T he P ortland O bserver • A ugust 24, 1994
Public Affairs Groups
Hires New S taff
Pacific/West Communications
Groups has promoted Ray Phelps to
the position o f senior vice president.
Phelps, has been a long-time Oregon
political, media and issues manage­
ment strategist. He is well-known as
a leader in land-use, transportation
and education and is a respected
expert in developing and coordinat­
ing major projects for government,
private business and trade associa­
tions.
Kerry Dugan was hired as a new
Management Associate.
The public affairs company has
also added a number of new ac­
counts to its client base, including
the Oregon Association of Hospitals
and Health Systems, the Oregon State
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Tyco’s Multi-Cultural Dolls
Kenya, the beautiful hairstyl­
ing doll, an established success, is
back for the holidays with all new
fashions and hair play accessories
and a new baby sister, Kiana.
Kenya features a unique hair
play pattern familiar to African-
American girls and their mothers,
realistic facial features, and a choice
of three distinct skin tones and hair
colors. Consumer response to her
has been so overwhelming that
Kenya has been sold out at retail
R a y P helps
early in past holiday seasons.
Kenya’s astonishing success is
based on the fact that she is not just
another ethn ic-looking doll, but more
importantly, that she incorporates a
play pattern that is basic to every
African-American child.
“ She brings a m essage o f
self-esteem that m akes a p o si­
tive im pression on m others and
children alik e,” says Patti Lewis,
T yco’s vice president o f m arket­
ing, g irls’ toys.
Building Trades Council and the
Oregon Restaurant Association.
Free Vision
Screenings Offered
School time is nearly upon us
and again eye doctors are reminding
children and their parents about the
importance of identifying and cor­
recting vision and eye health prob­
lems prior to or early in the school
year.
According to Thomas Samson,
O.D., an optometrist in the Pacific
University College of Optometry’s
Infant/Pediatric Service, “The abil­
ity to see clearly at near and far is
only one part of assuring full learn­
ing potential. In addition to clarity of
vision, children and adults of all ages
must have good overall eye health
and the ability to coordinate and
focus the eyes together. If any of
these visual factors are hindered, the
ability to see clearly and to effi­
ciently process information can be
significantly reduced.” Dr. Samson
notes that persons suffering from a
visual or eye health disorder may
experience difficulty when reading
or writing. The result may be de­
creased school and occupational per­
formance.
As a community service, the
Pacific University Portland and For­
est Grove Family Vision Centers are
providing their annual program of
ENROLL
NOW
free vision screenings for children of
all ages as well as infants six months
andolderandadults. Though they do
no take the place o f a complete vi­
sion examination, these screenings
do provide important information
about clarity of vision, eye health
and eye coordination. Screenings
may identify the presence of serious
eye health and visual disorders and
indicate the need for a thorough vi­
sion examination. They take about
20 m inutes and do not cause
discomfort.Dr. Samson says that
many parents and educators o f chil­
dren frequently associate decreased
classroom perform ance o f a child
with some type o f learning dis­
ability. “ What is often perceived
as a lack o f intelligence or re­
duced ability to learn may in fact
be the result o f a visual or eye
health problem ,” he noted. “Once
identified, many vision and eye
health disorders can be easily-
co rrected .”
For scheduling free vision
screenings and more information,
please contact the Pacific University
Portland Family Vision Center, 224-
2323 or the Forest Grove Center,
357-5800.
FOR
FALL
P rovidence M ontessori S chool
Ages 214 to 6
M onday - Friday • 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
NEW! M orning H alf'day Montessori Class
• Experienced staff • Nutritious lunch/snacks • RN
• Diversity among children &. staff • Creative Movement Class
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Providence Child Center • 830 N.E. 47th Avenue
(Above) Sparkle Pretty Kenya - Tyco's popular Kenya doll
is set for a dazzling new year with the latest ethnic hair
styles that beautifully coordinate with her exciting new outfit
designed in African-inspired print. (Left) Baby Kiana,
Kenya’s Baby Little Sister - Tyco's successful Kenya doll
now has a little sister that younger girls will love to get to
know. They'll be able to create unique African-American
hairstyles by braiding, twisting and styling Baby Kiana’s
beautiful curly hair with color-coordinating barrettes and
fashion pony tail balls. The Hair Styling Guide makes
creating fun hair styles easy to do.
PCC Milestone: Modem Classes For Fall
A new element in Portland Com-
munity College’s distance education
offerings will be introduced this fall.
, Three classes will be delivered
by modem to students’ home com­
puters, giving 24-hour access to in­
struction. Each credit course will be
limited to 15 people in order to give
maximum support to each student in
these introductory offerings.
The mew delivery method is a
result o f the work o f an all-campus
comm ittee chaired by Ray Pirkl, PCC
director of Distance Learning.
PCC is the first college in the
Salem has been using this delivery
method successfully forthree years.)
About 50 college across the country
are offering courses by modem and
the experience of the most effective
systems was synthesized in formu­
lating the PCC delivery methods.
Ninety thousand homes in the
metro Portland area now have com­
puters, giving members of theses
households potential access to such
courses. “This is a tremendous op­
portunity for PCC students,” says
Pirkl, making it possible to deliver
courses directly into their homes.
Students taking modem-deliv­
ered classes will receive intstruction
by means of computer, mailings,
com puter discs and standard
texbooks. The network allows stu­
dents to work in groups, to interact
individually with instructors, and to
send and receive homework assign-
ments. According to Pirkl, the soft­
ware is simple and easy to use and
does not require a course in com­
puter basics to operate. Orientation
sessions will be held for all enrolled
modem students to help them get
started.
Modem delivery is possible with
an IBM-type computer, a Hayes-
compatible phone modem, and the
appropriate software, which will b e
given to students who enroll in the
fall term courses. An additional
phone line in the home is not neces­
sary and the technology is inexpen­
sive and very simple to operate, Pirkl
says.
Instruction delivered this way
has the indirect effect of increasing
students’ writing skills because they
need to use writing as the principal
communication method in modem-
delivered classes. It also creates a
leamingenvironmentthatiscultural-
and age-neutral.
The first three courses are
Introduction to B usiness, G en­
eral M edical Term inology and
English C om position. For w in­
ter term , an Introduction to Com ­
puters course will be delivered
by modem. The goal is to offer a
m inimum o f 10 courses by fall
1995. Students will reg ister for
modem courses in the usual way.
The new technology is intended
to benefit students in the Portland
metro area.
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