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Top-10 web stories of 2010
Photos and story by James Hill
Each week during the past year, we have featured the story of a student, faculty, staff member or location at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. Many of these stories were viewed thousands of times.
Here’s the top-10 stories of 2010:
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Published Monday, March 29, 2010 | Viewed 5,238 times
Alexie’s visit was part of Sylvania Reads, which is an initiative to encourage faculty, staff and students to read books that address topics and issues pertaining to diversity
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Published Thursday, April 29, 2010 | Viewed 5,181 times
Northwest Portland artist Carson Ellis was selected as the 2010 Art Beat featured artist. She is best known for her illustrations for The Decemberists’ album covers and for children’s books, including Lemony Snicket’s ‘The Composer is Dead’
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Published Monday, January 4, 2010 | Viewed 4,990 times
The event was hosted by PCC and is held annually in conjunction with other colleges statewide to assist students in applying for federal financial aid
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Published Saturday, May 29, 2010 | Viewed 4,912 times
PCC’s student speaker and Ford Scholar winner Miral Rezayee Bessed of Sherwood has survived rocket attacks and violence back home in Pakistan and Afghanistan and culture shock here in the U.S. to excel in education
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Published Monday, May 10, 2010 | Viewed 4,283 times
Correa, a mixed martial arts expert and former Navy Ranger in Sweden, is taking the Fit Tech program by storm
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Published Monday, April 5, 2010 | Viewed 4,205 times
Eight students have been recognized as Oregon’s Outstanding Community College StudentScholars, including Liz McPhee (pictured), who also was named a national Coca-Cola Silver Scholar
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Published Tuesday, September 14, 2010 | Viewed 3,899 times
PCC continues to grow in the double digits, which has led to a 22-percent increase in the amount of financial aid applications through the college as it expands facilities
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Published Thursday, September 23, 2010 | Viewed 3,705 times
From students to staff and faculty, the shuttle service that connects people to all major campuses and centers is seeing big ridership numbers
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Published Monday, April 19, 2010 | Viewed 3,535 times
On Saturday, April 24, the college opened its Willow Creek Center – the first LEED Platinum certified building in Washington County
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Published Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | Viewed 3,441 times
The 11th annual WACIPI Traditional Winter Powwow at the Sylvania Campus featured Native American drum groups, dancing, food, crafts and a chance for people to reconnect with their heritage
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »