Sustainability

Briar Schoon and Alex Bell-Johnson Divesting for the Future
College says “no” to companies that pollute, or are socially irresponsible Posted June 5, 2017
PCC Earns Construction Award
For many months, the Rock Creek Campus has been celebrating its 40th anniversary as well as the completion of the major overhaul of one of its key structures, Building 5 Posted May 22, 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
Invitation to Cob Building
The Newberg Center Learning Garden is hosting multiple events the final week of April designed to get you down and dirty Posted April 20, 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
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
Portland Community College has been honored by APPA: Leadership in Education Facilities with the 2016 national Sustainability Award for community colleges. Sustainable Purchasing 'Green' Lit 3
PCC tackles climate change head-on by purchasing green, reaps huge dividends Posted March 10, 2017
Floodplain Restoration Underway
The college's 260-acre campus with large nature area received a $257,000 floodplain habitat enhancement grant from Metro, Portland’s regional government. Posted March 9, 2017
Heather Spalding speaks to the GPSEN attendees. She is the coordinator of PSU's Student Sustainability Center. PCC's Time to Shine Green
More than 50 regional leaders convened at Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus in Southwest Portland for the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network’s (GPSEN) first annual Sustainability Symposium on Friday, Jan. 27 Posted January 29, 2017
Pearl Keynotes Green Symposium
Co-sponsored by PCC and the Port of Portland, GPSEN’s first symposium highlights academic and community research on sustainability issues in the Portland region Posted January 19, 2017