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Salvador Ramos-Rodriguez stopped by the Hillsboro Center on his way to his new job at Centro Prosperided, a new venture that will connect PCC to Hillsboro students who are looking for opportunity. Instructor Connects to His Roots 1
Salvador Ramos-Rodriguez is a part-time math instructor in Portland Community College's High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and performs the same duties for Centro Cultural’s new Centro de Prosperidad initiative which opened recently on Main Street in Hillsboro Posted May 9, 2017
Students Shine Light on Issues
The current season offers three different performances, “Unheard,” “Be Nice” and “One Bad Night,” which all feature short, realistic scenes of interpersonal situations that cause an individual to feel threatened or denigrated Posted May 5, 2017
Retiree Gets an Encore
An Intel Encore Fellow now punching the clock in the Learning Garden at Rock Creek Campus Posted May 4, 2017
Faduma Saleh is studying social work and psychology at PCC Rock Creek. She says she comes to the Multicultural Resource Center twice a week and calls it "a house full of different colored people from different places around the world." Cultural Centers Provide Change
The network of Multicultural Centers play an important role in nurturing these students and helping the college fulfill its mission to provide access in a culture of equity and inclusion Posted May 3, 2017
Diesel Instructors Become Students
Rock Creek instructors from the Diesel Service Technology Program and the ThinkBig Caterpillar Diesel Service Technician Training Center went back to class qs students Posted April 27, 2017
PCC Supports Paper's Scholars
Music, dance, culturally indigenous attire, and a family-style dinner catered by Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille contributed to the festive and celebratory ambiance of the 19th annual Asian Reporter Foundation’s Scholarship & Awards Banquet Posted April 26, 2017
Public Speaking Lab Opens
The new speech lab provides a dedicated space for students and faculty to practice their presentations Posted April 24, 2017
Community is what keeps Jimenez going. Every week, she posts photos for family and friends on social media of the welding projects she’s working on. PCC Certified Tree Friendly
The college was notified on April 12 that it has been re-certified as a 2016 Tree Campus USA Posted April 19, 2017
Philosophy instructor Hannah Love. Love Tackles Art of Student Learning
Rock Creek Campus philosophy instructor Hannah Love would say there are no new questions but rather, old questions asked in a new context. Students are encouraged to grapple with the questions and generate their own answers Posted April 19, 2017
President with a Work Plan
President Mark Mitsui is touring the college district this week to present his 2017-19 President’s Work Plan to the college community Posted April 18, 2017
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