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OSU student to present on South Asian water project, how to get involved
Photos and story by James Hill
On Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 8-9 a.m. in Rock Creek’s Building 3 Auditorium (first floor), Usha Ramanujam, instructor in business at Rock Creek and member of the Asian Studies committee, is hosting Daniel Bachhuber, who will speak on “Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Development in Rural India.” The presentation is open to all PCC faculty, staff and students.
Bachhuber, an undergraduate student at Oregon State University, and his team successfully completed a water project in the western state of Maharashtra in 2008. The project was organized and executed by Whitman Direct Action (WDA) of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., a student-run, non-profit organization. Attendees will hear what was accomplished on the project; what working with NGOs in the current socio-economic arrangement in rural India is like; and how college students can raise money for such projects (about $15,000 was the budget for the project). He is working on a water project in Peru with Oregon Direct Action.
Briggy Thomas, education program manager of the Portland Water Bureau, will also present on the impact of climate change to Portland’s water supply. Faculty are encouraged to attend with their classes; if you’d like to bring your students, or in the event of any questions, please contact Usha in advance at usha.ramanujam@pcc.edu.
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 »