FEBRUARY 15, 2004
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Education Division Library
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 - Noon and 1 p .m.- 5 p.m.
Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Education Division Library is a place you can go to study, read, use the
Internet or to just enjoy a favorite book or magazine in a quiet place. We cur
rently have just over one hundred Library Card holders and recruit new Li
brary members each day. Collection holdings include over 1,500 items and
include but is not limited to: a Children's reading area with selected books,
magazine and software programs to explore, Youth selections that are mostly
new to the library, many of the books have Native American themes & are
written by Native authors; we have a large section of Native American books
as well as other titles of interest for adults. Our Audio library collection is
limited but we do have over twenty books on tape and we have a limited selection
of videos movies. The Library has internet connection and word programs
available for use; and there is a section of the library that has a large selection
business development books and materials. Please take advantage of this won
derful facility by stopping by to see what we have.
2004 Summer
Enrichment Program
The Headland Indian Health Careers Program is an eight-week summer pro
gram (June 6 - July 31, 2004) designed to increase the science and mathematics
backgrounds and communication skills of American Indian students interested
in a health career and presently in their senior year of high school or freshman
year of college. Applicants should have completed at least two years of algebra
and two science courses and maintained at least a 2.50 GPA (B-C average) in
high school.
This academic enrichment and reinforcement program consists of mini-block
courses in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Communication and Writ
ing Skills and is designed to increase the students' backgrounds and skills so
they may achieve levels of performance necessary for rigorous college academ
ics. Topics are presented in a series of lectures and laboratories, which are
complemented with individual tutorials.
Participants receive: All expenses paid (room, board, and round trip airfare)
and $500 stipend. The program will be held on the main campus of the Univer
. sity of Oklahoma in Norman.
Counselor positions are also available: College Upperclassmen and Health
Professional Students will be selected to serve as dorm counselors, tutors, and
role models for the participants. Counselors will be provided with free room and
board during the eight week program as well as transportation costs and receive
a $1,600 stipend.
This is not a summer camp, it is an intensive and rigorous academic pro
gram. If the applicant is expecting an easy summer they will be rudely disap
pointed. Participant will be expected to attend all classes and field trips, keep
up with a rigorous schedule and large amounts of homework, and give a formal
cultural presentation (speech) and write a term paper on their Tribe.
For more information visit our web site: www.headlands.ouhsc.edu. Print
out a copy or our application material by clicking "How to Apply."
Application deadline is March 15.
ODE Internship Program
The Oregon Department of Education is looking for qualified applicants who
are interested in improving public education in Oregon.
Internship positions at the ODE are unique in the fact that it allows college
students from various academic fields a chance to apply textbook theories to real
world problems in one of the state's largest departments.
Communications and Marketing: Through speech writing for live or TV audi
ences, to writing opinion editorials for local newspapers or weekly newsletters,
students have the opportunity to apply their communication skills to assist
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo. Also, through web
design or more grass-roots methods, community out-reaches and public infor
mation projects await eager and talented students ready for a challenge.
Finance and Accounting: The department is responsible for validating audit
documents submitted by school districts. These reports are critical to school
districts because they are published at a national level and on the state website,
in addition to their use to determine the amount of federal aid distributed to
each entity. Interns will assist in reviewing and analyzing audits, audited ac
tual electronic data and other financial documents to validate for accuracy, rea
sonability and other characteristics for use on federal and state data reporting
surveys.
Education Policy and Administration: Interns assist with the leadership and
organization of ODE advisory teams. Advisory teams act as liaison's between
the community and the department and provide valuable input to the formation
of new department policies and in the evaluation school performance. Interns
gain a basic understanding of the important role that advisory teams play in
government decisions. Interns also gain an understanding of how education
policies are developed and implemented at a statewide level.
The Oregon Department of Education's internship program gives students
valuable experience and real responsibilities to match skills. The options are
many, with internships that can be tailored to meet students' interests and
academic goals. Internship positions are available throughout the year. Make
a difference for Oregon Schools!
For more information, go to www.ode.state.or.usinternship.
i&ttenttion Seniors:
Graduation day will be here before you know it. The Education Divi
sion would like to help you with your college search during your senior
year. There are many deadlines for college admissions and scholarship
applications and you don't want to miss out. We will be planning various
campus visits around Oregon state and encourage everyone to partici
pate. If you wondering what you want to study or where you would like
to study after graduation, we would love to help you! To get started con
tact Rachel Warner, College & Career Counselor, at 503-879-1478.
CHEMEKETA PLACEMENT TESTING
ASSET Testing will be available on Tuesday,
Tuesday, February 24 at 9 a.m., at the
Tribal Adult Education Building.
Please call Rachel Warner, College
Counselor & Advisor to sign up, 503-879-1478.
SAT Deadlines Are Coming Up!
Most colleges require this for admissions. Good news! Funding is now
available for tribal members taking the SAT. Please save a receipt to be
reimbursed for this. This is effective 12704. You can register for the
SAT online at www.collegeboard.com. You will need credit card informa
tion to do this. We will also have paper versions of this available if you
need one. You will be able to pay with a check using the paper version.
We have very limited paper copies, so please access the website if you can.
Computers are available at the Education Building as well. If you have
any questions please call Rachel Warner, College & Career Counselor at
1-800-422-0232, ext. 1478.
PORTLAND TEACHERS PROGRAM
FTP is a partnership effort among Portland Public Schools (PPS), Portland
Community College (PCC), Portland State University (PSU) and the University
of Portland (UP). It is designed to recruit and help prepare culturally competent
teachers, with a special focus on historically under-represented groups in the
teaching profession. As a retention and scholarship program, it assists selected
students in completing teacher education through the regular course work at
PCC and PSU or UP.
For more information please contact, Deborah Cochrane, Director, Portland
Teachers Program, 705 N. Killingsworth Portland, OR 97217. Phone: 503-978-5444
or 503-978-5020. Email: dcochranpcc.edu.
Need Or Want Your GED?
Contact Joanne Carr at the
Adult Education Program.
503-879-2282 or
joanne.carrgrandronde.org.
Interested In Starting Your
Own Business? Need Help?
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.
Financing and Bookkeeping.
Legal Requirements.
Classes will be held in Grand Ronde in the Education Building.
Classes Start on Wednesday March 3 and are every Wednesday
through May. (subject to change).
Call now to register for these classes.!
For more information about ONABEN services and to register for classes
contact: ONABEN Main Office, Kristi Burns at 1-800-854-8289 or Sheila
Herber at 503-843-4218.