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James Hill

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James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic, Woodburn Independent, Clackamas Review, Oregon City News, The Dalles Daily Chronicle and the Associated Press. Born in Hillsboro, James is a native Oregonian through and through, having lived in Portland and Sunriver most of his life. Today, he manages the PCC website content, the college magazine "Communities" and public relations and crisis communications projects.

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Start your event planning biz with PCC class

PORTLAND, Ore. - Do friends drool for an invitation to one of your dinner parties? Do you find yourself being asked to plan the "dream" wedding? Spend an evening learning how to turn your knack for staging memorable events into a profitable business with a new non-credit class offered by Portland Community College. Posted May 23, 2005

Jewelry workshop makes wearable memories

PORTLAND, Ore. - Symbolic images and words from your past can be used to create wearable works of art. This July, Portland Community College will show you how with a one-day workshop where you can make personalized jewelry. Posted May 23, 2005

Learn to repair your sewing machine at home

PORTLAND, Ore. - Your sewing machine is a handy, creative machine when working properly; a frustrating, confusing monster when it's not. A vast majority of machines sent to repair shops could be fixed at home with little or no technical knowledge. Portland Community College will show you how with a non-credit class beginning this summer. Posted May 23, 2005

Explore ancient pottery making with smoke firing class

PORTLAND, Ore. - Smoke-fired pottery is the oldest pottery known to man. Learn the technique discovered on 10,000-year-old shards in Japan to enhance your own pottery making in a Portland Community College non-credit class. Posted May 23, 2005

Your trees grow in beauty and stature with PCC class

PORTLAND, Ore. - Think of the tree you just purchased as a lifetime investment. How well your tree grows depends on the type of tree and location you select for planting, the care you provide when the tree is planted, and follow-up care the tree receives after planting. Learn from an expert gardener how to nurture your trees with a Portland Community College non-credit class beginning this June. Posted May 23, 2005

Make a beaded bracelet with PCC non-credit class

PORTLAND, Ore. - Jewelry hobbyists can dress up their wrists with a new non-credit class offered by Portland Community College this summer. Bead Bracelet Techniques will show you how to make your own bracelets using beads of every shape, size and personality. Posted May 23, 2005

'Spanish for School Teachers' gives educators a leg up

PORTLAND, Ore. - In cases where two teachers are equally qualified, schools will choose the person who is. Portland Community College can help teachers meet the demands of the changing face of Oregons student population in a language class especially designed for educators. Posted May 23, 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

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

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