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Extended Hours In Education Media Center
ANNOUNCING: Extended hours at the Education Division Library
Media Center! The library is open from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Sat
urdays now. Services that are available include: Books and material
check out, applying for a library card, browsing and using reference
materials including access to computer and Internet use. The library
collection has increased over the past year and includes all new reference
books, a video library, an audio library as well as local and state newspa
per and magazine subscriptions. The library regular hours are Mon. -Fri.
from 8:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and is operated by existing
Education Division staff. All Tribal & community members are welcome
to stop in and check out our new library and the services we have in place.
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Monday and Wednesday 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
Held at the Education Department classroom and computer lab. Open
Entry No pre-registration. Contact Joanne Carr at 503-879-2282 or
joanne.carrgrandronde.org.
Also availiable: "Get it Together with You and Your Money" Basic
Money Management Class, Food Handler's Certificate, keyboarding soft
ware and other employment and career software available.
Seeking All Native American Undergraduates
and Recent Graduates To Fill Position
The U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Tribal
Colleges and Universities, is currently seeking Native American under
graduate students and or recent graduates to fill a paid internship posi
tion from June August, 2003 in Washington, D.C. Position needs to be
filled ASAP. Please contact Toney Begay for more information: Toney
Begay, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 555
New Jersey Avenue NW Suite 408, Washington, D.C. 20208, or
toney.begayed.gov or phone 202-208-1312.
Diversity Makes a Difference Scholarship
Nominations For High School Students
If you know a high-school student who is a champion of diversity, you
can help that student win a $1,000 scholarship from the Northwest Asian
Weekly Foundation. Teachers, counselors, principals and community mem
bers are invited to nominate high-school students from Western Wash
ington who are visionaries and champions of diversity. Five winners will
be given $1,000 each. For more information, call 206-223-5559.
Scholarship And Job Opportunity Web Site
In an effort to increase the number of minority students who take ad
vantage of federally funded scholarship and job opportunities, a govern
ment agency has created a Web site consolidating information on such
programs.
The site, called e-Scholar http:studentjobs.gove-scholar.htm and de
signed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, lists government
scholarships, fellowships, grants, and internships geared to high-school,
undergraduate, and graduate students.
The e-Scholar site contains details on internships for minority students,
opportunities to travel abroad, and specific programs, like the White House
Fellows program.
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OYCP Looking For Applicants, Ages 16-18
The Oregon Youth Challenge Program (OYCP) is looking for potential
applicants ages 16-18, who have dropped out of school or are close to drop
ping out and are interested in completing and earning their diploma and
receiving a GED. For more information, contact OYCP either online;
www.oycp.com, by phone at 541-317-9623, or by mail; 23861 Dodds Road,
Bend, OR 97701.
Scholarship Alert: Tylenol
Tylenol Cash For College Sweepstakes Application
The makers of the Tylenol Family of Products will award ten
$10,000 scholarships and 150 $1,000 scholarships for higher edu
cation to students who demonstrate leadership in community activi
ties and school activities and who intend to major in areas that will
lead to health related fields.
You may apply to the Tylenol Scholarship if you will be attending
an undergraduate or graduate course of study in the Fall of 2003 at
an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical
school. This includes those students currently enrolled in an
undergraduate or graduate course of study and have one or more
years of school remaining.
The application forms are to be printed and returned by April 30,
2003 via U.S. mail to: Tylenol Scholarship, Citizens' Scholarship
Foundation of America, Inc., 1505 Riverview Road, P.O. Box 88, St.
Peter, MN 56082.
Washington Internships for Native Students
The Washington Semester American Indian Program is a fully-paid 6
credit internship and academic program in the summer (12 credits in the
fall and spring semesters), designed for American Indian college and uni
versity students who have completed at least the first semester of their
sophomore year. The Washington Semester Program was founded in 1947,
and is the oldest and largest experiential education program in D.C. In
addition to receiving a paid internship and tuition, students receive round
trip transportation to and from the program, daily transportation to and
from internship site, housing in the American University Washington
Semester residence halls with American Indian Mentors living on each
floor, a meal plan, books, health and accident insurance, and a weekly
stipend.
To request an application contact Washington Internships for Native
Students, American University at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Wash
ington, DC 20016-8083: Phone: 1-800-424-2600 or visit their website at
www.artierican.eduwins.
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ONABEN Business Classes To Be Held
ONABEN A Native American Business Network presents:
"Starting A Successful Business"
Participants will be offered professional assistance with:
Feasibility and Business Concept, Developing a Business Plan, Financ
ing & Bookkeeping and Legal Requirements.
Classes will be held in Salem at the Ted Center.
Classes Start on Wednesday June 10 and are every Wednesday through
August from 5:30 8:30 p.m. Graduation will be held on August 19. Call
now to register for these classes!
For more information about ONABEN services and to register for classes
contact: ONABEN Main Office, Kristi Burns 800-854-8289, Sheila Herber
503-843-4218 or Debbie Bachman 503-879-2275.
HeadStart Recruitment Starts April-July
This announcement is for children who are 3 years old by September
1, 2003 to children who are 5 years old (pre-kindergarten) and that
are income eligible. Our first day of school is September 2, 2003. Please
call Tersa Stewart at 503-879-2161 for an application and if you have
any questions. Selection and notification will be made by mid August
and you will be notified if your child has been accepted or declined.
Children with special needs strongly encouraged to apply.