STUDENTS OF COLOR TO ‘REACH FOR SUCCESS’ AT UO APRIL 21
April 19, 2001
Contact John R. Crosiar (541) 346-3135
WHAT Up to 200 students of color, their
parents and counselors from middle schools in the Cottage Grove, Eugene, Myrtle
Creek, Portland, Roseburg, Salem/Keizer and Woodburn areas will get a firsthand
look at college life on a major college campus during this year’s
"Reach for Success" visitation day at the University of Oregon. WHEN 9 a.m.—4 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 9 a.m. Opening by Randy Choy, Office of Multicultural Affairs
assistant director 9:15 a.m. Welcomes from David Hubin,
executive assistant president; Martha Pitts, admissions director; and
Carla Gary, Office of Multicultural Affairs director and university
advocate 9:30 a.m. Performance by "Dancing Spirit," a
Native American group WHERE Ballroom, Erb Memorial Union, 1222 E. 13th Ave. on the UO
campus CONTACT • Lyllye Parker, program coordinator,
Office of Multicultural Affairs BACKGROUND Oregon middle
school students of color, joined by their parents and school counselors, are
invited to attend the free annual event, which is sponsored by the Office of
Multicultural Affairs and the Office of Admissions. "Reach for
Success" is designed to encourage and support African-American,
Asian-American or Pacific Islander, Chicano or Latino and Native American
students in pursuing their educational goals. Currently, minority students make
up 13 percent of the UO student body. Featured entertainment during the
lunch hour includes the Azteca dance group and Asian Lion Dancers. The program
will close with an original performance by "The Reach Project," three
young women of color from the Department of Theater Arts. UO faculty,
administrators and graduate students will teach 12 mini-classes on subjects
ranging from architecture, ceramics, education and music to journalism, English,
science and math. A campus tour is scheduled concurrently with the lunch break at
12:30—1:30 p.m. Workshops for parents and counselors, in both Spanish and
English, will address topics such as paying for college, admissions options,
campus and community resources to help students succeed in school, and survival
in a non-diverse society. —30— #A-2149/Local,Special/sb