October 13. 2004
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New Doors at PCC Open to Public
Community
celebration to
usher in new era
Portland Com m unity College
will celebrate major renovations
m aking the C ascade C am pus in
north Portland a new center for
highereducation at a dedication
and grand opening celebration.
The public is invited to the
festivities on W ednesday, Oct.
20 from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. a,
the new Public Services E duca
tion Building, located on the cor-
n ero f North Killingsworth Street
and North M ississippi Avenue.
T hree new buildings. Physi
cal E ducation,T echnology Edu
cation and Public Services Edu
cation opened last month as part
o f a $60 m illio n e x p an sio n
project.
The dedication cerem ony be
gins at 3:30 p.m., highlighted by
Fire Science students rappelling
o ff P C C ’s new fire training
tow er. The program will also
feature rem arks from State Sen.
M argaret C arter; PCC Board
o f D irectors D ana A nderson
The new physical education building and gym on north Killingsworth is one o f six new or remolded buildings that will transform the Cascade Campus o f Portland
and Harold W illiam s; PCC D is
Community College into center o f higher education.
trict President Preston Pulliams,
and PC C -C ascade C am pus stu N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 0 v o te r - a p
W ith the Public Services Edu
le g a l. E m e rg e n c y D isp a tc h nology and B usiness A d m in is
dent body president Sam antha proved $ 144 m illion bond m ea cation Building now com plete,
O perato r, and Fire Science. tration program . In a d d itio n ,
Lelo.
sure. T he new fa c ilitie s at the the C ascade C am pus has a new
T he c e n te r pro v id es students th e re a re th re e c o n fe re n c e
A lgie G atew o o d , C ascad e C ascad e C am p u s w ill create corridor three blocks west o f
w ith 12 new classro o m s, in room s and a 106-seat C o m
C am pus president, will serve as m ore class space, unite sim i the cam pus’ original architec
clu d in g a fu n ctio n in g e m e r puter R esource C enter.
em cee. T here will be tours o f lar p ro g ram s un d er one ro o f tural footprint, w hich brings it
gency disp atch lab, a crim e
The $4.9 mi 11 ion Physical Edu
the new buildings and dem on a n d e x p a n d s e r v i c e s f o r closer to 1-5 and the Interstate
scen e/ev en t scen ario room , a cation Building. 32,000-square-
strations at each site follow ing stu d en ts. T he c a m p u s e v e n M ax Light Rail.
fire train in g to w er and an a p foot, tw o-story structure, sports
the dedication cerem ony.
tually w ill have g a in e d four
T he Public S ervices E d u
paratus bay fo r fire en g ines three classroom s, an aerobics/
The program will include jazz new b u ild in g s and a new sc i catio n B u ilding is a $3.2 m il
and an am bulance.
dance studio, a circuit w eight
m usic by instructors o f the cam ence bui Iding w ing (com pleted lion rem o d elin g project o f a
T he tw o -sto ry , $7.2 m illion room and a free weight room.
p u s’ Professional M usic pro in S ep tem b er 2 0 0 3 , and w ill fo rm e r su p e rm a rk e t, w hich
T echnology E ducation B u ild There is also a new collegiate-
gram , led by departm ent chair, be m ore than o n e -th ird larger e x p a n d s th e f a c ility fro m
ing is 5 0,500 square feet and size gym nasium , w hich will
Allen Jones, and featuring re than its cu rrent size, adding 2 4 .000 to nearly 30,000 square
provides 23 c lassro o m s and serve as hom e for the PCC
now ned ja z z vocalist and pro 3.57 acres o f land and 120,000 feet. T he b u ild in g houses p u b
c o m p u te r labs. T he facility Panthers m en’s and w om en’s
fessional m usic instructor M ary squ are feet o f sta te -o f-th e -art lic service program s: E m e r
houses the PC C Skill C enter; basketball team s, as well as in
Kadderly.
c lassro o m s, labs and support gency M edical S ervices, P ara
the T rad es and Industry p ro tram ural sports and the com m u
PCC District President Preston
T he b u ild in g s are p art o f a sp ace.
m edic, C rim inal Justice, Para- Pulliams
gram ; and the C o m p u ter T e c h nity education program.
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