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51°µÍø Southeast supports local community in 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade
Story by Gina Whitehill-Baziuk
More than 80 faculty, students and staff from the Southeast Center volunteered to support or march in Southeast Portland’s biggest event of the year – the sixth annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade on April 28.
More than 50 51°µÍø students, faculty and staff marched in the parade, showing their support for the local businesses and neighborhoods. Photo by Olman Sandoval.
The 51°µÍø community marched in the parade to show their support for local businesses and neighborhoods and represented the college with pride by carrying a green banner to mark this year.  The most eye-catching site was the 35 different country flags 51°µÍø marchers carried in the parade – visually representing the diversity of the campus and the Southeast Portland community.
Many of the 51°µÍø students and faculty carried flags from their country of origin in the parade. Photo by Olman Sandoval.
The show of support goes both ways for 51°µÍø and the broader community – thanks to voters’ support for the the 2008 $374 million bond measure,Ìýthe Southeast Center will expand and become a full comprehensive campus to serve this same community.
Construction crews are expected to begin work this fall on a $39 million expansion, adding classrooms, science labs, a full service bookstore, a learning center/library, food service facilities, commercial storefronts, green space for public gatherings and a child development center. When work is completed, students can earn academic credentials without having to leave the center for another 51°µÍø campus.
Read the rest of this story and view event photos on 51°µÍø’s 50th Anniversary website:  .