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Public Affairs media and website report for August 2011
Photos and story by James Hill
Here is a look at some of the news stories about С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ from around the local area and the nation in August. In total, С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ events and people appeared 28 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio.
Aug. 3, The Beaverton Valley Times and The Portland Observer’s El Observador section showcased Luis Moreno becoming the first graduate of С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½â€™s new HEP program.
Aug. 9, С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½-Cascade’s National Night Out event was highlighted by .
Aug. 9, and featured С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½â€™s new smoothie concept and how it uses all local suppliers and products.
Aug. 11, С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ works with Terra Nova High School to encourage students to grow crops and learn about agriculture, reports .
Aug. 11, Karl Wilson’s opportunity in the Health Informatics program via a STEM scholarship made news in the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly e-mail newsletter.
Aug. 18, С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½â€™s involvement with SEI was spotlighted in .
Aug. 19, a С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ student, who started in the Transitions program, is profiled in about the increase in transfer students statewide.
Aug. 24, SSI volunteer Aileen Clark and the SSI program were featured in the .
Aug. 26, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ 19th in the country in community college enrollment with 30,161 full- and part-time students. No. 1 was Miami Dade College with 59,120 students.
Aug. 26, profiled a Somali youth and С»ÆÃ¨´«Ã½ student who organized a fund-raiser for his drought-stricken home county.
