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Posted in 2003

Poppe to serve as Cascade interim executive dean
PORTLAND, Ore. - Nan Poppe, dean of the Extended Learning Campus, will also serve as interim executive dean of the Cascade Campus for 2003-04. Posted August 25, 2003
Emerick wins contract for PCC's Sylvania project
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland-based general contractor, Emerick Construction Co., has been awarded the construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) contract for Portland Community College's Sylvania Campus bond improvements and utilities upgrade project. Posted August 15, 2003
New Directions class for Columbia County
ST. HELENS, Ore. Portland Community College is offering a New Directions class for fall term. The free four-credit, 12-week class is designed to help women in transition make positive changes in their lives and to emphasize identifying and removing barriers to success. Posted August 7, 2003
Poppe named dean of Extended Learning Campus
PORTLAND, Ore. Nan Poppe, who has served as PCC's dean of adult and continuing education since 1998, has been named the executive dean of the newly named PCC Extended Learning Campus. The new organizational unit will be based out of the new Southeast Center. Posted August 7, 2003
Alternative high school program goes national with Gates Foundation grant
Portland Community College recently won a $4.85 million, five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to take its successful alternative high school program College Bound to eight other community colleges across the country. Among alternative programs, PCC's College Bound is unique because students are able to earn college credit while working toward a high school diploma. Posted August 1, 2003
PCC Board picks Gold Hill for president search
PORTLAND, Ore. - The PCC Board has chosen Gold Hill Associates in its search for a new president of Portland Community College at its July 17 meeting. Posted July 30, 2003
Board names chair, vice chair for 2003-04
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Community College Board of Directors voted Bob Palmer as its chair and Dana Anderson as its vice chair for the 2003-04 school year. Posted July 30, 2003
Students needed for high-tech skills program
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Portland Community College and a consortium of circuit board manufacturers in Washington County are offering the Entry-Level High-Tech Skills Training program. Posted July 30, 2003
Governor proclaims July 22, 2003 Mildred W. Ollee day
PORTLAND, Ore. – Gov. Ted Kulongoski has announced today that July 22, 2003 is Mildred W. Ollee Day around the state of Oregon. Ollee, who has served as the executive dean of Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus since 1995, is being honored for her accomplishments. Posted July 22, 2003
Free downtown ?Lunch-and-Learn' features topics to tap energy, create successful work relationships
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. The non-credit Downtown Lecture Series features a great lineup of speakers to jumpstart your afternoon from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays, October 2nd through November 6th, at the Multnomah County Central Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave. Posted July 22, 2003
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