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Public Affairs media and website report for February 2011
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 February. In total, PCC events and people appeared 85 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio.
Feb. 1, The Daily Astorian highlighted PCC and other partner’s helping to rebuild Vernonia’s educational services.
The February 2011 website statistics.
Feb. 1, Betsy Hammond of The Oregonian revisited the remaking of Jefferson High and PCC’s efforts to develop the Middle College partnership.
Feb. 2, PCC Public Affairs Manager Dana Haynes was quoted by OPB on the Governor’s proposed budget.
Feb. 2, The Newberg Graphic highlighted PCC’s Oregon Transfer Days.
Feb. 2, for the first time ever PCC events and programs took up the entire front page of The Portland Observer with stories on Middle College and the African film festival.
Feb. 2, The Oregonian’s A&E and Willamette Week showcased the Cascade Festival of African Films with a preview of things to come.
Feb. 3, the Illumination Project and its winter schedule were featured by The Lake Oswego Review.
Feb. 4, The Hillsboro Argus, and the Community Newspapers Group highlighted the Vagina Monologues.
Feb. 7, KEX Radio, KPTV, Hillsboro Argus, Beaverton Valley Times, Newberg Graphic and the Portland Business Journal highlighted PCC’s five percent enrollment growth this winter term.
Feb. 8, Portland Observer’s “Black History Month” special section, The Skanner, KBOO radio and Portland Tribune profiled the African film festival.
Feb. 14, OregonLive focused on the winter term production ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone.’
Feb. 23, The Hillsboro Argus and Lake Oswego Review featured the PCC Foundation’s goal of raising money to meet the Miller Challenge.
Feb. 23, Vandana Shiva’s visit to the Cascade Campus was showcased by The Portland Observer.
Feb. 26, The Oregonian featured PCC’s dual credit program through PAVTEC, profiling its partnership with Forest Grove High School’s Viking House project.
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 »