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School Update

Guess what, campers?

I get to GRADUATE FROM PCC AFTER SPRING TERM!

WHOO HOO!!!!!

Yep, I brought in my Clark College transcript to advising and that combined with my current history with PCC got me 84 credits to my name. This coming term will put me over the 90 credit requirements! I just had to add a third class for spring, Health 250 (which fit perfectly on the one night I had available), and I will acquire my ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE degree! :D

I GET TO TRANSFER TO PSU THIS FALL! WHOO HOO!!!!! I's so happy. hee hee :D

Now all I have to do is apply to PSU, apply to graduate from PCC, and get ready to go to school full time this next term while working full time as well. oh joy. :S

All for the good of me. I can't believe it. I finally get to be a junior at a 4 year university. yikes. nervous jitters. wobbly knees. whoa. And to double major in communications and psychology. wow.

I wonder if there is anywhere I can create my own Masters degree in Spiritual Psychology. That field doesn't exist yet, you know, but it sure should if you ask me. I will just have to look into that.

Now I just have to look into applying for scholarships and grants, etc. I hope I qualify. I hope I get some. I could sure use them. Not that I mind working solely off of loans. I like the idea of working for my education. But I could still use all the help I can get, you know? I did get out of a parking ticket today at PCC because I was nice. :)

See, being nice does get you places in the world. :)

I GET TO GRADUATE! YAHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool! Works for me! :D

News: Five Area Colleges and Universities Sign Agreement to Integrate Delivery of Higher Education

Author: Erin Malecha Arias (503-725-8794) Office of Marketing and Communications
Posted: March 20, 2006

Tomorrow the five presidents of Chemeketa Community College, Clackamas Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, Portland Community College and Portland State University will sign a historic agreement to integrate student admissions and enrollment, academic planning and support services. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing event will take place in Portland State’s Urban Center, 506 SW Mill, 2nd floor Gallery, at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21.
 
The MOU will form the Portland Area Higher Education Consortium, signifying a mutual pledge of five of Oregon’s largest education institutions to provide greater access to courses and degrees for students without having to negotiate multiple systems, and a more coordinated delivery of educational programs in the region. Students will be able to move freely among all five schools, taking advantage of where and when courses are offered at each school, and what they need to complete their educational goals.

“A student at one school may be a student at all five if he or she wishes” said Joe Johnson, president of Clackamas Community College. “And we will integrate our admissions, enrollment, and financial aid systems to accommodate them.”

The beginnings of the Consortium started in 1997 when Clackamas and Portland State signed an agreement allowing students to be jointly admitted to both schools. With the development of several more such agreements the presidents of the five institutions met in 2003 to discuss ways in which further cooperation could serve students even more, and better utilize scarce resources in an efficient and effective way.

“People in the region expect us to work together, coordinating our efforts, and eliminating duplication and unnecessary steps to a degree,” said Preston Pulliams, president of Portland Community College.

Gretchen Schuette, president of Chemeketa Community College, a member of the OSHE Board, and chair of the Governor’s workgroup on Excellence in Delivery and Productivity, sees this agreement as one that fits with the goals of other state initiatives. “We need to increase access, create clear pathways to degrees and certificates, and facilitate in every way possible our students attaining their educational goals, whether that is at a community college or a university.”

The MOU agreed to by each school focuses on integrated admissions and registration for students, and coordinated financial aid and advising. The agreement also calls for joint academic planning, the sharing of classroom facilities where possible, and the opportunity for students to complete a four year degree from PSU while remaining on the community college campus.

“Our biggest challenge right now is sharing the student data we need among all five schools,” said Robert Silverman, president of Mt. Hood Community College. “We believe we can find the resources to make this happen.”

“This consortium is a model for Oregon and for the nation, in providing seamless education between uiversities and their community college partners,” said Daniel O. Bernstine, president of Portland State who has long pushed for greater articulation with the area community colleges. “What makes this possible is the willingness of each school to make that extra effort on behalf of students.”

Students within the consortium schools already are benefiting from joint enrollment agreements and single financial aid packages. It is expected that by next summer a single application and registration process will be in place. The five member schools have already been meeting for over a year to coordinate academic offerings and align curricular offerings.

For more information contact: Guy Sievert, coordinator, Portland Area Higher Education Consortium, at gsievert@pdx.edu or phone at 503-725-5234

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Source:
Guy Sievert (503-725-5234)
Coordinator, Portland Area Higher Education Consortium

For Immediate Release (#06-047)