Posted in January 2001
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Media Advisory: PCC's Senior Studies Institute to Celebrate Black History
- PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College's Senior Studies Institute is planning to celebrate Black History Month with a three-part educational series at the Central Portland Workforce Training Center, located at 1626 S.E. Water Ave. Posted January 25, 2001
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?Central Soul' Musical Set to Open at PCC-Sylvania
- PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College Multicultural Center and Filipino American National Historical Society of Oregon are presenting two shows of the musical play Central Soul at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 3 in the performing arts center on the Sylvania Campus, located at 12000 S.W. 49th Ave. Posted January 25, 2001
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PCC, PSU Announce New Engineering and Computer Science Scholarship Program
- PORTLAND - Portland Community College's Engineering Technology and Math Division and Portland State University's College of Engineering and Computer Science have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to provide 40 low-income engineering and computer science students with two-year scholarships. Posted January 25, 2001
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Curtain to Open on PCC's 11th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films on Feb. 1
- PORTLAND, Ore. - The 11th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films will show more than 20 films in February 2001. Festival organizers are bringing in Safi Faye of Senegal, one of Africa's foremost women film directors, to open the festival with her film Mossane. Posted January 19, 2001
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PCC, State's Community Colleges Take Case to State Capitol
- SALEM - Students, board members, faculty and presidents from Oregon's 17 community colleges will converge in Salem for Community College Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Posted January 19, 2001
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New concepts transform biology learning
- The PCC Sylvania Campus Biology department is slowly transforming its lab space and its curriculum to fit the changing needs of its students. Thanks to grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Sylvania Campus is phasing out the current teaching model to one that will engage the student more than ever before. Posted January 18, 2001
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'Reading in the Workplace' energizes Tektronix employees
- Paul Wild, a manager for Portland Community College's Customized Workforce Training Center, estimates that $60 billion worth of productivity in the United States is lost every year due to a lack of reading skills. PCC and Tektronix are tackling this issue head on. Posted January 12, 2001
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Media Advisory: Speaker, Gospel Choir to Highlight PCC's MLK Celebration
- PORTLAND - Debbie Whooten, a motivational speaker who has overcome great adversity in her life, will be the featured entertainment for Portland Community College's celebration of the Martin Luther King Holiday. Posted January 10, 2001
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Media Advisory: PCC Physical Education Class Takes Fitness Indoors
- SYLVANIA - Fitness programs are always high on the list of New Year's resolutions, but the Oregon winters don't make it easy to stick with an exercise program. Posted January 5, 2001
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Exhibit to Show Transparent Side of Photography
- SYLVANIA - Portland Community College will host a photographic exhibition titled, "Transparencies,"by PCC visual arts instructor Matthew Kidder in the Northview Gallery on the Sylvania Campus. Posted January 5, 2001