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ro** Fortiani» (Obstruer Page 6 Clackamas Community College is Proud to Serve Our Veterans C areer & E ducatiqn Education for the Career of Choice The Veterans Education and Training Center Culinary classes support small business startup in Dejardin Hall. 503-594-3438 by vetinfo@clackamas.edu http://depts.clackamas.edu/veterans CCC— Winner of the 2012 Family Program Community Purple Award for service to veterans and military families. The first stop to transition from military to civilian life. C O M M U N IT Y . iC O L L E G E S / ? ? C l Ì ’/ May 16, 2012 19600 Molalla Avenue Oregon City, Oregon D eborah W essell Most community college stu dents don't launch their careers until after graduation. But Terri McGee got right down to business, open ing Sweet Bubba Ray's take-out and catering business in November be fore earning her Certificate in Culi nary Arts at Mt. Hood Community College the following month. McGee first considered MHCC for the convenient location, then found culinary classes to enhance her cooking skills and coursework in small business management to turn her dreams into practical real ity. Court Carrier, the school's Hos pitality and Tourism director, de scribes the program that started in 1986 with eight students and has grown to 115 today. "We added Culinary Arts to the curriculum about five years ago," said Court Carrier, the school’s OHSp of the Year OHSU - Diverse in People and Ideas Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally com petent workforce. Diversity maximizes out true potential for creativity innovation, quality patient care, educational excellence and outstanding service. Individuals w ith diverse backgrounds and those who prom ote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. The knowledge of all for the cate of one Please explore our career opportunities at www.ohsujobs.com We me proud to he nn etitiul opportunity affirmative m tion oruanization OREGON I Y Y HEALTH USI &SCIENCE UNIVERSITY Terri McGee gets cooking on her career before she graduates with a Certificate in Culinary Arts from Mt. Hood Community College. Hospitality and Tourism director. "Portland is a foodie town beyond belief now and this gives students a cost-effective education in the field." Carrier can't say enough about M cG ee. "S he's a d e d ic a te d , standout student with a real pas sion for her work. I supervised her internship at Beaverton Bakery. She knew exactly what she wanted, and I applaud her for putting her learn ing into practice." McGee gives a great deal of credit to her Texan mother. "I started cook ing young, in the kitchen with my mom. I lived in Texas for eight years. When I looked at the Portland mar ket, I saw barbecue here and there, but not much down-home south ern-style food." When Sweet Bubba Ray's first opened at 5222 N.E Sacramento in a commercial kitchen in Portland’s Hollywood District, McGee offered both catering and take-out (just one or two days a week). But it's really "sit-down food," as she puts it, and she doesn't have the capital or the high traffic location to start a res- taurant. So for now, she's catering for groups and serving lunches to the nearby workers who phone in their orders. M cG ee's sp ecialties are very dow n-hom e. C ustom er favorites in clu d e catfish filets fried in a lig h t co atin g , co llard greens and kale and in p a rtic u la r her sw eet p o tato pie. But the phrase "easy as pie" h a rd ly d e sc rib e s the c a terin g business. "It's a lot of hard work, especially starting out," McGee admits. "I've really been burning the midnight oil. Great ideas aren't enough. You've got to put the work in, being on your feet all day, learning to be a jack of all trades. But it's fun, and I enjoy it." What does the future hold for Sweet Bubba Ray's? Given the down economy, McGee's near-term plan is just to stay afloat. "But I'm very optimistic," she said. "Southern food is comfort food, and we all need a little comfort right now." For m ore inform ation about M HCC’s Hospitality and Tourism program, visit mhcc.edu. Healthcare Chinatown, will provide the college with an academic, clinical and re search facility designed from the ground floor up. The space will nearly double the college’s square footage to better serve the needs of students and patients, bring the school’s aca demic, clinical and research facili ties together under one roof, and support the expansion of clinic ser vices, public programs and commu nity wellness activities. To learn more about the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, visit ocom.edu. c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 2 in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown. This move positions the college to better address the increasing inter est in its degree programs, while simultaneously enabling the college to provide health care in a neighbor hood currently undergoing an ex citing renaissance. The new campus, designed in accordance with the Chinese prin ciples of feng shui and synergisti- cally positioned in O ld Tow n
