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Posted in August 2008

What would Rock Creek get, should the bond pass?
So what would each campus get if the bond were successful? Starting at Rock Creek, we’re looking at: • More […] Posted August 18, 2008
40,000 worms, one perfect learning experience
The Rock Creek Campus has been called a model for recycling. Now, it also can be called an award-winning model […] Posted August 18, 2008
Training workers for the 'green' revolution in business and industry
So did you read Eric Mortenson’s great article in today’s Oregonian (Friday, Aug. 15, Page E1) about hot jobs in […] Posted August 15, 2008
PCC enrollment is growing and doesn't look likely to stop
A question we get asked all the time is: Is your student body growing or shrinking? And the answer is: […] Posted August 15, 2008
The college advancement team now has bond buttons
We now have buttons in our office that say: “Ask me about the PCC bond measure.” You’ll notice it doesn’t […] Posted August 14, 2008
Oregon's tax system makes bond measure affordable
We’ve said, over and over again, that a $374 million bond measure comes out to only 32.9 cents per $1,000 […] Posted August 14, 2008
We weren't joking: Welders wanted. Now.
People might have gotten sick and tired of hearing us say the main objectives of the November bond measure are: […] Posted August 13, 2008
Hear the president discuss 'Access for All' on KPOJ tomorrow
OK, this isn’t exactly bond related, and I promised to blog about the bond, but I’m making an exception. College […] Posted August 12, 2008
Question: If bond passes, will new staff be hired?
Here’s a question about the bond that comes up a lot: “If we build all these new facilities, will we […] Posted August 12, 2008
Blogging on PCC's bond measure
So here’s my big idea: I spent 20 years in newspaper journalism, leaving that career in June of last year […] Posted August 11, 2008