The University of Oregon, Portland Public Schools, Self Enhancement
Inc, and The Black United Fund of Oregon presented Opportunities BLACKReach on Thursday, January 16 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at Self Enhancement Inc
Agenda
- 5:30 – 6:00 pm Blessing of Food, Dinner and Registration
- 6:00 – 6:10 pm Welcome and Introductions
***** SPLIT INTO GROUPS *****
- 6:10 – 7:10 Supporting Students for Higher Education (Parents). Presented by Wendell Raiford, Black Student Retention Specialist and Kari Herinckx, Director of Diversity Education
- 6:10 – 7:10 Understanding the SAT & ACT Tests (High School Seniors). Presented by David Espinoza, Counseling & Testing Center
- 6:10 – 7:10 The Admissions Process & Scholarships Opportunities (High School Freshman-Juniors). Presented by Luis Renteria, Assistant Director of Multicultural Recruitment and Jim Brooks, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
- 6:10 – 7:10 Introduction to STEM (K-5 through K-8 Students). Presented by Liz Avalos.
- 7:10 – 7:35 Student panels: Current University of Oregon Students
***** GROUPS REJOIN *****
- 7:35 – 8:00 Evaluation, Drawings, Wrap Up & Adjourn
Special thanks to the attendees, to all the staff at Self Enhancement Inc including David Allen, to the Black United Fund of Oregon Including Marshawna Williams and everyone at Portland Public Schools for their support in spreading the word to their students and to all the UO Staff and to everyone who made this program possible. We appreciate everyone’s hard work and we look forward to continue working with Portland Public Schools.
