October 25, 2000
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PCC and PSU Align to
Serve Students
h ig h e r e d u c atio n .”
T he new program w ill allow stu
d ents to be ad m itted to b oth PCC
and PSU w ith a sin g le ap p licatio n .
S tud en ts w ill pay each s c h o o l’s
resp e ctiv e tu itio n rate.
“ W hile PCC students co m e to
the U n iv ersity w ell-p rep ared for
u p p e r d iv is io n c o u rse w o rk an d
have alw ays been an im portant part
o f o u r stu d e n t co m m u n ity , th is
ag re em e n t w ill help students w ho
go to PC C m ake a sm o o th er tra n si
tion into any p rogram at PSU , not
ju s t a selected few ,” said B ernstine.
“ T h is ag reem en t sends a strong
m e ssag e to PC C students that we
w an t them to tran sfer to PSU and
that w hen they com e th e y ’ll have a
P ortlan d S tate U niversity P resi
d en t D an B ern stin e and P ortland
C o m m unity C ollege P resident Dan
M oriarty w ill sign an ag reem en t to
en ro ll stu d en ts at both institutions.
T he ag re em e n t paves the w ay
fo r jo in t a d m issio n and enrollm ent
for cu rren t and p ro sp ec tiv e stu
d ents at each o f th e schools.
“T h is is very p o sitiv e for our
stu d en ts and for PSU students. It
gives g rea ter flex ib ility and m ore
secu rity to stu d en ts w ho already
trav el b etw e en b o th sc h o o ls’ in
p u rsu it o f th eir b a c h e lo r’s d eg re e,”
M o riarty said.
“T he arran g e m en t w ill also b e n
e fit high school stu d en ts w ho w ill
b e able to e n v isio n a c lea re r path to
g o o d ex p e rien c e.”
In 1999,2,230 students from PCC
transferred to PSU. A dm issions c o
o rd in ato rs ex p ect the n u m b er to
clim b w ith the new program . P o rt
land S tate U n iv ersity alre ad y has
co -ad m issio n ag reem en t w ith M t.
H o o d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e an d
C lackam as C om m unity C ollege.
C u rren tly PSU an d PC C are c o l
la b o ra tin g in an o th er im p o rta n t
area, w o rk in g to p ro v id e sc h o la r
ship o p p o rtu n ities to stu d en ts c o
en ro lled in PCC an d P S U ’s C o m
p u te r program . T h e sch o o ls h av e
applied for a N ational Science F oun
d atio n sc h o larsh ip g ran t, w h ich
stu d en ts w ould ap ply fo r an d re
ceiv e th ro u g h a sin g le p ro cess.
Sourcebook Tackles Youth Violence
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention announce the release o f a
community-oriented sourcebook that
describes strategies for successfully
implementing proven or promising inter
ventions to prevent violence. “Violence
is a public health issue because o f its
tremendous impact on health and well
being of our youth. V iolence injury and
death disproportionately affect children,
adolescents, and young adults in the
United States,’ ’ saidCDC Director Jeffery
P.Koplan,M.D.,M.P.H.
The 216-page publication, entitled
"Best Practices o f Youth Violence Pre
vention:
A Sourcebook for Community Ac
tion", is the first o f its kind to look at the
effectiveness ofspecific practices in four
key areas: parents and families, home
visiting, social and conflict resolution
skills, and mentoring. Communities are
eager to find ways to stop youth vio
lence. “Best Practices,” which was pro
OSU Director Seeks To Build Bridges
Between Communities
s
Oregon State University’s new as
sistant director for minority recruit
ment sees her jo b more as an engineer
ing project than a recruiting drive.
‘ ‘Primarily, I’m a social worker and I
see my mission as building a bridge
from the m inority com m unities to
OSU,” said LaDonna Dixon. “Form e,
it is all social w ork in the large con
text.”
A native o f San D iego w ho has
spent the last 18 years w orking
p rim arily w ith m inority com m uni
ties, D ixon com es to O SU from A t
lanta, w here she w orked w ith high
school youth to enhance o p p o rtu
nities for h ig h e r education.
“ I ’m ex cited about show ing m i
n ority stu d en ts that higher educa-
LaDonna Dixon, builds
bridges as a Minority
Recuritment Director
I
tio n is th e w ay to go an d at th e
sa m e tim e , w h a t O SU has to o f
fe r,” D ix o n said. O re g o n ’s m in o r
ity p o p u la tio n is a b o u t 12.5 p e r
c e n t an d O S U ’s p e rc e n ta g e o f
stu d e n ts o f c o lo r is a b o u t 13.1
p e rc e n t, b a s e d on th e la te st O SU
en ro llm en t data from the 1999 a c a
d e m ic y ear.
S in c e a r r iv in g o n c a m p u s ,
D ix o n h as b ee n b u sy a tte n d in g
c u ltu ra l e v e n ts th ro u g h o u t th e
re g io n , as w ell fa m ilia riz in g h e r
s e lf w ith th e u n iv e rs ity . T h e re
are a n u m b e r o f o ffic e s on c a m
p u s th a t w o rk on m in o rity re c ru it
m e n t, a n d o n e o f h e r g o als is to
in c r e a s e c o o r d in a tio n a m o n g
v a rio u s o ffic e s to en h a n c e th e
u n iv e r s ity ’s e ffo rts.
S h e sa id it is e s p e c ia lly im p o r
ta n t fo r th e u n iv e rs ity to re a c h
o u t to th o se stu d e n ts w h o are
in te re s te d in a c o lle g e e d u c a tio n
b u t feel lo st a b o u t h o w to a p
p ro a c h th e p ro c e s s o f fin d in g a
u n iv e rs ity an d a p p ly in g fo r a d
m issio n .
“ L a rg e in s titu tio n s s u c h as
u n iv e rs itie s c a n b e in tim id a tin g
to stu d e n ts w h o are n o t u se d to
d e a lin g w ith th e m ,” sh e sa id .
D ix o n r e c e iv e d h e r u n d e r
g ra d u a te d e g re e at A zu sa P a c ific
U n iv e rs ity in A zu sa , C a lif, an d
h e r m a s te r ’s d e g re e from W a sh
in g to n U n iv e rs ity in St. L o u is,
M o.
duced by C D C ’s National Center for
injury Prev ention and Control, offers
insight into the practices that make
prevention programs work.
These programs are drawn from
real-world experiences o f profession
als who have successfully worked to
prevent violence among children and
adolescents. “ Best Practices” also
documents the science behind each
best practice and offers a comprehen-
sive directory o f resources for more
information about organizations that
have used these methods. "B est Prac
tices” is available online at http://
w w w .c d c .g o v /n c ip c /
dvp.bestpractices.htm or you can ob
tain a free copy by writing to CDC-
NCIPC, Division ofV iolence Preven
tion, 4770 Buford Highway (K.-65),
A tlan ta, GA 3 0 3 4 1 -3 7 2 4 , o r by
calling 1-888-252-7751.
EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE
COLLEGE PREP WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 28,2( XX)
High school students and their parents are invited to
attend this free informative workshop on getting ready for
college. Whether you are looking at eventually attending a
community college, a state university, or a private college,
this event will help bring your future into focus. You can
attend sessions on:
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Benefits of a College Education
Developing the Vision
Understanding the Admissions Process
Unlocking the Mystery of Financial Aid
What Should I Know Now to Plan for College?
Exploring the Options - Dispelling the Myths
This is a great opportunity to get a jump-start on your
future. There will be door prizes and snacks provided for
the day.
WHERE AND WHEN:
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Family Life Center
8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd., Portland, Oregon
October 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
S A T preparation session available in afternoon: Reservations required
Light lunch provided fo r S A T participants.
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