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August 22. 2007
Art Partnership Creates Lasting Image
Police, youth
and others
join cause
A mural has brought together an
unlikely buneh - police, street
youth, an artist, social service agen
cies and city bureaus, all in an effort
tocreate a lasting image in the heart
o f downtown Portland.
The scene depicts "people of all
types and walks of life, coming to
gether around a bonfire," explains
William Park, the professional art
ist who brought the concept to life.
"The bonfire represents strength
and community," adds Portland
Police Officer Betty Woodward
who works out of Central Precinct.
Both make clear that the concept
for the artwork came from the young
people who hang out in the area.
This is no ordinary mural, which
is located on a wall by the MAX
lig h t rail turn aro u n d on
Southwest! 1th Avenue between
Yamhill and Morrison streets.
When you go by to view the
progress of the project you may see
several young people working
alongside the artist. These young
people are often referred to as home
less or street youth, but when they
are working on the mural, they are
artists.
Woodward initiated the idea of a
mural at this downtown location.
"I noticed lots of garbage, graffiti,
drug paraphernalia and eventually
tagging in this location," said Wood-
Diversity is depicted on a murai wall by the MAX light-rail turn around on Southwest 11th Avenue.
ward. "I thought it would be nice if
the young people I work with in this
area could have something of their
own. something that gave them some
ownership and pride in the area."
So she started making inquires
and formed a partnership with New
Avenues for Youth and Outsideln.
The agencies were able to get the
word out about the project to inter
ested youth. The mural's theme was
determined entirely by the young
people during a two-hour collabo
rative meeting. Once the theme was
selected. Park went to work on the
draw ings that took about two
months to create.
After the drawings were com
plete, a presentation was made to
the Regional Arts and Culture Coun
cil, which approves all public art
work, and the mural gained unani
mous approval.
The number of young artists
working on the project varied from
day-to-day, it could be one or two
or as many as eight or nine. Each of
the artists worked at the general
construction of the mural, all under
the guidance of Park, who added
the finishing touches to the wall.
It is the hope o f everyone in
volved that having the mural in this
location will stave off graffiti, trash
and other problems.
"This enhances the area, which
is one o f the first things people see
as they are coming and going from
downtown Portland," said W ood
ward.
Disadvantaged Enter OHSU Medical School
and geographic," said Dr. Mark last year's post-bac program. Four
Richardson, dean of the OHSU are first-year medical students at
OHSU,one willentertheOHSU phy
School of Medicine.
D elaC ruzcam e to Oregon from sician-assistant program, and the
the Philippines at age 12. He gradu other three plan to pursue health
ated from La Salle High School in care education in other venues.
To be eligible, students must
Milwaukie, receiving an academic
scholarship to Willamette Univer articulate the educational, economic
sity where he earned his bachelor's or social disadvantages that have
impacted their academic progress.
in biology.
He then applied for and was ac They must further demonstrate a
cepted to the post-baccalaureate commitment to medicine and com
program, an intense, three-term pro passionate care.
For more information, contact
gram that helps prepare aspiring
Laurie
Mecham, OHSU School of
medical students through a rigorous
Medicine
diversity-outreach man
math and science curriculum, aca
ager,
by
em ail at m echam l@
demic advising and other support.
ohsu.edu.
Eight students were accepted into
Breaking down barriers
The first four students admitted
to the Oregon Health & Sciences
School of Medicine via the school's
new post-baccalaureate diversity
program are among a class of 120
first-year students.
The program, administered by
School of Medicine faculty and stu
dents, is designed to identify his
torically underrepresented stu
dents like J. “Dodie” Salvador de la
Cruz, 25, of Portland.
De la Cruz is among a subset of
promising students who tradition
ally have faced socioeconomic.
educational and cultural barriers to
medical, physician-assistant and
other health-care schools.
Through the new program and
other diversity projects, OHSU is
committed to breaking down the
barriers that keep disadvantaged
students from becoming health care
professionals.
"Our goal istom oveclosertothe
day when our community of health
care professionals mirrors the de
mographics of our patients. We will
pursue diversity of all types, in
cluding socioeconomic, cultural
J. ‘Dodie ’ Salvador de la Cruz
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