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Pa° e 4 Section II Portland Observer, September 1,1902 Applications vary Dropouts decrease The num ber o f blacks aged 20 and 21 w ho dropped out o f high school declined by about 10 percent age points between 1967 and 1977, according to the U .S . Census Bur eau. HUD funds planning scholarships The U.S. Department o f Housing and Urban Development has award* ed the University o f Oregon $69,320 to fund a program to help 12 minor ity students obtain higher academic degrees in community and economic development fields, H U D Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr. announced to day. The University o f Oregon is the only educational institution in the Pacific N orthwest to receive such funding this year. N a tio n a lly , the H U D C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent W o rk Study Program w ill enable 276 econom ically-disadvantaged men and women to spend a full aca demic year at one o f 54 participating colleges and universities. The stu dents will also gain professional ex perience by w orking to plan, de velop or administer activities funded by H U D ’ s C o m m u n ity D evelop ment Block G rant (C D B G ) or U r ban D evelopm ent A c tio n G ran t (U D A G ) programs. “ Our goal is to enhance the pro fessional leadership abilities o f these students, while enriching their un derstanding o f urban and economic development programs,” Secretary Pierce said. “ This is also an oppor tunity to attract a greater number of minority men and women to careers in state or local community and eco nomic development.” D r. Dean R unyan, head o f the University o f Oregon’s Department o f Plan n in g , P ublic Policy and Management, called the H U D fund ing “ crucial to meet the needs o f mi nority students.” Runyan said the program “ will really help students who w ouldn't otherwise be able to take advantage o f this kind o f edu catio n al o p p o rtu n ity .” H e noted that the funds will be used in con junction with the University’s work- study program, with the school pro viding other resources such as coun seling and adm inistrative support services. Men and women will be recruited for the program throughout Oregon by the U n iv e rs ity , which success fully applied to H U D for the educa tio n a l fu n d . In a d d itio n to their graduate w o rk, students will com plete internships with state, area w ide, local governm ent agency, Indian tribe or n o n p ro fit/p ro vate organizations using C D B G or U D A G funds. “ This work-study program means hands-on experience fo r futu re problem -solvers,” said Stephen J. Bollinger, H U D Assistant Secretary for C om m unity Planning and D e velopment. "T h e students accepted into this progam will be among the fu tu re leaders o f th e ir com m u nities.” Students will be selected based on financial need; interest in and com mitm ent to a career in com munity developm ent; insight in to lo w -in come and m inority concerns in ur ban areas; academic ability and pro fessional potential. Most will enroll in graduate programs leading to a m aster’ s degree, although a few schools w ill focus on senior-year students in bachelor degree p ro grams. The U niversity o f O regon’s D e partment o f Planning, Public Policy and Management offers two degree program s w ith in the School o f Architecture and Allied Arts. They are both graduate programs o ffer ing m aster’s degrees in U rban and Regional P lanning, and in Public Affairs. Q u a lifie d students interested in obtaining more inform ation about these edu catio n al o p p ortu n ities funded by H U D may contact the University o f Oregon’s Department o f Planning, Public Policy and Pub lic Affairs by calling (503) 686-3635. H U D funds totalling $1,993,414 w ill be used fo r stipends, tu itio n support, tu to rin g , books, and an adm inistrative allowance. M any o f the participating colleges and uni versities w ill contribute additional financial or educational assistance. At the University o f Oregon, clerical support, counseling and administra tive services will be provided in ad d itio n to the work study program funded by H U D . Students who complete the pro gram will be committed to work, for a m inim um o f tw o consecutive years, for a state, local government or n o n p ro fit agency funded by C D B G or U D A G funds. Those who do not complete either the academic or work component will be required to repay the educational costs. Stu dents in two-year graduate degree programs w ill be sponsored again next y a r i f funds are available to HUD. reaching their senior year at a higher rate than whites do. M oreover the jobless rate for non-white youths is rising steadily. T w e n ty -fiv e years ago, the rate was 16.5 per cent for blacks aged 16 to 19; 15 years ago, it was 24 per cent and this year it was over 40 per cent. About 455,000 blacks between the ages o f 16 and 24 who said they wanted work, did not Find it. The Census Report also said more people in general are in school these days— including the very young. The number o f children aged 3 to 4 enrolled in some type o f school has more than doubled in 10 years, 14 per cent in 1967 to 32 per cent in 1977. Older students arc also show ing up in greater num bers. The Bureau said 36 per cent o f all college students, were age 25 or o lder in 1977, com pared to 28 per cent in ,972. A copy o f the Census Bureau Report, School Enrollments Social and Economic Characteristics of Students, October 1977, series P-20, No. 333, costs about $3. Order from the Superintendent o f Documents, U .S . Governm ent Printing O ffice , Washington, D .C . 20402. A m erica ’ s futu re professionals are anxiously w a itin g to know if their applications to m edical, law and g raduate business schools across the country have been accept ed. Competition is so keen that the In 1967, 35 per cent o f blacks great m ajority o f the 350,000 appli aaed 20 adn 21 were dropouts, the cants w ill not be accepted. U n fo r aged 20 and 21 were dropouts, the tunately, a chance detail may swing Census Bureau reported, but in the decision the wrong way. 14 per cent. The proportion o f black Ronald Schiller, who checked on students enrolled behind their age- admission procedures in more than mates declined too. In 1967 about a score o f campuses across the coun 18 per cent o f black 16- and 17-year- try, writes in Reader’s Digest. "Less old students were enrolled at least than 10 per cent o f the applicants two years below the grade for their (constituting about a fifth to one- age. By 1977, the p ro p o rtio n was h a lf o f the entering class) w ill be down 10 per cent. Once black stu definitely tagged for admission; 50 dents receive high school diplomas, to 80 per cent w ill be rejected. they go to college at about the same Choosing from the remainder who rate as white students, one out of have been relegated to the limbo in every three high school graduates. between is what gives selectors their Blacks now account for 11 per cent worst headaches.” o f all college students, just slightly Selection com m ittees are now below their 13 per cent representa faced w ith a group o f applicants tion in the total population. In addi with similar grades and entrance ex tion 6 per cent o f all graduate stu am scores. A t this p o in t, chance dents are black. The Census Bureau plays a m ajor role in the m ake-or- found some evidence, however, that break decision. According to Schil blacks drop ou, o f college before ler, “ Since they are all highly quali fied, ‘tie-breakers* are looked for— petty details such as an A-minus in stead o f an A in a science course, a less-than-superlative adjective in a letter o f recommendation, a slightly more impressive summer job or ex tra-curricular activity. Schools also seek in d ivid u als from various social, economic and geographic backgrounds, and o f non-academic interests, to diversify their student bodies. Schiller writes, “ A farm boy, say, or a concert pianist or an Alaskan, stands a bet ter chance o f admission to a prestige establishment than a city-bred New Yorker or a Californian with no un usual talents.” C om pounding this process is the fact that no two schools fo llo w the exact same evaluation procedure. 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