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Chess players invade PCC
More than 180 chess players came to the Sylvania Campus to compete in the 2015 Oregon High School Chess Team Association Championship Tournament Posted March 3, 2015
Artist's walks in the park 2 comments for post 21805
Student Soyoung Park is exhibiting art created from her long walks Posted March 2, 2015
Signing leaves staff 'beaming'
The community at Rock Creek Campus attended a ceremonial beam signing at the construction site of Building 5 on Monday, Feb. 23 Posted February 25, 2015
The Creative Writing Club, which has more than 50 members, is one facet of the program that’s benefited from the expansion. Started in 2012, the club hosts combined student/faculty readings and produces the literary journal “Center Street,” which features poems, short prose pieces, photos and art of the Southeast Campus community. SEC club write on script 4 comments for post 21747
The Southeast Campus Writing Program is spreading the word Posted February 23, 2015
Rally Day at the Capitol Building with PCC's shuttle in the background. PCC students rally in Salem
PCC students and Poppe the Panther were in attendance for a statewide Rally Day by college students in Salem Posted February 18, 2015
Latinas enjoy Hermanas Conference
It was a full day of thinking about new things for the 220 Latina girls who attended the 2015 Hermanas Conference at Portland Community College's Rock Creek Campus Posted February 18, 2015
Brown meets with senator's staff
PCC was recently approached by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley's Chief of Staff, Mike Zamore, and his Education Policy Legislative Assistant Susan Lexer to meet with President Jeremy Brown Posted February 17, 2015
Arun Gandhi is the fifth grandson of India’s legendary leader and he took time on a busy book tour to stop by PCC on Jan. 22. His presentation, 'Teaching Peace in Turbulent Times,' attracted more than 200 staff, faculty and students. Grandson talks Gandhi principles 4 comments for post 21685
A grandchild of Mahatma Gandhi discusses his philosophy of peace at Cascade Campus event Posted February 16, 2015
Aviation Maintenance Technology faculty Marshall Pryor (center) shows students, left to right, Edward Stravens, Michael Parkes and Jacob Rothgeb the new Williams International turbofan engine. Jet engine to power AMT learning
PCC accepts a Williams International turbofan jet engine for student training at the Rock Creek Campus Posted February 9, 2015
Last fall, Seth Hansen chatted with students in the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program about the Robinson helicopters his company maintains. About 60 percent of his employees are PCC alumni. This alum is flying high 6 comments for post 21655
Alum Seth Hansen said PCC’s Aviation Maintenance Technology Program is critical to the needs of the aviation industry Posted February 9, 2015
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