Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Columbia press. (Astoria, Or.) 1949-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 2019)
Foundation awards grant for equity project The Clatsop Communi- ty College Foundation has been awarded a three-year $183,000 grant from Meyer Memorial Trust to support establishing the Alliance for Equity in Education. The alliance is “a culturally responsive strategy to im- prove transitions to college for priority high school youth in Clatsop County,” accord- ing to a press release from the college. “The populations considered priority by this grant are high school En- glish language learners, high school lesbian, gay, bisexu- al, transgender and/or other sexual/gender identities, and students of color.” Margaret Frimoth, the col- January 25, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress 8 lege’s vice president of Aca- demics, was a leading force behind securing the grant. By focusing on existing net- works between college and high school programs, the Alliance for Equity in Educa- tion will compound individ- ual strategies to improve di- versity, equity, and inclusion for high school students tran- sitioning to college, she said. “The more we create in- clusive environments for diverse students, the more welcoming we become for all students,” Frimoth said. “We want students to experience CCC as a welcoming and sup- portive environment.” Over the next three years, the college will use grant funds to enhance existing re- lationships with high school youth, align with existing ex- pectations for public educa- tion and create a network of trained educators to address specific disparities through a Train-the-Trainer strategy. Meyer Memorial Trust is a tax-exempt private founda- tion and created by the late Fred G. Meyer, founder of the chain of retail stores bearing his name. Established in 1982, Meyer has awarded roughly $700 million in grants and pro- gram-related investments to more than 3,200 organiza- tions in Oregon and South- west Washington. Women wanting to return to school sought for WINGS event The 2019 WINGS confer- ence will be from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in Clatsop Community Col- lege’s Columbia Hall. The 17th annual free event, geared toward “Women In- terested in Going to School,” is sponsored by the college and the American Associa- tion of University Women. The daylong conference is designed to help women gain skills to enrich their lives, return to earn their general education degree, start or finish vocation- al certificates and college degrees, develop new job skills, or train for a new ca- reer. College staff will provide information about admis- sions, scholarships, finan- cial aid, support programs, career planning, nontra- ditional careers, conquer- ing math anxiety, distance learning and more. For more information or to register, log on to clat- sopcc.edu or call 503-717- 1852. Pre-registration is required. Annual chamber banquet has wild West theme “Wild West” is the theme of this year’s Astoria-Warren- ton Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and banquet. Tickets are $40 and are now on sale for the event, set for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria. Tickets include dinner and one raffle ticket. There also will be a blind drawing for wine. After dinner, the 2018 George Award and 2018 Richard Ford Award, along with a few other honors, will be given. A reservation is required. Tickets can be purchased on- line or in person at the cham- ber, 111 W. Marine Drive, As- toria. Free family movie to show at Liberty A free presentation of the Dis- ney Pixar movie “Up” will be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Liberty Theatre, 1203 Commercial St., Astoria. “Up” follows the adventures of Carl, an elderly balloon sales- man, and Russell, a young wil- derness scout. They both end up traveling to South America with the help of thousands of balloons. The event, although free to all, is offered by the theater as a special benefit to Coast Guard and other federal employees and their families. No tickets are needed and doors open at 1:30 p.m.
