Events Blog

 This blog was started to keep track of upcoming events in the community that students in the technical design arts programs at PCC might be interested in attending. 10/11

GD, ID, ART STUDENTS

posted 4/27/12

PCC Juried Student Art Show: If you have a creative piece of work you created in a PCC courses in interior design, graphic design, and/or stuidio art –next week is the time to submit! Exhibition dates: May 7 – June 8. Art Drop-Off Dates in the Northview Gallery on the Sylvania Campus in the CT building in 213 on May 1 and May 2 from 10am – 4pm and May 3 from 10am – noon.  You can submit up to 3 pieces and the entry forms are very simple and can be filled out when you drop off your art work. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Smith at 971-722-8085 or  msmith@pcc.edu If you’re accepted into the show and/or win an award this will look great on your resume!

The awards are as follows:

Best in Show: $333.33 Tuition Waiver

First Place 2D: $150.00 Tuition Waiver

First Place 3D: $150.00 Tuition Waiver

James Hicks People’s Choice Award: $200.00 Cash

Also, there may be additional honorary awards with gift certificates attached.

ID STUDENTS

posted 4/27/12

Don't miss the Ageless Network Meeting on
Monday, April 30 from 5pm - 6:50pm
in SS122 - Sylvania Campus!!!

Join us for a panel discussion featuring panelists from Neil Kelly Design, Elders in Action's Age-Friendly Business Program, and PCC's Interior Design Program as we explore the meaning of age-friendly and universal design.

As the population ages, we'll need spaces that are both beautiful and functional for an older population. There are many future career opportunities in this area, so come and learn more! Refreshments will also be provided.

ARCH/ID STUDENTS (posted 4/23/2012)

1.      ASID/ IIDA Student day. April 28, 10:30-3:30pm located at the McMenamins Kennedy School (in the gym) Space is limited, register now! http://www.iidastudentday2012.eventbrite.com Cost are for a member, $20.00 and for a non-member, $40.00.

2.      Design Build Scholarships Available through the PCC foundation! Applications Due May 21! Students completing their first year by the end of spring 2012 in the following majors are eligible to apply: Architectural Design and Drafting, Interior Design or Building Construction Technology - Design/Build Remodeling. Selection will be based on academic merit, vocational skills and demonstrated interest in the chosen field. Here is a link to the PDF of the application: http://www.pcc.edu/staff/pdf/1210/DesignandBuildApplication_2012.pdf

3.      Home Builders Association of Portland Scholarships Available now! Applications Due May 11! The Home Builders Foundation is committed to providing educational opportunities, mentorship and training for tomorrow’s workforce in the construction industry.  Each year the HBF awards tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships for high school students entering college and post-secondary students in construction-related programs. For more information on this program and the application please go here: http://buildhopepdx.org/scholarships

GDSTUDENTS

Sophomore Portfolio Review Info& Help Sessions Announced! PSU TRANSFER STUDENT ONLY

The Sophomore Portfolio Review is creeping up on us. Stay current by reading the Sophomore Portfolio Review page. We have just posted dates for information and help sessions. Mark your calendars! All Sophomores that are planning to go through the review in the Spring MUST attend one of the information sessions. This is required. Download the Review Packet and the Review Checklist...they are informative ANDhelpful. We swear! Also, if you know of Sophomores that have not signed up for this mailing list, remind them to do so if they want to be registered for the review. http://psu.gd/sophomore-portfolio-review/

ALL DESIGN STUDENTS
Alice’s Future City Centerpiece Design Challenge

On May 5, 2012, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will host our annual awards banquet, the Alice Awards + Auction, to celebrate our work and to honor those who have made significant contributions to building the bicycle movement. This year’s theme is Alice Builds Her Future City. The theme is meant to inspire Portland and the tri-county region to roll up their sleeves and help build a future city, region and state where our children will be healthy and proud to ride bicycles.

The BTA is inviting designers of all sectors to enter a design and build competition for center pieces for this year’s Alice. A panel of expert judges representing design, architecture and engineering fields will select up to 40 centerpieces to display at the dinner and be auctioned off to support the work of the BTA. Awards will be bestowed on the top three entries and a selection of submissions will be displayed in public as part of a formal design exhibit. There will also be a virtual display on the BTA website with links to applicant’s business.

For more information please visit the website:

http://btaoregon.org/alice-centerpiece-competition/ 

ARCH STUDENTS

CSI – Construction Specification Institute

March 13, 2012, Chapter Project Tour

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION PROJECT TOUR

Meet at Deli on 6th & College for safety orientation and to sign a release of liability form. (Or print a copy from our website and bring with you.) Hard hats and vests and safety glasses,will be provided. Proper footwear is required. No sandals with socks (this is Portland), open toed shoes or high heels.

Orientation: 4:15      Tour: 4:30pm      Dinner: 6:00pm

Register Early - This tour is limited to the first 60 people. PCC architecture students should ask about available student discounts. jane@portlandcsi.org

For more information about registration please visit: http://portland.csinet.org/march2012meeting

http://visitahc.org/content/kitchen-revival-tour-2012

ID STUDENTS

ASID/IIDA ANNUAL STUDENT DAY

The Business of Interior Design

FEATURING THE 2ND ANNUAL STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS

LOCATION: McMenamins Kennedy School (in the gym)5736 NE 33rd Portland, OR 97211

TIME: 10:30 to 3:30pm(lunch will be served)

STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS: $300 cash award for first place in each category!

Like last year, this event will exhibit all competition submissions for review. Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Student’s Choice Award voting prior to the awards ceremony.

The judging professionals will display the winning submissions from each category, provide feedback and share their thoughts on why that presentation was a winner.

FEATURING: Lisa Zangerle of SERA Architects and Jayson Gates of Absolute Resource

Space is limited, register now! http://www.iidastudentday2012.eventbrite.com

Member: $20.00

Non-member: $40.00

Member: $20.00Non-member: $40.00*you must attend event and be present to win**note all entries due at noon on April 13th at Design Within Reach(see submission requirements and categories on Design Competition Guidelines flier)

Marjorie Marcellus mmarcellus@aii.eduRichelle Waddell rwaddell@maharam.com

DESIGN COMPETITION APPLICATIONS ARE PRINTED and POSTED on the bulliten board outside of my office.

ARCH/IDSTUDENTS - LIGHTING

The IESNA Portland Oregon Section J.C. Garber Scholarship Program 2012

http://www.iesna.org/

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA) Portland Oregon Section is pleased to offer the J.C. Garber Scholarship. The scholarship will be in amount of $1,000 for 2012.

This scholarship is available to dependants, grandchildren, nieces and nephews of current IES Portland Oregon Section members in good standing and current IES Portland Oregon Section and Student members who have been a member for 1 year and in good standing.

Scholarship Deadline: Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

Selection Criteria: The Portland Oregon Section of the IESNA will evaluate the applications according to the following criteria: Academic Performance, Community Involvement, Employment History, Field of Study, and Essay Content.

Questions: please contact Deborah Raines at 503-704-2089 or email rainesdeborah@gmail.com

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS and DETAILS ARE PRINTED and POSTED on the bulliten board outside of my office.

PCC Scholarships are open for next fall!

Students - don’t miss your opportunity to earn scholarship money! The PCC Foundation awarded nearly 600 scholarships totaling over $777,000 last year and is accepting online applications for scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year. Applications Open:   Monday, February 27. Applications Due: Friday, April 6 by 5pm.  Click here for step-by-step instructions to apply online. Attend a scholarship workshop; Click here for workshop locations and times.

POSTED 3/5/12

Cell Phone Photos : juried student exhibition

Winter 2012 : Sylvania Campus : Wall Space Gallery

Entries Accepted: Through Friday, February 3rd 5pm

The Judges: Kim Manchester, Bret Malley, Todd Johnson, Rachel Siegel

Cell Phone Photos:

Currently enrolled PCC Sylvania students are invited to submit images for the debut of

our student gallery space in the newly remodeled photography facility. For our first

show, we want to investigate and celebrate the wide range of photographic possibilities

of the cell phone as camera, exploring everything from the simplicity of the snapshot to

the complexity and challenges cell phone photography has to offer. We want to see

what our students have been doing with this easily accessed tool and where they might

be going.

Exhibition Details

Those accepted into the show will be notified by Tuesday, Feb 7th and will be posted on

the PCC Photo Blog. Selected photographers will exhibit Friday, February 10th through

March 2nd, 2012 with an opening reception Friday, Feb 10th 5-6pm

Entry Details

This exhibition will be juried by PCC Sylvania’s photo faculty.

Each student may submit up to three (3) images for consideration.

All current PCC students attending classes at Sylvania are encouraged to submit work.

Images will be printed by the facility, students will not be able to submit printed images.

Images need to be 300 dpi jpg files no larger than 7 inches in its longest dimension.

Each jpg file must be titled with your last name, first initial, “underscore” and the

correlating number to match the entry form. For instance, Bob Smith would be

SmithB_1.jpg. The CD itself must be labeled with the photographer’s name. Materials

will not be returned. Sorry, no slides or prints.

Here is a link to the entry form and guidelines: http://www.pcc.edu/staff/pdf/1210/entryform-cellphoneW12.pdf

Instructions and guidelines

Drop off your completed entry form with a CD of images to:

PCC Sylvania, CT216 (the art office next to The Northview Gallery)

Cell Phone Photo Show

Attn: Kim Manchester, Photo Faculty

posted 1/27/12

ID/ARCH STUDENTS

Brian J. Ferriso
The Marilyn H. and Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Director Invites you to hear critically acclaimed architect
Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture  speak at the Portland Art Museum

Allied Works Architecture: Occupation
January 26, 2012
6 p.m.
Fields Ballroom, Mark Building

The designer of many notable buildings, Cloepfil will speak about the origin and inspirations of Allied Works Architecture, and offers a window into recent projects including the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, the National Music Centre of Canada in Calgary, and the Vancouver Community Connector in Washington.

Join us after the lecture for a book signing of
Allied Works Architecture Brad Cloepfil: Occupation

Free for members or Students with ID or with Museum admission.
Tickets are limited and available onlineor at the box office.

ID/ARCH STUDENTS

Call for Entries: The Lighting Quotient Scholarship and Design Competition

Here is a great scholarship that is being offered for students in lighting. The deadline for submissions is March 16! It would be so cool if one of our students won this.

http://www.thelightingquotient.com/scholarship2012.pdf

A scholarship in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded annually to one student who demonstrates creativity, vision and knowledge in the field of architectural lighting. This award honors the legacy of lighting pioneer and IES member Sylvan R. Shemitz, FIES. As founder of Sylvan R. Shemitz Designs, Inc., now known as The Lighting Quotient, Shemitz patented many major innovations in asymmetric lighting, including elliptipar and tambient, and invented the first single-source task/ambient lighting solution.

posted 1/19/12

GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS: AdFed Oregon Student Addy Awards Competition

This is a unique three-tiered national creative awards program designed specifically for college students. The ADDY® Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels.

In 2011-2012, AdFed is hosting the first-ever statewide Oregon ADDY® Awards (formerly known as the Central Oregon Drake Awards). With the introduction of this new statewide competition, there is an exciting opportunity for Oregon college students to compete. Categories in a variety of media range from photography, logo and poster design to website, social media and mobile app design. A complete list of categories can be found in the student entry guide at www.studentaddys.com.

Students who enter the Student Oregon ADDY® Awards earn bragging rights by competing against other students across the state (and potentially the country!), while winners and finalists reap the benefits of a great resume builder. There is a $500 Best of Show Student Award at the Oregon ADDYS® and the National Best of Show winner receives a $1000 cash award.

The local deadline for student entries is January 25, 2012.  Please mail your entries before then to: Oregon ADDY® Awards, c/o Brooks Resources/Valerie Yost: 409 NW Franklin Avenue Bend, Oregon 97701. The awards show to celebrate the winners will be in Bend on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Questions? Please feel free to contact Valerie Yost, Advertising Education Chair for AdFed at 541-408-7043 or Valerie@brooksresources.com.  Feel free to check our site often for ever-evolving news and information: www.oregonaddys.com

Posted 1/19/12

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ALL-USA Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Deadline to apply is November 14

SY Campus Codes is MDI4MDI55949

http://www.ptk.org/become-a-member/scholarships/academic-teams

GREEN DAY FORUM 2011

November 3, 2011

Gerding Theater at the Armory

Some scholarships available for students

Find more details and register at www.greendayforum.org

Speakers 
Nancy Murray, CEO, Builders of Hope
Mark Edlen, CEO, Gerding Edlen Development Co.
Amanda Saul, Pacific Northwest Senior Program Director, Enterprise Community Partners 
Julie Hughes, Senior Policy Advisor,  U.S. Department of Energy
And many more... see full speaker list

Event Details
Event Date:  November 3, 2011
Venue: The Gerding Theater at the Armory
128 NW Eleventh Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: General Admission $125

Find more details and register at www.greendayforum.org

SOUTHER CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION

Date:  Wed. Oct. 19

Visitor, Kirstie Rothauge, Recruitment Specialist at So. Cal. Institute of Arch.(SCI-ARCH)

STAYING AT HOME: HOUSING OPTIONS FOR AN AGING OREGON

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011

11AM TO 3:30PM

SALEM CONFERENCE CENTER

200 COMMERCIAL ST, SE., SALEM, OR

Register online at: www.oregonvolunteers.org

Registration code: AARPHS                        Cost: $40

This discounted rate includes your Nov 3rd participation in Staying At Home Summit (11am to 3:15pm, including lunch). You will also have access to other Conference events, including the Opening Plenary, afternoon concurrent session and evening reception on the Nov 3rd. If you are interested in attending the Conference on the Nov 4th, please register for that day separately.

Scholarship: Limited number of full scholarships available. To be considered, all applications must be received by Monday, Oct 3rd. (However, another student mentioned scholarship money was still available on October 11.) If applying for scholarship, please do NOT register without confirmation from AARP. Applications available online: www.oregonvolunteers.org

For more information, call 503-513-7350 or email oraarp@aarp.org