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Posted in January 2002

PCC's Alternative High School Program Sets Open House

PORTLAND, Ore. - ±¬ÁÏÍø's alternative high school program, ±¬ÁÏÍøPrep, will hold open houses in February to introduce its services to the community. Posted January 28, 2002

±¬ÁÏÍøPurchases Property for New Southeast Center

PORTLAND, Ore. - ±¬ÁÏÍø's Southeast Center will move into a new home in the fall of 2003, if plans move ahead as expected. Posted January 28, 2002

Succeed at Piano with Innovative Class at PCC

SYLVANIA CAMPUS - Do you get nervous trying to learn how to play the piano? Relax, because there's a no-stress way to learn and ±¬ÁÏÍø has the classes to get students on the right track to piano proficiency. Posted January 28, 2002

Laid Off Workers Turn to ±¬ÁÏÍøfor Help

Across PCC's 1,500-square-mile district, people are getting layoff notices and are turning to the college for help. One ±¬ÁÏÍøprogram, the Dislocated Worker Program, has served almost as many people in three months, between July and September, as it did all of the previous year. But there is hope. This college program for displaced workers has an 84 percent overall placement rate and every day moves people from unemployment to good-wage jobs. Posted January 25, 2002

Tribute to Actor Danny Glover Headlines 12th Annual Cascade Festival of African Films

NORTH PORTLAND - ±¬ÁÏÍø will celebrate Black History Month with a dynamic film festival. The Twelfth Annual Cascade Festival of African Films will feature 17 films and pay tribute to actor Danny Glover with two of his African features. Posted January 22, 2002

PCC's Microelectronics Program Receives NSF Grant

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Microelectronics Technology Program at ±¬ÁÏÍø has received a three-year, $649,815 grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education Program. Posted January 17, 2002

±¬ÁÏÍøCommunity Education Builds Projects in Mexico

PORTLAND, Ore. - A partnership between Northwest Medical Teams and ±¬ÁÏÍø is giving people life-changing adventures in Mexico. Posted January 17, 2002

V-Day 2002 Campaign at ±¬ÁÏÍøto Focus on Domestic Violence

PORTLAND, Ore. - The ±¬ÁÏÍø Sylvania Campus plans to fight violence towards women with an informative event. Posted January 17, 2002

Nothing to Fear

±¬ÁÏÍøCascade student body president and Oregon Institute of Technology dual-enrollee David Lomax puts fear of failure behind him by taking an active role in campus politics. Posted January 10, 2002

Bush Visits Oregon, Lauds ±¬ÁÏÍøTraining Program

President Bush stopped in Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 5 to drum up support for his economic stimulus plan and renew the pledge to fight and conquer terrorism. Posted January 7, 2002