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Last Seen Profiles
Thanks to PCC tour guide
@AdrienBennings
,
@SecretaryPete
got a first-hand look at the SE Campus & how the college is part of the community, building pathways to jobs & connecting students to transportation options.
@PeteButtigieg
#orleg
@ORCommColleges
@RepBonamici
@JeffMerkley
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Vy Hoang Trieu Vy is in her third year in PCC’s much-heralded Ophthalmic Medical Technology Program after earning her Healthcare Career Certificate. Vy says she loves working with the patients and can do that by becoming an Ophthalmic Technician.
🌳Growing opportunities – The
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🩺Student Linh Thang is working toward her Ophthalmic Medical Technology (OMT) Program associate degree.👀 The Hillsboro resident wants to work in the healthcare field when she graduates and feels PCC is the ideal choice for her.
🙌She credits the holistic wrap-around support
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A huge thank you to
@ActSecJulieSu
&
@RepBonamici
for visiting our Mechatronics Lab at the Willow Creek opportunity Center last week! 👏
It makes sense. PCC is an epicenter for semiconductor training in the region via a full menu of on-ramp & full training programs that provide
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April is Community College Month! 🥳Community Colleges like PCC support students, the community & the economy. Example: Our Auto Service program 🚘is helping to solve the industry's worker shortage!
#CCMonth
#orleg
@ORCommColleges
@CCTrustees
@OregonHECC
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👉Vladislav Kirilov’s decision to pursue Ophthalmic Medical Technology at PCC is based on dealing with vision impairment as a kid.
👁️His early exposure to compassionate ophthalmologists and ophthalmic technicians inspired him to become a beacon of support for others facing
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📜Signed, Sealed & Delivered!
@Supt_Balderas
&
@AdrienBennings
have just entered into a direct admissions agreement to seamlessly admit all graduating seniors from Beaverton High School & its Early College High School!
🖊️This pilot program will allow Beaverton seniors from the
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❤️Do you love healthcare? Do you like performing test procedures to help diagnose and treat diseases where lives could be saved? Then check out our Medical Lab Tech program! Poppie has!
🧪PCC provides campus-based courses taught in modern and well-equipped laboratories. Students
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Exciting news! 🎬 The Cascade Festival of African Films is back for its 34th edition, celebrating African cinema from Feb. 2 to Mar. 2 at Cascade Campus. With over 24 films from 23 nations, the virtual experience, in collaboration with Multnomah County Library, offers free
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Poppie stopped by
@purringtons
to give high fives to the cats up for adoption! 🐈⚡️🐈⚡️
#catpower
#highfive
#nwacmascotchallenge2017
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🌟 February is CTE Month! 🚀 Let's celebrate the incredible journeys like Vivian Cao's, who went from aspiring nurse to eye care superstar in training 👀💫.
🌟 The aspiring ophthalmic technician's pandemic journey at PCC began in 2021, fueled by a desire to understand the
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➡️PCC's future bioscience 🧪grads aim to change lives in biopharmaceuticals, cancer research, human genetics, infectious disease & more! Industry needs workers & our program has many degree options.
@WestsideWEA
@TwistBioscience
@genentech
@stemoregon
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📰Machine manufacturing jobs are on the rise! PDX-area machinist jobs will grow 10.9% thru 2027. PCC offers self-paced, modular courses that provide the skills to keep pace w/ industry & advance careers.
@WestsideWEA
@PDX_BizAlliance
#orleg
👉Learn more:
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Due to
@OregonGovBrown
's executive order, PCC has collected nearly 12K in personal protection equipment items for local hospitals. Thank YOU to r healthcare programs 4 donating! Our
@PrezMitsui
challenges all colleges to do the same in this crisis!
#orleg
#orpol
@ORCommColleges
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🎬Lights, Sound, Action!: We have announced a great partnership w/
@LAIKAStudios
to support educational initiatives & promote equity within the creative arts, & establish an Animation & Motion Graphics degree! 🎞️
@GovTinaKotek
@mattdembicki
@chronicle
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From Oct. 18-20, PCC presents its AI Symposium virtually & at the Cascade Campus. It is free/open to the public. This event will explore of artificial intelligence’s far-reaching influence.
@TheSkannerNews
@pdxobserver
@prosperportland
@PDX_BizAlliance
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For the first time in college history, we're flying LGBTQ solidarity flags on all four of our campuses.
#orlando
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Poppie recovers from the snow with a trip to
@voodoodoughnut
to eat all the donuts
#DonutCleanse
#NWACMascotChallenge2017
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Thank you to
@POTUS
for taking the time to meet w/
@AdrienBennings
during your Portland stop to talk about the value of community colleges, which transform lives & invigorate the economy!
@CCTrustees
@mattdembicki
@Comm_College
@ORCommColleges
@OregonHECC
@NSF
@AspenHigherEd
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BREAKING NEWS: PCC's High School Equivalency Program just received $2.4 million from
@usedgov
to help migrant/seasonal farmworkers attain their GED and more!
@RepBonamici
@PrezMitsui
@ORCommColleges
#ORCommCollegesCare
#orleg
@hmccoregon
@AdelanteMujeres
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Every year we have a student rep on the PCC Board of Directors. This year, filling this role will be Hannah Alzgal of Tigard! She is in her second year at PCC & has worked as an intern for
@michaeldembrow
&
@alissakg
! So, she knows her stuff!
@TigardOR
@TigardTimes
#orleg
#orpol
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PCC Dental Lab Tech students give Poppie "the talk" about proper flossing habits. 😺
#nwacmascotchallenge2017
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation
@PeteButtigieg
visited PCC's SE Campus on Friday to learn more about the college's transportation infrastructure. He also toured 82nd Avenue to learn more about challenges & opportunities to improve.
@ORCommColleges
#orleg
@PBOTinfo
@TinaKotek
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⚡️UPDATE⚡️As our Panthers🐈return 2 campus, they'll find construction work at Sylvania is changing how not only everything looks, but is improving facilities, tech, sustainability & learning spaces!
#PantherLife
@ORCommColleges
@OregonHECC
@djcOregon
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Much has changed through the years at PCC. Thanks to community support, the college has reshaped its campuses to better serve students -- creating equitable, thoughtful & complete facilities for learning!
@northweststem
@pdxstem
@stemoregon
@PPSOR_CTE
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ALERT: PCC is also closed Thursday, Jan. 12 due to snow. All day/evening classes and activities canceled.
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A message from our president 🌈
On behalf of PCC, I'd like to reaffirm our commitment to creating an environment in which LGBTQ+ students and staff feel safe and supported.
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Career opportunities just got easier to access thanks to PCC's growing list of mechatronics degrees & training options! Explore the college's offerings in advanced manufacturing!
@intel
@BeavertonSD
@hillsboro_sd
@stemoregon
@PDXBIZJournal
@OregonBusiness
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PCC is proud to announce the establishment of the first-ever resource center specifically for
#DACA
students.
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UPDATE: PCC closed Wednesday, Jan. 11 due to snow. All day/evening classes and activities canceled at all campuses.
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Snow & ice got you feeling stir crazy? Take a tip from Poppie and have a solo dance party.
#NWACMascotChallenge2017
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In case you missed it, student leader & PCC Board member
@KienTruongPCC
earned the prestigious
@AchieveTheDream
scholarship -- a national, competitive learning program that nurtures our next leaders! Way to go, Kien!
@OregonGovBrown
@Oregonian
@aspcc_se
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PCC ALERT: Due to extreme heat, PCC is closed for Monday, June 28. For updates/info go to .
To find a cooling center near you, visit .
For tips on remaining safe during the heat, visit .
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We are open tomorrow (Wednesday, January 18) for regular hours. See you in class, Panthers!!
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We're teaming up with the city of Portland,
@Portland_State
& OHSU to build a new center for health & education.
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Congratulations to Eric Blumenthal (appointed PCC's Vice President of Finance and Administration) & Tricia Brand (tapped as Chief Diversity Officer). Well done to these two dynamic & important leaders!
@triciabrand
@PCCEquity
@DiverseIssues
@insidehighered
@educationweek
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Today we opened PCC's first multi-stall all user restroom!! No more waiting in line for a single stall just to avoid "gender policing."
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Good morning, Panthers! Welcome to the first day of the term!! C'mon by to pick up your welcome bag & cookie and have a GREAT first day!
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Heads up students and staff! Due to snow, all PCC campuses and centers have closed for the day Tuesday, Feb. 20. For updates go to
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The
@PortlandCCF
board has allocated $750K to the urgent needs of students -- emergency grants, grocery store vouchers, computers & Internet service.
@PrezMitsui
@KOINNews
@Oregonian
@OregonGovBrown
@ORCommColleges
@tedwheeler
@ASPCC_Cascade
@aspcc_se
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"This is an amazing place to work. I'm so excited to be here" - said Dr. Chris Villa, PCC's new president of the Rock Creek Campus during his big introduction today. Welcome, Chris, we're excited too!
@CityofHillsboro
@CityofBeaverton
@HillsboroTrib
@PrezMitsui
@Centro_WashCo
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As PCC builds greener 🌏facilities to serve students & the community, it's also adding greener transportation options like EV chargers! Learn what options are available at our campuses for⚡️🪫
@AASHENews
@PCC_Sustain
@ORCommColleges
@PBJAndy
#PantherLife
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PCC is proud 2 introduce the next Rock Creek Campus President - Chris Villa! Welcome, Chris! Bio:
@ValleyTimes
@HillsboroTrib
@KUIKRadio
@SHChronicle
@OregonHispanic
@AdelanteMujeres
@CityofBeaverton
@WashcoOregon
@followtheleague
@hillchamber
@latnet_PDX
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A nice
@Comm_College
article on the growing importance of equity leaders at the nation's community colleges. And, includes are very own
@triciabrand
!!
@PrezMitsui
@ORCommColleges
#ORCommCollegesCare
@PCCEquity
@TheOregonCF
@TheSkannerNews
#thinkPCCFirst
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Packed house today for the opening of Oregon's first DREAMers resource center, housed at PCC's Rock Creek Campus! From a prayer dance to inspirational speeches to a ribbon cutting by our DREAMers, it was an impactful day!
@valdezgbravo
@Alyajouri
@PrezMitsui
@SenJeffMerkley
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As requested by
@OregonGovBrown
PCC's Fire Protection Program has sent < 60 students, staff & faculty 2 help weary firefighting crews during the wildfire emergency. Many other colleges/universities are doing the same!
@PrezMitsui
@ORCommColleges
@KATUNews
@LashayKATU
@KelleeAzar
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Okay, here we go again! Due to the building snow & lowering temps & sketchy road conditions (anything else?!), PCC will delay opening 'til 11am, Wednesday, Feb. 21. Gates/buildings open 1 hr prior. Sign up for closure alerts or view
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Our very own Rock Creek Multicultural Center Leader & DACA advocate
@Lunaaa_L
has won the state's ‘Women of Achievement’ award!
@OregonGovBrown
will recognize her March 1 as part of
#WomensHistoryMonth
@Oregonian
@HillsboroTrib
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☀️💯PCC campuses are open and air conditioned. Get out of the heat and hang out with us! Library, cafeteria, and student unions are all open!
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No one will be turned away from a shelter tonight. Call 911 if you see someone in distress.
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We're proud to be there as an educational resource for ALL members of our community.
#OpportunityForAll
#PCCPride
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BIG NEWS! PCC received $2 million to create mentor programs for women studying tech and manufacturing
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In case you missed it, the
@PortlandCCF
received a retired Q400 commercial aircraft from Horizon Air last Friday! Students interested in aviation will now be able to train on modern tech thanks to this plane!
@AlaskaAir
@CityofHillsboro
@BeavertonSD
@hillsboro_sd
@TigardTualSD
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Congrats to
@PrezMitsui
for receiving the
@PDXBIZJournal
Executive of the Year award along with 11 other fantastic Portland leaders! Recognized for his leadership/dedication to
#CTE
@tedwheeler
#PDX
@VigorIndustrial
@PortOfPortland
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We want to welcome Dr. Adrien Bennings as our new president! “We were tremendously impressed by Dr. Bennings’ passion for the transformative power of community colleges." - Mohamed Alyajouri, PCC Board Chair.
@ORCommColleges
#orleg
@CCTrustees
@Alyajouri
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President
@PrezMitsui
wrote a thank you 2 the PCC community this week 2 honor all the staff, faculty & volunteers that have tirelessly worked to move college operations & classes online this spring. Read his message:
@CCTrustees
@ORCommColleges
@Oregonian
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The free flu vaccine/COVID-19 testing drive-thru clinic at Cascade started TODAY! Services offered every Wed, Dec. 2 thru Mar. 31, 11 am-6 pm. This effort is a partnership between PCC,
@MultCoHealth
& the REACH Program.
@OregonGovBrown
@JVP_MultCoD3
#orleg
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CLOSURE ALERT: PCC is closed today (Tuesday, Feb. 5). Ice on roadways across our district remains a big concern for the safety of students and staff getting to campuses. Sign up for our text alerts:
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US Transportation
@SecretaryPete
was impressed with what he saw at PCC's SE Campus where the college is connecting students w/ basic needs resources like affordable transportation options!
Learn more about his visit!👇
@mattdembicki
@CCTrustees
@chronicle
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This Friday, a mother-daughter story comes full circle w/ two graduations & stories of overcoming barriers that would have stopped most people. Not Margarita & Veyda Hernandez! Read:
@Portland_State
@Centro_WashCo
@HeadStartgov
@MarjaKPTV
@OregonState
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It's official. PCC's Virtual Tutoring platform is up &running for students. Another Herculean effort by staff 2 transition in-person services to the virtual world. Read how it was done!
@ORCommColleges
@OregonGovBrown
@npr_ed
@insidehighered
#ThinkPCCFirst
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Congrats to our 2018 Vet Tech graduates -- all women! 80% have jobs waiting for them in the high demand vet tech industry! PCC has the only certified training program in Oregon!
@OregonGovBrown
@OR_CTE_STEM
@LGunderson
@BeavertonSD
@hillsboro_sd
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Woohoo! PCC is in 1st place for the
#NWACmascotchallenge2017
! Vote again for us next week & let's get that $1K for student scholarships!
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We want to thank
@OregonGovBrown
4 attending & supporting the recent Foster Care Summit at PCC. “We are focused on improving outcomes for our children across the state.” -- Gov. Brown.
@FosterCareToday
#orleg
#orpol
@alissakg
@ShemiaFagan
#ThinkPCCFirst
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Proud to welcome ALL members of our community to PCC. Be proud of who you are, Panthers!
#pride2017
❤️💛💚💙💜
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All PCC campuses/centers are closed for Thursday, Dec. 8 due to weather. All classes/events are cancelled.
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Thank you to the faculty, staff, students and community members who helped during this unprecedented time. It will take patience and dedication to maneuver the journey ahead, but our community is more than capable of getting through this together. Stay safe and be well!
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PCC's
@PrezMitsui
welcomed the one, and only, Thomas Lauderdale of
@PinkMartiniBand
to campus yesterday!! They chatted about how he can support the PCC Foundation, which provides scholarships to students in need & funds to excelling programs.
@wweek
@Maggie_Vespa
@KGWNews
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Did you miss PCC's DREAM Center opening? We have a nice recap of what the new resource one-stop at the Rock Creek Campus means for students and their families. First one in Oregon!...
@Lunaaa_L
@repblumenauer
@wweek
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👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽 Say hello to our 2017-18 PCC student leaders!
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To our trans and non-binary students & staff: you are an important part of our community, and we see you.
#TransDayofVisibility
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Today we're inspired by our mission to educate every person who wants to learn. All races, all genders, all ages. Everyone.
#opportunity
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PCC has relaunched the mobile STEM workshop thru the STEM Pathways Program funded by
@intel
! Workshop today at Rock Creek was w/ Glencoe HS, where they designed & cut memory chips in shape of a puzzle. Well done!
@SteveCallaway2
@WashcoOregon
@stemoregon
@OregonCTE
@fox12oregon
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Big day 4 PCC dual credit partner St. Helens HSl!
@KayleenMcCabe
of Rescue Renovation TV show &
@SkillsUSA
delegates visited & honored its
#CTE
programs/students! PCC offers auto, building const., CAD, engineering & welding courses there.
@PrezMitsui
@StHelensSD
@OregonGovBrown
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Meet Chris Villa, who used the opportunities afforded him by his parents to make the most out of his education! He's our new Rock Creek Campus President! Profile:
@cvPCCRockCreek
@AlfredoPCC_RC
@FGNewsTimes
@ValleyTimes
@HillsboroTrib
@SteveCallaway2
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The Rock Creek Campus environmental center is getting some interesting visitors these days. The college's wildlife camera captured shots of some busy friends of PCC!
@ValleyTimes
@WashcoOregon
@enviroregon
@CityofBeaverton
@CityofHillsboro
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The Elks Lodge of Hillsboro has dedicated $100,000 in CTE scholarship money to the PCC Foundation! Westside students are getting a big boost as a result!
@HillsboroTrib
@SteveCallaway2
@CityofHillsboro
@hillsboro_sd
@hillchamber
@OR_CTE_STEM_HSS
#Hillsboro
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ALERT: PCC is moving 2 remote operations/online classes, closing all campuses/centers as of 4 p.m., Friday, March 20. Spring term starts Monday, March 30. Plan to re-open on Monday, May 4. Details: Watch message from our president:
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Did you hear the news? Today is the first day of the 2018-19 academic year! Come on over and get some of the PCC welcome week experience! --
@PCC_AspccRC
@ASPCC_Cascade
@SylvaniaASPCC
@aspcc_se
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Congrats to new Maritime Welding grads Peter Sudduth, Jorge Balcazar and Daniel DeWeese! They were part of about dozen students in the Career Pathway - a partnership with
@VigorIndustrial
! All of today's grads have found jobs!
@SwanIslandBA
@OR_CTE_STEM
@PrezMitsui
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BREAKING NEWS: PCC Prez Mark Mitsui elected 2 the American Council on Education board - oversees nation's colleges/universities. Details:
#ACE
@ACEducation
#orleg
@GPSENews
@AASHENews
@cmtycollege
@ORCommColleges
@insidehighered
@educationweek
@chronicle
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Flying LGBTQ solidarity flag today on campus. Love & strength to
#orlando
.
#loveislove
❤️💛💚💙💜
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PCC was named top community college for sustainability in the country by the
@chronicle
! We're in some elite company as we try to combat climate change & create a healthier future. Check out our ranking!
@PCC_Sustain
@PrezMitsui
@KATUNews
@MultCoSustain
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PCC Foundation is pioneering a new important scholarship! Mayor
@tedwheeler
honored its new Gus Waterford Memorial Scholarship at recent City Council meeting. Gus was the first black PDX firefighter circa 1890. Goes to 1st-gen fire science student.
@Oregonian
@andrewtheen
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Great job by
@PrezMitsui
,
@Drkarinedwards
@jesshowardPCC
& Board Chair Kali Thorne Ladd telling the Joint Ways and Means Budget Committee the critical role community colleges play in providing access to education, training & support.
#orleg
#orpol
@ESHforOregon
@RobForOregon
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As PCC bids farewell to
@PrezMitsui
, he passes the baton to
@AdrienBennings
2 start her tenure as our eighth president! Thank you Mark for your service & welcome Dr. Bennings!
@ORCommColleges
@OregonGovBrown
@tedwheeler
#orleg
@CCTrustees
@mattdembicki
@CommRubio
@OregonHECC
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We're hosting a COVID-19 family vaccine clinic at the Southeast Campus from 3-7 p.m., Friday, Jan 14 & again on Friday, Feb. 4. Learn more below!
@MultCoHealth
@OHSUNews
@ORCommColleges
@KhanhPhamForOR
@aspcc_se
@AlliMechanic_TV
@tedwheeler
@JVPforOregon
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BREAKING NEWS: PCC has learned that
@usedgov
has granted our TRIO Program a big grant to assist 450 more under-served students reach their academic goals!
@PrezMitsui
@OregonGovBrown
@michaeldembrow
#orleg
@ORCommColleges
#OrCommCollegesCare
#ThinkPCCFirst
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Kudos to our
@GoldbergPCC
for taking part in the briefing in DC! They talked about expanding apprenticeship opportunities so more people have access to family-sustaining jobs and careers.
#SkillsSummit2019
@PrezMitsui
@RepBonamici
An all-star lineup of
@SkillsCoalition
leaders to talk apprenticeship at today’s Hill briefing!
#SkillsSummit2019
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PCC names new vice presidents to district leadership team
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Thanks to
@JeffMerkley
for inspiring keynote that celebrated our fantastic grads at
#PCCGrad18
!
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