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November 21, 2007
Geo Sciences Opens Doors for Local Student
a four-year summer Geo Sci
ences program from the Fort
Valley University Cooperative
Developmental Energy Pro
gram.
The objective of the program
Bradley Lewis McKnight, a Is to develop mutually long-term
senior at Mountain View High relationships between the uni
School in Vancouver and son of versity and private and govern
Steven and Diana McKnight ment sectors o f the nation’s
Beresford, recently completed energy industry by creating a
Minorities
recruited to
energy industry
technology-oriented and sought-
after pool of minorities in the
field.
Accomplished through the
development of energy-based
curricula, student intemships/co-
op programs, and by forming
alliances with energy corpora
tions and governmental agen
cies, the curriculum offers a
dual-degree program between
Get on the path
to a real career.
Bradley
McKnight
completed
an innova
tive pro
gram 'from
the Fort
Valley
University
Cooperative
Develop
m ental
Energy
Program.
Fort Valley State University and
the University of Oklahoma.
After presentations with Brit
ish Petroleum and other oil gi
ants, McKnight along with other
students in the program, submit
ted applications for 2(X)8 admis
sions.
Call about our free
In the past it has been noted
that minority students do not
choose the geosciences as a
major or career choice as they
embark upon their collegiate
studies. Thus, there is still a
need to increase the number of
people of color and women en-
rolled in geo science programs
in the U S.
Although there has been a
significant increase in the fe
male population (approximately
half of all BS and MS gradu
ates,, ethnic minorities still are
under-represented at colleges
and universities, and in the geo
sciences.
For further information on this
program and for application for
eighth graders interested in ap
plying for 2(X)8, contact Fort
Valley University, at 478- 825-
6211 and ask for the Coopera
tive Developmental Energy Pro
gram office.
Fort Valley State University,
a historically black college
founded in 1895, offers educa
tional opportunities in the sci
ences, liberal arts as well as in
selected vocational and techni
cal fields.
pre-apprenticeship class
Choosing a Job with a Future
for women and get into
a high skill, high wage
continued
career in construction.
health center, Oregon Health &
Science University is dedicated
to Oregon's health. And, ex
clu d in g g o v ern m en t, as
Portland’s largestemployerand
fourth in the state, OHSU is also
committed to diversity and help
ing underrepresented minorities
and economical ly di sadvantaged
people to find opportunities in
this vital field.
OHSU offers over 40 pro
grams to assist job-seekers,
teachers and students learn
about, explore and experience
health-care careers, from spe
cial tours to volunteering and
internships.
Information sessions held
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PCC
now
C ascade
fo r
c la s s e s
from BI
at
Portland
Community
College
C am pus
Cascade Campus offers comprehensive curricula across a range of two-year
degree offerings, four-year transfer opportunities, and professional/technical
programs of one-year or less - all in an environment that’s welcoming to
students of all backgrounds and abilities.
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Tuition is only $68/credit for local residents, and plenty of financial aid is available
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Located in the heart of North Portland, Cascade is within easy reach of anywhere
in the metro area
evening and weekend classes, and a host of distance-learning offerings,
Cascade Campus can fit into any schedule
Registration for Winter Term 2008 is open now; Registration for Spring Term
2008 begins on February 22; and Summer Term 2008 on May 9. For more
information, call 503-977-8888, log on to www.pcc.edu, or visit us in person
at 705 N. Killingsworth St., Student Services Building, Room 102B
Here are a few examples:
"D iscover OH SU !” intro
duces high-school and college
students to OHSU with guided
tours and career exploration.
“YO Science,” for middle
schoolers, is a one-week sum
mer program that encourages
diverse students to explore
health-care and health-science
careers.
“The CURE Project,” is for
junior high schoolers, provid
ing research-m entorship op
portunities at O H SU 's world-
fam ous Cancer. Institute, es
pecially for metro-area high
sc h o o l
s tu d e n ts
w ith
underrepresented minority and
econom ically disadvantaged
backgrounds.
For college students wanting
to learn more, OHSU offers a
free winter conference on all of
the health areas covered at
OHSU, including medicine,
nursing, dentistry, allied health,
engineering and biomedical re
search.
OHSU encourages you to
explore the many options and
learn about the rewards of a
career in health care. For more
inform ation, visit the college
online at ohsu.edu or call
O H SU ’s Center for Diversity
and M ulticultural Affairs at
5 0 3 -4 9 4 -5 6 5 7 or call the
OHSU job line at 503-494-
8060.