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Founding President Amo DeBernardis (second from left) has lunch with his deans at Sylvania. Founders’ Week: PCC welcomes back its past presidents
Join District President Preston Pulliams in welcoming back five of PCC’s past presidents at the Presidents’ Picnic today. All students, staff, retirees and alumni are invited to a BBQ lunch outside Rock Creek’s Building 9’s Event Center, for 1961 prices, from noon to 2 p.m. Posted May 18, 2012
A student in the late 1970s reads in Building 3 at the Rock Creek Campus. Founders’ Week: Author Rebecca Skloot visits Rock Creek, Southeast today
Today (Thursday, May 17), in conjunction with Founders’ Week, PCC Reads presents national best-selling author and PCC Alum Rebecca Skloot as she returns to PCC to discuss her acclaimed book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" Posted May 17, 2012
The Portland Community College Mobile Classroom traveled to rural communities in the district to teach sewing, household budget management, healthy diets, foods, cooking and other home economics topics. Founders’ Week: Service Drive Day
Today (Wednesday, May 16) is a day for PCC's Service Drive. Visit tables at each campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to report any volunteering you have contributed throughout the year – it all helps the college exceed its goal of 50,000 hours of community service in honor of the 50th Anniversary Posted May 16, 2012
A student chills out on a Sylvania Campus lawn in the 1970s. Founders’ Week: It’s PCC Day in Oregon
May 15 has been declared PCC Day by the Oregon Governor! Celebrate PCC Day and the signing of the college’s charter by wearing your blue 50th Anniversary t-shirts and other PCC apparel Posted May 15, 2012
Dr. DeBernardis (far left, first row) and his leaders in the early days of PCC. Founders’ Week starts today with big discounts 1
Today, Monday, May 14, Portland Community College Founders’ Week kicks off with some great deals at the PCC Bookstore locations Posted May 14, 2012
PCC bought a new location just down the street on 82nd Avenue and Division Street as part of the passage of the $144 bond measure in 2000 to address the enrollment growth at the center. Southeast Center comes of age 8
The founding president had a vision of a comprehensive campus in Southeast Portland, but successors had their own visions Posted May 1, 2012
Featured artwork titled, “Beet Meets Meat” by Yuji Hiratsuka. 25th anniversary of Art Beat 2
During the week of May 7-11, all of PCC’s main campuses will host presentations, performances, demonstrations and workshops in music, literature, sculpture and painting Posted April 25, 2012
PCC has exhibit at history society 2
PCC stories and artifacts from the past five decades of its existence is on full display this spring for all to see Posted April 23, 2012
Alejandra Dominguez’s work of art underlines Semana’s week
Alejandra Dominguez's inspiration is the face of the 2012 Semana de la Raza celebration (April 23-27) at the Rock Creek Campus Posted April 16, 2012
Long lines for class registration were the norm when Sylvania first opened. Sylvania was impossible dream 4
Local newspapers and even the college’s own planning staff said it couldn’t be done, but the Sylvania Campus was built anyway Posted April 5, 2012