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Sustainability
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‘Green’ Degree Program Opens
For careers in
sustainable
engineering
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True Vine Missionary Baptist Church
Come see
the Power
of the Holy
Spirit
Starting this fall, Portland C o m ­
m unity C ollege’s Civil and M echani­
cal E ngineering T echnology Pro­
gram w ill offer a new option for
students w anting a career in sus­
tainable engineering.
A student pursuing the G reen
T e c h n o lo g y a n d S u s ta in a b ility
O ption w ill take courses in renew ­
able energy, environm ental sociol­
ogy and introduction to geographic
inform ation system s that em pha­
size environm ental skills.
In addition, students get hands-
on w ork perform ing lab tests for
w a te r q u a lity a n d p r o d u c in g
biodiesel from the w aste oil from the
S ylvania C am pus cafeteria. All o f
these classes are required for a Civil
or M echanical E ngineering T ech­
nology a sso c iate ’s degree w ith a
G re en
T e c h n o lo g y
and
S u s ta in a b ility O p tio n , w h ich is
based at P C C ’s Sylvania C am pus in
southw est Portland.
W ith the em phasis on green tech­
nology developm ent in the A m eri­
can R ecovery and R evitalization
A ct o f 2009, the p ro g ram ’s faculty
expects even a g reater opportunity
in the m arketplace for its graduates
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Come Hear
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Taught
Holy Spirit
in Action
The Gospel
Preached
Dr. R aym on H. Edw ards, Sr.,
Pastor and S ister Lucy Ellen
Edw ards, 1 st Lady
Portland Community College instructor Greg Gerstner inspects the
bio diesel tank that creates fuel on campus from discarded
cooking oil.
in sustainability fields.
“ W e’re very excited about the
G reen Technology and Sustainability
O ption,” said G reg G erstner, engi­
neering instructor. “The three courses
will not only add technical acum en,
but will address the im portance o f
environm ental responsibility.”
T his isn ’t the first green venture
by the C ivil and M echanical E n g i­
neering T echnology Program . Since
the early 1990s, courses in therm o­
dynam ics, H V A C , energy p roduc­
tion, energy m anagem ent, eq u ip ­
m ent design and solar energy have
been offered.
In the 1980s, faculty w orked on
the design o f the solar hot w ater
system for a cam pus sw im m ing pool.
In 1995, they built a straw bale build-
ing w ith solar panels, w hich w as a
research project to d em onstrate that
this kind o f co nstruction w as a p rac­
tical m ethod in O re g o n ’s dam p cli­
m ate. This solar lab facility still
stands today and is o f f the grid.
“ O v er the years, instrum enta­
tion has been added, and tw o solar
hot w ater system s are alm ost co m ­
plete, so that the facility can be used
to supplem ent o ur therm odynam ics
an d flu id m e c h a n ic s c o u r s e s ,”
G erstn er added. “ It’s ju s t another
w ay w e are tying green and su stain ­
able m ethods into o u r courses for
the benefit o f the co m m u n ity .”
For m ore inform ation on the p ro­
gram , visit pcc.edu/program s/civil-
en g in eerin g .
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Energy Savings Program Expands
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