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January 22, 1992...The Portland ()bserver...Page 3
DHR Hires Assistant Director for
Information Systems
Y o rk , where she was d ire c to r o f sys­
tems developm ent.
* * K a lh c ry n M cLean w ill be respon­
sible fo r one o f O regon’ s largest and
m ost im p o rta n t com puter and data p ro c ­
essing systems, handling everything from
paym ents fo r health care and sensitive
c lie n t data to e m p lo ym e n t o p p o rtu n i­
ties, transfer paym ents and patient in ­
fo rm a tio n ,” said C oncannon. “ H er
Kathryn S. McLean
K e v in Concannon, D ire c to r o f the
Oregon Depaitment o f Human Resources,
has hire d the assistant d ire c to r to m an­
age the D H R in fo rm a tio n systems.
Kathryn S. McLean w ill be in charge
o f a ll the com puter and data processing
systems in the departm ent and its seven
d iv isio n s. She f ills a p o sitio n that was
created b y the 1991 L e g isla tu re in rec­
o g n itio n o f the g ro w in g im portance o f
data services to the state’ s clients and
em ployees. M cL e a n 33, is fo rm e r vice
president and c h ie f in fo rm a tio n o ffic e r
fo r D C I In ternational, W a ln u t C reek,
C a lif., a business mergers, acquisitions
and developm ent firm . B efore that, she
w o rke d fo r S andpoint F in a n cia l in N ew
Kaiser Permanente Offers Health
Education Classes in North Portland
Several classes open to the p u b lic
are being offe re d in N o rth Portland th is
justm ents to make d ivo rce less p a in fu l.
E ig h t tw o -h o u r sessions are 6 :30 to 8:30
w in te r and spring through K aiser Perma-
nente. T o register fo r any class, c a ll
K aiser Permanente’ s H ealth E ducation
message phone at (5 0 3 ) 286-6815.
A n y b o d y can experience m ild de­
pression and low ered self-esteem. K a i­
ser Permanente’ s “ O ve rco m in g M ild
Depression and L o w S elf- E steem ”
p.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 28 through March
17, at Kaiser Permanente’ s N o rth In te r­
state Services B u ild in g , 7201 N . In te r­
state A ve ., Portland. C ost is $70 fo r
K aiser Permanente members, $120 fo r
expertise fro m private sector in fo rm a ­
tio n systems w ill be put to sound use.’
M cL e a n has a degree in Business
A d m in is tra tio n fro m N ew C e n tu ry
C ollege, Kansas C ity , M O ., and is p u r­
suing a degree in com puter science
through Thom as A . E dison State C o l­
program , consisting o f eig h t tw o -h o u r
sessions, teaches s k ills to reduce m ild
lege, T re n to n , NJ.
She assumed her p o sitio n on Janu­
ary 12. A native o f San Francisco, McLean
is in the process o f m o v in g to the Salem
area. The p o sitio n pays $59,700 annu­
land. C ost is $65 fo r K a ise r Permanente
members, $115 fo r the general p u b lic
a lly .
T he D epartm ent o f H um an R e­
sources em ploys ap p ro xim a te ly 11,000
people to serve O re g o n ’ s m ost v u ln e r­
able citize n s through seven d ivisio n s:
C h ild re n ’ s Services, A d u lt and F a m ily
Services, E m p lo ym e n t, H ealth, M ental
H ealth and D evelopm ental D is a b ility
Services, Senior and D isabled Services,
and V o c a tio n a l R e h a b ilita tio n . The
departm ent also oversees other human
services, in c lu d in g c h ild care, d rug and
a lcohol abuse, and health p o lic y p ro ­
grams.
depression and im prove self-im age.
Meetings are on Thursdays, Jan. 9 through
Feb. 27, 6 :30 to 8 :30 p.m ., at K a ise r
Permanente’ s N o rth Interstate Services
B u ild in g , 7201 N . Interstate A v e ., P o rt­
(fee includes textbook).
“ Freedom fro m F a t” is K a ise r Per­
m anente’ s 20-w eek w e ig h t management
program fo r adults tire d o f diets and
ready fo r a serious, s c ie n tific a lly based
program . The course is co-led by pro fe s­
sional n u tritio n is ts and behavior special­
ists w h o teach better eating and exercise
habits.
E xp lo re the unique challenges and
jo y s o f ste p fa m ily liv in g in “ S tep-par­
e n tin g .” Classes w iU be on Thursdays,
Jan. 23 through M a rch 12, at K a ise r
Perm anente’ s N o rth Interstate Services
B u ild in g , 7201 N . Interstate A v e ., P o rt­
land. C ost is $72 fo r K aiser Permanente
m em bers/couples, $140 fo r other in d i-
viduals/couples.
E nding a love re la tio n sh ip can be
d iffic u lt. K aiser Permanente’ s * * D iv o rce
A d ju s tm e n t” program focuses on ad-
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p lin e , b u ild in g self-esteem and encour­
aging responsible behavior. The eig h t
tw o -h o u r sessions are on Wednesday
nights fro m 6 :30 to 8:30 p.m ., Jan. 29
through M arch 18. L o ca tio n is K aiser
Permanente’ s Education and Conference
C enter (T o w n H a ll), 3704 N . Interstate
A ve ., P ortland. C ost is $72 fo r in d iv id u ­
als o r couples w h o are K aiser Perma­
nente mem bers, $140 fo r the general
p u b lic (fee includes textbook).
Kaiser Permanente’ s “ Health Counts
fo r Teens” is the o n ly current w eight-
management program in the Portland
area fo r o ve rw e ig h t adolescents age 12
to 16 and th e ir parents o r ad u lt support
person. The 10-w eek course started Jan.
14 and runs through M arch 17. M eetings
are Tuesdays fro m 5 :30 to 7:00 p.m . at
the Bess K aiser A d m in is tra tiv e O ffic e ,
5155 N . Greeley A ve ., Portland. C ost is
$150 per fa m ily fo r K a ise r Permanente
members, $180 per fa m ily fo r the gen­
eral p u b lic. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , ca ll
K aiser Permanente’ s health education
departm ent message recorder at (503)
286-6880.
Black History Health
Celebrated At PSU
C o m m u n ity, Lauretta Slaughter
Feb. 10: W h a t Can W e Do to B rin g
The B lack C o m m u n ity and PSU
p u b lic events on the U n iv e rs ity ca m ­
pus, in clu d in g lectures, w eekly forum s,
concerts, and a presentation by author
and poet, N ik k i G io va n n i.
N ik k i G io va n n i’ s w ritin g about her
experiences as a B la ck wom an and the
life o f her people have raised hackles
Ray Ramsey
Feb. 24: E x p lo ita tio n o f B lack
A thletes, T ra vis G am ble
F rid a y, Feb. 14, at Noon in Room
327-328 Sm ith Center, M o le fi A santi,
professor o f B la ck H isto ry at Tem ple
U n iv e rs ity , w ill discuss A fro -ce n tric
rior like new, and in the process you
and consciousness fo r years. She is a
p o w e rfu l w rite r and spokeswoman. H er
Education.
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20, at 6
will be helping Community Care pay
presentation, a lecture/reading, takes
place Saturday, February 15, at 7 p.m .,
in the S m ith C enter B a llro o m (R oom
p.m . and Feb. 21 at Noon, in R oom 338
S m ith Center, D r. R alph Gonsalves w ill
present a free p u b lic lecture: P o e tica l
355, 1825 S.W . B roadw ay). A recep­
tio n w ill fo llo w . T ickets ($7 general;
$5 non-PSU students; S3 PSU students)
Changes in the W o rld and H ow They
w ill be available at the door o r in ad­
vance through P S U ’ s T ic k e t O ffic e ,
7 2 5 -3 3 0 7 ,corner o f S.W . 5 th & M ill. A
N oon Forum takes place M ondays,
February 3-24, in R oom 328, S m ith
Center. The presentations are free and
the p u b lic is w elcom e. The schedule is
p.m . in the N o rd ic R oom o f S m ith
C enter (R oom 26), a S oulfood lunch
as fo llo w s :
Feb. 3: H IV /A ID S in the B lack
concerning the above events, call G w en
Care you could be in a drawing to re­
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outstanding bills.
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R acial prejudice and divo rce have
jo in e d peer pressure and the opposite
o f adolescents during the past tw o years.
“ I f I w a lk do w n the street w ith a
w h ite boy, people tend to treat him
be tte r,” Q uentin “ D u c k y ” H uger, 19,
o f C harleston, South C a ro lin a , w ho is
black, to ld M in to n in an in te rvie w to be
published this Sunday in P A R A D E
Jim Werner
magazine. “ I t ’ s because, when you see
a b lack person, yo u already assume that
he’ s not too developed m e n ta lly ,” he
District Agent, 19 Years Service
11300 N.E. Halsey, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97220
Residence: 503-771-6113
A ffe c t A fric a .
F rid a y, Feb. 28 fro m 11 a.m. to 2
w ill be available fo r purchase and a
free concert w ill be presented by jazz
a rtist Ron Steen. A d d itio n a l events w ill
be happening th roughout the month.
F o r com plete in fo rm a tio n and details
added. “ A n d people tend to be more
co m fo rta b le around a w hite person than
around me. I t ’ s not even firs t appear­
ances, i t ’ s m iles-aw ay th in k in g that’ s
passed do w n fo r generations. L ik e i f
y o u r father hated a ll blacks, o b vio usly
you w o u ld g ro w up w ith that fe llin g .”
A n o th e r black teen, A le ja n d ro
“ S p e n c e r”
B ro w n ,
17,
fro m
R onkonkom a, New Y o rk , said he re­
sents being m isjudged by people w ho
d o n ’ t even kn o w h im . “ A round here,
le t’ s face it, there aren’ t a lo t o f m in o ri­
ties. I f I ’ m w a lkin g in certain places,
lik e the m a ll, I ’ ll notice one o r tw o
people lo o k at m e ...L ike I ’ ll be on line
w ith a lady next to me, and she’ ll
sw itch her purse to the other side o f
w orkshop focused on adopting, e ro ti­
c iz in g and m a in ta in in g safer sexual be­
h a vio r, and included sections on deal­
ing w ith slips in safer behavior, gray
areas o f know ledge and ta lkin g to pa rt­
Black Experience,
Strategies And Tactics
In The Business World
F in a lly a b o o k is a va ila b le that
provides solutions to so m any o f the
problem s B lacks face in the business-
corporate w o rld . A n e n lig h te n in g and
up-to-date book that goes a lo n g way
tow ard e lim in a tin g m any o f the fa lla ­
cious assumptions and erroneous con­
clusions that have been draw n about
B lacks in the business and corporate
environm ent.
A u th o r D a rre ll Sim m s shares e x­
periences that can be used to overcom e
m any o f the p itfa lls and traps that have
so easily discouraged B lacks fro m
a chieving the success they seek.
T h is book w ill become a treasured
gem fo r those w h o are seeking ideas,
strategies and an approach to becom ing
successful in corporate A m e rica . It
presents a p o sitive approach that w ill
dispel m yths and stereotypes that exist
fo r B la ck professionals today.
T h is book is essential fo r the c o r­
porate and business management staffs
w h o are faced w ith the challenge o f
m anaging an ever changing and d y ­
nam ic w o rkfo rce . “ B la ck E xperience,
Strategies and T actics in the Corporate-
Business W o rld ’ ’ w ill p ro vid e you w ith
great insights in to w hat B lacks and
other m in o ritie s are experiencing in the
business-corporate w o rld .
C ontact M anagem ent Aspects In ­
corporated fo r o rdering in fo rm a tio n at
591-7498
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Chekhov’s “The Three
Sisters” at PSU
T o some. The Three Sisters is a
p la y about a non-happening: n o t go in g
to M oscow . T o others, The Three Sis­
ters is alm ost e xiste n tia l, frig h te n in g in
its n ih ilis m : we sim p ly exist; n o th in g
more. B u t others fin d C h e kh ov’ s Three
Sisters a p o w e rfu l p la y, Faulknerian in
its characters w ho continue to accept
life in circum stances that should w ear
them s lo w ly , irre vo ca b ly in to du st—
and yet they endure.
D ire c to r G lenn Gauer says o f his
adaptation o f the p la y: “ T o o m any
translations are stilte d and a w kw ard. I
trie d to create som ething w hich has the
s p irit and flo w o f the o rig in a l language,
so it has the fe e lin g o f m u sic.”
Gauer says he was also in te n t on
keeping a balance o f m ood in the p ro ­
d u ctio n , too, a vo id in g the stark, dour
piece th a t’ s so often presented. “ The
p lay is serious, b u t w ith a sense o f
h u m o r,” he m aintains. “ A n d it has a
richness w h ich I adm ire. I see the char­
acters as fu ll-b o d ie d , not o n -d im e n ­
sional. A n d I th in k th a t’ s w hat the a u d i­
ence w ill feel as w e ll.”
The cast is made up p rim a rily o f
talented PSU students. T hey include:
A m y F ow kes as O lga, the eldest sister;
Farah Fobes as Ir in i, the youngest sis­
ter; V a le rie Stevens as Masha, m id d le
sister and w ife o f a teacher; T o m L a id -
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law as C h e b u tykin , an o ld arm y doctor;
and R ichard D u v a ll as Ferapont, an o ld
servant. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n about
the p la y and the pro d u ctio n , contact
G lenn Gauer through P S U ’ s Theatre
A rts Departm ent, 725-4612.
Cold-weather goods needed
As winter nears, blankets, heavy coats and other
cold-weather clothing are once again atop our list of
desperately needed items. Among the other needs,
workboots, rain gear and tents (for the homeless),
blankets, pillows, bedsheets, baby blankets, pots,
pans, dishes, kitchen utensils, tables and chairs,
chests of drawers.
For details: 284-8878.
not th e ir fault. She also said parents
going through a d ivorce should make
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attention. “ A ll this fig h tin g is going
on, and you w onder i f they s till love
you ju s t the same,” she comm ented.
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In d ivid u a ls, teachers, H IV Educa­
tio n , and/or anyone else interested in
experiencing a h ig h ly interactive, e f­
fe ctive and adaptable w o rksh ip were
encouraged to attend. T h is was the
o n ly o p p o rtu n ity fo r the p u b lic at large
to vie w this p a rticu la r w o rksh ip . The
w orkshop w ill continue to be o ffe re d
on a m o n th ly basis to the male g a y/b i-
scxual community under the name “ Man
to M an.” For further inform ation, please
contact Dan B ueling o r Fred A lle m a n n
at Cascade A ID S P roject (223-5907 V /
T D D ).
her.”
D isussing her parents divorce, 15-
year-old A llis o n W est o f Santa Fe, New
M e xico , advised parents to make sure
th e ir ch ild re n understand the divo rce is
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The, three-hour interactive w orkshop
was held at 3835 SW K e lly St. in P o rt­
land fro m 6 :3 0 -9 :3 0 p.m . The free
Jagemauth at 725-5652.
Racial Prejudice And Divorce Are
Among Concerns Of Today’s Teens
sex as m a jo r concerns o f to d a y’ s teen­
ager, according to co lu m n is t L yn n
M in to n , w ho has in te rvie w e d hundreds
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Feb. 17: T o D o the R ig h t T h in g ,
Cascade Aids Project
Offers Their ‘Keep It
Up, Safer Sex
Workshop’ To The
General Public This
Month Only
Cascade A ID S P ro je ct’ s Preven­
tio n and O utreach Services presented
its safer sex w orkshop, n o rm a lly e x c lu ­
sive to gay and bisexual men, to the
general p u b lic on Tuesday, January 14.
the general p u b lic.
“ Parenting the T o d d le r and Pres­
ch o o ler’ ’ teaches parents o f 1 to 4- year-
olds how to nurture and enjoy th e ir g ro w ­
ing ch ild . Class includes group sessions
on c h ild developm ent, p o sitive d is c i­
B la ck H is to ry M o n th Celebrated
at PSU February is B lack History month
across the nation. Portland State U n i­
ve rs ity w ill jo in in the celebration o f
B la c k achievem ents w ith a series o f
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