IMAM**!' Page 4...The Portland Observer. .February 19, 1992 Winter Term Enrollment Up at PCC Ai the close of fourth week of winter term classes, Portland Commu nity College reportsacollegewide 11.02 percent enrollment increase from the same period last year. The figure, based on reports prepared by PCC’s Institu tional Research Dept., includes reports from 13 enrollment categories. Susan Bach, PCC director of Insti tutional Research, reports that the pe riod ending the fourth week, “give us a pretty clear picture of our real growth- -the pattern seems to be holding.” End of fourth week reports are “a good indicator of where enrollment stands for the term because credit classes which are dropped or added must be completed by this period in order for students to receive reimbursement,” Bach explained. The 11.02 percent increase from the same time last winter te/rm is “very respectable,” she added. Cascade Campus in north Portland is up 17.55 percent; Rock Creek Cam pus in Washington County closely fol lows with a 17.03 percent increase. The Open Campus, which operates in over 200 locations in the community offer ing programs in workforce training, literacy and life enrichment, reports a 16.84 percent increase and Sylvania Campus in southwest Portland shows a 5.19 percent increase. Three instructional areas-lower di vision coliege transfer courses, profes sional-technical preparation courses, and adult education classes-all show solid gains from winter term, 1991. Adult basic education classes show the most substantial g ain -a 42.39 per cent increase over last year. Transfer classes are up 10.69 percent over the previous year and professional-techni cal enrollment has increased 9.90 per cent from last year. Portland Community College has experienced consecutive enrollment gains for the last 21 terms. Enrollment increases are up 25 percent since 1986. Enrollment increases and contin ued crowding were cited as primary factors in the PCC board of director’s Feb. 6 decision to place a S61.4 million 20-year general obligation bond mea sure on the May 19 primary election PCC Scholars Honored by Gov. Barbara Roberts O n fa ll Peninsula Realty Inc. 8040 North Lombard Portland. Oregon 97203 CONGRATULATIONS ROSE MARIE On Joining the $1,000,000 Club Harden’s Interiors Specialties Your community floor covering contractor here to meet your needs Call 284-1324 Four Portland Community College scholars were recognized by Gov. Rob erts for their academic achievements Friday, February 14, at the State Capi tol. The PCC students were part of a 19-membercommunitycollegeall-state academic team and represented the Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Open campuses at the first-time event. Governor Robertscongratulated the community college scholars, met with each individually, and said it was time to honor and celebrate the achieve ments of Oregon’s community college students who too often are overlooked. The meeting with the Governor in her ceremonial office was followed by a luncheon in their honor with the State Board of Education and Oregon com munity college presidents. The event to highlight academic achievement at comm unity colleges was organized by Dale Parnell, Oregon Community College Commissioner. “We don’t pay enough attention to the little heroes in our country,” Parnell said. “We need to celebrate the scholar ship and commitment to learning which goes on at our community colleges.” The four students from Portland Community College, chosen by execu tive deans at each campus, are: Paul Mai, Sylvania Campus; Melissa Fern, Cascade Campus; Artangia Presley, Open Campus; and Diana Wuertz, Rock Creek Campus. Paul Mai, a northeast Portland resi dent, came to this country from Viet nam when he was five years old. He moved with his family from Texas to Oregon several years ago and is a sec ond-year student at the Sylvania Cam pus in southwest Portland. Mai, 21, is active in student government and serves as the vice-chair of the Associated Stu dents of Portland Community College. He is majoring in business and intends to transfer to Portland State University and earn both a bachelor’s and master’s de gree in Business Administration with a focus on international business. “The expanding market and global economy mean the opportunities are great for focusing on international busi ness,” he said. Mai has a 3.5 GPA. Melissa Fern attends PCC’s Cas cade Campus in north Portland. Before enrolling at Cascade, she spent her time behind an 18-wheeler, crisscrossing the country as a long-haul trucker. “I had a lot of time to think about what I wanted to do with the rest of my life," she said. Fern decided she wanted to help people after “seeing all the damage that has been done to people from societal pressures, families. I wanted to see if I could do something about it.” The 33-ycar old psychology major, who has maintained a 3.95 grade-point average, plans to transfer to Portland State University this summer and even tually earn a degree in clinical psychol ogy. She lives in northeast Portland and decided on the Cascade Campus at PCC because, “It’s small and close to home. After 17 years away from a school envi ronment, I felt I needed an atmosphere like the Cascade Campus.” Artangia Presley, a 25-ycar-old mother of three young children, ages 5, 7, and 9, turned to PCC’s Open Campus when she decided to make some changes in her life. The northeast Portland resi dent had onlya 10th grade education and no prior job experience. Presley enrolled in the Open Cam pus, Steps to Success program in north Portland in the fall o f 1990 and accord ing to Steps director Constance Carley, “was able to unlock her potential and discover her skills. Her classmates en couraged her by using her poetry in their completion ceremony. Artangia’s self esteem blossomed.” Presley quickly completed her GED, then enrolled in the PCC Skills Center business-clerical program at the Cas cade Campus and graduated in seven months. She returned to the Steps pro gram and served as a graduation cer emony speaker, encouraging new stu dents. Presley currently works as a cleri cal assistant in a work-experience pro gram in order to enhance her skills and to acquire on-the-job work experience. Diana Wuertz, 32, attends PCC’s Rock Creek Campus. The mother of two school-aged children, Wuertz is a first- time college student and plans to be come a high school or community col lege mathematics instructor. She will transfer to Portland State University. The second-year student has a 4.0 GPA. Her children, ages 9 and 12, and her husband who is an engineer at Intel, encouraged her to go to college. The Rock Creek resident is a parent volun teer at her children’ school and also works part-time as a math tutor in the Rock Creek Campus alternative learn ing center. The straight-A student said, “Be fore I entered college I didn’ t realize that I had such high personal expectations.” hflllnt THE BLACK UNITED FUND OF OREGON “The Helping Hand that is Your Own” The Black United Fund of Or egon, an independent fundraising, philanthropic and human service or ganization, is now accepting pro posals from nonprofit organizations throughout the State. The Black United Fund provides grants to or ganizations that offer programs in the areas of eduction, arts and cul ture, economic development, emer gency needs, health and social ser vices, social justice and legal ser vices. Organizations wishing to apply for a grant should call John Cowley at 282-7973 to obtain the required forms. All application material must be in the Black United Fund’s office by 5:00 p.m. on March 15,1992. United Way Helps Fill the Gap Thanks to the generosity of nearly 5,800 contributors, the Gas Assistance Program (GAP), administered by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, has raised $113,517 to help people pay their heating bills. The program, sponsored by North west Natural Gas Company, grants one time assistance in paying heating costs. Although donations are sent to United W ay’s office in Portland, funds are distributed to community action agen cie s in N o rth w est N atural G as Company’s service area. This area runs from Southwest Washington to Cottage Grove and from the coast to The Dalles. Since Dec. 1, United Way has pro vided two people to answer callers’ questions about the program. 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