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City of Portland
Water Bureau
Celebrates
CAREER DAYS
This past year we hired 31
employees: 10 are minorities, 4 are
women hired into jobs traditionally
held by man, 1 is handicapped. We
are striving to make 1988 more
successful for our community.
"The Center for Urban Education sponsors a
computer training class for people age 55 and
over who are low income and trying to get
employment. We are now recruiting for the next
class which is to start on June 27
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What:
8 weeks of classroom and hands-on training, 3
days per week
Learn basic operation and word processing,
spreadsheets or database management
Job seeking skills training
Assistance with job placement
Where:
Center for Urban Education
1135 S.E. Salmon
Portland, Oregon 97214
Please Call For More Information:
When:
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Why:
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Minimum age 55
Low income for at least 6 months
Have previous job skills in an area becoming
more computerized
In reasonable health
Have basic written language and typing skills
Who:
Reaffirming our commitment to:
• Recruit
• Hire
• Promote
• Women, Minorities, Handicapped
June 1, 1988, Portland Observer, Page 15
How:
WATER WORKS
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Enrollment NOW!
Class starts JUNE 27
We want to assist people to be self-reliant and
self-supporting. Many people looking for work
at this time find getting a job to be difficult. In
this age group, there is sometimes the
additional problem of a negative perception on
the part of employers. This training not only
sends out workers with computer skills, but
also shows employers that our students still
are able to learn and adapt to new demands.
Applicants need to be certified as eligible for
Title II and Title V funds through JTPA. The
Private Industry Council performs this service
as the program contractor. Applicants are
interviewed by New Directions staff for
selection into the training. We accept 12
students per term.
School o f Management • Nonprofit Assistance Center • Refugee Early Employment • New Directions
Shared Housing • Oregon Media Guide • Age Wise: Senior Independence Project • Urban Semester
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Proud Io .lie an Equal O pportunity Employer
Contact the Bureau of Personnel for jo li announcements.
University Sets Transfer
Application Deadlines
Students Urged To Apply For
Grants, Scholarships for 1988/1989
Students and future students
in need of supplemental funding
for college were urged today to
write to The Scholarship Bank
for a free financial aid planning
calendar and inform ation on pri­
vate scholarship sources.
special interest and even on the
student’s w illingness to con­
sider a special research project.
Parental factors such as union,
employer or past m ilitary ex­
perience are also considered by
some donors.
According to the director of
this national, non-profit founda­
tion, an estimated half-billion
dollars is available to high
school and college students,
many of whom may not know
that they are eligible. Funds are
contribu ted by corporations,
trade, c iv ic and n o n -p ro fit
groups and are normally award­
ed on such basis’ as academic
standing, college major, geo­
graphic preferences, areas of
The Scholarship Bank works
with financial aid counseling
offices throughout the U.S. to
assist in distribution of the in­
formation on the approximately
3,500 scholarship sources. Each
scholarship has a value of at
least $1,000 and many are re­
newable yearly. Graduate level
grants with values of up to
$25,000 are also available. All
students receive from 20 to 65
different aid sources for which
they are potentially eligible. For
the 1988-89 school year, a num­
ber of new aid sources are avail­
able to students majoring in law,
business, health, engineering,
com puter sciences and the
humanities. Three national or­
ganizations are funding older
women returning to school.
High School, college and fu­
ture students should send now
for their free planning calendar
and inform ation on the scholar­
ships by sending a stamped,
self-addressed envelope (busi­
ness size) to The Scholarship
Bank, 13944 E. Amar Rd., La
Puente, CA 91748. For faster
service, call toll-free 1-800-332-
4432 outside Calif, and 1-800-
523-6831 in California.
Considering your career plans?
Consider Standard Insurance Company.
S tandard Insurance Company Is a grow­
ing. financially strong mutual insurance
company. With its home office located in
the heart of downtown P ‘land, Standard
provides well over a uiousand Jobs in
Oregon alone.
Were an Equal Opportunity Employer with
career opportunities for lots of different
people with lots of different skills. Our
motto is "Dedicated to Excellence" and we
really are.
Standard employees enjoy a competitive
benefits package, an employee fitness
center and wellness program, a promote-
from-wlthin policy, college tuition reim­
bursement. and flexible hours.
Commitment to excellence. It’s a way of
life at Standard. If it is for you. too. then
perhaps you should think about a career
with us.
Call Standard’s Job Hotline at
248-2884 for current opportunities.
It’s a good place to work.
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Dedicated to Excellence for Policyowners
11OO S.W. Sixth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204
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while 60.3 percent more Oregon
he University of Oregon w ill
residents have applied. Last year
stop accepting applications
for transfer students for fall term 1,328 Oregon residents submitted
transfer applications.
on July 15, President Paul Olum
This is the second year the
announced today.
university
has limited undergrad­
The new enrollm ent deadline
uate
enrollment.
In 1987, the ap­
also includes applications from
plication
deadline
was set for
college graduates who are seek­
August 15.
ing a second baccalaureate de­
M arjory Ramey, university
gree. The move is intended to
housing
director, said that if
help the university hold enroll­
admitted
students have not yet
ment growth to manageable
received
confirmed reservation
lim its, Olum said.
for
a
university
residence hall,
A freshman application dead­
they
should
look
for housing in
line of May 1 was announced in
the
com
m
unity
as soon as
April, two and one-half months
possible.
earlier than last year. The normal
Those on residence halls wait­
deadline is 30 days before the
ing
lists will get confirmed re­
start of fall term.
servations
as spaces become
“ We are not happy about set­
available,
but
it appears that many
ting earlier than normal cutoff
students
who
wish to live in a
dates for transfer student appli­
residence hall can't be accommo­
cations,” Olum said, “ but the
dated fall term, Ramey said.
number of applications is run­
“ The university and student
ning so far ahead of that of pre­
government
have many services
vious years that we simply
available
to
entering students
would not have space for all of
who
are
looking
for off-campus
those who would apply. Even
housing,” she added.
with this early deadline, current
Starting Aug. 15, University
projections show we may still en­
Housing will again operate its
roll at least 18,000 students.”
Housing Search Hotel in one of
The university’s long-term goal
the residence halls. The hotel
I is to stabilize enrollment at 17,500
offers students lodging for up
students.
to three nights at $8 per night
“ All our residence halls are
while they look for off-campus
now full and have waiting lists,”
housing.
Olum said. "We anticipate, how­
" It’s a great place for students
ever, that as in past years, stu-
to
hook up with housing partners
dents will find that adequate
and
to share information about
housing is available in the
places
to live. All of our hotel re­
Eugene
and
S p r in g f ie ld
sidents
last fall successfully
communities.”
found
housing
within the three-
According to James Buch, UO
day
limit,
and
we
expect that this
director of admissions, applica-
year's
students
w
ill have equal
tions for admission this year have
success,"
Ramey
said.
been running far ahead of last
The Associated Students of the
year's pace. Transfer applications
University
of Oregon, the student
received so far total 49.1 percent
aovernment on campus, will be
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working with the housing staff to
provide assistance to students at
the hotel. Startmg June 13, the
ASUO will keep Its Off-Campus
’ Housing Information Office open
weekdays and weekends to help
students in their housing search.
The office is located in the Erb
Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave.
Enrollment at the university
has increased by nearly 2,300 stu­
dents In just the past five years.
Fall term enrollment in 1982 was
15,404 students: 17,688 students
enrolled In fall 1987.
"That phenomenal sustained
growth in enrollment has been
accommodated, in part, with
existing classroom space by ex­
tending the class day into late
afternoon and evening hours and
adding some weekend classes,”
Buch said. “ Obviously, there are
limits to the number of students
that can be accommodated suc­
cessfully with existing resources.’’
Letters to community college
counselors advising them of the
early deadlines are in the mail,
Buch said. The letter advises
counselors that students whose
applications are postmarked after
July 15 will be considered for win­
ter term admission and placed on
a waiting list for fall term.
Applicants on the UO waiting
list w ill be admitted on a space
available basis fall term and, if no
spaces become available, w ill be
able to begin their study winter
term, he explained. They also may
cancel their applications and re­
quest a refund of the $25 applica­
tion fee.
Buch said applicants who miss
the July 15 deadline w ill be en­
couraged to apply to other Ore­
gon State System colleges and
universities.
PORTLAND OBSERVER
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