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Alonso’s success goes through Harvard
From her humble beginnings in Woodburn and Clackamas to Portland Community College and now going to Harvard, Teresa Alonso is […] Posted March 30, 2009
PCC scores with customized classes for Winter Hawks
The Portland Winter Hawks aren’t just thinking about developing hockey players, but about getting their players the best education possible […] Posted March 23, 2009
PCC public safety officer honored for heroism
For Portland Community College Public Safety Officer Jeff Grider, he was just doing what came naturally. In the end, he […] Posted March 16, 2009
Teen star of ‘Talent Search’ program
In these dire economic times, when the costs of college can prevent a first-generation, low-income college student from reaching his […] Posted March 9, 2009
‘Godspell’ slated for PCC production
The iconic 1970s musical hits the stage in the Performing Arts Center on the Sylvania Campus under the direction of […] Posted March 2, 2009
Sylvania instructor profiled on OPB’s ‘Art Beat’
Gene Flores, who teaches printmaking and life drawing courses at PCC Sylvania, recently was featured on “Art Beat,” Oregon Public […] Posted February 23, 2009
Superhero campaign is up, up and away
Superheroes come in many shapes and sizes. At PCC, a superhero could be a retired faculty in health education or […] Posted February 16, 2009
Celebrating the Year of the Ox
Seven years ago, a small group of community members gathered to celebrate the Asian New Year at PCC’s Southeast Center. […] Posted February 9, 2009
New ‘Instructor of the Year’
The Oregon Business Educators Association has handed Portland Community College instructor Andrea Pace its Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year Award. […] Posted February 2, 2009
Celebrating Black History Month
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Prospects looked bleak for the Union forces in the middle of 1862, after a year and a […] Posted January 27, 2009