Calendar of Events (PCC)

Monday, November 16, 2009
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Space: The Hidden Dimension
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Join us for an hour of intercultural discovery as we explore the concept of “space” and how the use of space varies from culture to culture. This session will be offered simultaneously in the TLC at SY, RC, CA. You may also join from any other location via Elluminate. (Look for details in an upcoming email message.) Facilitators: Marlene Eid and Greg Kaminski. Posted by: Chris Kernion
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.	International Students in Your Classroom: The Inside Story
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Roxanne Pilkington, International Student Advisor; F-1 international student panel. Join us for a personal and revealing discussion to gain insight into international students' experiences at PCC and living in the U.S. Students will share their stories and challenges they face in the U.S. academic system and how instructors can help them succeed at PCC. Posted by: Chris Kernion
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.	Bond Meeting
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Closed meeting Posted by: Chris Kernion
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.	Reception Max Rameau
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Private Reception for National Acclaimed Speaker: Max Rameau Posted by: brenda maldonado
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Progressive Potluck
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Various Campus Locations. Posted by: Chris Kernion
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.	A Slow Boat to China
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Usha Ramanujam, Business Faculty Department Chair, Cheryl Scott, Dean of Business and Humanities, and Chenlei Zhou, PCC student will provide a report from their recent trip to China. Usha and Cheryl traveled with a group of 11 faculty and administrators from Portland Community College. The trip was funded through the receipt of a Business and International Education Title VIb Department of Education grant. Posted by: Chris Kernion
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Lessons from the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Rock Creek staff share highlights from workshops that they attended at the Institute for Intercultural Communication during summer 2009. The panel will focus on specific strategies that PCC Rock Creek can apply to support multicultural and internationalization efforts within and outside the classroom. Discussion and brainstorming will be encouraged. Panel participants: Bill Bogart, May Donohue, Heather Lang, Jason Pinkal, & Birgitte Ryslinge Posted by: Chris Kernion
Thursday, November 19, 2009
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	The Common Language of Clay
	Event Campus: RC TLC Event Details: Presenter: Jim Johnstone, Ceramics Instructor Jim traveled to Japan as a participant in an international art exhibit this summer. He will describe, through images, his long time passion for Japan and what he found when he got there. The people, the culture, the history, the art! This session will be offered simultaneously in the TLC at SY, RC, CA. You may also join from any other location via Elluminate. (Look for details in an upcoming email message.) Posted by: Chris Kernion
Friday, November 20, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Internationalization Steering Committee meeting.
	Event Campus:RC TLC Event Details:Internationalization Steering Committee Meeting Posted by: Marlene Eid
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.	English Department Grading Session
	Event Campus:RC Event Details: WR instructors will review their grading of WR 115 essays Posted by: Charlie Sieracki