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Public Affairs media and website report for September 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 September. In total, PCC events and people appeared 55 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio.
Sept. 1, a current PCC student is a barrel of laughs, according to The Lake Oswego Review.
September, The Washington County Arts Guide highlighted the Oregon Guitar Quartet, which features PCC’s music instructor John Mery.
The September 2011 website statistics.
Sept. 1, The Sherwood Gazette highlighted a PCC student’s dream to play major college football hasn’t died.
September, The Newberg Graphic’s special section (“Focus 2011”) showcased four stories about PCC’s academic offerings and the new Newberg Center facility.
Sept. 1, The Portland Observer featured the enrollment growth and future bond build out at the Southeast Center.
Sept. 6, The Daily Journal of Commerce profiled MWESB contractor and PCC alum Sharon Maxwell-Hendricks, whose company is renovating high-tech classrooms at the Cascade Campus. The article was top story.
Sept. 7, thanks to a class through PCC’s SBDC, this female Portland contractor is building quite a career, according to the Daily Journal of Commerce.
Sept. 8, OPB covered the new school year of the Jefferson Middle College.
Sept. 14, Community College Times printed Algie Gatewood’s column on Middle College.
Sept. 16, Middle College also made news with stories on OPB and The Oregonian.
Sept. 16, Jefferson High School Middle College continues to receive positive news by The Skanner.
Sept. 19, The Portland Business Journal showcased the 50th kickoff event on its blog.
Sept. 21, a PCC student was profiled in a Community College Week article about transfers from community colleges boosting universities’ enrollment in Oregon.
Sept. 21, the Contractor Lady’s work on the bond at the Cascade Campus made news in The Portland Observer’s Minority and Small Business Week section.
Sept. 21 The Portland Observer, Tigard-Tualatin Times, The Skanner and Beaverton Valley Times highlighted PCC’s kickoff celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Sept. 26, the Daily Journal of Commerce highlighted the PCC Golf Invite in its Daily Blog, showcasing the money raised and two photos from the event.
Sept. 27, the Daily Journal of Commerce spotlighted the possibility of PCC having an outreach center at the new Cornelius Public Library.
Sept. 28, The Daily Astorian highlighted the OPB report on a student that used PCC to retrain into a higher-skilled job.
Sept. 28, The Portland Observer focused on PCC’s new Nutritional Therapy Program at CLIMB.
Sept. 28, a Beaverton bakery is helping with the 50th celebration, as reported by The Oregonian’s Dana Tims.
Sept. 29, KGW-TV, KPTV, OPB, KEX and KXL radio, and Sustainable Business Oregon Magazine, Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, San Francisco Chronicle and KATU’s website all covered the ClearEdge fuel cell press conference held at the Sylvania Campus.
Sept. 30, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on community college diversity, including PCC’s, in the ranks of staff and faculty.
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 »