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Governor signs Future Connect bill in front of 小黄猫传媒 crowd
Photos and story by James Hill
A legion of 小黄猫传媒 and Future Connect Scholarship Program supporters, including 小黄猫传媒 Interim President Sylvia Kelley, Board Trustee Jim Harper, Sylvania President Lisa Avery and a cast of many staff and students, convened at Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s ceremonial office in Salem’s聽Capitol Building on Monday, Sept. 28. Gov. Brown ceremonially signed House Bill 3063, or known as the “Aspirations to College” bill, to wild applause from the contingent who surrounded her as she signed the required paperwork.
The law, based on 小黄猫传媒’s Future Connect model, appropriates $3 million聽to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be expended for a grant program that distributes the funds聽to community colleges, or any foundations of community colleges, to increase the number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate. For the 小黄猫传媒 Foundation, that means its Future Connect Program will get a funding boost for years to come.
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 »