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Networking for Career Success
Local career professionals put their networking skills to the test during the recent grand opening of the expanded offices for the housing agency Portland
Community Reinvestment Initiatives (PCRI) at 6329 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Pictured from left are Roy Joy o f the African American Chamber of
Commerce, Rev. Rene Ward o f Ross Hollywood Chapel, State Rep. Chip Shields. Portland Observer Publisher Charles Washington. Dominic Chandler of
PCRI. Marcus Branch o f Services for Humanity, Inc., Kimberley Mason o f PCRI, Simone Brooks o f PCRI, and Phil Damiano, a PCRI board member.
Students Urged to Consider Computer Science
Oladapo, a student member of the National Society of
Black Engineers, said the number of young black engi­
neers is decreasing. Asked how that can be reversed, she
said, "Get people like (Gates) who are very intellectual to
come to meetings like these and make an impact."
Terique Greenfield, a 19-year-old junior from Silver
Spring, Md„ called Gates' appearance a boost for Howard,
a historically black university with a strong science and
engineering program.
“I’m glad he recognized the importance ot minorities
in the work force at Microsoft,” Greenfield said. "I thought
it was great for Bill Gates Io show all the opportunities at
Microsoft.”
Microsoft chair says jobs
pay good and are fun
(A P)— Calling computers fun, Microsoft Chair­
man Bill Gates is urging minority college students to
consider careers in computer science.
Wrapping up a three-day tour of college cam ­
puses at predominantly black Howard University,
Gates said computer software writers will be in
greater demand than ever in the next decade.
Even so, the number of college graduates seek­
ing software jobs is declining - a trend Gates said his
tour is designed to help reverse.
“These are jobs that pay great,” Gates said.
"These are fun jobs, and so you'd think right now
w e’d be having more people applying in them than
ever.”
“But in fact,” he added, “somehow we haven't
got the word out. We haven’t made it clear the steps
to get the right skills to get these jobs."
Those statistics apply to all races, Gates said, but
are particularly true among blacks and other minori­
ties, among whom only a tiny percentage of college
graduates pursue computer careers.
“Getting minorities into those jobs - w e’re not
doing everything we should be to point out the
opportunities,” Gates said.
Gates’ appearance before an enthusiastic crowd
of more than 600 at Howard's Blackburn Center was
the final stop in a three-day tour that also included
visits to the universities of Michigan and Wiscon­
sin, Princeton and Columbia universities and the
University o f Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off the
next generation XBox at Howard University in
Washington, D.C. (AP photo)
Microsoft spokeswoman Ginny Terzano said the
speeches at all six schools had the same goal: “Getting
good young people interested in the technical sciences
for great careers in the industry.”
Abisola Oladapo, a Howard junior from Lagos, Nige­
ria, said she was impressed with Gates.
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