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Achievement Team Seeks Members
Group to serve as
state voice for
underrepresented
students
tionally disadvantaged groups in
th e ed ucatio n sy stem .
T he team w ill w ork w ith the
S u p erin ten d en t on a ran g e o f
issues and w ill play a key ro le in
chan g in g and im p ro v in g public
education in ( )regon. T h e g ro u p
w ill advise the S u p erin ten d en t
o f Public In stru ctio n , the S tate
B oard o f E d u catio n and o th e r
po licy m akers on how to b etter
side the d ep artm en t o f ed u c a­
tion but also in the legislature,
in the m edia and in O regon
co m m u n ities acro ss the state.
O v e r tim e, th is ad v iso ry
team sh o u ld play an im portant
role in sh ap in g public debate
State School Superintendent Su-
about p u b lic ed u catio n in O r­
sanCastilloiscreatingan Advisory
egon.
Team on Underrepresented and
T o ap p ly for the A dvisory
Minority Student Achievement.
T eam on U n d erre p rese n ted
Anyone interested in joining the s e rv e u n d e rre p re s e n te d s tu ­ and M inority Student A chieve­
team is asked to submit a one-page d e n ts an d p ro m o te m in o rity m ent, contact Ed D ennis, C h ief
letter o f interest.
achievem ent.
o f S ta ff for the S u p erin ten ­
T he A dvisory T eam w as e s­
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tablished to c re a te a n d m aintain en su re that the n eed s o f th ese ed.dennisGu state.o r.u s or by
a voice for m inority and tra d i­ stud en ts are h eard not o nly in ­ calling 5O3-XX8-1134.
African American
director of Oregon
Symphony is a
local legend
Internationally renow ned m u­
sic co n d u cto r and local icon,
Janies D ePreist, will address the
Class o f 2003 at Portland State
U n iv ersity 's spring com m ence­
ment ceremony on Saturday, June
14 at the Rose G arden Arena.
"Jim m y has made trem endous
contributions to the region and
has deeply influenced the arts
c o m m u n ity in P o rtla n d and
a b ro a d ," said PSU p resid e n t
Daniel O. B ernstine. “Jim m y is
one o f P o rtland’s greatest citi­
zens. I believe his rem arks will
inspire our grad u ates as they
leave PSU for new opportunities.”
Currently, DePreist is com plet­
ing 23 years as Oregon Symphony
music director by changing his
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Washington has been a voice
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Portland.
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continue to conduct annually and
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through 2008. He has conducted
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member and advocate for economic
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cation institutions that are seeking
race-neutral means to achieve di­
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on, rather than looking for short­
Some states are creating new
cuts that divide students by race.” skills-development programs, ones
“This report describes inno­ designed to improve education
v ativ e, ra c e -n e u tra l w ay s to achievement among students who
achieve diversity in higher ed u ­ attend traditionally low-performing
cation," he said. “ We believe this schools.
It will take time, creativity and
constant attention by government
and university officials to pursue
effective race-neutral policies.
- Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education
report will equip college and uni­
versity leaders with inform ation
they may need to explore these
alternatives and ensure that all
citizens have access to higher
education in this co u n try .”
Education institutions that use
race-neutral approaches use ad ­
missions and college preparatory
policies that do not focus on or
single out racial or ethnic groups
for preferential treatm ent. The
report dem onstrates that as ed u ­
cation institutions seriously in­
vestigate the options available
to them, they will find that there
are dozens o f race-neutral ap ­
proaches they can consider.
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institutions provide preferences on
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from them.
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