Oregon Leadership Institute
Program Coordinator: Brenda Maldonado | Parent Coordinators: Jose Jimenez & Martha Alvarez 503-614-7435 | thrive@pcc.edu
Are you ready for a challenge? Do you consider yourself a leader? Do you have leadership skills that you want to develop? Do you want to make an impact in the community?
Program Full
We are at capacity this year. Thank you so much for applying. We will begin accepting applications for next year in September of 2010.
Portland Community College has offered the Oregon Leadership Institute (OLI) at Rock Creek Campus as a cooperative program between PCC and the Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement (OCHA) since 1999. OLI was started in 1986 through OCHA to help Latino high school students develop leadership skills, learn about opportunities for post-secondary education, and explore options. Today it continues to do so at PCC with over 500 student graduates.
Current PCC college students mentor Oregon Leadership Institute high school students throughout an academic year. College student mentors commit to facilitate the nine OLI Saturday Sessions by enrolling in the Leadership and Mentorship of a Latino(a) Student class. This is a tuition-free, 3 credit per term class, which is offered during the fall, winter, and spring terms. High school mentees also earn 3 tuition-free credits per year as part of the program.