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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.
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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.
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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.