Posted in 2010

Acclaimed author Sherman Alexie to talk at PCC
Alexie’s visit is part of Sylvania Reads, which is an initiative to encourage faculty, staff and students to read books that address topics and issues pertaining to diversity Posted March 29, 2010
Chinese Fulbright Scholar to visit PCC
Hao Tang will explore the benefits and issues surrounding cooperation and competition between the United States and China Posted March 25, 2010
Rock Creek gains accreditation for child care
The center is now one of a handful of programs in Oregon and the metro area to be accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children Posted March 23, 2010
Interactive theater project fights racism
Twenty-one students at Portland Community College in Oregon have written plays that battle racism and oppression by getting the audience into the act Posted March 22, 2010
Recipe for Success
CLIMB is giving food entrepreneurs the ingredients to succeed Posted March 22, 2010
PCC community urged to avoid driving for spring term
Portland Community College is committed to being a good steward of the environment and to reducing the campus’ carbon emissions. […] Posted March 17, 2010
Q & A: Cascade alum is a brigadier general
Masoud Al Mansoori with an associate’s degree in Fire Science from the Cascade Campus and is now the general manager and member of Board of Director of National Academy for Professional Training in Doha, Qatar Posted March 16, 2010
Student speaker applications available
If you are a PCC student completing your graduation requirements in one of the following terms (Fall 2009, Winter, Spring, or Summer 2010), you are eligible to be the student speaker at the commencement ceremony on Friday, June 11 Posted March 15, 2010
Welding program helps retrofit NHS labs
When more than 300 students signed up this year to take welding classes at Newberg High School – an interest matched by local manufacturers’ need for trained welders – the high school and PCC forged a partnership to meet the demand Posted March 15, 2010
Pulliams named CEO of the Year
Preston Pulliams’ drive to pass the largest-ever bond measure, target diversity, go tobacco free and strive to make PCC more green are just some of his initiatives that helped to win him this year’s honor Posted March 15, 2010