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JULY 1, 2003 Smoke Signals 11 GEO CLASSES 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. PSU Offering PA 552 In Summer The Tribal Administration Program at Portland State University is of fering PA 552 (Analytical Methods in Public Administration II) this sum mer via satellite feed to the Education Division Building. The class meets Mondays from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. from June 23 to August 11. This is a 3 credit graduate-level course, and students must have completed PA 551 prior to enrollment. For more information, please contact John Harp (Continuing & Dis tance Education) at 503-879-4591. (Med The next Tribal Education Committee meeting has been scheduled for July 14, 2003 at 5:15 p.m. and will be held at the Tribal Education bldg. Rm. 126. Since the first Monday of July is right after a holiday the meeting has been changed to the second Monday. 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. 2003 Before & After Care Registration The Before & After program is accepting applications for 2003 summer program. The facility is located behind Grand Ronde Elementary School. Summer program began June 12 and continues through August 15. Please contact Tersa Stewart at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 2161 to request an application or Brian Campbell at 1-800-422-0232 ext. 4620 for additional information about the summer program. Go To School Without Leaving Home United Tribes Technical College is offering on-line education as follows: B Criminal Justice B Early Childhood Education B Health Information B Injury Prevention B Concentrated Certificates For more Information go to www.uttc.edu or call 701-255-3285. 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. WiftjN is&"iwrft-?,ifew-'- ms $spos i6S56r- tfstK- ft Ep& 1 Witt m mS&m 'MCttM0& i&ys: vm- mm mm.' mm i a- Summer Term Schedule of Grand Ronde Classes Through Chemeketa Community College Summer term began the week of June 23 and continues through the week of August 15. For more information, contact John Harp at 503-879-4591, or 1-800-422-0232, ext. 4591. CTVTelecourses broadcast at the Grand Ronde Education Center BT 084 Business English I MonAVed, 10:30-12:20 3 credits $150 12 fee BT 085 Business English II TuesThur, 10:30-12:20 3 credits $150 12 fee BT116 Office Procedures MonAVed, 8:30-10:20 3 credits $150 12 fee BA214 Business Communications TuefThur, 8:30-10:20 3 credits $150 12 fee WR 121 English Composition Exposition Mondays, 6:00-9:50 pm 3 credits $150 14 fee Reminder to Current STTC&DE Students The STTC&DE Programs can help with the required textbook and sup plies needed as you return to school but only required materials. The cost of any "extras" you purchase at your college or school's book store (school sweatshirts, food items, etc.) are your responsibility and cannot be paid for out of Education Division funds. If you are unsure about a par ticular item, please check with the Continuing Education office prior to purchase. 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. Free Masters' Degree In Teaching At Morgan State University Morgan State University is recruiting for the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Program. This program is TUITION FREE and GUARANTEES EMPLOYMENT during and after the program for those who qualify. You must have a Bachelors' Degree in Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, His tory, Mathematics, Music or Physics, cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all under graduate work, take the Miller Analogies Test and obtain three letters of recommendation. If this applies to you then your tuition will be paid in full for this two year program and you will be able to teach grades K-12 while in the program earning the salary of a beginning teacher. Partici pants are also guaranteed an additional three years of employment with the Baltimore City School System. IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED and interested, please contact M. Ramisi Chaka, President, Morgan State University Graduate Student Associa tion (amisichakaaol.com ). You may also go to www.Morgan.edu to print the Graduate School application and www.SITESUPPORT.org for details.