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M a r tin L u t h e r K ing jR .and R o s a P a r k s 2 006 Page B IO s p e c ia l For every Portland police officer, January I I , 2006 e d l i t o t i ____ College Focuses on Holiday King, Parks remembered at Lewis & Clark "Community policing is developing relationships with the public and businesses and working together in cooperation with the police to solve problems and create positive change." Join us and write the next chapter. Apply by: February 10, 2006, 4:30 p.m. Contact Officer Larry Anderson: 503-823-0473. Visit our website for officer stories, or apply on-line: w w w .joinportlandpolice.com our health. «tC of each other. Planned Parenthood. W hat birth control IS BEST FOR ME? Planned Parenthood offers many affordable birth control options: • the Pill, the Patch (Ortho Evra), the Shot (Depo-Provera), & the King (NuvaRing) • HJDs (Intrauterine Devices) • Condoms ($1/dozen) • Vasectomy • Essure (non-surgical, permanent female birth control) Gel your birth control online Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette 1-800-230-PLAN • w w w .ppcw .org Beaverton: 12220 SW 1st St., Suite 200 Northeast Portland: 3531 NF 15th Ave, Suite B Southeast Portland: 1231 SE 50th Ave Vancouver: 3500 NE 109th CL, Suite A Salmon Creek: 2105 NE 129th St, Suite 105 ' Providence Health System- Committed to diversity As one of Oregon's largest private employers, Providence Health System respects and values differences in our patients and employees. We've developed programs to support diverse needs and have been recognized as one of the best places to work in the state. At Providence, we honor diversity while sharing a common goal - making a difference in your health. among faculty and s ta f f ,” sa id L isa W e b b , a s s o c ia te dean o f students and director of ethnic stu dent services. “ I am very excited about the future o f Lewis & C lark.” C o re tta S c o tt King described the heart o f annual King holiday celebrations as honoring "the life and contributions of A m erica’s greatest cham pion o f racial justice and equality, the leader who not A grainy photo from the Lewis & Clark College only dream ed o f a archives shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking Nov. 8, 1961 on its Portland campus. color-blind society, but who also led a m ovem ent th at achieved historic re forms to help make it a reality. On this day we com m em o rate Dr. King’sgreat dream o f a vibrant, m u ltiracial nation u n ited in ju s tic e , peace and reconcili ation; a nation that has a place at the table for children o f a every race and room candlelight vigil in - Lisa Webb, associate dean of students. at the inn for every A gnes F la n a g a n needy child. W e are C h a p e l. C o lle g e called on this holiday, not merely to honor, but to President Tom Hochstettler will speak about celebrate the values o f equality, tolerance and “Reflection,Com m itm ent, and Action: A Vision interracial sister and brotherhood he socom pel- for Change at 7 p.m. All events are free and lingly expressed in his great dream for Am erica.” open to the public. Lewis & Clark is located at 0615 S.W. Pa “This year reflects an im portant time in Lewis latine Hill Rd. Parking is free on campus. For & C lark's m ovem ent toward change in regard to more inform ation about, call 503-768-7743. diversity, not only in the student body, but also Rev. M artin Luther King Jr. visited Lewis & Clark C ollege in Portland on Nov. 8. 1961 and talked about the future of integra tion. More than four d e c a d e s la te r, the campus will reflect on, d is c u s s an d c o m m em orate the civil rights leader's life and legacy in observation o f Martin Luther King Jr. Day, M onday, Jan. 16. The college’s com memoration activities will also touch on the life of civil rights pio neer Rosa Parks who d ie d last O c to b e r. Shandra L. Terry will give a monologue per formance titled “ Rosa Parks” A Catalyst in the New W orld” at 3 p.m. in Templeton Stu dent Center, Council Cham ber. O ther co m m em o ration activities also include readings, song, keynote remarks and This year reflects an important time in Lewis & Clark 's movement toward change in regard to diversity, not only in the student body, but also among faculty and staff. Clark College Celebrates King’s Dream Civil rights expert to address careers Clark College in Vancouver will host a celebration honoring the life and dream s o f Dr. M ar tin Luther King Jr. on Thursday, Jan. 12 The guest speaker will be author and educator Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the U niversity o f M aryland, Baltim ore C ounty, w ho will speak on “Beating the Odds: Preparing Minorities for Science and Engineering C areers.” The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will begin at6p.m . at Clark C ollege's GaiserHall, located on the north Freeman 4. Hrabowski III west corner o f the main cam o f B irm in g h a m 's S ix teen th pus, on Fort V ancouver Way Street Baptist Church. He h a s c o -a u th o re d tw o between McLoughlin and Fourth books. Beating the Odds and Plain Boulevards. A child-leader in the civil O verco m in g the O dds (O x rights m ovem ent, Hrabowski ford University Press), focus was prom inently featured in ing on parenting and high-achiev Spike L ee's 1997 docum entary. ing African American males and Four Little Girls, on the ra fem ales in science. He serves cially motivated bombing in 1963 as a consultant to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes o f Health, and univer sities and school systems na tionally. Hrabowski graduated from the Hampton Institute at age 19, w ith h ig h e s t h o n o rs in mathem atics. At the University oflllinoisat Urbana-Champaign, he received his M aster’s De gree in m athem atics and, four years later, earned his Ph.D. in higher education administration/ statistics at the age o f 24. The program will also feature presentations by the Multicultural Students United Club o f Clark College and M inorities Recon structing C u ltu re (M R C ) o f W ashington State University - Vancouver, as well as a perfor m an ce by th e C o m m u n ity A.M .E. Zion Church Choir. For additional information, call 360-992-2000 or visit the Clark C o lle g e w e b s ite at w w w .clark.edu. Clark C ollege Celebrates the Life a n d Dreams o f Dr. M artin Luther King, Jr. Author and educator Dr, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, P rovid en ce Health System A c a r in g d if f e r e n c e y o u ca n f e e l Providence Portland Medical Center • Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Providence Milwaukie Hospital • Providence Newberg Hospital Providence Seaside Hospital • Providence Medford Medical Center Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital • Providence Health Plans Providence Medical Group • Providence Child Center Providence Resource Line 503-574-6595 • providence.org/oregon President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will speak on "Beating the Odds: Preparing Minorities for Science and Eingineering Careers" Thursday, January 12 - 6:00 p.m . Gaiser Flail, Clark College 1800 E. McToughlin Blvd., Vancouver, WA This presentation is free and open to the public. 360-992-2000 www.clark.edu ClarKCollege The Next Step
