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PCC IN THE NEWS: Instructor honored with prestigious state award

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Here is a review of stories that appeared in local and national media recently that mentioned or highlighted PCC.

PCC instructor Louisa Partain’s “EMT of the Year” Award is featured. – The Oregonian.

Partain also was mentioned in the Forest Grove Times.

Student Rocio Ceja-Roman helped translate for a relocated Peruvian girl in need of medical care. – The Oregonian.

Elijah Herr of PCC-Cascade extols the value of the new prescription drug coverage. – The Oregonian.

Scholarship winner Sarah Gonzalez says teachers and family helped her to refine her goals. – The Oregonian.

PCC’s Mary Glenn discusses the importance of funding for education. – The Oregonian.

A story discusses the “amazing” PCC and THPRD park project next to Rock Creek. – The Oregonian.

The Tanasbourne area next to the Washington County Workforce Training Center could become the next Pearl District. – The Oregonian.

A former PCC student tackles the cost of textbooks at Oregon State. – Gazette Times.

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 »