HARTS (Humanities and Arts) Initiative

Featured Stories

a Flamenco dancer with dark hair and a white dress performing Flamenco performer Elena Villa shares dance and culture with Humanities 100 students
In Humanities 100, students travel through time from Mesopotamia to Greece and Europe and across the Americas, exploring the academic […] Posted February 5, 2026
photographs taken by PCC students and displayed in a hallway exhibit on campus Student Photography Exhibition Opens in Mt. Scott Hall
Two sections of the ESOL Level 6 Academic Communication course teamed up on Monday, December 1, 2025, for a photography […] Posted February 5, 2026
composer Molly Joyce visits a PCC music course Composer and Scholar Molly Joyce Visits PCC’s Digital Arts and Equity Class
On October 27, 2025, students in Music & Sonic Arts 218: Digital Arts & Equity welcomed a special guest: composer, […] Posted February 5, 2026
a small table overlooking a window with a view of an orchard and deer In Residency: Writing Rituals, Old Emails, and the Luxury of Time
by PCC instructor Charlotte Deason Robillard Each day this week, I’ve had my coffee and breakfast at a small mosaic […] Posted October 27, 2025
six tarot cards on a wooden desk Five Days at the Carolyn Moore Writers House
by PCC instructor Paul Montone Over the five days I stayed at Carolyn Moore Writers House, I used Kim Krans’ […] Posted October 27, 2025
PCC students tabling at Books with Pictures Con ART 217 at Books with Pictures Con
On Saturday, June 7, students from ART 217: Comics Art and Literature concluded the term by attending and tabling at […] Posted October 8, 2025
Mahogany Browne 2025-26 Carolyn Moore Writing Residents
The Carolyn Moore Writing Residency consists of two-to-eight-week terms at the Carolyn Moore Writers House in Tigard, Oregon, offering established […] Posted September 11, 2025
a man stands in front of a PowerPoint presentation Sonic interface designer Dillon Simeone visits MUC 262
Dillon Simeone is an deaf audio engineer, electronics engineer, and designer working with Universal Music Design (UMD) team at CymaSpace, […] Posted April 21, 2025
a woman in a green hoodie Humanities 101 Student Reflection
The following essay was written by PCC student Stephanie Arnbrister as a final reflection for her Humanities 101 class with […] Posted April 21, 2025
An art curator visits PCC students for a lecture through Zoom Curator Visits Art History Students for Q&A
On February 7, 2024, students from ART210: Women in Art hosted a lecture and Q&A session with Laurel V. McLaughlin, […] Posted March 13, 2025