Posted in 2012

PEAK founders invited to conference
An initiative rooted in cost savings and increasing efficiencies that was developed at Portland Community College is generating “buzz” as a role model for community colleges across the nation Posted April 2, 2012
Class guides City Hall on grants
Representatives from Portland Community College – including District President Preston Pulliams, students from the Sylvania Campus “Social Issues and Movements” course participated in the annual Youth Action Grants awards ceremony on March 23. Posted March 29, 2012
The Diamond Alum Award. Diamonds shine bright at PCC 1
The college is honoring these outstanding alums for their contribution to the community and how they exemplify the values of the college Posted March 28, 2012
Gerontology hosts panel discussion
The Gerontology Program at he Sylvania Campus is kicking off spring term with a panel – “Finding YOUR Career in Aging” – that also helps to celebrate National Careers in Aging Week, set for the week of April 2 Posted March 26, 2012
Landscape students help Vernonia
Approximately 40 landscape technology students from the Rock Creek Campus visited the new Vernonia K-12 school’s muddy construction site to plant shrubs and move dirt Posted March 26, 2012
Sylvania screening Islamic art film
“Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World” explores the richness of Islamic art in objects big and small, from great ornamented palaces and the play of light in monumental mosques, to the exquisite beauty of ceramics, carved boxes, paintings and metal work Posted March 25, 2012
Rock Creek students raise $10K
Under the direction of business instructor and project coordinator Cynthia Killingsworth, this year’s class raised $10,000 through the online auction—and then the hard work began Posted March 24, 2012
Allie Flanary. Allie Flanary wins 'moving' award
Flanary, a college reference librarian at the Sylvania Campus, was picked by the Library Journal as a 2012 Movers & Shakers, a recognition of leaders in the industry Posted March 23, 2012
Portland Plan comments wanted
The Portland Plan is going before the City Council for partners and community members to give testimony Posted March 22, 2012
PCC partners in new EMS simulator
After more than three years of planning and development, the high fidelity mobile simulation vehicle was unveiled on Monday, March 5 and will help PCC health programs at the Cascade and Sylvania campuses Posted March 21, 2012