August 17, 2011
Girls Learn Construction in UP Program
For the fifth year in a row, the
University o f Portland recently
hosted a tw o-w eek program
called the Building Girls Sum­
mer Camp, designed to expose
middle and high school girls to
the world of construction.
The camp for high school
girls and middle school girls is
o p e ra te d
by
O reg o n
Tradeswomen, Inc.
“We focus on exposing girls
to opportunities in the construc­
tion world,” said Katie Hughes,
Youth Programming Coordina­
tor for Oregon Tradeswomen,
Inc. and 2002 UP alumna. “This
camp is important for these girls
because they can learn a trade,
which they traditionally don’t
learn.”
Cam p participants learned
teamwork to construct and paint
two sheds, later donated to local
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community gardens. The in­
struction also included an over­
view of the construction indus­
try, math lessons and field trips
to rebuilding centers and stores.
Jillian Morehouse, 15, attended
both the high school and the
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the Building Girls SummerCamp,
For more information about go to tradeswomen.net.
International
Scholars to Arrive
As part of a program to bring
students from Central America
and the Caribbean to the local
area. Mount Hood Community
College is seeking families that
are interested in hosting an inter­
national visitor.
W hile studying environm en­
tal tech n o lo g y , S tudents o f
SEDD or Scholarship for E du­
cation and Econom ic D evel­
opm ent live with host fam ilies
and attend classes at M HCC
for nine months.
More families are needed im­
mediately to host 19 students
that will soon be arriving this
month from Dominican Repub-
lic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico and Nicara­
gua.
"It's a great international ex­
perience that you can have right
here in our own country," says
Nikki Gillis, MHCC SEED pro­
gram coordinator.
Many students return home
to work as leaders in the envi­
ronmental preservationund eco­
nomic development of their com­
munities.
If you are interested in host­
ing a student in your home, call
Gillis at 503-491-7505. Host
families receive a $280 monthly
stipend to help offset costs.
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