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Posted in May 2005

PCC board welcomes two new members

PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Community College's Board of Directors have two new members following the Tuesday, May 17 election. Posted May 20, 2005

Career Summit focuses on north Portland employment and skill issues

CASCADE CAMPUS - On Monday, May 9, the Portland Community College Skill Center and Trades and Industry departments hosted the North/Northeast Jobs and Career Summit. Posted May 17, 2005

From dropout to dean, Gondara takes the right path

PORTLAND, ORE. - Brooke Gondara was a high school drop out. She is now the dean of the Social Sciences Division at the Sylvania Campus and she is the first woman from the Northern Cheyenne Nation to earn an academic doctorate. Her tribe has a population of 5,000 and is situated in southeastern Montana. Posted May 17, 2005

PCC hires men's basketball coach

CASCADE CAMPUS - Wayne Mendezona has coached in Austria, Bahrain and Kuwait. Now hes going to coach at Portland Community College. Posted May 17, 2005

Ceramics sale at Rock Creek Campus

The Ceramics Guild of the Rock Creek Campus is hosting a pottery sale Monday, May 23 through Friday, May 27 at the campus art gallery and atrium of Building 3. The sale, of both students and instructors work, is a large showing of pottery with a portion of the proceeds used to support the work of the student Ceramics Guild. Posted May 16, 2005

Students stage postcard campaign at Sylvania

SYLVANIA CAMPUS - The student government at the Sylvania Campus of Portland Community College is in the midst of a four-day postcard campaign to alert state legislators of the impact on their lives from tuition increases and the lack of accessibility to community colleges in the state. Posted May 9, 2005

Student writes her own ticket to success in Russian essay competition

SYLVANIA CAMPUS - Olga Kiser, a first-year Russian language student at Portland Community College, competed against the country's elite and won. Posted May 5, 2005

PCC students adapt Greek play to reflect modern times

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Theater Arts program at Portland Community College presents the provocative Greek comedy, "Lysistrata," adapted by PCC students. The student cast took the play, written in 411 B.C. by Aristophanes, and updated it to reflect today's fast-paced social realities. The play is directed by Mark Collmer, part-time theater arts technician at PCC. Posted May 5, 2005

PCC Illumination Project addresses domestic violence

SYLVANIA CAMPUS - The Illumination Project at the Sylvania Campus is addressing sexual and domestic violence head-on with a series of interactive theater performances at the Sylvania Campus. The project consists of a diverse group of 20 student educators, who produce original plays drawn from the real-life experiences of the project's members. Posted May 5, 2005