i ni B orii and Q bservi r • Of iohi r 23, 1996
P agi A 5
duca f ieu
ehind-the-scenes
at PNCA
Pacific Northwest College o f Art
is hosting a behind-the-scenes look
at its classes, galleries and studios
and a chance to meet talented artists
during an Open House Nov. 7.
I his special event will occur from
4 to 7 p.m. at the College, 12 19 S. W
Park Ave Inside PNCA's doors, the
community will see:
• The Wentz Gallery, featuring a
monotype exhibition by printmakers
Jam es Ia v a d o u r a n d C hirstin e
Bourdelle (who will be there in per
son) Alden Mason, Mary Josephson
and James MeGarreH The artists '
work will be available for purchase
in the price range o f $400 to $800,
w hich w ill b e n e fit P N C A 's
printm aking department
• The Boyd Gallery, which is not
usually open to the public, will
present an exhibition o f student art
work.
• Selected classrooms and studios
will be open fo r visits I isitors also
may experience the computer lab
and see how artists use technology
as a creative too! ( 'ome see artists
working in their studios
• A special drawing will be held
for a $215 gift certificate toward a
C ontinuing Education class
Nov. 7 will be an evening for the
community to come see who lives,
works and thrives at PNCA
Pacific Northwest College o f art
is an independent college offering
the Bachelor o f Fine Arts degree,
certificate programs and continuing
education classes. The College is
accredited by the Northwest Associ
ation o f Schools and Colleges, and
the National Association o f Schools
o f Art and Design. For more infor
mât ion about PNC A, please cal I (503)
226-4391.
POIC Executive
Director retires
Rosemary Anderson, who has been
executive Director o f POIC for 28
years, retired August 26, 1996.
Dr. Samuel E. Kelly has assumed
the position as Interim Executive
Director o f Portland Opportunities
Industrialization Center.
Dr. Kelly has been with the POIC
organization for the past five years
working in the position o f Director of
Education.
Dr. Kelly is well qualified. He is
an educator ofthe highest esteem He
has a Ph D in Higher Education Ad
ministration from the University of
Washington. He was the Vice Presi
dent o f Minority Affairs for the Uni
versity o f Washington and super
vised a staff o f one hundred. Dr.
Kelly is Professor Emeritus and a
member o f the graduate faculty o f
the University o f Washington. He
has served on many diverse commu
nity boards and is currently a profes
sor at Clark College and Washington
State University , Vancouver Branch
Dr Kelly is a retired Et. Colonel in
the U S. Army.
PSU honored by Peace Corps
The Peace C orps, cu rrently
celebrating its 35th anniversary year,
reorganized contributions by Port
land State University during a spe
cial awards ceremony Tuesday, O c
tober 22, at 5:30 p.m. at PSU in
room 338 Smith Center, 1825 SW
Broadway.
Dorothy Culjat. regional manager
in the C orps’ Seattle office, will
p re sid e . F o rm er P eace C o rp s
volunteers was be on hand, some in
dress native to their assigned
countries. In addition, a slide show
presented the Peace Corps volun
teer experience.
PSU has been a significant
recruiting and informational re
source for the Corps (within both
the university community and the
community at large), for at least 16
years, says Nancy Chartrand, public
affairs specialist in the C o rp s’
Seattle regional office. More than
250 PSU students and alumni have
volunteered for tours overseas, a
cautions.
During her tour, Behrmann re
quested to be away from civilization
so she was located in the mountains
o f Costa Rica, in San Vito, about 5
kilometers from Panama, where she
taught high school level classes, with
an emphasis on special education.
She also helped the Chamber o f
Commerceopen the first tourist office
in the area, and she coached seven
students to participate in and win the
regional Special Olympics
Elsewhere, in Villa Pacadios she
worked with a women’s group who
produced Indian clothing, jewelry,
paintings and purses to help them
establish a pricing sy stem, locate new
m ark ets and
in c re a se th e ir
accessibility. In Ciudad Neily, she
taught business principles to small
business owners In Campo Dos y
Medio she established a w om en's
group which went on to produce and
sell paintings.
“The people were so incredible,"
Renewing America’s civic life
On Thursday, Oct. 24, Portland
Community College joins more
than 400 other community groups
across the country as the local host
fora live-via-satelIite call-in video
teleconference on confronting cur
rent threats to American civic life,
such as:
♦ rising divisiveness and lack o f
trust
♦ declining civic participation
♦ u growing gap between the
"have " and " have-nots "
♦ the isolating nature o f new
technology
The co n fe re n ce w ill be held
at the C ascad e C am pus, 705 N.
He resides in Vancouver, Wash
ington with his wife, Donna, and
sons Bill and Samuel (at home).
D aughters H eather, B renda and
Sharon are adult professionals.
POIC is greatly appreciative o f
Dr. Kelly for accepting the position
as Interim Executive Director o f the
organization while a search is being
conducted for a qualified permanent
Executive Director.
significant num ber given P S lJ's
nontraditional population o f older,
w o rk in g p a re n ts, say s Mary
Cumpston. director o f PSU’s career
center which coordinates Peace Corps
recruitment in Portland. Volunteers
with life experience and practical
problem-solving skills and abilities
are especially valued, she says.
Nancy Behrmann, a post-bacca
laureate student at PSU, was among
the former Peace Corps volunteers
attending the aw ard cerem ony.
Behrmann is the current PSU Peace
Corps Coordinator, a part time posi
tion held by a returning Corps vol
unteer enrolled in a graduate pro
gram at PSU Behrmann returned
recently from two years in Costa
Rica where she was a member ofthe
Corps' small business development
program
“ It was overwhelming and excit
ing," says Behrmann o f her Peace
Corps experience “ I want to join
again. ” But its not for everyone, she
K illin g s-w o rth , from I 1 a m. to I
p.m. in T e rre ll H all, room 122.
A fo llow -up lo cally led panel
d iscu ssio n , from I to 2 p.m . w ill
ex p lo re the th em es and ideas o f
the c o n fe re n ce and share r e a c
tions w ith c o n fe re n c e a tte n d e rs.
Both the te le c o n fe re n c e and p a n
el discu ssio n are open to the p u b
lic and free o f charge.
K endi E sary, C ascad e C a m
pus student go v ern m en t c o o rd i
nator who o rg a n iz e d the c o n fe r
ence at PCC, said , “ We believe
this program is an im portant one
for our com m unity and e n c o u r
age peo p le to atten d . It is an o p
portunity for citizen s in c o m
m unities across the co untry to
talk fa c e -to -fa c e about p o s s i
b ilitie s for rev iv in g A m e ric a ’s
civic life in th eir own lo c a le s.”
Local panel leaders include
Ben P rie stly , execu tiv e d ir e c
tor o f the N o rth east C o alitio n
o f N e ig h b o r-h o o d s; Rep M ar
garet C a rte r; D ana A nderson,
ch air o f th e PCC board o f d ire c
tors and T erri G re e n fie ld , d i
re c to r o f S teps To S u c c e ss-
N orth, a PCC p a rtn e rsh ip s p ro
gram h e lp in g w elfare re c ip ie n ts
w ith jo b tra in in g and se lf-su ffi
ciency.
says Behrmann “They are extreme
ly friendly. And it was actually even
harder to return to the I Inited States
than it was to leave."
Behrmann says the Peace Corps
tries to respond to the stated needs
o f the c o u n trie s they serve.
Volunteers provide technical skills
and support, tell people what life
and people in the IJ.S. are really
like, and then return home to tell
people in the U S what life and the
people were like in the country they
serve in.
According to statistics from the
Corps' Seattle regional office. 29
PSU graduates served in 1995, in
cluding II men and 18 women.
Four were minorities; six were over
age 50. The oldest was age 66. The
mean age o f PSU volunteers was
37. O f th e volunteers, 31% were
located in Africa, 17% in Asia, 28%
in Europe Central Asia and the
Mediterranean, and 24% in Inter-
America (Central, South America).
US Fails
A new study is painting a bleak
picture o fth e quality o f science and
mathematics instruction in U S. class
rooms. The study, funded by the
American and Canadian govern
ments, studied science and math
teaching in 49 countries. The study
concludes that IJ.S. math and science
education lacks focus and the curric
ulum is "a mile wide and an inch
deep" compared with those o f other
nations I he study notes the United
States does not have a single national
curriculum, or common standards
because authority is distributed
among federal, state and local gov
ernm ents. One researcher notes:
“There is no one at the helm. In truth,
there is no helm.”
“O N NOV. 5 ,H, I ’M VO TIN G
FOR M Y GRANDM OTHER.”
Catlin Gabel’s 53nd
Annual Rummage Sale
This year's Catlin Gabel Rummage
Sale is continuing its tradition o f
quality m erchandise at fabulous
prices. The 52nd annual school
rummage sale supports financial aid
for children who otherwise might not
be able to attend the school. The sale
opensatthe Multnomah County Expo
Center Thursday , Oct. 31 and con
tinues through Sunday, Nov. 3.
Hundreds o f volunteers have been
busy collecting, sorting and pricing
goods throughout the year. All 675
students help sort and move goods to
their respective •departments" so that
buyers can quickly find what they
need. The goods fill 21 semi-trucks
and occupy over 60.()()() square feet
o f space. In the past, merchandise
has ranged from artwork and fine
jewelry to vintage clothing and rare
antiques.
M arilyn C ooper, the school’s
rummage chair is excited for the
upcoming event. “The rummage sale
is a great way to raise money for a
worthy cause and also bring the com
munity a fabulous sale filled with
everything imaginable.”
Opening Day Sale is Thursday,
Oct. 31,5 p.m. - 9 p.m. with all items
marked up 25 percent. The sale con
tinues Friday, Nov. I, 10 a.m. - 9
p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. - 6
p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 3, 10 a m. Satur
day and Sunday the famous “bag
sales" offer incredible bargains -
especially for clothes and books.
Catlin Gable is an independent
school with 670 students in grades
pre-school through 12 in Southwest
Portland.
MegaSkills Workshops
MegaSkills Workshops for fam
ilies, teachers, and care givers of
elementary school children will start
Wednesday, October 16th. This ef
fective program to build student
achievement is being offered this
1996-97 school year after being met
with much school and community
suppôt t dui mg the initial workshop
presentations during 1994-1996.
The workshops, based on the best
selling book, MegaSkills, by Dr.
Dorothy Rich, are designed to help
families help children learn in school
and beyond. They extend the impact
ofthe book and provide reinforcing
group experiences for families.
MegaSkills are the basic values,
attitudes and behaviors that deter
mine children’s achievement. They
include: confidence, motivation, ef
fort, responsibility, imitative, per
severance, caring, teamwork, com
mon sense and problem solving.
The book and the workshops show
how families can stimulate chil
dren’s in school and out o f school
learning through easy, enjoyable
home activities.
The nonprofit I lome and School
Institute designed these workshops.
Workshops are presently conduct
ed in 40 states and have involved
more than 48.000 families. The
M egaS kills W orkshop leaders
Samuel Wade, has been trained by
the Home and School Institute to
present this program.
There will be 8 workshops in the
series with the first meeting set o f
October 16th, 6 p.m.-8 p in . at Sab
in Elementary School, 4013 N.E.
18th Ave., Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 12.
Families completing the program
will receive a certificate o f partici
pation Registration is limited. For
more information, call Mr. Samuel
Wade at 9 16 -6 167 or 9 16-6493.
If you don’t, who will?
And, if you don’t vote for Democrats, your grand
mother can kiss some critical benefits goodbye.
Because, you know, left to their own devices, the
Newt Gingrich Republicans will continue to cut,
slash or eliminate important benefits such as
Medicare and Medicaid. Even letting assault
weapons back on our streets.
You have the power to stop them.
Hie Democratic Party is meeting our responsibilities
to our grandparents. They’ve protected the Health
Care of millions • Increased Pension and Health
Insurance portability • bought against drastic cuts
in Medicare and Medicaid • Ensured that Pension
Benefits are safeguarded for retirement • Passed the
toughest, smartest Crime Bill ever.
Democrats are dealing with the hard issues. But they
can’t continue to do it without your vote.
On Nov. 5th, vote for the people who care about you
V O T E
DEMOCRATIC Q z'
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