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Public Affairs media and Web site report for June 2010
Photos and story by James Hill
Here is a look at some of the news stories about PCC from around the local area and the nation in June. In total, PCC events and people appeared 82 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio. This is an increase of 64 percent from the same time period a year ago.
June 1, the Portland Business Journal, The Oregonian and the Daily Journal Of Commerce showcased PCC’s purchase of neighboring properties to Southeast Center.
The June 2010 Web site statistics.
June, the Southwest Community Connection highlighted PCC’s burgeoning enrollment and the success of the e-cycle drive.
June 2, history student Caleb Spiegel’s Lehrman Institute scholar award made news on OregonLive.
June 2, Miral Rezayee Bessed’s dramatic story and her thoughts on speaking at the PCC graduation were showcased in the Portland Observer.
June 3, Adrian Thompson was president of Cascade Campus for a day and was profiled by the Portland Skanner newspaper.
June 3, Daily Journal of Commerce highlighted the Village Building Convergence on the Sylvania Campus.
June 7, Freightliner’s truck donation to the PCC Foundation made news on OregonLive, The Oregonian’s business briefs, the Business Journal and The Oregonian business round up.
June 8, the Sherwood Gazette and the Portland Tribune profiled Miral Rezayee Bessed, PCC’s graduation speaker.
June 10, The Oregonian and Lake Oswego Review featured the college’s student speaker on their front pages and the Beaverton Times showcased the student speaker on its page 3.
June 14, Community College Week ranked all of the community colleges in degree offerings and had PCC rated in six of the lists – all associate’s degrees (41st), degrees to non-minorities (32), American Indians (67), Hispanics (67), Asian Americans (67), liberal arts students (27) and parks, recreation, leisure and fitness students (35).
June 15, OregonLive featured PCC hosting office hours for an employee from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
June 19, Minneapolis Post showcased PCC’s Gateway to College Program in a series of articles highlighting alternative education.
Spring edition of Trustee Quarterly highlighted PCC’s Washington D.C., delegation lobbying Congress.
June 29, the Portland Business Journal, Portland Tribune, TMCnet.com and Bignewsbiz.com spotlighted PCC’s piece of the recent federal money to help train more health care workers.
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 »