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University of Phoenix To Mark Opening of
its First Oregon Campus
The U niversity o f Phoenix,
Portland’s newest institution o f
higher education, announced that it
will hold an open house on Thurs
day, March 19 from 4:00-7:00 to
mark the opening o f its first Oregon
campus located at 13190 SW 68th
Parkway in Tigard.
The open house w ill introduce
attendees to the University’s ap
proach to higher education, includ
ing its “virtual library.” Light re
freshments will be served.
f irst announcing plans to open a
Portland area campus last Novem
ber, the University temporarily of
fered undergraduate and graduate
degree classes in business at local
conference facilities while await
ing the completion o f its 14,000 sq.
foot Tigaid campus, which offi
Computer Lab
Opens New
Opportunities
for Youth
A state-of-the-art computer lab,
funded by a $278,000 donation from
Intel and the Intel foundation, could
give young people the keys to a high
tech future. The lab, located in Port
land Parks and R ecreation's Univer
sity Park Community Center at 9009
North l oss, opens March 23rd. The
lab will offer community member-
young and old-a chance to learn new
job skills, get information about sci
ence and technology careers, use com
puters for art and recreation, plus give
their homework a lift.
Young people who participate in
sports programs at UPCC w ill be re
quired to spend time on the keyboards
before putting in time on the court or
ball field. "These kids need to be sold
on the excitement and the tremendous
potential o f computers," says UPCC
Director Lee Jenkins. Jenkins says
the lab will be open from 9am-9pm
daily so Portland Parks staff and vol
unteers can serve senior citizens,
preschoolers, and adults in wellare-
to-work programs, as well as school
students.
The I ntel Corporation and its foun
dation provided a combination ot
grants, equipment, and professional
services to get the lab up and running.
Intel spokesman Peter Broffman says
that the project dem onstrates the
company’s strong commitment to pro
viding technology education in O r
egon and increasing access o f people
o f color to careers in this growing
field. The need for such opportunities
is particularly acute in the Portsmouth
neighborhood where University Park
Community Center is located. The
center is across the street form Co
lumbia V illa/Tam arack, O regon’s
largest public housing development.
cially opened in January.
"W e couldn’t be happier with our
new lo c a tio n ,” sa id Dr. t raig
Swenson, Univer
sity o f Phoenix re
gional vice presi
dent. " I ’m confi
dent that Portland
area residents w ill
find the campus to
be a convenient
and pleasant loca
tion to pursue un
d erg ra d u a te and
g ra d u a te d egree
programs.”
Catering exclusively to working
adults, the University allows students
to go back to school without inter
rupting their careers.
Students attend class one night a
week, begin a new class every five to
six weeks and meet with study groups
at their convenience to complete as
signments and group
projects.
Classes are taught
by working profession
als with advanced de
grees who possess cur
rent experience in the
subject areas of the
courses they teach.
" W o r k in g a d u lt
stu d e n ts d e m a n d a
greater level o f c o n
venience than the tra
ditional student,” said Sw enson.
"A t the U niversity o f Phoenix we
provide the convenience, w hile at
the sam e tim e ensuring a ch a lle n g
ing and rew ard in g e d u c a tio n a l
experience.
The University o f Phoenix is a
private, for-profit institution ot
higher education w hose mission is
to provide high-quality education
to working adult students, founded
in Phoenix, Arizona, the university
currently offers programs in Ari
zona, California, Oregon, W ash
ington, Michigan, Louisiana, Utah,
Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado,
f lorida, Hawaii, and the com m on
wealth o f Puerto Rico. The Uni
versity is accredited by the Com
mission o f Institutions o f Higher
Education o f the North Central
A sso ciatio n o f C o lle g e s and
Schools, and currently enrolls more
than 40,000 working adult students,
and employs more than 6,000 fac
ulty and staff.
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THE JOYCE
April 1 Brings Change in Food
Stamp Rules
Changes in eligibility for food
stam ps benefits w ill not result in
a large scale c u t-o ff tor O reg o
nians on April 1, says Jim N eely,
A dult and fa m ily Services D ivi
sion (A PS) deputy ad m in istra
tor.
It has been w idely reported
that m ore than 8,000 O regonians
in a num ber o f the sta te ’s rural
counties could be subject to loss
o ffo o d stam ps on A pril 1. H ow
ever, N eely says, April 1 is only
the effective date for a new rule
lim iting the tim e that able-bodied
adults w ithout dependents can re
ceive food stam ps.
As a result o f federal w elfare
reform , he says, these able-bodied
adults ages 18 to 50 w ho have no
children are lim ited to receiving
food stam ps for 90 days in any
three year period. The 90-day rule
begins A pril 1.
PCC Announces New Scholarships
The Portland Community College
foundation has 12 new scholarships
for the upcoming 1998-99 school year
that will be available to help students
go to college. These new scholarships
total $83,125, and could assist as many
as 50 students.
“Private donations are absolutely
critical toourability to provide help to
our students, almost half o f whom
need financial help to stay in school,”
said Jan Coulton, executive director ot
the foundation. “Many o f the stu
dents who can benefit the most from
PCC cannot afford even PC’C ’s low
tuition. These new scholarships will
help ensure their educational future."
The foundation is the private fund-
SIMPLY CELLULAR
Neely says food-stam p recipi
ents can continue receiving ben
efits after 90 days (July 1) if they
find em ploym ent or sign up with
APS for five hours a week of
com m unity service.
The rule d o e sn ’t affect adults
with children or people who can
not work because ot disability.
The new rules have been in
effect in 20 O regon counties for
more than a year.
raising arm for the college and is a tax-
exempt charitable organization. O f
the donations received, 100% goes to
support the program for which it is
intended. Please call 977-4374 for
more information.
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