Paos 8 Saction II Portland Observer, May 28,1883
Women's Bureau issues guide to
employment rights
Portland C om m unity College’s
Electronics Engineering Technology
(E E T ) program got a boost from
In te l recently when the company
donated seven m icrocom puter
d e v e lo p m e n t systems to the college’s
Sylvania lab. The seven, all Intellec
225*i are used to write, develop and
debug programs fo r microproces
sors.
“ This is state o f the a rt eq uip
m en t.” says Douglas V . H a ll, in
structor in P C C ’ s E E T and C om
puter Software Technology (C S T)
programs. ” H ’s the same equipment
that’s being used at Intel now.**
EET instructor David Hata, who
serves as liaison between the college
and Intel both with donations such
as this one and in the college’s suc
cessful cooperative education pro
gram with that firm , agrees.
“ Equipment like this is an absolute
necessity if you’re going to have an
EET program,” he says.
The Intellec 225’s, each with an
approximate value of SI 5,000, have
the capability to work with eight-bit
(Intel 8085) and 16-bit (Intel 8086)
processors to develop programs for
microprocessor-bated equipment
now used in all phases o f everyday
life. Examples of such microproces
sor-based equipment in common use
are digital gasoline pumps, scales at
grocery check-out counters and the
newer model sewing machines.
When using the Intellec 225’ s,
students enter programs they have
written into the system, edit them
and transfer the edited versions to a
floppy disc. During the second step,
another program in the system, the
ass e m b le r^ o n v e rtn h ^ o ri|m irip r^
Northeast Portland resident Hank Bernes (left) practices on one of
the Intel microcomputer development systems now being used In
PCC's Computer Softw are Technology (CST) and Electronic
Engineering Technology (EET) programs at the Sylvania Campus.
Barnes Is a second year EET student here supervised by electronics
Instructor Doug Hall.
gram to computer language. This is
also stored on a floppy disc.
During the third phase, the devel
opment system's emulator loads the
machine code from floppy disc to
the memory o f a m icrocom puter
board. The microcomputer board is
the tiny device which governs the
gas pum p, grocery scale or other
finished appliance.
H a ta explains that technicians
and engineers who already have
bachelor’s or m aster’s degrees
attend PCC microcomputer classes
during evening hours to upgrade
their skills. " P a rt o f what they’re
learning here is how to use a devel
opment system," he says.
Developm ent systems are the
basics o f the computer industry,
according to Hata and H a ll. “ I t ’s
not just a few big companies that
use development systems to write
program s,” says H a ll. “ It's the
little companies, too — robotics,
pollution control, the biomedical
industry. Possibilities are endless
for these types of things.”
H ata m onitors changes in the
electronics industry’s needs through
weekly contact with local manage
ment people. Part o f his work re
volves around a large cooperative
training program form ulated and
run by PCC and Intel. In this role he
is able to ensure that P C C ’ s E E T
and CST programs are up-to-date
with the needs o f prospective em
ployers.
" T h e equipment Intel donated
was given to P C C based on the
quality o f our program and our
record of supplying industry with a
large number o f highly qualified
technicians,” says H a ll. “ It was
also based on the performance o f
our co-op students.”
"T he type of training we offer is
very unique at the community col
lege level and it's unique because of
industry's support,” Hata explains.
” 1 view this as being a very success
ful model fo r future cooperation
between industry and education.”
Discrimination, drop-out rate hurt black youth
Calling the rate of black teenage
unemployment " e x tra o rd in a rily
h ig h .” a high Labor Departm ent
o ffic ia l warned that it is the high
school dropout "w h o really faces
the most significant unemployment
problem s.” D r. Janet N orw ood,
Commissioner o f the Bureau o f
Labor Statistics, notes that in the
extremely tight labor market, school
dropouts must compete with stu
dents for temporary jobs.
She added that in manv cases high
school dropouts “ permanently lack
the necessary educational creden
tials to be hired for a large number
of long-term kinds of jobs.”
In October, 1982, the unemploy
ment rate among dropouts in the 16-
to 24-year age group was 31.8
percent, compared to 17.3 percent
for high school graduates. Nearly 20
percent of all high school dropouts
are black, Norwood added.
The Labor Department o ffic ia l
also pointed out that the kinds of
jabs filled by college graduates are
constantly changing. In addition to
the rising competition for jobs re
quiring a college education, college
graduates often compete with high
school graduates for many jobs that
do not necessarily require a college
degree, and in such cases, the col
lege educated youth are more
successful.
This trend, she added, is likely to
continue through the 1980s as the
entrance into the labor force of col
lege graduates is expected to exceed
the number o f jobs requiring a
college degree.
A 1983 edition o f ” A W orking
Woman's Guide to Her Job Rights”
has been released by the W om en’s
Bureau. The S4-page leaflet con
tains general in fo rm atio n about
laws that protect workers in the job
seeking process, while on the job,
and after retirement.
The guide outlines the basic pro
tections affo rd ed by federal and
some state laws, executive order and
regulations, and explains what
individuals should do if they think
there has been a violation. Brief out
lines o f actual court cases illustrate
the kinds o f situations that are
covered. Some o f the topics includ
ed are: discrimination based on age,
sex, race, color, religion, national
o rig in, or handicap; wages and
hours; equal pay; sexual harass
ment; unemployment and disability
compensation; occupational safety
and health; child care credits; social
security; and private pension plans.
" W h ile employment laws offer
the same protections to both men
and women," said Women’s Bureau
Director D r. Lenora Cole Alexan
der, "we think that a guide specifi
cally for women is still needed.
Many women are unaware o f their
employment rights, and lack the
basic information necessary to take
advantage o f the protections pro
vided to workers by federal law. We
hope this booklet will help women
gain full access to jobs, promotions,
pay, and retirement benefits.”
Free single copies are available
upon request from the W om en’s
Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor,
W ashington, D .C . 20210. A self-
addressed mailing label will expedite
request. Copies may also be pur
chased, either singly or in bulk,
from the Superintendent o f Docu
ments, U .S. Government Printing
Office, Washington. D.C. 20402 for
54.50 each. A discount of 25 percent
is allowed on orders of 100 copies or
more o f the publication mailed to
one address.
Applicants sought for Independent
Living Scholarships
Applications are being taken for
two Independent Living Scholar
ships in the amount o f 51,000 each
offered under the auspices o f the
P ortland C om m unity College
Foundation, In c ., and P C C ’ s
Handicapped Student Services.
The two will be awarded for the
1983-84 school year to persons who
have attended PCC for at least one
year as full-tim e, credited students
prior to applying and who have a
verifiable physical disability which
limits one or more o f life's m ajor
activities.
Applicants must be able to define
specific goals which will eventually
lead them to independent living
situations. Final selection o f the
winners is contingent upon formal
acceptance to a four-year college or
university.
The scholarships are made
possible by a gift from Tim Gilmer,
a former PCC faculty member.
Purpose o f the scholarships is to
reward achievement, to encourage
physically disabled students to
continue professional and academic
studies at four year colleges and
universities, and to eventually estab
lish independence.
Interested applicants should fill
out application forms available at
PCC to be accompanied by three
letters o f recommendation from
instructors at PCC or any other col
lege which the applicant has
attended during the past two years.
Finalists will be interviewed by the
selection committee.
T o apply for an Independent
Living Scholarship, contact the de
partment coordinator, PCC Handi
capped Students Services, 244-6111.
Career Cycles to repeat
Career Cycles, a free, four-part
presentation into the phases leading
to making a career decision, w ill
repeat at P ortland C om m unity
College’s Cascade Campus on May
27 and June 4. The Wednesday
evening sessions run from 6-8 p.m.
and are open to the public.
Persons may attend one or all of
four Career Cycles, which w ill be
taught in the follow ing order:
"W h o Am I Careerwise?,” “ Who
W ill H ire M e ? ,” " H o w Do I Get
the Job?” and "H o w Do I Keep the
JpbX” call PCC Cascade. 283-2541.
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