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Black History Month
February 28, 1 999
BIDS/SUB-BIDS/LEGAL NOTICES
NURSING
PO RTLAND STATE
UNIVERSITY
PO RTLA N D , OREGON
COMMUNITY HEALTH
DIVISION DIRECTOR
2 TENURE TRACK
FACULTY POSITIONS
Director community health program
for Douglas County Health & So
cial Services Dept. Programs w-
clude; communicable disease con
trol, parent & child health, school
health, adult health, family plan
ning and W1C. Position develops
and implements policies and pro
cedures, budgets and grants. Salary
$2435-53110 per month plus full
family benefits. Requires BA/S in
nursing with course work emphasis
in public health plus 5 years in
public health setting which includes
2 years management/supervision
experience. At time of appointment,
candidate must have current Ore
gon Registered Nurse license and
valid ODL. For more information
and application, contact Douglas
C o u n ty P e rs o n n e l,
Courthouse .Room 322, Roseburg
OR 974, in Oregon 1-800-452-0991,
Ext. 405.
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, K-
12 Teacher Education. Dept. of
Curriculum and Instruction. Respon
sibilities include teaching, coordi
nating field experience, supervis
ing student teachers, and conduct
ing research in an appropriate field.
Doctorate with potential for or record
of research and scholarship; evi
dence of experience of at least 3
years successful public school K-
12 teaching; evidence of appropri
ate experience in urban, multicul
tural settings. Strong preference will
be given to candidates with the
ability to relate to an ethnically
diverse student population.
EDUCATION
FOUNDATIONS/
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Teaching to include such courses as
social and cultural foundations of
education, social studies methods.
Other ¡possible assignments include;
multicultural education, and/or
classroom management. Teaching
strengths in the social and cultural
foundations with a specialty in the
social sciences is preferred.
MATH,SCIENCE/
TEACHER EDUCATION
Teaching to include such courses as
elementary math and science meth
ods, middle school math methods,
secondary math methods, and sec
ondary science methods; other
possible assignments include teach
ing ano learning, integrated ele
mental
methods, multicultural
educauon, mstruction/tcchnology.
Strong background in teaching and
learning preferred.
Submit detailed letter of application,
curriculum vita, and 3 professional
references to Chair, Search Com
mittee, Curriculum and Instruction,
Portland State University, PO Box
751, Portland, OR 97207, Applica-
’ tion review begins March 9, 1990
and will continue until position is
filled.
PSU is committed to increasing
the ethnic and cultural diversity
o f the faculty. PSU is an
AA/EEO employer.
The Private Industry Council is recruit
ing for a Trainer for the Northeast
Employment and Training Program
office. This position is responsible
for training participants in effec
tive job search and personal skill
building techniques,testing and
interviewing individuals with
employment barriers to assist them
in selecting vocational goals, and
placing individuals in appropriate
training programs.
P referred requirem ents: Bachelors
degree with major course work in
education, counseling, or closely
related field; two years work expe
rience in classroom instruction,
employment interviewing, counsel
ing, vocational guidance and/or
curriculum planning; knowledge of
vocational testing; experience
working with economically disad
vantaged populations. Qualifying
experience may be substituted for
education.
Salary range: $18,263 to $27,831 plus
excellent benefit package.
Closing date 5 PM, Monday, March
12,1990.
Applications available at The Private
Industry Council, 520 SW 6th
Ave.jSuite 400, Portland, OR 97204.
INFORM ATIONAL ADVERTISEM ENT
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
CALL FOR BIDS
W IEGAND HALL REROOFING
DEPARTM ENT O F TRANSPORTATION • HIGHW AY DIVISION
Sealed bids will be received until 9 am on March 15, 1990, for the
projects listed below:
Sealed bids for the Wiegand Hall Reroofing, Areas B & C project will
be received by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education until 2:00
P.M., local lime, March 27,1990.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting the OSU Physi
cal Plant, Adams HaH. Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2001 or telephone
(503) 737-4921.
SUB-BIDS REQUESTED
M etro South Station Modification
Bid Date: W ednesday, M arch 14, 1990 at 3:00 P.M.
County
Multnomah
Swift Intchng./Delta Park Sec. of Pacific Hwy. (1-5) in
Portland. Grading, Pave, Struc., Signing, Ilium. &
Signals. DBEGoal.
Malheur Lake Vale Rock Prod. Project, John Day Hwy., 35 mi. NW of
Vale. Lakeview Rock Prod. Project, Klamath Falls-
Lakeview Hwy. W of Lakeview.
Clatsop &
Tillamook
Necanicum R.-I St. (Nehalem) Sec. of the Oregon Coast
Hwy. (U.S. Rt. 101), 2 units bet. Cannon Beach Jet. &
Nehalem. Paving.
18407 S.W. Boones F erry Rd. • P.O. Box 949
Tualatin, OR 97062
(503) 620-7652 FAX: (503) 620-6825
C.C.B. #53384
We are an equal opportunity employer and request sub-bids from small
business, minority and women-owned business and disadvantage busi
ness enterprises.
Lane
Rattlesnake Creek-Wheeler Rd. Sec. of Willamette Hwy.
(Rt. OR58) near Dexter. Grading & Paving.
Washington
Murray Blvd.-Jefferson/Columbia Sec. of the Sunset
Hwy. (U.S. Rt. 26). Ramp Control Signal Instal. DBE
G o al
Benton
Corvallis ECL-NW Rondo St. Sec. of the Albany-Corval
lis Hwy. (U.S. Rt. 20) start, at E. city lim. o f Corvallis.
Paving.
CITY OF PORTLAND
Baker
Middle Bridge Rd.-Powder River Sec. of the Baker-
Copperfield Hwy. (Rt. 86) beg. approx. 17 mi. E. of
Baker. Overlay.
Tillamook
Old Condor Br.-Pacific City Rd. Sec. of the Oregon
Coast Hwy. (US Rt. 101) start. 2 mi. N. of Hebo. Paving.
TODD CONSTRUCTION, INC.
INVITATION FOR PROPOSALS
Equal Opportunity Employer
TRAINER
OREGON STATE BOARD O F H IG H ER EDUCATION
DUE 2:00 P.M. ON VARIOUS DATES
Sealed Proposals will be received at the Bureau of Purchases and Stores,
Room 1313, Portland Building, 1120 SW Fifth Ave., Portland, OR
97204 for the (Projects) detailed below until 2:00 P.M. on the dates
indicated.
Plans and Specifications may be obtained at the above address. For
additional information telephone Buyer at number listed.
Unless otherwise stated in the individual proposals listed herein, no
proposal or bid will be considered unless accompanied by a bid surety
for an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate amount
of the proposal.
The City encourages bidding by MBE’s and FBE’s and will assist such
firms to understand and participate in formal bidding process.
NON-DISCRIMINATION: No proposal or bid will be considered
unless the bidder is certified as an EOE Affirmative Action Employer
as prescribed by Chapter 3.100 of the Code of the City of Portland.
EfiUEUSAL
NO.
68
71
80
81
An Affirmative Action!
Equal Opportunity Employer
OPENING
DATE
NE MLK Blvd. Overlay, Glisan to
Multnomah. Call Michele Ackerman,
*796-6854. Prequalification in Class 2-Street
Improvements Required.
3/13/90
Columbia Blvd. Treatment Plant
Maintenance/Stores Facility. Call Bill
Frazier, 796-6855 Prequalification in
Class 19-Building Construction Required.
3/27/90
Boat Ramp Repair at Cathedral Park.
Call Carlton Chayer, 796-6855. Prequalification
in Class 6-Dredging & Pile Driving
Required.
3/13/90
Asbestos Removal at Various Locations.
Call Carlton Chayer, 796-6855. Prequalification
in Class 36-Special (Buildings)
Required.
3/13/90
DESCRIPTION
Clackamus & Pacific Hwy.-Clackamus Hwy. Sec of the E. Portland
Washington Freeway (1-205) beg. near the jet. of 1-5 & 1-205.
Signing. DBEGoal.
Washington
& Marion
Walnut S t (Hillsboro)-SL Paul ECL Sec. of the Hillsboro-
Silverton Hwy. (S l Rt. 219), 2 units bet. Hillsboro & St.
Paul. Paving.
Union
Hot Lake-Union Sec. of the LaGrande-Baker Hwy. (Rt.
203), beg. approx. 11 mi. SE of LaGrande. Overlay.
Malheur
Idaho State Line-Jordan Valley Sec. of the I.O.N. Hwy.
(U.S. Rt. 95) start, at the Idaho State Line. Recycle,
Overlay & Chip Seal.
Plans, specifications, and bid documents may be obtained in Rm. 10,
Transportation Building, Salem, OR 97310. Prime contractors must be
prequalified ten days prior to the bid opening day. For additional infor
mation, please contact Commission Services at 348-6526.
If your business is not certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE) or a Women Business Enterprise (WBE), please contact the
Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business at 155
Cottage, Salem, OR 97310, phone (503) 378-5651.
A DBE Prebid Workshop will be held beginning at 9 am on March 8,
1990, at the AGC Center, 9450 SW Commerce Circle, Salem, OR
97310, phone (503) 378-5651.
B lack H istory M onth • F ebruary 1 9 9 0
Black Civil Servants
Charles Richard Drew
Constance Berry Newman
by Dwayne Boyd
From espionage agents to astronauts.
Black Americans have a long and distin
guished history with the federal govern
ment. Of course, in all areas o f American
history, cultural or political, Blacks have
established their place in this country's
development. But one o f the most visible
areas has been in public service. As we
reflect on the achievements o f our prede
cessors this month, let us look at a few civil
servants who have paved the way.
M ary Elizabeth Bowser
The Civil War produced a Black espio
nage agent long before television invented
B ill Cosby’s character on “ I S p y .” B om a
slave on th V a n lew plantation outside
Richmond Virginia. Mary Elizabeth Bowser
was freed after her master John VanLew
died in 185' She *- as sent to Philadelphia
to be educated by Mrs. VanLew, returning
io Kicnmonu alte the Civil War broke out
.o hei, iV is V an lew with her espionage
work 9i > r w-is sent to the home of
Jefferson «avis. President of the Confeder-
, as .
o. ’he Union army. Working
as a ma.d, she in. norized military plans
aiidcinnrr
.que, an«. -«•layedthemtoMrs.
'ar.Lew • ho in ti'-i gave them to General
U iy ssts S. Giant
the Union army.
Amb-os» C a liver
Ambrose Caliver was the senior spe-
:ia si ui tin ■■ ,ir m o f Black Americans
under •
«
.«over and Roosevelt for
he V S. Office >f Fdti aii.in He served
fr ,m 193o to 194« Rom in Saltville, Vir-
i,. this former coal miner Attended
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iile College, and received
,,
or.iel management from
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v : was the first B la ci
mail u e appouiivd dean o f Fisk Univer-
si
J ' w f ' ” 930 that he left Fisk to wosit
• th« li - -.'I t<.«v fir m e r ' While these he
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When sworn-in on June 12, 1989,
Newman became the first Black woman to
head the U.S. C ivil Service. Beginning her
career as a G S-3 clerk typist at the Depart
ment o f Interior, Mrs. Newman has held
numerous federal positions, including
Assistant Secretary o f the Department o f
Housing and Urban Development; Director
o f VISTA; and Commissioner and Vice-
Chairman o f the Consumer Product Safety
Commission. In 1985, she received the
Secretary o f D efense Medal for Outstand
ing Public Service.
Newman has dedicated herself to im
proving the status o f women and minorities
in the federal workforce. “ There are many
potential opportunities for women and
minorities at all levels o f governm ent The
work is there, the opportunities are there,"
she says.
c
The trouble with opportunity L
is it j
comes disguised as hard work.
Henry Ossian Flipper
B om into slavery, Henry Flipper and
his family were freed when Union forces
invaded Georgia in 1865. Four years later,
on the recommendation o f Congressman
J.C. Freeman, he was admitted to the United
States Military Academy at W est Point. In
1877, Flipper became the first Black to
graduate from the academy. Commissioned
a second lieutenant with the Tenth Cavalry
at Fort Sill, it was his regim ent's responsi
bility to prevent Indians from raiding into
Texas.
In 1908, he became a consultant to the
Sierra Mining Company in M exico. U.S.
Senator Albert Hall called on Flipper, as an
exparton Mexican politics, for information
which was presented to the Congressional
Subcommittee on Latin-American Affairs.
Flipper continued his service with tlje
federal government as a Spanish language
ejper, and he w ^¡¡pointed Assistant
Secretary o f the Interior in 1919.
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Bom in Washington, D.C., Charles Drew
is widely known as a pioneer in the devel
opment o f blood plasma and helping to
establish the first successful blixxl bank.
After receiving his doctor o f medical sci
ence degree from Columbia University in
1940, he became supervisor o f the blood
plasma division o f the blood Transfusion
Association o f N ew York City. From there
he was appointed director o f the Red Cross
B lood Bank in N ew York.
DuringWorld War II he was appointed
Ass istant Director o f the National Research
Council, where he was responsible for col
lecting blood for the U.S. Army and Navy.
Drew's experiments led to the develop
ment o f the first successful blood bank. His
key contribution was his presentation of
evidence showing the longer life o f plasma
rather than whole blood, which often spoiled
or was contaminated. The blood banks he
helped develop were « ed ited with saving
the lives o f many American and British
servicemen during the war.
Today's federal service also has its
share o f Blacks who are making history. A
growing number o f * 'firsts’ ’ are still being
scored in the federal personnel system.
Looking Toward The Future
According to N ewm an’s O ffice of
Personnel Management, since 1982 the
number o f Blacks employed by the federal
government has increased from 1 5 5 per
cent io 16.3 percent, with the greatest gains
coming in the middle ranks. This is more
than 50 percent higher than Black partici
pation in the overall national workforce
By the year 2000, the federal work
force is expected to include even more
minorities. “ As Director o f the Office of
Personnel Management, I can tell you the
opportunities are really going to be there
for Black Americans between now and the
year 200©.“ Sty» Newman. “ As our work
Force and work place change so rapidly, the
real chnllnagr «(¿y Ç & fiadum gqpie l,jr dur
job«, not jobs for our people.”
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Gives Green
Light to Execute Black Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
pushed Black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal
a step closer to the electric chair. On Febru
ary 2 the court denied Jamal’s petition to
reargue his appeal - -the second time in less
than a year that court turned down his legal
challenge to the racist witchhunt which
condemned him to die. N o legal barrier
today stands between Jamal and the Gover
nor's signing a death warrant.
Jamal, convicted o f the 1981 killing o f
a Philadelphia policeman, was a well-known
journalist at the time o f his arrest. President
o f the Philadelphia chapter of the A ssocia
tion o f Black Journalists, and prominent
supporter o f the MOVE organization. His
regular column from death row appears in
numerous newspapers around the country.
“ It says plenty about the racist death pen
alty in America that as millions celebrate
Black History Month, the court has given
the green light to snuff out the life o f one o f
the most eloquent, insightful and com pas
sionate spokesmen on the Black condition
in print today' ’ said Linda Thurston o f the
Partisan D efense Committee.
Jamal wrote last March, “ don’t tell me
about the ‘valley o f the shadow o f death. ’ I
live there.” As a former Black Panther
Party spokesman and outspoken MOVE
supporter, Jamal has been in the cross hairs
o f Philadelphia’s racist killer cops for over
20 years. At the sentencing hearing in 1982,
the prosecutor got the death penalty by
arguing that Jamal’s membership in the
Black Panther Party showed he was a
committed cop killer. The prosecutor cited
a 12-year-old interview in the Philadelphia
Inquirer in which Jamal used the Panther
slogan, “ All power to the people!” The}
prosecutor told the jury that a death sen-J
tence would never be carried out, that Jamal!
would have “ appeal after appeal after»
appeal.” For years the Pennsylvania S u
preme Court held that this obviously false}
argument required automatic reversal of}
the death sentence. At Jamal's oral argu-}
ment last March
C hief Judge Robert Nix warned the}
prosecution to not even try to justify it. Yet}
the court disregarded its own precedent to}
silence the man known as Philadelphia's}
“ voice o f the voiceless.”
SCHOLARSHIP
DEADLINE
High school students w ho are
Interested In applying for $1,000
college scholarships should request
applications by M arch 16,1990 for
E d u cation al
C om m u n ication s
Scholarship Foundation, 721 N.
M cK inley Road, Lake Forest. Illi
nois 60045. To receive an applica
tion, students should send a note
stating their nam e, address, city,
state and zip code, approxim ate
grade point average and year o f
graduation. Slxty-flve winners will
be selected on the basis o f aca
dem ic perform ance, Involvement
in extra-curricular activities and
need for financial aid.
TULTEX GIVES TO KING CENTER--Tultex Corporation contributed $1,250
to the Salute to G reatness Dinner held in Jan u a ry by the M artin Luther King,
J r . C enter for Nonviolent Social Change. The dinner is the annual fundraising
event for the center. Tultex produces fleeced knit actisew ear and leisure
clothing, and operates yarn and ap parel m anufacturing plants in Virginia and
North Carolina. Robert Brown presents the check on behalf of Tultex Corporation
to M rs. C oretta Scott King.
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