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FEB. IX, 199X
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UNCF R aises Record $13.1 Million in cash and pledges
Legacy Emanuel To Award
Healthcare Scholarships
F o r th e n in th y e a r .
Legacy Em anuel H ospital
& H e a lth C e n te r w ill
a w a rd $ 1 0 0 0 c o lle g e
s c h o la r s h ip s to h ig h
school students studying
lot a career in a health-
related field. The sc h o la r­
ships are available to stu ­
dents who reside in North
and N o rth east P o rtla n d
neighborhoods and who
have a high school grade
point average o f at least
2 75. The scholarship is
William H. Gray III, President and CEO o f UNCF, and Altre Woodward.
T h e U n ite d N e g ro C o lle g e
(U N C F ) raised a record #13.1
m illio n in cash and pledges d u r­
ing its special "A n E vening o f
S tars: A C e le b ra tio n o f E d u c a ­
tio n al E x c e lle n c e ” aired on Ja n u ­
ary IOth and 17th. The am ount
ra ise d is a four p ercen t increase
o v er the p rio r y e a r’s total and is
p ro o f that people do believe that
"A M ind is a T errib le T hing to
W aste".
“T his ach ie v e m en t w ould not
have been p o ssib le w ithout our
loyal su p p o rte rs who c alled in
and m ade th e ir c o n trib u tio n s ,”
said W illiam H G ra y ,III. P re si­
dent and C E O o f U N CF. "The
William H. Gray III, President and CEO o f UNCF. and Debbie Allen.
$13.1 m illion raised d u rin g "A
E vening o f S tars" w ill p rovide a
v aluable and life c h an g in g e d u ­
catio n for thousands o f stu d en ts
w ho w ith o u t U N C F s u p p o r t
w ould not be able to get a co lleg e
e d u c a tio n .”
C o n trib u tin g to the s h o w 's
overall success were L ou Raw ls.
D ebbie A llen. L ouis G osset. Jr.,
and A lfre W oodard who served
as hosts to a m yriad o f stars as
they presen ted view ers w ith a
new and e x c itin g four hours o f
sp irited en te rta in m e n t and c o m ­
pelling vig n ettes about the su c ­
cess sto ries of UNCF students
and alum ni.
Calculator use opens door to High School Algebra
Another study on the use of calcu­
lators in mathematics education has
concluded that some of the more
powerful instruments which actu­
ally are more like a hand-held com­
puter but still only cost around $ 150
- can be of significant help in learn­
ing high school algebra
Progress in teaching this level of
m ithematics, which is often a major
hurdle foraverage-ability highschool
students, could be a significant step
forward in math education and a bless­
ing for any freshman who’s ever
struggled with “y equals three x
squared minus nine divided by six."
And use of such calculators in
solving algebraic equations doesn't
mean the students w on’t eventually
learn how to do it themselves, educa­
tors say. It just means that at first they
concentrate more on the concepts
and less on the procedures
“Based on this and other studies
similar to it, there’s no doubt in my
mind that using calculators is a supe-
Bonds
to help
families
save for
college
State T reasu rer Jim Hill a n ­
nounced recently that the state plans
to sell $40 million of the very popu­
lar Oregon Baccalaureate (OR B A C )
bonds this month. The order period
for the bonds will begin on February
19. ORBAC bonds are chiefly used
as a savings vehicle to help Oregon
families defray the rising cost of
higher education.
The sale of ORB AC bonds is based
on the capital needs of the State Board
of Higher Education, which uses the
bond proceeds to construct anti reno­
vate facilities on the campuses of
O regon's state universities.
“ H ig h ered u catio n isex trem ely
im portant to the S tale ol O regon,
and w ith its risin g co st, p aren ts
are in need o f d iffe re n t and c r e ­
a tiv e w ay s to sa v e fo r th e ir
c h ild r e n ’s fu tu re e d u c a tio n a l
n eed s," H ill said. “ F am ilies and
stu d en ts are b o rro w in g su b sta n ­
tial am ounts o f m oney to finance
colleg e expenses.
In fact, over the last five years,
college students have borrowed as
much money as they did in the past
three decades combined. "
rior way to teach algebra," said Bar­
bara Edwards, an assistant professor
of mathematics at Oregon State Uni­
versity. "And that's important. Right
now there’s a widespread and valid
concern that the traditional approach
to math education isn't working.
“Math is often taught in a way that
makes it seem boring and difficult,"
she said “Our approach helps stu­
dents understand how things work
and how math can be applied to the
real world ”
The recent study was done by
Edwards and other collaborators in a
high school freshman math class com­
posed mostly of minority students in
a Washington, D C., classroom. It
was part of an overall curriculum
there that emphasized math concepts,
not just skills.
Eighth A nnual Cascade
Festival o f A frican
Films Shines a t PCC
All films are free and open to the public,
thanks to our many community supporters!
Clando
Le Grand Blanc De
Lambarene
Cameroon, 1996, directed
by Jean-MarieTeno.
Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 28,7:30 p.m.
Cameroon and Gabon,
1995, directed by
Bassek ba Kobhio.
Feb. 19, noon
Feb. 20-21,7:30 p.m.
Deluge
Great Great Great
Grandparents’
Music
Saturday
Family Film
Day
Adama
The Fulani Magician
The Greedy Child
Ramohamy’s Son
Burkina Faso, 1997,
directed by
Taale Laafi Rosellini.
Rosellini w ill be
at the Friday screening
to present and
com m ent on his film.
Feb. 26, noon
Feb.27, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 1 ,2-3:30 p.m.
Celebrate
Black History
Month with
PCC
Call 244 -61 I I, ext. 3630
fo r brochure.
Cascade Campus
705 N o rth Killingsworth
Terrell Hall auditorium
Free Parking
USA and Ethiopia, 1995,
directed by Salem Mekuria.
March 5, noon
March 6, 7:30 p.m.
Flame
Zimbabwe, 1996, directed
by Ingrid Sinclair.
March 5 , 1 p.m.
March 7,7:30 p.m.
Portland
Community
College
renew able and may be used
for tu itio n and oth er c o l­
lege fees for up to four
years of co lleg e. The stu ­
dent should pursue a c a ­
reer in an accredited m edi­
cal program on a full-tim e
basis.
A pplication deadline is
A pril 1, 1998.
For m ore inform ation or
to request an ap p licatio n ,
call G in g e r A d am o v ics,
C o m m u n ity R e la tio n s ,
413-4630.