News

Posted in 2003

Expert gardener Rod Smith teaches popular PCC class
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Horticulturist Rod Smith loves to teach. His passion for gardening inspires packed classes of aspiring green thumbs every term at Portland Community College. Posted September 4, 2003
Explore the wonderful world of food with PCC
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Food lovers, grab your aprons and prepare to step into the kitchen. Portland Community College will offer an opportunity to join a professional chef for cooking lessons that celebrate foods from around the world while turning gourmands into gourmets. Posted September 4, 2003
Turn willow branches into patio furniture
PORTLAND, Ore. - Spend a Saturday getting your hands dirty. Taking an upcoming Portland Community College class may leave you tired and sore, but you'll come away with a beautiful piece of garden furniture that you can immediately place in your yard, garden, patio, deck or even inside your home. Posted September 4, 2003
PCC ?Singles in the City' dinner and lectures
PORTLAND, Ore. - How do you make that first impression? How can you tell whether the person you just met has potential for a future relationship? This fall, Portland Community College can help break the ice with an upcoming non-credit class series featuring dinner and a speaker. Posted September 4, 2003
Free downtown ?Lunch-and-Learn' topics
PORTLAND, Ore. - Don't spend another lunch hour in the company of your computer. Instead, join Portland Community College for a stimulating series of free lunch-time lectures, designed to empower your decisions and increase your success with work relationships. Posted September 4, 2003
TWO ITEMS: Become a trained mediator, Discover Dalai Lama
PORTLAND, Ore. - Learn how mediation is the single most powerful tool in dispute resolution and incorporate ancient Buddhist principles into modern office culture in two informative classes. Posted September 4, 2003
Oral history project forges student, elder bond
PCC speech students produced oral histories at senior centers as part of a service learning project for a speech course taught by instructor Holly King. Posted September 3, 2003
PCC won't be open on Labor Day
The Labor Day holiday is Monday, Sept. 1 and Portland Community College will be closed at all campuses and outreach […] Posted August 26, 2003
AV Tech Online open for 2003-04 registration
PORTLAND, Ore. - No higher education institution has offered a program to prepare audiovisual systems technicians. That is until now, as a consortium of colleges that includes Portland Community College plans to offer a complete program for audiovisual specialists. Posted August 25, 2003
Menagerie Works: Small business weathers stormy economy
Doug Cooper, co-owner of Menagerie Works, didn't intend to enter the home and garden accessories business. But thanks to a unique idea and PCC's Small Business Management program his business is flourishing. Posted August 25, 2003
Back