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WOODBURN, Ore. — Ifyou are in the Woodburn areaon a Saturday afternoon scan-ning the FM dial, you maycatch Alvin and the Chip-munks singing in Spanish.

A new radio program onstation PCUN, operated byOregon’s farmworkers’ union,entertains, and is put on by,kids in the largely Hispanicarea in both languages.

“I like learning and teach-ing kids what I learn, saidMelissa Casas, 11, a sixth-grader. “We plan music andtalk about many differenttypes of topics.”

She is one of six youngsterswho broadcast La Voz Infan-til (The Children’s Voice), atwo-hour radio show that isthe first bilingual radio showfor kids on the Woodburn sta-tion. The program is one oftwo Saturday shows spon-sored by PCUN, a Spanishacronym for NorthwestTreeplanters and FarmworkersUnited, on PCUN Radio

Movimiento.People involved are the chil-

dren and grandchildren ofPCUN union members, aged6-10.

A similar program, TheAdolescent Voice, is put on byyouths ages 12 to 17.

Hours before the 6- to 10-year-olds, known as PCUNSI-TOS or little PCUNers go onair they’re tutored and assist-ed by Alejandra Lily.

“The most important reasonwe started the radio shows forkids is to help youngsters be-come involved in the commu-nity and keep them from join-ing gangs,” Lily said.

The children do all thework, including finding ideasfor topics, interviewing youngcallers, selecting music andchatting on the air.

“It’s an educational experi-ence for them,” said Fernan-do Esparza. His son, Alejan-dro, 12, is involved in the ado-lescent radio show. They’relearning to be more open toissues, to be rational, to thinkthings through, how to have

discussions with their par-ents,” he said.

The show also helps teachparents the importance of lis-tening to their children.

Being part of the programhas motivated Moises Chavez,11, a sixth-grader, to becomemore involved in the commu-

nity. “It’s something I’ve be-come interested in,” Moisessaid.

For 6-year-old Ivan Bautista,the radio show is a chance totalk to other kids about ani-mals. “I want to talk about lostanimals,” the boy said, “be-cause they suffer.”

Strayer Universityprovides flexibleclass schedulingBy Evadna BartlettDaily Mail staff

The Interstate 64 corridorin Putnam County that hasdrawn many residents to TeaysValley has now attracted an ex-panding for-profit universityoffering campus and onlinedegree programs for workingadults.

Strayer University, now en-rolling at the Corporate Centernear the I-64 Teays Valley in-terchange, does a lot of re-search in selecting sites for itscampuses, regional vice presi-dent Jim McCoy said.

“Typically, Strayer locates ona major thoroughfare with ahigh volume of commuters,”McCoy said. “We saw oppor-

tunity in the area. It is a beau-tiful area with a lot of growthpotential.”

With more than 60 campus-es, none with dormitories orsports arenas, Strayer itself isstill growing. It opened sixcampuses last year and an-nounced 11 this year, includingthe first west of the Mississip-pi just this month in Salt LakeCity.

“We want to become na-tionwide, with a physical pres-ence,” said McCoy, who hasbeen with Strayer since 1994.

Strayer traces its beginningsto 1892, when S. Irving Stray-er founded a small businesscollege in Baltimore. In 1996,Strayer Education Inc., a pub-lic Nasdaq holding company,was established to raise capi-tal for expansion. It has beenon Forbes’ list of Best SmallCompanies for a number ofyears, ranking 20th in 2008.

With all its experience inopening new campuses, Stray-

er has developed a fairly basicinitial on-site class schedule,McCoy said. The first quarterof classes in Teays Valley isscheduled to begin April 13with local instructors.

“Our dean reports he is get-ting a good set of resumes tocover our schedule,” McCoysaid. “We bring on adjunctswho have the educational cre-dentials and professional back-ground.”

That may include some whoteach at surrounding universi-ties during the day and atStrayer in evenings, he said.

The university’s promotion-al materials emphasize facul-ty’s “real-world experience” aswell as academic qualifications.They also underscore schedul-ing flexibility with campus andonline classes to meet theneeds of adult students.

Associate, bachelor and mas-ter degrees are offered in busi-ness, health services, criminaljustice and educational fields,

but materials note that pro-gram availability varies bycampus and state.

“Students typically are work-ing adults going back to schoolto complete a degree or get anadvanced degree,” said Mc-Coy, who has a Strayer Uni-versity master’s of businessadministration.

“Everything we offer oncampus is offered online,” Mc-Coy said. That and the quar-ter system provides flexibilityfor working adults. Accoun-tants for example, may choosenot to enroll in the quarter oftax preparations.

The university program alsoaccommodates job transfers.“Their education is portable. Itcan go with them.”

Tuition is competitive, slight-ly higher than public universi-ties and up about 5 percent ayear for the past six years.“We try to make it very af-fordable,” he said, pointing outthat states are cutting support,

forcing some stiffer hikes inpublic university tuition and/orfees.

The economic downturn hashad neither positive nor nega-tive effect to date, he said.

Strayer also tries to limittextbook changes, he said. Stu-

dents buy and resell the booksonline through a third-partycompany.

The University’s Web site ishttp://ambition.strayeruniversi-ty.edu. The Teays Valley officecurrently is open weekdaysfrom 9 a.m. to 6 pm., or peo-

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