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PCC...operates the
largest workforce
training system in the
state in partnership
with Worksystems...
Services range from on-site in­
form ation sessions at O ne Stop
C areer C enters to w orkshops on
labor m arket conditions, develop­
ing transferable skills and more.
The college operates the largest
w orkforce training system in the
s ta te
in
p a rtn e rs h ip
w ith
W orksystem s, providing recruit­
ing, training, testing and placem ent
services at four m etro area loca­
tions. In addition, the program will
provide an array o f basic and inten­
sive jo b -search services fo r jo b ­
seekers.
A n a d d itio n a l c o m p o n e n t
funded by this grant is a C areer
P athw ays program , w hich offers a
full sch e d u le o f short-term credited
and non-credit training classes to
m eet the needs o f dislocated, un­
e m p lo y e d an d u n d e re m p lo y e d
w orkers. T hese services are de­
signed to provide critical skill up­
grades and get people to work within
four to six m onths. C areer Pathways
includes vocational training for non­
native English speakers and profes­
sional-technical workers.
Careers Open in Nursing Profession
Vancouver s Cla
C lark C ollege w ill add space for
25 new nursing students and m ove
its R egistered N urse degree pro­
gram to the new C lark C enter at
W a s h in g to n S ta te U n iv e r s ity
Vancou v eras a result o f $25O,(XX) in
new funds appropriated by the 2(X)4
Legislature.
T he new m oney w as approved
this spring to increase enrollm ents
in high dem and program s offered
by com m unity colleges. C lark cu r­
rently serves about 180 students
each y ear in its tw o-year nursing
program . L ast fall m ore than 160
qualified applicants w ere turned
aw ay due to lim ited space.
“T his is a great opportunity we
h av e to m e e t th e d e m a n d fo r
healthcare professionals to serve
College expands training program
Clark College President R.
Wayne Branch
the grow ing population in S outh­
west W ashington,” said Clai k Presi­
dent R. W ayne B ranch. “W e are
excited about continuing o u r part­
nership w ith S outhw est W ashing­
ton M edical C enter and building a
new one w ith the new L egacy H os­
pital under construction in Salm on
Creek.”
T he C ollege considered several
alternatives in search o f increased
space for its nursing program . “ In
the absence o f available space on
cam pus and lack o f funding to ex ­
pand existing facilities o r develop a
new one elsew here, locating the
nursing program at the C lark C enter
becam e the best solution to solve
our space problem in the short term ,”
B ranch said.
T he three-floor, $19.8 m illion
C lark C en ter w ill include 14 class­
room s; six technology com puter
labs; four science labs; a m ultipur­
pose, and a physical education-
health lab.
Jefferson Grad Broadens Education
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2004 Honda Accord 4DR EX-V6NV
T ested Vehicle Inform ation:
Price: $28,860; Engine: 3 .0 L i­
ter S O H C 24-valve VTEC V6;
T ra n sm issio n : 5 -S p e e d A u to ­
m atic
The 2004 H onda A ccord is one
o f the best selling m idsize se­
dans on the m arket. The
A ccord EX is an
a ffo rd a b le
luxury sedan
with a com bi­
nation o f high
technology and
quality is for every­
day operation. In 2003 the A c­
cord debuted w ith new en g in eer­
ing and design with a sm ooth
exterior, new pow er train and e x ­
panded the cabin for m ore nxtm .
The V 6 can com pete o r beat
S om e o f the casualties o f the
Portland a re a ’s so-called jo b less
recovery have a chance to receive
new training and em ploym ent su p ­
port.
W orksystem s, Inc. is providing
a $4.36 m illion grant to Portland
C om m unity C ollege tocreate a D is­
located W orker Program to provide
innovative services to em ployees
and business during layoffs and
closures. T he grant, renew able for
up to four 12-m onth extensions,
will serve m ore than l,8 0 0 p eo p lein
M ultnom ah and W ashington coun­
ties.
PCC will provide rapid-response
services fo r em ployees and busi­
nesses during layoffs and closures
w ith this grant.
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hundreds
oth er fam ily sedans but I am not
finding that it is w orth upgrading
from the four-cylinder engine. It
offers pow er but lacks the quick
acceleration for the pow er hungry
driver. The suspension provides a
com fortable ride and grips the road
w hile cornering.
The interior offers an upscale
style w ith leather seals. T he EX
m odel has im proved head p ro tec­
tion. O th er new features are the
XM S atellite R adio that com es
standard on EX V -6 m odels. A
new clim ate control system is also
available.
The A ccord is a g reat fam ily
car. T he N ational H ighw ay
T raffic and Safety Ad-
m in is tra tio n
(N H T SA ) rated the
A ccord w ith a p er­
fect fiv e sta rs fo r
sa fe ty . It h o ld s a
reputation for quality
an d d u rab ility .F ro m m y
ow n experience, H onda offers e x ­
cellen t safety and for those shop­
ping for a vehicle for their new
teen ag er d riv er o r fam ily, I w ould
definitely recom m end the H onda
fam ily o f vehicles.
A Jefferson H igh School stu­
dent w ho w as valedictorian in 2003
and the M odem D ance Lab D ancer
o f the Y ear is keeping her career
options w ide as she broadens her
education and studies overseas.
K ether H ayden ju st finished a
se m e ste r stu d y in g F ren ch la n ­
guage, culture, literature, history
and art at the S orbonne in Paris,
France.
“ I am living in the heart o f the city
and have a room in the Zen C enter
w here I live w ith tw o P olish stu­
dents and one A rgentinean stu ­
dent. I am having a great tim e,”
H ayden w rote recently from an
Internet café in the Latin Q uarter o f
Paris.
T his m onth she plans to travel to
Belize to w ork on an active archeo­
logical dig though a S anta M onica
C ity C ollege program .
“T he dedicated staff and all the
opportunities I had at Jefferson were
w onderful preparation fortheexpe-
riences I’m enjoying now .” Hayden
said. “I hope otherfam ilies will look
at all the benefits o f having their
students attend Jefferson.
Diversity in the Classroom
c o n tin u e d
fr o m A 6
posed o f m ore than 30 percent ra­
cial m inorities.
T o adequately attend to cultural
diversity in the classroom , teach­
ers m ust look first at their ow n cul­
tural background and understand
how their biases affect their inter­
actions w ith students. T hen, teach ­
ers can exam ine the backgrounds
and needs o f the student popula-
tion and understand their students'
cultural biases as w ell. C lassroom
instruction can he designed to con­
nect the content o f a course with
stu d en ts’ backgrounds.
High schixil teacher Julie Jam es
said, “T he challenge to the teacher is
being able to consistently recognize
and value the creative w ays that
students express them selves and to
use these actions, words, or habits
to talk about diversity issues."
T o celebrate the diversity o f
classroom s, w hich will lead to rela­
tionships in w orkplaces, teachers
can incorporate som e strategies to
share cultural differences.
T eachers should prepare their
students for a diverse w ork force
by carefully balancing academ ic
c o n te n t w ith in stru ctio n al p ro ­
cesses, build on w hat students al­
ready know , use group w ork and
connect lessons from the real world.