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Public Affairs media and website report for April 2012
Photos and story by James Hill
Here is a look at some of the news stories about 小黄猫传媒 from around the local area and the nation in April. In total, 小黄猫传媒 events and people appeared 58 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio.
April 3: Fifty 小黄猫传媒 alumni are being honored as 小黄猫传媒 Diamond Alums in tribute to the college鈥檚 50th anniversary.
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April 3: Daily Journal of Commerce: Seven students in 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Excellence in Trades Apprenticeship Program took part in a five-day workshop over the course of their spring break that combined classroom learning, site visits and hands-on training with members of Cement Masons Local 555.
April 4: : The City Repair Project and the Associated Students of 小黄猫传媒 are organizing a public event to celebrate Earth Day this month.
April 4: The 小黄猫传媒 Foundation received $10,000 for the Future Connect program, which provides scholarships and mentors for academically at-risk students to overcome barriers to achieving higher education.
April 5: Terra Nova Community Farm, which has since expanded to property at 小黄猫传媒’s Rock Creek Campus, will deliver fresh produce this year to 13 different area schools.
April 6: 小黄猫传媒 is in the midst of a massive facelift for its Sylvania campus, which sprawls across 122 acres between Tigard and Lake Oswego.
April 6:聽聽Kristin Watkins is interviewed by Ken Ackerman about 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 50th anniversary and the 小黄猫传媒 Foundation as well as 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 impact on the community.
April 7: “It’s just a great group project to do together,” said Heather Peterson, a volunteer with Portland-based Friends of Trees who is working on a landscaping degree at 小黄猫传媒.
April 7: The Oregonian: Winona LaDuke, a nationally acclaimed Native American and environmental writer, is coming to 小黄猫传媒 in April as part of its Earth Week celebrations.
April 7: The Oregonian: Fifty 小黄猫传媒 alumni are being honored as 小黄猫传媒 Diamond Alums in tribute to the college鈥檚 50th anniversary.
April 11: Portland Observer: Seven 小黄猫传媒 students have been rewarded with recognition by the space agency NASA for hard work in their studies.
April 11: Portland Observer: The 15th Annual Cascade Job Fair, one of the largest resources for job seekers in Portland, makes its return on Tuesday, April 24.
April 11: The St. Helens Chronicle: 小黄猫传媒 pushes forward with plans for a training center in St. Helens despite Portland Police鈥檚 decision to have it鈥檚 own center in North Portland.
April 13: The Jefferson High Middle College program allows students to enroll and earn credit in college level courses at 小黄猫传媒 Cascade Campus. And one hoops star is proof that the program works.
April 16: A work group on a basic abatement has been meeting to discuss ways to use the money from that fee. The group includes Hillsboro Chamber President Deanna Palm and 小黄猫传媒 Rock Creek President David Rule.
April 17:聽聽Bicylists have an added reason to attend Sunday鈥檚 Earth Day celebration at 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Cascade Campus 鈥 free tuneups.
April 18:聽聽More than 20 of Portland’s key public agencies, including 小黄猫传媒, many business and community groups all played key roles in shaping the Portland Plan.
April 18: Portland Observer: Fifty 小黄猫传媒 alumni are being honored as 小黄猫传媒 Diamond Alums in tribute to the college鈥檚 50th anniversary.
April 19: When she moved to the United States in 1980, Alba Sullivan knew only broken English but became fluent by taking classes at 小黄猫传媒.
April 19: , 听&补尘辫; The Portland Trail Blazers hold practice that is open to the public at 小黄猫传媒.
April 21: 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 annual celebration of Hispanic culture is set to start Monday, April 23 with a week-long schedule of workshops, speakers and entertainment.
April 22: 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Newberg Center鈥檚 water use was reduced by 49.2 percent, thanks to low-flow faucets and toilets. The design allows for maximum daylight use, and has ventilation stacks and a circulation spine to naturally regulate the temperature.
April 24: KXL & KEX: Chris Brown of KXL and KEX鈥檚 Brad Ford interviewed Russ Jones and Auto Service Tech instructors about their hybrid battery research.
April 24: Joe Smith of KGW TV profiled the Cascade Job Fair and Joshua Waldman鈥檚 workshop on job searching in social media.
April 24: More than a thousand kids made a splash at the Rock Creek campus for 小黄猫传媒 Tuesday, learning about something often taken for granted: water.
April 25: Newberg Graphic: 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Newberg Center 鈥 its newest and 鈥済reenest鈥 facility to date 鈥 is slated to receive a multitude of honors at the annual Community Awards Banquet hosted by the Chehalem Valley Chamber of Commerce.
April 26: Mars could be the next frontier for humans as Earth’s growing population continues to strain limited natural resources. Four 小黄猫传媒 students are joining the international effort to explore Mars as a potentially safe, habitable place.
April 26: The annual 82nd Avenue Parade of Roses will return for its sixth year at 10 a.m. Saturday. The colorful parade will run from Eastport Plaza (82nd and Holgate) to the southeast campus of 小黄猫传媒 to the intersection of Yamhill and 78th Avenue.
April 26: The Fire Protection Technology program at 小黄猫传媒鈥檚 Cascade Campus has a reputation as one of the strongest programs of its kind in the region. This spring, however, the program is trying something different.
April 26: It鈥檚 that ever-changing technology that has led Russ Jones and the rest of 小黄猫传媒’s Sylvania Automotive Service Technology department to step up their work with hybrid and electric cars.
April 26: Business Journal: As the market rebounds, 小黄猫传媒 is adding real estate certificate programs.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at 小黄猫传媒. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »