Minority & Small Business Week
Page A22
September 24. 2008
High Marks for Engineering, Technology
WSU Vancouver
earns quality seal
T h e b a c h e lo r o f science program s in
m e c h a n ic al en g in e e rin g and co m p u te r
scien ce a t W ash in g to n State U niversity
V an c o u v e r recently receiv ed accred ita
tion fro m the A ccreditation B oard for
E n g in eerin g and T echnology.
"T h is is like a seal o f approval for
q u ality ," said H akan G urocak, d irecto r o f
the W S U V an co u v er School o f E ng in eer
ing an d C o m p u te r Science, "in effect, it
sh o w s that we have truly high quality
p ro g ra m s p rep arin g o u r graduates to e n
ter th e se p ro fessio n s right aw ay. T he
qu ality stan d ard s are set by the p ro fes
sio n s th ro u g h their participation in A B ET.
A n y o n e in industry now know s w ith c er
tain ty that they can hire our g raduates
w ith co n fid en ce. "
A B E T accreditation is also im portant
for W S U V ancouver alum ni applying to
grad u ate program s or taking professional
c red en tialin g exam s, G urocak said.
T he accred itatio n applies retroactively
to s tu d e n ts w h o e n te r e d th e W S U
V a n c o u v e r m echanical engin eerin g or
c o m p u te r science b achelor o f science
program s, w hich began in 2004.
F or m ore inform ation on the W SU
V an co u v er School o f E ngineering and
C o m p u te r
, S c ie n c e ,
se e
v a n c o u v e r.w su .e d u /en c s.
W SU V ancouver is located at 14204
N.E. S alm on C reek A ve., east o f the
134th S treet exit from eith er 1-5 o r 1-205,
or via C -T ran bus service.
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Hakan Gurocak, director o f the WSU Vancouver School o f Engineering and Computer Science, works with students in the
university's robotics lab.
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Business, Community Leader Honored
continued
from A 16
W o m e n ” c a m p a ig n fro m
2004 - 2007 and ch air o f the
2(X)8 S T A R T ! G reater P o rt
land H eart W alk.
F ow ler, w ho has a close
friend w ith M S, says sh e ’s
hon o red to receive such a
p restig io u s aw ard from an
organization helping so m any
people in o u r com m unity.
“ I look forw ard to sharing
this aw ard w ith m y co-w ork-
ers and my fam ily w ho have
been w ith me every step o f the
w ay ,” she said.
“ W e feel fortunate to be
able to honor so m eone as wel I
respected as Peggy Fow ler,
and are very proud that she
has recognized the w ork that
w e d o by a c c e p tin g th is
a w a r d ,”
s a id
M y rn a
M ulholland, M SO regon C hap
ter President.
T he celebration dinner will
benefit the O regon C hapter,
N ational M ultiple S clerosis
Society and m ore than 7,(XX)
individuals w ith MS and their
fam ilies in O regon and C lark
C ounty. For m ore inform a
tion, contact the MS O regon
C h apter at 503-445-8347 or
em ail sarah@ defeatm s.com .
"Everything that is done in
the world is done by hope."
— Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968)
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Lending Aimed at
Black-owned Businesses
Wells Fargo doubles
earlier goal
W ells Fargo & C o. is targeting black busi
ness ow n ers in a new ly announced $2 billion
lending cam paign, d o uble an ea rlie r goal.
T he S an F ra n c isc o -b a se d c o m p a n y is
m arking the l()th anniversary o f its A frican-
A m erican B usiness S ervices program , w hich
provides ou treach and edu catio n services. It
reached a goal o f lending $1 billion to black
b u siness ow ners this y ear, tw o
years ahead o f its 2 0 1 0 goal.
T he bank has set an o th er goal
o f lending an additional $1 bil
lion by 2018.
It also expanded its relatio n
m inority b u sin esses in O reg o n and southw est
W ashington for 2007.
"W ells Fargo is c o m m itted to the creation
o f strong co m m unities," said H arry D eW olf,
district d irecto r for O regon and S.W . W ash
ington. "By providing access to capital to a
broad sp ectru rn o fen trep ren eu rs. W ells Fargo
is able to help build the n eighborhoods in
w hich they do business."
W el I s Fargo has loaned close to $36 bi 11 ion to
businesses ow ned by w om en, African A m eri
cans, Latinos and Asians since 1995. A ccord-
By providing access to capital
to a broad spectrum o f
entrepreneurs, Wells Fargo is able
to help build the neighborhoods in
which they do business.
ship w ith the N ational Black
M BA A ssociation by sp o n so r
ing the o rg a n iz a tio n 's E ntre
preneurial Institute last w eek - Harry DeWolf, district director for Oregon and S.W. Washington
in W ashington, D.C.
ing to SBA data. W ells Fargo provided $5.5
In a statem ent. B arbara T hom as, president
million in SB A loans in 2007 to minority-owned
and C E O o f the N ational B lack M B A A sso
businesses in the Portland m etro area.
ciation, com m ented, "W ith the launch o f the
"The SBA is a valued partner o f ours in
E ntrepreneurial Institute, w e c o n tin u e to su p
reaching outtohelp minority-owned businesses,"
port the significant grow th o f A frican -A m eri
said T om T ay lor. W ells Fargo's B usinessB ank-
can b u sin esses by o fferin g reso u rces for
ing m anager for the, Portland M etro area. "W e
ex isting business o w n ers, sm all business pro
are grateful for this aw ard, w hich recognizes
fessionals and aspiring en trepreneurs." T he
our m any efforts to help m inority businesses
Sm all B usiness A dm inistration in O regon
and our com m unities succeed financially.”
nam ed W ells Fargo the num ber one lender to
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