Multicultural Center
Sylvania Campus, CC202 | Coordinator: Claire Oliveros | 503-977-4112 | culture@pcc.edu
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The Sylvania Multicultural Center is centrally located and provides a space that promotes learning and knowledge, the achievement of personal and educational goals, and creative educational programming.
The Sylvania Multicultural Center values community building and collective action, which is demonstrated through the leadership programs, peer tutoring, mentoring, student activities, and campus partnerships. The Center is dedicated to developing multicultural student leaders and raising the consciousness of our community related to issues of race, ethnicity, and culture on campus.
In collaboration with the PCC community, the Sylvania Multicultural Center is committed to increase campus awareness and actively challenge oppression in all forms particularly racism, sexism, homophobia, and classism.
Diversity Fund Mini-Grant Application
- Application:
- Download the Application
- Application deadline:
- Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
- Diverity Fund purpose:
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To support activities and events to enhance understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity of the PCC community. The Sylvania campus fund is $6,000 for the 2009/10 academic year. Individual awards range from $100-$1,500. The committee reviews the applications and determines how to fund diversity events at Sylvania.
The Services We Offer
- Personalized assistance with entering college
- One on one Peer Tutoring - Drop in for 1:1 peer tutoring in Math 20-251, Chemistry 104, 221-223, or Engineering 101 - check the tutoring schedule for times.
- Scholarship Search Assistance
- Campus and Community Referrals
- Sponsorship of special events, performances, lectures, exhibits, films, and conferences
- Assistance planning activities and programs related to race and ethnicity on campus
The Programs We Sponsor
Multicultural Center Student Leaders
Revolutionary Film Series
Wednesdays, 3pm to 5pm - Light Refreshments. (Flyer)
- Feb. 3 - The Great Debaters (2007)
- A powerful true story about a Black debate team starring Denzel Washington.
- Feb. 10 - Unnatural Causes (2008)
- Learn how disparities among income affect our health care choices!
- Feb. 17 - Sylania Reads
- No movie, but please join us for Sylvania Reads in the Cafeteria from 10am to 5pm.
- Feb. 24 - The Murder of Emmett Till (2003)
- Come learn about the brutal killing that mobilized the civil rights movement.
- March 3 - Persepolis (2007)
- Poignant coming-of-age story of an outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.
- March 10, 2010 - Chercher la vie (2000)
- Learn about the women of Haiti, poverty, and how the global economy affects their lives.
Support for Ethnic Student Organizations
(Drop by the Center to meet Student Club Coordinators)
- Immigrant & International Women's Student Club - Contact: Amatul
- Pacific Islander Student Association - Contact: Fipe
- Samahan Filipino American Student Association - Contact: Angelica
- United Tribes Native American Student Association - Contact: Barb
- Vietnamese Student Association - Contact: Phuc
For more information about Clubs at Sylvania contact Stephen Arthur, Clubs & Programs Specialist at 503-977-4943, ASPCC-CC 102.
Men of Color Mentoring Program
Building community through cultural awareness and academic achievement. A year-long leadership program to support the recruitment and retention of men of color at PCC. Benefits include: Six tuition-free career guidance and college success courses, academic advising, a college mentor, and field trips. Contact: Mak Porotesano, Program Coordinator at 503-977-4114 or makerusa.porotesano15@pcc.edu
Partner of the Illumination Project
Interactive Social Justice Theater Program.Contact: Jeannie LaFrance, Coordinator at 503-977-8149 Office: CC 272.
Annual Traditional Winter Pow Wow
Volunteer opportunities available. Vendor space is limited. Priority given to Native American-owned small businesses. The registration fee is $75 for each 10x10 space. Drum Group registration required. Drum group pay out to first 10 drums. No drum hopping or walk ons. Vendor and Drum Group registration required by January 16, 2010. See Pow Wow website and flyer.
November Speaker Series
- Thursday, Nov. 12 from 1pm to 3pm: Dr. Kevin Nadal, Assistant Professor, City University of New York (John Jay College of Criminal Justice). Filipino American Psychology: A handbook of theory, research, and clinical practice.
- Reserve space today for your class to attend this engaging and interactive presentation in the CC Oak Room. Participants will gain knowledge and awareness about Filipino American identity and personality development, while practitioners will learn culturally-competent techniques to become better counselors and educators. Dr. Nadal will discuss his latest book. His book is the first of its kind and aims to promote visibility of this invisible group, so that 2.4 million Filipino Americans will have their voices heard. Dr. Nadal is a professor, psychologist, performer, activist, and author who received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in 2008. As an assistant professor of psychology and mental health counseling at John Jay College of Criminal Justice- City University of New York, he has published several works focusing on Filipino American, ethnic minority, and LGBTQ issues in the fields of psychology and education.
- November 16 from 1pm to 3pm: Max Rameau, Founder/Director Take Back the Land Monday
- Reserve space today for your class to attend this engaging and interactive presentation in the CC Oak Room. Max Rameau is a Haitian-born Pan-African theorist and organizer. He moved to Miami, Florida in 1991 and began organizing around immigrant rights, especially for Haitian immigrants, criminal justice issues and police brutality. Max founded the land-based organization Take Back the Land, in 2006, and in October of that year, the organization seized control of a vacant lot in the Liberty City section of Miami. In 2007, Take Back the Land initiated a bold campaign that sparked a national movement: they began taking over foreclosed and government-owned homes, and moving homeless families into them. The campaign has gained significant national and international attention, including a role in the new Michael Moore movie, Capitalism: A Love Story.
