Septem ber II, 2013
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Algie Gatewood’s
Farewell and Thanks
Algie Gatew ood, president of
the Cascade Cam pus of Portland
Community College, was honored
during a public farew ell party
Thursday and then thanked by
the Portland Public School Board
during its m eeting M onday.
The b o ard gave G atew o o d
credit for being an essential force
in forging the Jefferson High
School M iddle C ollege for A d
vanced S tudies p artn ersh ip in
which Jefferson students can earn
as m uch as an associate’s degree
at PCC-Cascade - for free - while
com pleting their high school di
ploma.
W hen Jefferson expanded the
Middle College program to all stu
dents in 201 1 as part e f high school
system design, G atew ood suc
cessfully reached out to the U ni
versity o f Oregon, Oregon State
University, Portland State Univer
sity, W arner Pacific College, Pa-
A former Jefferson High
School Middle College
student presents Dr. Algie
Gatewood a commemora
tive T-shirt during a public
farewell party for the
Portland Community
College leader.
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cific U niversity and W illam ette
University to guarantee full tu
itio n sc h o larsh ip s to e lig ib le
Jefferson graduates to com plete
bachelor's degrees.
G atew ood is leaving PCC to
lead Alam ance Com m unity C ol
lege in N orth C arolina. C raig
Kolins, dean of instruction for the
PCC Southeast/Extended L earn
ing Cam pus, was nam ed interim
leader at C ascade on M onday
while a national search for a per
m anent president takes place over
the next year.
photo by J ames H ill /P ortland C ommunity C ollege
Hands Across the Bridge
An event to celebrate people in
long term recovery from drugs and
alcohol was held on the Labor
Day holiday on the 1-5 span be
tween Portland and Vancouver.
The 12th annual Hands Across
the Bridge was bigger and better
than ever. There were approxi
mately 2,500 people in attendance,
including individuals in recovery,
their fam ilies and supporters, re
covery organizations and treat
m ent centers.
Rev. Dr. Hardy from H ighland
C h ristia n C h u rch o p en ed the
event. He was follow ed by several
speakers w hich included Rep.
Michael Dembrow. Native Am eri
can drum m ers led participants
from each side of the span.
Jennifer Folley read a procla-
m ation from Gov. John K itzhaber
declaring S eptem ber R ecovery
M onth in Oregon. The speakers
closed by releasing tw o white
doves, one, for rem em brance, for
those who have passed from ad
diction and one for hope.
W hen a tugboat from the T ide
w ater B arge C om pany tooted
once, all of the people on the
bridge held hands; a second toot
and all raised their hands; and on
the third toot all the people on the
bridge said serenity prayers in
unison. It was a particularly pow
erful and m oving moment.
For more inform ation about the
Recovery M ovem ent in the North
west contact Patty Katz a 503-
2 0 8 -4 2 8 2
or
e a m a il
patty .katz @handsacrossthebridge.org
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