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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