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Oregon State University
Oregon Slate University is O re­
gon's oldest public institution o f
higher education, founded in 1868
Academic units include the College
o f Science and the College o f
Liberal Arts — both o f which offer
a wide range o f programs — plus
the professional schools o f Agricul­
ture, Business, Education, Engi­
neering,
Forestry,
Health
and
Physical Education, Hom e Eco­
nomics, Oceanography, Pharmacy
and Veterinary Medicine.
Located in Corvallis, O SU is one
o f the few U .S . universities that is
both a Land G rant and a Sea G rant
institution, devoted to the wise de­
velopment and use o f vital agricul­
tural, forestry, water and marine
resources.
The university serves approxi­
mately 17,$00 students.
sciences and to patient care. The
University ii composed o f the
Schools o f Dentistry, Medicine and
Nursing, the University Hospital
and Clinics, the Dental Clinics, and
the Crippled Children's Clinic. Pro­
grams offered include medicine,
medical
technology,
dentistry,
dental hygiene, nursing, Advanced
Life Support Technology (para­
medic), Dietary, radiation therapy.
Each program requires course
work in an accredited college before
entrance. Students who are inter­
ested in medical careers should get a
strong general education inciud ng
sc.ences in high school and obtain
counseling in planning their college
work.
The O H S U is located in Portland
and has approximately 2,000 stu­
dents.
Oregon Institute of Technology
O IT is a four-year technical col­
Portland State Unlvereity
Located in the state's largest
m etropolitan area, Portland Slate
University offers diversity o f educa­
tional and cultural activities.
Bachelor's and master's degrees
are available in a wide variety o f
Helds including the sciences and
social
sciences,
engineering,
business
adm inistration,
social
w ork, theater arts, and Doctoral
programs are offered in Education,
Systems Science, U rban Studies,
Environm ental Sciences and Re­
sources. PSU has certificate pro­
grams in Black Studies, Central
European Studies, Latin Am erican
Studies, and M idd le East Studies. ]
Evening classes o ffer flexibility,
enrbling students to w ork. PSU
serves 17,000 students.
University of Oregon
The U o f O has extensive o ffe r­
ings in Arts and Sciences and in
eight professional schools: Architec­
ture and Allied Arts; Business A d ­
ministration; Com m unity Service
and Public Affairs; Education;
Health, Physical Education and
Recreation; Journalism; Law and
Music. U o f O has heavy emphasis
on arts and social science.
The U o f O has the state's largest
research library.
Am ong the special programs
offered at the U o f O are Transpor­
tation,
Urban
Studies,
Asian
Studies, and Com puter Science.
Located in the city o f Eugene, the
U o f O serves approxim ately 17,300
students.
Oregon Health Sciencee
Unlvereity
The O H S U is devoted to educa­
tion and research in the health
lege offering Bachelor (4 year) and
Associate (2 year) degrees. The
school offers sophisticated training
in Engineering, Allied Health Tech­
nology (dental hygiene, medical
technology,
radiology,
nursing),
Industrial Technology (diesel, m an­
ufacturing,
machining
process),
Business Technology (accounting,
management, secretarial science —
industrial, legal, medical).
O I T ’s 95 ’/« placement record re­
sults from cooperation between the
faculty and industry. The school is
located in Klam ath Falls and serves
2.700 students.
Eastern Oregon State College
Located in La Grande, EO SC is
the smallest institution in the state
system. A multi-purpose college, it
provides instruction in 18 baccalau­
reate programs including liberal
arts, teacher education and num er­
ous professional and preprofession­
al areas. The student body o f 1,770
allows a wide option for individual­
izing the college program.
Lewis and Clark College
W ith a 130-acre campus in South­
west Portland, Lewis and C lark pro­
vides a liberal arts and science edu­
cation for 1,900 students. The inter­
disciplinary curriculum, campus liv­
ing, extra-curricular activities and
student services are designed to en­
able the student to acquire the tech­
nical knowledge that a complex
world requires and a perspective
which gives direction and purpose to
life. Overseas, off-cam pus, intern­
ship and independent study pro­
grams offer unique academic and
personal experiences.
Bachelor degrees are offered in a
number o f liberal arts Helds; mas-
ters degrees in education and public
administration. Lewis and C lark
also has a School o f Law .
Southam Oregon State Collage
SOSC is a multi-purpose college
divided into schools o f Business,
E ducation/Psycholrgy, Health and
Physical Education, Hum anities,
Science/Mathematics, and Social
Sciences, offering 5$ undergraduate
degrees. Graduate degrees are o f­
fered in Business Adm inistration,
Education, Hum anities, Social Sci­
ence and Interdisciplinary Studies.
SOSC is located in Ashland and
has approximately 4,700 students.
Western Oregon State College
Traditionally regarded for its o u t­
standing programs in teacher prepa­
ration
and
special
education,
W O S C provides opportunities for
study in the sciences, social sciences,
humanities, creative arts, correc­
tions, law enforcement and health-
related professions.
Linfield College
L infield is an independent liberal
arts college offering bachelor de­
grees in 19 academic departments.
Students also may participate in
overseas study programs in Costa
Rica, Japan, France and Austria
Emphasis is placed on education for
life as well as practical training for
employment. Linfield is affiliated
with the American Baptist Church,
which founded it in 1849.
Linfield is located in M cM in nville
and serves 1.200 students.
Pacific University
Pacific is located in Forest Grove
Founded in 1849 by Congregational
missionaries, it offers a liberal arts
education in a small school with a
12:1 student-faculty ratio.
The
school provides an internship pro­
gram.
In addition to liberal arts fields,
the college offers degrees in educa­
tion and social work Professional
Helds offered include optometry
and other health services. Programs
in engineering, electronic science
and medical technology can be com­
pleted at other universities.
Reed College
Recognized as one o f the nation's
leading liberal arts colleges, Reed
draws 7$ percent o f its student body
from outside the Northwest. Most
classes are taught in small seminars
which encourage avid discussion
and debate and allow close relation­
ships between students and profes-
Byrd knows community colleges
"A fte r one year o f working in a
college 1 was hooked. I knew what I
wanted to do. I wanted to be a college
administrator.”
Art Byrd is doing exactly what he
wants to do. He is the new director o f
student services at Portland Com ­
munity College's Cascade Campus,
hired last fall to direct such diverse
services as counseling, advising, ca­
reer courses, and student government.
Becoming a college administrator
was not Byrd’s first goal. When he
graduated from high school in Texas,
he knew he wanted to go to college,
but he couldn't afford it, so he joined
the military. His parents had given
him "the push” to go on to college,
however. When he settled in the
Northwest, he won a basketball
scholarship and enrolled at a com­
munity college " M y parents felt,
rightfully, that you create more al­
ternatives for yourself if you go to
college.**
In time, Byrd earned an associate's
degree in general studies, a bache
I ir's degree in Black studies and
philosophy, and a master’s degree in
communication
at
Washington
schools, exploring a variety o f alter­
natives for himself in the process. He
thought about law, journalism and
philosophy, but when he went to
work at Washington's Everett C om ­
munity C ollege as a financial aid
counselor, he was "h oo ked."
"So few people who work in corn-
mu n nit y colleges have actually at­
tended them. They haven't had the
experience o f coming back to school
after a gotxl number of years away,
and o f having to reach back and get
some basic skills they've missed."
Byrd said. “ I really felt I had an un­
derstanding o f the education and
service needs o f community college
students.”
At Cascade, Byrd said, " I try to
make the services support student
success, to make sure that students
have every possible opportunity to
succeed." The community college
gave me a chance to succeed, Byrd
added, by providing " a gixxl transi­
tion between the military and a four-
sors. A ll departments offer indepen­
dent study and each student writes a
senior thesis.
Located in Southeast Portland.
Reed serves 1,100 students.
year school."
I tell students that "the key to suc­
cess is self confidence and motiva­
tion ," he said. " I f students find it
necessary to rcacquaint themselves
with the basic skills, they can still
progress rapidly if they are motivated
and sel f -con liden t.
Student Services Director Byrd is
currently finishing his doctorate in
higher education at the University of
Washington. He said that he "plans
to work as a college administrator
for the next 10 - 12 years and then
move into teaching college adminis­
tration full-tim e."
Unlvsralty of Portland
The University o f Portland is an
independent co-ed university in the
Roman Catholic tradition. Serving
1,200 students, its small classes in­
sure personal attention to students'
needs. The university includes a
College o f Arts and Sciences as well
as four professional schools — Bus­
iness Adm inistration, Education,
Engineering and Nursing — and a
graduate school. Special programs
include law enforcement, aerospace
studies, and communications.
Wlllamstts Unlvaralty
The oldest college in the West,
W illam ette offers undergraduate in­
struction in liberal arts, as well as
graduate work in the College o f Law
and Atkinson Graduate School of
Management. Located on a 57-acre
campus in Salem, the college places
great emphasis on an atmosphere
that fosters creativity, disciplined
intellectual inquiry and opportunity
for student participation in school
affairs. The school provides intern­
ships in nearby institutions as well
as off-campus study in the U .S. and
abroad.
Among the fields offered are en­
gineering, forestry, and insterna-
tional studies — Am erican, French,
Germ an. Hispanic, Soviet.
The school serves 1,900 students.
Additional private colleges
in Oregon:
Colum bia Christian, Portland A
four-year college with School of
I iberai Arts, School o f Biblical
Studies, School of Preacher T ra in ­
ing Enrollment: JOO. Maintained
by Church o f Christ.
Concordia College, Portland. L u ­
theran liberal arts college. Courses
o f study include education, pre-
medical or dental; pre-theological;
pre law. 3 5 0 students.
George Eox College. Newberg
Four-year, Christian liberal arts col­
lege. Spiritual, physical, social and
intellectual development empha­
sized. Membership in the Christian
College Consortium allows students
to spend a term at member colleges.
Degrees include Christian M inis­
tries, Music-Religion, Communica
tion-A rts. Biology, Chemistry, So­
ciology. 750 students.
Judson Baptist College, Portland.
Four-year Christian college which
emphasizes a Christian frame o f ref­
erence. Degrees include Christian
thought, church music, theater arts,
education. 300 students.
M arylhurst College f o r Lifelong
Learning, Lake Oswego. M aryl-
hurst, designed for adults, offers
learning for degree-seeking students
as well as for students in search o f
job-enhancement skills or life en­
richment. Degrees include H u m a n i­
ties, Pastoral Ministries, A rt, M a n ­
agement. 800 students.
M u ltn om ah School o f the Bible,
Portland The Bible is the central
focus. Complementing the 52-hour
undergraduate Bible course are
minors in ministry, Christian educa­
tion, music, missions, theology. 750
students.
Northw est Christian College, E u ­
gene. Four-year program leads to
degrees with concentrations in Pas­
toral, Educational, Cross-Cultural
Ministries. Church Music. 275 stu­
dents.
Pacific Northw est College o f A r t,
Portland. Grants a Bachelor o f Fine
Arts degree. M a jo r courses o f study
are ceramics, drawing, graphic de­
sign, illustration, painting, photog­
raphy, printm aking, sculpture. Five-
year program with Reed College
provides a BA o f Fine Arts from
P N C A and a Bachelor o f A rt from
Reed. 160 students.
Warner Pacific, Portland. C hris­
tian liberal arts school affiliated
with Church o f G od, Anderson,
Indiana C ulture o f Western M an
provides core for general education
in addition to six divisions: fine arts,
Christian ministries, general studies,
human services, adult continuing
education 425 students.
Western Baptist College, Salem
Christian liberal arts and Bible col­
lege, providing education for minis­
try. O ffers degrees in psychology,
business and music. Special feature
is "M issionary A v ia tio n ." 400 stu­
dents.
Community Colleges
Com m unity colleges are located
throughout the state and provide a
broad variety o f vocational and
technical programs as well as course
work transferable to four-year state
institutions.
C entral Oregon Com m unity C o l­
lege, Bend, 2,000 students.
Chemeketa Com m unity College,
Salem, 12,500 students.
Clackamas C om m unity College,
Oregon C ity. 6,200 students.
Clatsop Com m unity College, As­
toria, 10,700 students.
Lane Com m unity College, Eu­
gene, 8,000 students.
Linn Benton Com m unity
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The following list of books will be helpful fo r anyone entering the job
market or considering a career ihange
• Angel. Juvenal I Why and How to Prepare an Effective Job Resume
World Trade Academy Press Publishers, 1972
• Holies. Richard N What Color Is Your Parachute? Ten Speed Press.
1980
• Brownstone. David, and Gene R Hawes The Com plete Career Guide
Simon and Schuster, 1980
• Campbell. David If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll Pro­
bably End Up Somewhere Else Argus Communications. 1974
• Catalyst Marketing Yourself. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1980
• Fox. Marcia R Put Your Degree to Work for You 55 55 Norton and
CO.. 1979
• Gilbert, Sara Ready Set Go: How to Find a Career That » Right for
You l our Winds Press, 1979
• Medics, Anthons II Sweaty Palms The Neglected Art of Being Inter­
viewed I iletime 1 earning Publications, 1978
• Occupational Outlook Handbook U.S Department ol I abor. Bureau
of Labor Statistics. 1980.
• Shertzer. Bruce Career Planning: Freedom to Choose Houghton M il
flin Co.. 1981
• Shinglelon. John, and Robert Bao College to Career McGraw Book
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G.l. Bill for Oregon Guard
The new G .l Bill, enacted by Con­
gress in 1984, and to lake effect July
I, 1985, is a federally funded educa­
tional entitlement program available
to enlisted members and officers of
the Oregon Army and Air National
Guard. It provides monthly payments
directly to Oregon Guard members
for undergraduate study at an institu­
tion o f higher learning
The maximum benefits paid by the
program are $5,040, in monthly incre­
ments o f $140 for full time, $105 lor
three-quarter-time and $70 for half
time students, for a maximum period
o f 36 months.
A six-year enlistment in the Oregon
National Guard will make an indi­
vidual eligible to participate in the
program. A high schtxil diploma or
equivalent must have been earned
prior to entry into the new G .l Bill
program. In addition, the individual
must have served at least 180 days
in the National Guard.
The New G .l. Bill is the corner­
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It, combined with other incentives,
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lege, Albany. 14,000 students.
M t. H o o d Com m unity College,
Gresham, 10,200 students.
Po rtlan d C om m unity College,
Portland, 36,700 students.
Rogue
C om m unity
College,
Grants Pass, 2,700 students.
Southwestern Oregon C om m uni­
ty College, N orth Bend, 5,400 stu­
dents.
Treasure Valley C om m unity C o l­
lege, O ntario, 1,350 students.
Treaty Oaks Education Center,
The Dalles, 1,500 students.
Um pqua C om m unity College,
Roseburg, 2,400 students.
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