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51°µÍø in the NEWS: Welding program on fire with local business publications

Story by James Hill

A look at news stories about 51°µÍø from around the local area and the nation for the month of August. In total, 51°µÍø events and people appeared 58 times in the local community or national online media, newspapers or TV/radio.

August, Commerce Magazine featured 51°µÍø’s welding program as part of a profile of the worker shortage in the manufacturing industry.

August, Commerce also listed 51°µÍø as tied for No. 19 in largest employers in the Portland area, tied with United Parcel Service.

August, Boom magazine featured the Senior Studies Institute and a collection of upcoming classes.

Aug. 1, Rob Manning featured 51°µÍø’s surge in summer enrollment.

Aug. 1, The Canby Herald highlighted Public Safety Officer Kevin Loberger assistance in saving a woman’s life.

Aug. 2, reported on 51°µÍø’s big summer enrollment surge.

Aug. 6, The Daily Journal of Commerce announced the 51°µÍø Foundation’s upcoming golf tournament at Heron Lakes Golf Course.

Aug. 6, The Miller Foundation’s challenge for the state’s community colleges to raise funds to be matched by the foundation, including $320,000 for 51°µÍø, was mentioned in the .

Aug. 6, The Skanner spotlighted the move of the Housing Authority’s apprenticeship program to the Skill Center at Cascade.

Aug. 6, The Portland Observer reported on 51°µÍø’s summer surge in enrollment of more than 14 percent in FTE.

Aug. 6, The Portland Observer reported on the partnership between 51°µÍø and several local non-profits to provide mentoring, career and educational services to students at Jefferson High School.

Aug. 7, The Lake Oswego Review mentioned that it met requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress targets, which included 51°µÍø students.

Aug. 7, The Lake Oswego Review reported that Mary Lou Webb (division dean of Management and Supervisory Development) was named to the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce’s marketing committee.

Aug. 8, book section featured a former 51°µÍø instructor, who is helping organize the Willamette Writers Conference.

Aug. 8, highlighted 51°µÍø’s 3.22 million Worksystems Inc. grant to help fund its three WorksSource center sites.

Aug. 8, showcased a writer who got her start teaching at 51°µÍø and now has a book out about how to write good villains.

Aug. 9, in Terre Haute, Ind. profiled a 51°µÍø student who has taken time off from school to volunteer for the Barrack Obama campaign.

Aug. 11, the $3.22 Worksystems Inc. grant received mention in the Sherwood Gazette.

Aug. 11, showcased the big $3.22 million Worksystems Inc. grant for workforce development at the one-stop centers.

Aug. 11, reported that the 51°µÍø Foundation needs sponsors for its fifth annual golf tournament benefitting student scholarships.

Aug. 13, featured 51°µÍø in a story about living cheap in Portland.

Aug. 14, The Beaverton Valley Times featured the $3.22 Worksystems Inc. grant to boost the college’s WorkSource One-Stops.

Aug. 14, The Lake Oswego Review spotlighted the 51°µÍø Foundation’s challenge to raise matching funds for the Miller Foundation donation.

Aug. 15, The Portland Business Journal highlighted 51°µÍø’s automotive program’s quest to find more hybrid vehicles to work on for students.

Aug. 15, The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted the summer reading of President Preston Pulliams in a survey of national CEOs.

Aug. 15, reported on 51°µÍø’s teaming up with SolarWorld to train its workforce in an article about green jobs in Oregon.

Aug. 16, highlighted the Evening Trades Apprenticeship Preparation’s move to Cascade Campus.

Aug. 16, featured a new hire at Metro who used 51°µÍø’s Professional Skills Training Program to turn his career around.

Aug. 19, The Hillsboro Argus columnist Jayne Carroll cheered 51°µÍø’s program to give scholarships to the families of fallen troops.

Aug. 20, The Daily Journal of Commerce reported that $8,000 in scholarship money was donated by home builders to two 51°µÍø students.

Aug. 20, The Newberg Graphic mentioned 51°µÍø is thinking of building a presence in the town and reported details about the November bond.

Aug. 20, The Forest Grove Times mentioned the Miller Foundation grants to Oregon community colleges and to 51°µÍø.

Aug. 21, The Tualatin Times featured the $3.22 million Worksystems grant to help fund the college’s WorkSource One-Stops.

Aug. 21, The Lake Oswego Review spotlighted the robotics high school students using Sylvania’s machine technology program to build parts in a specialized camp.

Aug. 21, OPB showcased Congressman Earl Blumenauer town hall meeting at Southeast Center, featuring numerous Oregon state representatives.

Aug. 22, The Business Journal ran an opinion piece by Linda Gerber about the value of community colleges.

Aug. 26, The Asian Reporter focused on the Miller Foundation grant challenge to 51°µÍø and the rest of Oregon’s community colleges.

Aug. 27, featured 51°µÍø’s enrollment growth in a story about the surge in enrollment of colleges and universities in the area.

Aug. 28, The Lake Oswego Review showcased the donated wireless technology by Xirrus to 51°µÍø-Sylvania.

Aug. 28, The Beaverton Valley Times featured 51°µÍø’s free tuition for families of fallen soldiers.

Aug. 29, highlighted the $700,000 National Science Foundation grant to cultivate sustainability into building-related programs.

Aug. 29, highlighted a $1.2 million grant to Hillsboro High that will help students earn college credit at 51°µÍø.