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Abe Proctor

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Left to right, ROOTS adviser Sarah Dykes, Floyd Pittman and Cascade ROOTS Director Claire Oliveros. Since 2011, the ROOTS Program has posted a persistence rate of 96 percent; meaning that an overwhelming majority of students are taking their studies seriously, and taking advantage of the support systems that ROOTS offers to help them succeed. First-generation college students thankful for Cascade’s ROOTS Program 3
Cascade ROOTS is one of the federally-funded TRiO family of programs, which provide comprehensive wraparound support services to college students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds Posted November 27, 2013
National Museum of the American Indian’s ‘IndiVisible’ exhibit on display
Propelled by the twin forces of slavery and colonialism, African and Native peoples came together in the Americas Posted November 27, 2013
Building Community: Cascade’s National Night Out returns on Aug. 6
The annual neighborhood festival will take place from 4-8 p.m. in the campus’ Borthwick Mall, 705 N. Killingsworth St. Posted July 31, 2013
Oregon’s First Lady visits Cascade Campus to discuss poverty issues
Community members from Cascade and the neighborhood turned out to talk about ways that the state and community can work together to remove the barriers that keep people from escaping from poverty Posted May 22, 2013
Cascade President Algie Gatewood goes on cultural adventure in Japan 2
Gatewood visited Osaka in March as part of the growing relationship between Portland Community College and Osaka Jikei, a division of the Jikei group of colleges, a diverse institution with operations all over Japan Posted May 7, 2013
Cascade Campus community safety group honored by Police Bureau
The Albina-Killingsworth Safe Neighborhood Commission was honored by the Portland Police Bureau with a 'Commendation Medal' on April 16 for its successful efforts to make the neighborhood surrounding the intersection of North Albina Avenue and Killingsworth Street a safer place to live, work, and study Posted April 22, 2013
Emergency Services Open House to feature mock vehicle rescue
The open house will feature information and demonstrations from the various programs housed in building – Fire Protection Technology, Criminal Justice, Emergency Medical Services (or EMS, where paramedics and emergency medical technicians are trained), Emergency Management and Emergency Telecommunicator /9-1-1 Dispatcher Posted April 18, 2013
Cascade students take ‘passage’ to brighter future 1
The Passage to Higher Education Program is for women of color at Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus and provides a comfortable environment with familiar faces Posted March 15, 2013
TriMet hybrid buses unveiled at Cascade Campus 2
TriMet uses Cascade Campus to announce new hybrid buses Posted February 5, 2013
‘Bioneers’ Sustainability Conference to be ‘Beamed’ at Cascade Oct. 19-21
Members of the PCC community, as well as the general public, will have the opportunity to view and participate in the upcoming “Bioneers” sustainability conference in San Rafael, Calif. – without leaving Portland Posted October 12, 2012
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