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PCC Travel Fair highlights unique destinations
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Community Education program at Portland Community College will host a Travel Fair from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the PCC Central Portland Workforce Training Center, 1626 S.E. Water Avenue.
Join PCC travel presenters for a morning of information sessions describing a variety of travel destinations – a great way to get a feel for trips and receive specific travel itineraries. Each session describes a specific travel destination. These non-credit information sessions are free and open to the public.
9 a.m. – Topics include: “Archaeology in Hawaii” (Room 305/led by Alison Stenger); “Greek Odyssey” (Room 302/Gary Palmer); “Habitat for Humanity in Guatemala” (Room 301/Erleen Whitney); “Historic London and Paris” (Room 209/Ellie Burns-Brookens); “Paris for Mothers and Grandmothers” (Room 303/Nancy Horner); and “Study Italian in Italy” (Room 304/Reno Tibke).
10:15 a.m. – “Art and Architecture of Paris” (Room 303/Nancy Horner); “Historic Trail of the DaVinci Code” (Room 209/Ellie Burns-Brookens); “Italy for Mothers, Daughters and Grandmothers” (Room 302/Cecelia Barry); “Jump to Japan” (Room 305/Lynn Geis); “PCC/NW Medical Teams Honduras School Project for Educators” (Room 301/Kristen Clark); and “Study Spanish in Costa Rica” (Room 304/Reno Tibke).
11:30 a.m. – “Explore Israel with a Native” (Room 304/Tsipora Dimant); “Highlights of Europe” (Room 209/Ellie Burns-Brookens); “Study Spanish in Mexico” (Room 302/Cecelia Barry); and “Vietnam: A Country Not at War” (Room 303/Kenneth Cuong La).
For more information, call 503-731-6622.
Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon, serving approximately 91,000 full- and part-time students. For more PCC news, please visit us on the Web at www.pcc.edu/news. PCC has three comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »