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Take the Blue Train: Monday, December 7th, 2009; What do PCC’s newest facilities have in common? They both sit on TriMet’s MAX blue line.http://news.pcc.edu/2009/12/new-buildings/
HELP program gets funding help from Washington County: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009; The Grants Office announced a Community Development Block Grant award of $107,329 from Washington County. This grant will support the Housing Employment Link Partnership (HELP) program, which assists homeless individuals in Washington County with housing stabilization, employment and training services, and mental health support. For information about this grant, contact Jackie Sandquist, Workforce Development Director, at (503) [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/11/help-program-gets-funding-help-from-washington-county/
PCC in the News: Climate Action Plan, enrollment big stories for media: Thursday, November 5th, 2009; October Here is a look at some of the news stories about PCC from around the local area and the nation in October. In total, PCC events and people appeared 71 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio. Oct. 1, the Lake Oswego Review highlighted PCC’s Climate Action Plan and its enrollment [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/11/pcc-in-the-news/
Grants project aims to make PCC even greener: Monday, October 5th, 2009; The Green Initiative Fund, replicated from programs all over the country, will target sustainability projects across the district to help improve PCC’s green efforts.http://news.pcc.edu/2009/10/even-greener/
PCC in the NEWS: PCC President, student focus of KOIN's 'Keep it Local': Monday, October 5th, 2009; Here is a look at some of the news stories about PCC from around the local area and the nation in September. In total, PCC events and people appeared 75 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio. Sept. 1, The Hillsboro Argus and The Oregonian highlighted PCC’s green grants initiative. Sept. 4, [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/10/pcc-in-the-news-pcc-president-student-focus-of-koins-keep-it-local/
PCC sees big gains in Westside enrollment: Monday, September 21st, 2009; Portland Community College’s credit enrollment is skyrocketing and it’s that way because of the Metro West’s population boom. This has resulted in a 10-percent gain in students year over year for PCC’s Westside counties – Yamhill, Columbia and Washington. [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/09/pcc-sees-big-gains-in-westside-enrollment/
At 48, PCC starts new year busting at the seams: Thursday, September 17th, 2009; In its 48th year, preliminary data suggests PCC is headed for another huge uptick in enrollment this fall while news of new initiatives and goals comes fast and furious.http://news.pcc.edu/2009/09/busting-at-the-seams/
New members, leadership for PCC Board: Tuesday, September 8th, 2009; The winds of change are blowing through the Portland Community College Board of Directors. For the upcoming 2009-10 year, David Squire was sworn in as vice chair of the Board and Deanna Palm was appointed to be the new member from Zone 7, replacing Marilyn McGlasson. Harold Williams was sworn in as the Chair in July [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/09/new-members-leadership-for-pcc-board/
Grants project aims to make PCC even greener: Monday, August 31st, 2009; Portland Community College will reward students, faculty or staff with financial incentives for coming up with their own green projects to reduce the college’s carbon footprint. [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/08/grants-project-aims-to-make-pcc-even-greener/
Free health care leads students to fit academic careers: Monday, July 27th, 2009; When Debbie Stone talks about what Kaiser Permanente’s program has done for her students, it’s hard not to get choked up. “It has made a huge difference for students over the years,” said Stone, who runs the Women’s Resource Center at the Cascade Campus (705 N. Killingsworth St.). “I have a student who didn’t have health [...]http://news.pcc.edu/2009/07/free-health-care-leads-students-to-fit-academic-careers/