On the spot
How has Chemeketa changed your life?
By Brad Bakke
Javad Farjami
Math Instructor
“Chemeketa has changed my life tremendously for the better. I was in industry for 20 years. I love to teach. I found my niche.”
Jan Cammack
Chemistry Instructor
“Chemeketa has given me a good job. Faculty here are not competing for rank. We are not competing for tenure or grant money. Here I have a community of colleagues who are working towards the betterment of students. Here I can focus and care about the student and teaching.”
Adam Privitera
Psychology instructor
“Chemeketa has given me the opportunity to do exactly what I want to do. I get to watch students develope. I get to watch them go from knowing just a little about a subject to starting to master it.”
Steve Richardson
English instructor
“I continue to be astonished by the power of the students to change their own lives with education. I am grateful to be a part of that process. I never expected to have this good of a job.”
Jeremy Trabue
English instructor
“Chemeketa has given me a home and roots. It has allowed me to settle down and become a member of the community.”