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Community connection in Newberg is a priority – and key to ������������’s success

Story by Christine Egan

������������’s efforts in Newberg – where the College is building its new education center – continue to soar. Construction on the new facility, to open in fall 2011, is in full swing; meanwhile, community outreach is just as busy. A snapshot of that activity includes:

• Arrangement of a shuttle to transport would-be ������������ students and their parents from the Sherwood, Newberg and Dundee areas to and from ������������ Sylvania so they could participate in the College’s Financial Aid Day, January 29.
• A presentation on February 2 to the “Early Bird” Kiwanis Club.
• Participation in an orientation for Newberg High School freshmen and their parents on February 8.
• Attendance at the February 10th meeting of the Community Coalition, a local group to which ������������ belongs.
• A tour on February 22 of the newly renovated Sherwood High School, led by the school district’s new superintendant.
• A presentation to Newberg High School juniors on February 24, oriented toward post-high school options – especially lower division transfer programs – for students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees at four-year universities.
• Participation in the “Main Event” fair at the Chehalem Cultural Center on February 26.  The fair highlighted educational offerings provided by ������������, the Chehalem Cultural Center and Chehalem Park and Recreation District.
• Community meetings led by ������������ with the ������������ Newberg Advisory Committee on March 1; with neighbors immediately adjacent to the new facility on March 14; and with the chamber of commerce at a lunch on April 11.
• Participation in the Camellia Festival, taking place March 26, in which ������������ faculty and students will offer a Japanese calligraphy demonstration.
• Planning for marketing and promotion surrounding the summer course offerings, which showcase both college guidance and career exploration classes.

  

“Our outreach to the communities in Newberg, Dundee and Sherwood – with city officials, school districts, chambers of commerce, the parks and recreation district, and the general public – has been a priority for the past three years,” said Barb VanAmerongen, Director of ������������ Newberg.

Such public relations momentum isn’t likely to slow down – even after the building is constructed.

“We’ve become a real part of the community – part of the fabric that makes Newberg and the surrounding area what it is,” said VanAmerongen. “Our outreach efforts here will continue for the long-term.”