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¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ in the NEWS: Preston Pulliams' editorial on green programs featured in national newspaper
Story by James Hill
Here is a look at some of the news stories about ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ from around the local area and the nation in June. In total, ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ events and people appeared 50 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio.
June 1, Community College Week published Preston Pulliams’ opinion article about all that ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ is doing in the realm of sustainability and green technology programs.
June 3, the Portland Observer featured the 2009 graduation speakers and ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½’s Patron awards.
June 15, Community College Week ranked ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ 41st in the nation in associate degrees, 35th to non-minority students and 26th in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities degrees. It is based on preliminary 2007-08 data.
June 15, the Community College Week featured ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ students in an article about the unemployed turning to education to retrain.
June 22, Vanderbilt University’s News Service reported on former ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½ employee August Washington being named police chief of the institution.
June 25, quoted Tom Lowles about how more small businesses are turning to the SBDC for assistance.
June 25, profiled a business owner who went through the college’s landscape technology program.
June 26, the and the showcased the two Latina students who traveled to D.C. for a leadership conference.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at ¶¶Òõ¸£Àûµ¼º½. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »