Cascade - Club Information
Cascade SC 03 | Chelsea Ellertson, Clubs and Programs Specialist, 971-722-5371
Clubs at Cascade
Why should you consider joining or starting a club?
Clubs and organizations offer opportunities for you to meet new people, develop leadership skills, integrate course work with practical experiences and gain a well-rounded education.
There are thirty clubs at Cascade to choose from whose interests and focus are as varied and diverse as our student population here. Whether you are involved in political activism, enjoy dancing, passionate about animal rights or crazy about outdoor sports, there is something for everybody to enrich campus life here at PCC!
What are the benefits of chartering a club?
- Free access to campus facilities and audio visual equipments for meetings and club events
- Funding for club activities
- Free web page, graphic designing and web designing assistance
- Free advertising space for posting and marketing materials
- Free vending space for fundraising
- Unlimited assistance from the Club and Programs Specialist
- And much, much more!
CAPThe Club Advancement Program For more information, consult your Club Handbook and Guide or contact ASPCC’s Clubs office at clubs.ca@pcc.edu or (971) 722-5371. |
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Club Name |
Purpose |
Coordinator Name |
| Academic ESOL Club | To provide opportunities for Academic ESOL (Levels 6-8) students to 1) socialize with one another, 2) mentor one another in academics and orientation of student life at Cascade Campus, and 3) do volunteer work/community service, both on and off campus. |
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| Active Minds: Students with Disabilities and Allies | To work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff and community members that both have disabilities and those that do not to reduce these barriers, creating a more usable, accessible campus and learning environment for all students. |
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| Anime Club | To promote cross-cultural awareness and appreciation of Japanese and East Asian visual arts, such as anime, manga and film. | |
| Asian Games | To promote cross-cultural awareness and appreciation of Asian strategy games such as Go (Igo-Baduk-Wequi), various forms of chess, and Hanafuda (Koi-Koi, Go-Stop). | |
| Asian Pacific Islanders Club | To create an open space for Asian/Pacific Islander students and students at large to promote cultural awareness by hosting events, social activities and community services. | |
| Billiards Club | Entertainment and education. Fundraisers to help cover costs of replacement and repair of student lounge pool equipment. | |
| Black Student Union | To create cultural competency, by increasing awareness on campus and in our community. Help increase college retention and college success through, networking, scholarship assistance, and mentorships. | |
| Cascade Scholarship Works Club | To help students to locate, apply and identify scholarships that they can apply for. | |
| Cheer Fundamentals Club | Leadership, team work and exercise skills. Each club member will have the opportunity to join with their own personal goal; big or little, short term or long term. We will work as individuals and part of a team. | |
| Chinese Club | To further our learning of the Chinese language by bringing students together that we may learn together. | |
| Coldplay | To establish networking, metorship and study group for students in the FMT program. | |
| College Success Club | To meet up with new GED students and help show how to use the resources to help improve study and wellbeing. | |
| Cosmos Club | To explore the interconnectedness of different scientific disciplines and to connect with other students with similar interests. | |
| Cycling Club | To encourage PCC students to commute by bike, to promote information guidance about bike races, and to create a network of cyclists. | |
| Emergency Management Association | To provide outside the class room experiences for those intending to enter the EMPS world while providing community service and job networking in the greater Portland area. | |
| Food Adventure | To explore the wonderful adventure that is from around the world with fellow PCC students, sharing cultural food, dining out, sharing photographs and recipes. | |
| Food Activism and Awareness | To inform students about what is in their food and how it gets to their plate. We will engage in conversation, share articles/media related to food politics. Potential members include anyone who feats food and/or who have seen the harm in current food systems. | |
| Gone Fishing Club | To bring students together, perform community volunteer efforts, and share fishing strategys. | |
| Green Association Club | Our organizational ideals are to support and promote free speech, diversity, conservation, and good works, both in-school and in our community. |
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| Independent Publishing Club | To provide enhanced networking opportunities for students enthusiastic about writing and publishing material on an independent basis. | |
| International Socialists Organization | To promote the ideas of socialism. | |
| International Student Association | To provide a space where International and American students can build social connections and where members of the International Student Population can find support and advocacy regarding issues they might face as PCC students. | |
| MEChA | MEChA is an acronym for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan - a national student organization that promotes higher education, cultural events, community service and political awareness. | |
| Medical Laboratory Technologists Club | To provide space to 2nd year MLT students for the purpose of study and rest during the long days of the school year. | |
| Math Club | To allow students to explore mathematical topics that they are interested in (but maybe didn’t get to see enough in class). We’ll explore the connections between different topics such as physics, what it’s like to be a math major, math history, origami, geometry, Greek philosophers etc. | |
| Native Nations | To provide support for Native American students attending college and native students wanting to come to college. To become more involved with other Native American programs and activities, and be of support in the community and Native Americans in the community and each other. | |
| Northwest Collegiate Ministry | To CONNECT with others through an open heart, to GROW in heart, mind & soul, and to SERVE with willing hands. | |
| Outdoor Activity Club | To meet others interested in hiking, kayaking, biking, snow shoeing, skiing and other outdoor activities. | |
| Panther Cheerleaders | To promote continuing educational and networking opportunities for paralegal students and support the Paralegal Program at PCC. | |
| Paralegal Club | To bring people together with the common interest of cheerleading for the PCC basketball teams and other events to encourage and entertain. | |
| Philosophy Club | To engage students in the philosophical pedagogies, raise interest in the study of critical thinking, and promote the use of argument in scholarly debate. | |
| Pre-Nursing Club | To support and provide pre-nursing students with information on applying to the nursing programs. | |
| Q-Club | To provide a safe place and create awareness and activism for LGBTQ related issues on campus. | |
| Spirit and Mind Club | To promote the science of meditation, share the knowledge of everyday life, and to increase awareness of mental health on campus. | |
| Student Firefighters Association (SFFA) | Community and service. | |
| Student Veterans Association | First, to connect Veterans with PCCʼs resources as well as community resources, in order to provide the best experience possible for Veterans. Second, to increase awareness of veteran specific issues on the college campus; including but not limited to: advocacy for veteran needs and outreach to veterans going to college. Third, to create a safe, relaxing, and non-judgmental environment for veterans to socialize, speak freely, and connect with other veterans, advocates, family, and friends. | |
| The Guild | An academic incentive and rewards club. | |
| Toastmasters International | To facilitate public speaking skills and leadership abilities in students via a series of speech delivery, leadership tasks, service learning, and future training possibilities. | |
| Veteran’s Student Association | To support student veterans. Members will be active and inactive military members from all branches of U.S. Military Service. Our club will engage in three main types of activities: Social, advocacy, and info-dissemination. |
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