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HIGH SCHOOL CAREER FAIR
OREGON INDIAN EDUCATION ASSOCIA
TION CONVENTION
The Educational Opportunities
Program at Oregon State Univer
sity will host its 6th Annual
Indian High School Students.
Career Fair on April 14 & 15.
1987. The conference will begin
at 10:00 a.m. at the LaSells
Stuart Center at OSU.
The Fair will' include informa
tion on various careers, appren
ticeships, colleges, and jobs of
the future. There will be tours
of the OSU Campus, handouts,
display tables and advice from
elders.
Bonnie Jo Hunt, internationally
acclaimed Indian singer, will
perform in concert on the eve
ning of April 14th. along with
selected high school students.
The registration fee is $12.00
per student. For more informa
tion, contact Joyce Griener at
754-3628 or Dean Azule at 879-5253.
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VIDEO AND ART SHOW
The sixth annual Native American
Art- Fair and Video Festival will
be held on Saturday, April 18.
1987. from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
at the Suquamish, Washington.
Native American artists of every
tribe, and in all fields of tra
ditional and contemporary Indian
art are invited to participate
in the Fair. Interested Indian
artists are encouraged to apply
now to reserve exhibit space.
Application information requests
and Inquires should be addressed
to the Suquamish Art Fair Com
mitttee. P.O. Box 498.
Suquamish, Washington, 98393
The 12th Annual Oregon Indian
Education Association Convention
will be April 9. 10. and 11,
1987, at the Ramada Inn at the
Coliseum in Portland. This ,
year.s theme is Excellence and
Unity: A Vision for Indian Edu
cation. The convention will include in
formation on creating curricu
lum, special teacher strand
workshops, and updates on the
latest national and local Indian
Education issues.
Registration costs are $35 for
pre-registration and $40 for on
site registration. The Teacher
Strand registration cost is
S20.00.
The Convention is sponsored by
the Portland Public Schools.
Indian Education Program and the
Oregon Indian Education Associa
tion. For more Information,
contact Robey Clark at (503)
280-6474 .
HEALTH CAREER SCHOLARSHIPS
The Indian Health Service (IHS),
Department Of Health and Human.
Services, is now accepting ap
plications for the fiscal year
(FY) 1987 scholarship cycle for
three scholarship programs au
thorized by the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act. Awards
made during this cyclewill be
for funding in the 1987-88
school year. This will be the
only scholarship cycle in FY
1987 for the following programs.
A) HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREPARA
TORY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
This program provides financial
assistance for Indian students
only to enroll in courses that
will prepare them for acceptance
into health professsions
schools. Courses may be either
compensatory (required to im
prove science, mathematics, or
other basic skills and knowl
edge) or preprof essional (re
quired in order to qualify for
admission into a health profes
sions program ) .
In order for an applicant to be
considered for funding during
the FY 1987 scholarship cycle,
heshe must be accepted by and
or enrolled in a program begin
ning in Fall 1987 for the single
priority career category of
Prenursing or Preaccount 1 ng .
B) HEALTH PROFESSIONS PREGRADU
ATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
This Program provides financial
support for Indian students only
to enroll in courses leading to
a baccalaureate degree in spe
cific preprof essional areas.
For the 1987 scholarship cycle,
an applicant must be accepted by
andor enrolled in a program
beginning in Fall 1987 for the
priority career categories of:
Premedicine--JuniorSenior
level only
Predentistry--Juni orSenior
level only
C) HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLAR
SHIP PROGRAM
This program provides fi
nancial assistance to students
enrolled in health professions
and allied health professions
programs. There are service
obligation and payback require
ments that the recipient incurs
upon acceptance of the scholar
ship funding. . An applicant must
be accepted by andor enrolled
in a program beginning in Fall
1987 for one of the following
priority career categories:
Dentistry, Engineering,
Health Records, Medicine, Nurs
ing, Accounting, Pharmacy, Pub
lic Health (MPH), Dietitian
Nutritionist, Sanitarian, Medi
cal Technologist (BS degreee) ,
Health Care Administration (MS
or MA Degree), Statistician (BS
or MA degree), Dental Hygiene,
Health Education, Chemical De
pendency Counseling.
For application forms and addi
tional information, contact the
Portland Area Scholarhshlp Coor
dinator: Darlene B. Marcellay
Scholarship Coordinator
Portland Area Indian Health
Service, 1220 S. W. Third Ave.,
Room 315, Portland, Oregon
97204 (503) 221-2019
The deadline for the submission
of applications is May 15, 1987.