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Diverse Team Leads PCC
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Portland Community College District President Preston Pulliams administers the oath of office to
Jamie Lim. PCC board vice chair.
Diversity?
Williams ends
term as chair
We’re all about that.
The Portland Community Col­
lege Board of Directors named
Doreen Margolin its 2(X)6-07
boardchairduring its July meet­
ing. The board also voted fellow
board member Jaime Lim to
serve as vice chair.
Margolin, appointed in 1999
and elected in 2(X) 1, represent­
ing southwest and southeast
Portland in Zone 5, replaces
2005-06 board chair Harold
Williams, an African-American
leader from north and northeast
Portland who remains on the
board.
Lim, appointed in 2004 to rep­
resent east Washington County
and southwest Portland in Zone
6 is the publisher of the Asian
Reporter newspaper, with of­
fices on North Killingsworth
Portland Community College embraces the value of
diversity in every workplace and educational institution.
As President of the Portland Community College District,
I am committed to increasing access to faculty and staff
employment at PCC for all Oregonians. It is critically
important to our educational institution that our diverse
students are motivated and encouraged by a diverse
team of qualified faculty and staff role models.
Doreen Margolin
Harold Williams
Street, across from the PCC
Cascade Campus. He is a reg­
istered professional engineer li­
censed in Oregon and Wash­
ington.
Margolin is an attorney in
private practice in Portland, spe­
cializing in domestic relations.
She is past president of the Or­
egon Community College As­
sociation, a professional asso­
ciation of community college
board members and presidents.
The PCC Board is composed
of seven members, each elected
by different geographical cov­
ering all or portionsof fivecoun-
ties. The board is responsible
for setting the overall policy for
operation of the college, includ­
ing hiring the college president,
adopting the budget and approv­
ing contracts with employee
groups.
PC C S u ccess R elies on A ccess
Pulliams has
pulse on
students,
community
From urban cam puses to
high-tech facilities, Portland
Com m unity C ollege’s three
campuses and five centers are
key to our businesses and com ­
m unities. As their facilities
grow, school leaders are pro­
active in reflecting the broad
mix of students and the sur­
rounding communities.
District president Preston
Pulliams is committed to work­
ing with faculty and staff in
the five-county district.
“ PCC cares deeply about
the people we serve," Pulliams
said. “We are proud to be the
largest and most accessible
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institution of educational op­
portunity in our community,
assisting more than 90,000 in­
dividual students annually at
cam puses
and
c e n te rs
throughout the metropolitan
a re a .”
Pulliams recognizes PCC’s
special responsibility to pro­
Established 1970
vide quality education to a di­
verse population by way o f a
diverse educators and college
employees.
“ Diversity in faculty and
staff encourages an open and
welcoming educational envi­
ronment, where complex is­
sues can be discussed from
many perspectives," he said.
“This also provides success­
ful role models for students."
Pulliams’ strategic vision for
PCC includes ensuring access
for all students and em pow er­
ing students to maximize their
success; collaborating with
businesses and industries to
build partnerships; partnering
with them to stream line ser­
vices; growing PCC Founda­
tion scholarship resources so
no student will be denied ac­
cess to PCC for financial rea­
sons; and enriching the diver­
sity of the PCC staff and fac­
ulty work force.
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