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Page A5 1 M l * r ... ' 1 ■ |T WMNBWMVHMHV 1 - Students jam the Portland Community College registrar’s office on the Rock Creek campus in northwest Portland. Enrollment Booms on PCC Campuses T he largest post-secondary col lege in the state is getting bigger. P ortlan d C o m m u n ity C ollege grew for the third co n sec u tiv e term th is spring term . T he in cre ase w as about 4 percent in total p o p u latio n from last spring o r about 6 p ercent w hen c a lc u la t ing co u rse s taken o r full-tim e eq u iv ale n t (F T E ) students. A fter the fifth w eek o f spring term , PCC w as serving 34,335 students, up by 1,353 stu d en ts from a year ago. The Southeast C enter grew by 2.9 percent to 12,778 students, but swel led by 35.9 percent in core credit course FTE enrollm ent. “O ur enrollm ent is boom ing,” said C raig Kolins, dean o f instruc tion and student developm ent at the center. “ D ue to the classes needed to satisfy the enrollm ent grow th and b e c au seo f the increase in com m unity use, it is all creating space lim itations for us.” The Southeast C enter had more than 200 students on w aiting lists each term for w riting, math and English for Speakers o f O ther L an guages courses. K olins said that dem an d also has in creased for b io lo g y and o th e r scien ce co u rses in o c e a n o g rap h y , g eo lo g y and m e teo ro l ogy. C u rren tly , the ce n te r d o e s n ’t have the scien ce lectu re and lab co u rses need ed to let students m eet the lab req u irem en ts they need to earn an a s so c ia te ’s d e gree and m ust co m p lete these at o th e r cam puses. ■ In addition to the enrollm ent surge, more than 50 businesses, com m unity and governm ent o rga nizations have used the facilities this year. “W ith our enrollm ent growth, we have had to limit com m unity use o f our facilities at the Southeast C enter to accom m odate the grow ing num ber o f credit and non-credit students who w ant to take classes,” Kolins added. Each o f the three com prehen sive cam puses at PCC offer com Growth follows trend plete paths to an associate's degree at their respective locations. The Rock Creek Campus in north west Portland, known for V eteri nary Technology, Landscape Tech nology and Biology program s, ex perienced the biggest surge in en rollment. Rock Creek increased by 10 percent to 7,430 students and 11.7 percent in FTE. The C ascade C am pus in north Portland, w hich is hom e to Trades and Industry, C om puter T echnol ogy and Business A dm inistration program s, along with the M argaret C arter Skill Center, had 546 more students enroll this year for the spring, swelling to 7,329 total stu dents, a change o f 8 percent. The southw est Portland cam pus - the largest in PC C ’s district and houses such program s as m achine manufacturing technology, early ch ild h o o d ed u catio n , sign la n guage interpreter and autom otive technology - experienced an in crease in student enrollm ent 2.9 percent to 12,289 students. Columbus Ship ‘Nina’ to Visit i On Friday May 23, the "N ina,” a replica o f C olum bus' favorite ship will be docked on the dow ntow n W aterfront at Southeast M adison Street until her departure early M onday morning, June 2. T h e sh ip is on its w ay to V ancouver Island to participate in Tall Shipsevents. Built com pletely by hand and without the use o f pow er tools, the ship earned A r and directed by Ridley Scott. chaeology m ag azin e's designation W hile in port, the g eneral p u b as "the m ost historically correct lic are invited to v isit the ship for a w alk aboard self-g u id ed tours. Colum bus replica ever built." The craftsm anship o f construc The prices are $5 for adults, $4 for tion and the details in the rigging sen io r citizen s and $3 for stu make it a truly fascinating visit back dents. C h ild ren 4 and under are to the Age o f Discovery. N ina was free. T he ship will be open every used in the production o f the film day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m . No res “ 1492," starring G erard Depardieu erv atio n s necessary. Endangered Missing ... Not Forgotten Have you seen me? Isaias-Leebardo Arreola-Aldana Community Art Celebrated Portland Community College President Preston Pulliams (right) helps Art Beat featured artist Harry Widman unveil his featured art work at the festival's Art Beat kick-off ceremony at the college's Southeast Center. The painting, "Mother and Daughter," will be permanently installed at the center in honor of Widman, a resident o f Cedar Hills. Every year, organizers select a featured artist who creates a work o f art in their field that permanently resides at one of PCCs campuses. Current Age: 2 Date Missing: Aryssa Torabi Takado Weed Tiana Weed Current Age: 12 Date Missing: C urrent Age: 10 Current Age: 7 June 1 ,1998 May 29,2007 Missing From: Missing From: Portland, Oregon Salem, Oregon Date Missing: Ian. 15 .2004 Missing From: Portland, Oregon 1-800-THE-LOST I f you have any information please contact: The National Center for Missing anil Exploited Children 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) This public service announcement provided by the Portland Observer Newspaper. Interstate Farmers Market Opens Tables fill each Wednesday near Kaiser The opening bell o f the Inter state Farmers' Market season was rung by new market man ager Bob New last Wednes day. The market is located on North Fremont Street, just o ff In terstate A venue between Overlook Park and the Inter state Kaiser Permanente Cam pus - West Building. "The market is developing a reputation for .supplying a rich variety o f quality fresh local pro duce, baked goods, cut flowers, artisan cheese, meat and fish," stated M ike Moran, a member o f the m arket's c o m m u n ity board o f directors. "Plus the wireless debit system introduced last season through a partner ship w ith New Seasons M ar kets' Pacific Village products was w ild ly successful. The sys tem makes the market even more accessible, especially to shop pers w ith Oregon Trail cards." K icking offtheentertainm ent for this year's season was the local band. The Underscore O rkestra. p la yin g a m ix o f Klezmer, Balkan. Gypsy Jazz and Swing Music. Entertain ment is scheduled throughout the summer and the market is looking for partners todevelop a Kids' Village as a part o f its com m unity-gathering place. The Interstate Farmers Mar- ket is held each Wednesday through Sept. 24, from .3 p.m. to 7 p.m. For those driving, there is ample free parking in the Kaiser West parking lot. For non-driving shoppers the mar ket is located a, the M A X ye l low I i ne Overlook stop and pro vides bike parking. Sponsors and partners o f this year's market include Kaiser P erm anente, N ew Seasons M arket, O verlook N eighbor hood and North Portland Neigh- borh<MwJ Services. V is it the w e b s ite at interstatefarm ersm arket.com for dates, news and driving d i rections. Sign up fo r the weekly newsletter to receive weekly vendor updates, com m unity sto ries and recipes. T erry • Funerals • Memorial Services • Cremations • Pre-arrangements Portland's Newest Funeral Home Serving the Metropolitan Area. 2337 N. Williams Ave. Portland. OR 97227 Available 24 hours a day 503-249-1788