The 2012-2013 student council has $525,000 to allocate for next year’s budget, Taran Underdal, Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College advisor, stated at the council meeting on May 1. “You have more student fees to allocate than you ever have before,” Underdal explained to council members. Megan Cole, the director of fiscal operations for [...] [...more]
The campus will soon offer an area of quiet reflection and remembrance. A memorial for members of the Central Oregon Community College community will be set up by summer 2013, according to Chris Rubio, an assistant professor of English at COCC. “[The memorial] will add to the campus a place people can go to be [...] [...more]
Branch campuses are often not included in on-campus events, according to Eliot Collins, director of student affairs at Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. Collins believes the reason branch campuses have not been involved in the past is due to the small student representation. “Unfortunately the nature of the beast has been to focus [...] [...more]
Council meetings are the foundation of the council’s decision-making process regarding student funds. Due to academic and personal reasons, council members are not always able to attend council meetings. These absences do not affect the council meetings negatively, according to Eliot Collins, director of Student Affairs of Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. “There [...] [...more]
Considering becoming your student body’s voice? Candidate packets are due April 26 and applications for appointed positions are due May 20. The Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College is “a direct line to the administration of the college,” according to Gordon Price, director of Student Life. “They’re responsible for spending student fees,” Price said. [...] [...more]
On April 12, the Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College voted to accept the resignation of Suci Sonnier, the director of public relations. Sonnier’s resignation from the council became official on April 15. Sonnier stated that she resigned for scholastic, personal and time management reasons. One deciding factor was the conflicting time demands of [...] [...more]
The student government is still operating without bylaws. The Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College have been working on creating bylaws to help govern the council since fall 2012. Initially, they hoped to have the bylaws finished and in place by the beginning of winter term 2013, according to Taran Underdal, ASCOCC’s advisor. The [...] [...more]
Spring is here, and that means it’s time to decide who will be spending your money next year. The end of the 2012-2013 school year will also mark the end of term for current Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College council. This may come as a relief to those who have been unsatisfied with [...] [...more]
Using student fees for political lobbying is questionable enough, but punishing students for not lobbying reaches a new low in unethical practices. On March 7, the Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College travelled to the capitol to lobby for State Treasurer Ted Wheeler’s Opportunity Initiative. Members of The Broadside rode to Salem with ASCOCC [...] [...more]
The student council will be reaching out to new students by participating in Bobcat Orientation on March 29. Bobcat Orientation, an event held before each term on all Central Oregon Community College campuses, offers new students the resources they need to be successful, according to Shawna Elsberry, director of retention at COCC. The spring 2013 [...] [...more]
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