirt-four pieces of original artwork were…

  • CCC student bookstore partners with Barnes & Noble

    By Jeanette Wright | May 22, 2018 | Comments Off on CCC student bookstore partners with Barnes & Noble

    Clackamas Community College is bringing changes to the bookstores early this fall term with a partnership from Barnes & Noble. The deal is the first out of any community college in Oregon. Barnes & Noble is on the Oregon City campus on May 23 from 2- 4 p.m. in the McLoughlin Auditorium, room 121, for…

  • Horticulture fundraiser draws community

    By Jeanette Wright | May 15, 2018 | Comments Off on Horticulture fundraiser draws community

    With the weather getting warmer, and green things sprouting up everywhere, what better way to spend your weekend than planting a garden? The annual Horticulture Club plant sale at Clackamas Community College started on Friday, and people lined up outside Clairmont Hall to buy student-grown plants for as low as 1 dollar for single starts.…

  • Summer camps grant college credit opportunities

    By Jeanette Wright | May 8, 2018 | Comments Off on Summer camps grant college credit opportunities

    Clackamas Community College is hosting four free summer camps this year for high school students in Clackamas County. Classes in health sciences, industrial technology, horticulture and invention will be held June 18 – 22 from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Three of the camps will be held on the CCC Oregon City campus and the invention…

  • CCC elects new president and vice president

    By Jeanette Wright | May 8, 2018 | Comments Off on CCC elects new president and vice president

    On Monday Clackamas Community College announced the new Associated Student Government president and vice president. Francia Lockerby and Clare Hansen will be replacing Jairo Rodriguez and Daniel Romero-Vasquez as the ASG president and vice president. Lockerby led the race with 103 votes, and Duncan Garcia following with 93 votes. There were no candidates running for…

  • CCC student art to be displayed in annual show

    By Jeanette Wright | May 1, 2018 | Comments Off on CCC student art to be displayed in annual show

    Clackamas Community College is preparing to host the annual CCC student art show. Artwork created by CCC students in the past year will be accepted at the doors of the Alexander Art Gallery in Niemeyer Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12-2 p.m. Entry forms for up to four pieces per student will be available at…

  • CCC bids goodbye to old ASG leadership

    By Jeanette Wright | May 1, 2018 | Comments Off on CCC bids goodbye to old ASG leadership

    Spring term is almost over at Clackamas Community College and the Associated Student Government elections are in progress. Jairo Rodriguez and Daniel Romero-Vasquez have served as ASG president and vice president, for the past year. The candidates for 2018-’19 ASG president are Francia Lockerby, a current ASG grand senator, and Duncan Garcia, a current officer…

  • CCC paves path for students

    By Jeanette Wright | April 24, 2018 | Comments Off on CCC paves path for students

    Twelve percent of first-time students at Clackamas Community College don’t succeed in any of their classes in their first term. Thirty percent of first-time students don’t return for a second term in winter, and by the end of two years, twenty-four percent don’t complete a degree certificate or transfer. Overall, thirty-five percent of students drop…