News Releases 2010-2011

For more information please contact the Office of College Advancement at 503-491-7204 or
e-mail news@mhcc.edu

June 2011

• 06/15/2011 - Students and Employees Help Japan
• 06/14/2011 - World’s Largest Swimming Lesson
• 06/14/2011 - Student Lands a Big One – a Job at a New Fish Hatchery
• 06/09/2011 - Engineering Student Wins NASA Scholarship
• 06/09/2011 - Computer Science Instructor Gives Time to the Community
• 06/02/2011 - Ceremonies to Celebrate Mt. Hood Community College Graduates
• 06/01/2011 - Changes Coming to Copier Machines

May 2011

• 05/23/2011 - Saints are the NWAACC Softball Champions... AGAIN!
• 05/23/2011 - Softball Championship Game TODAY
• 05/19/2011 - MHCC Hosts ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’ June 14
• 05/18/2011 - Patron Saints and Community Partner Awards
• 05/17/2011 - Saints Teams Record Victorious Weekend
• 05/16/2011 - Why Tuition Equity is Good For the State and Good for All of Us
• 05/11/2011 - MHCC and Full-Time Faculty Reach Agreement; All Classes Continue as Planned
• 05/11/2011 - Academic Scholars Find a World of Opportunity at MHCC
• 05/09/2011 - Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Show Offers ‘A Preview of the Summer Sky’
• 05/03/2011 - MHCC Increases Economic Offer by Over $1 Million Since Submitting Final Offers in February

April 2011

• 04/29/2011 - MHCC Celebrates Diversity Week, May 2 - 6
• 04/28/2011 - Mt. Hood Community College Presents Student Art Exhibit
• 04/28/2011 - MHCC Reaffirms its Commitment to Students as Faculty Union Announces Strike Date
• 04/26/2011 - Board Works to Protect Students from Impact of Faculty Strike
• 04/26/2011 - MHCC Theatre Presents ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’
• 04/15/2011 - Scholarships Available to Mt. Hood Community College Students
• 04/15/2011 - MHCC Presents Shakespeare and Molière as You Have Never Seen Them Before
• 04/13/2011 - ‘Springtime in Paris’ MHCC Foundation Auction and Dinner Raises Scholarships for MHCC Students (to be held May 7, 2011)
• 04/12/2011 - MHCC Honor Society Named 2nd Most Distinguished Chapter – Internationally!
• 04/07/2011 - MHCC Invites Community to Career Week Events
• 04/07/2011 - MHCC Presents ‘Air Freshener’ Art Show
• 04/06/2011 - Mt. Hood Community College Issues Statement Regarding Today’s Strike Vote by the Full-Time Faculty Association
• 04/05/2011 - Genesis to Perform at MHCC
• 04/05/2011 - Mt. Hood Community College Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Over False Claims of Concessions
• 04/01/2011 - High School Art Exhibit & Contest, April 7 – 28

March 2011

• 03/29/2011 - Board Names Interim President
• 03/15/2011 - MHCC Student Wins Prestigious Guistwhite Scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society
• 03/15/2011 - MHCC Invites Employers to May 4 Job Fair
• 03/15/2011 - MHCC Planetarium Show Offers ‘Guide to the Spring Sky’
• 03/14/2011 - Duke Shepard Resigns from MHCC District Board
• 03/11/2011 - MHCC Offers Free Workshop for Repair of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
• 03/09/2011 - National Speech Tournament Comes to MHCC
• 03/09/2011 - Pell Grants – and the Students Who Need Them – Should Not be Sacrificed in the Name of Balancing the Budget
• 03/01/2011 - MHCC Hosts Free Summit on ‘Adventure with a Purpose’
• 03/01/2011 - Auditions for Spring Plays, March 8 and 10
• 03/01/2011 - Announcements about MHCC Women’s Basketball
• 03/01/2011 - Summer Jobs Fair

February 2011

• 02/21/2011 - Planetarium Show Explores ‘The Universe in Infrared’
• 02/14/2011 - MHCC District Board Declares Impasse in Faculty Negotiations
• 02/09/2011 - Mock Funeral Arrangements, Feb. 22

January 2011

• 01/27/2011 - MHCC Theatre Presents Rocky Horror Show
• 01/27/2011 - MHCC Offers Students ‘The World’ Through Study Abroad Program
• 01/26/2011 - MHCC Hires Mara Kershaw as Chief Human Resources Officer
• 01/26/2011 - Learn From the Champions!
• 01/25/2011 - Mt. Hood Community College Presents Paintings by Kay Bridge
• 01/25/2011 - Oregon Transfer Day Brings University Representatives to MHCC Campus
• 01/24/2011 - MHCC and Classified Employees Association Agree on Contract
• 01/19/2011 - MHCC Board Approves Financial Audit,Thanks Community Volunteers
• 01/12/2011 - MHCC Extends Deadline―Host Families Needed for Japanese Students
• 01/12/2011 - Board Lauds Dr. Ski
• 01/10/2011 - MHCC Seeks Families to Host Japanese Students
• 01/07/2011 - MHCC Planetarium Show Explores Southern Hemisphere
• 01/04/2011 - MHCC Presents Faculty Art Exhibit

December 2010

• 12/22/2010 - Board Ratifies Classified Association Tentative Agreement
• 12/21/2010 - MHCC Offers ‘The Club’ Steering Wheel Lock
• 12/17/2010 - Student Wins Ride on Float
• 12/15/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Holds ‘Financial Aid Day’ to Help Students Find Money for College
• 12/15/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College to Close for Winter Break
• 12/14/2010 - Artist Explores ‘Zen of Jazz’ at Monthly MHCC Art Show’
• 12/14/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Show Explores ‘Badly Behaved Galaxies’
• 12/10/2010 - Barney’s Pantry: Students Serving Students
• 12/2/2010 - MHCC Anthropology Students Find Missing Graves

November 2010

• 11/20/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Show Explores Winter Sky
• 11/29/2010 - MHCC and Part-Time Faculty and Tutors Agree on New Contract
• 11/22/2010 - ‘Call to Action’ is an Extraordinary Step Forward for Community Colleges
  MHCC District Board of Education Signs Pledge to Increase Student Completion Rates
• 11/22/2010 - Financial Statement from Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education
• 11/12/2010 - Engineering Student Wins NASA Scholarship
• 11/12/2010 - MHCC Hosts Volleyball Championship
• 11/12/2010 - MHCC Theatre Announces Auditions for ‘Rocky Horror Show’
• 11/05/2010 - Experience Native American Culture at College Pow-Wow
• 11/02/2010 - MHCC Hosts ‘Community Conversation’ About Drug Prevention

October 2010

• 10/22/2010 - Urban Myths or Urban Facts?
• 10/21/2010 - Art Show Spotlights Native American Artists
• 10/21/2010 - MHCC Adds Library to Maywood Park Campus
• 10/20/2010 - MHCC Partners with Forest Service to Hold Salmon Festival
• 10/18/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Presents Dara Harvey: ‘A Little Bit of Everything’
• 10/18/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Show Explores ‘Secrets of the Lives of Stars’
• 10/15/2010 - Come Hear About Oregon’s Famous ‘Woodstock’ Concert: Vortex I
• 10/08/2010 - Graffiti Art Show Slated for Mt. Hood Community College
• 10/08/2010 - Engineering Students Design, Build and Race Cardboard Boats

September 2010

• 09/30/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College President to Participate in Summit at White House
• 09/28/2010 - Dr. Ski Goes to D.C.!
• 09/28/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Announces New Deans
• 09/23/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College Planetarium Show Explores "Wonders of the Autumn Sky"
• 09/16/2010 - Theatre Department to Hold Auditions for Children’s Production, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”
• 09/02/2010 - MHCC Announces Extended Hours to Help Students Get a Great Start on Fall Term

August 2010

• 08/24/2010 - New Student Orientation

July 2010

• 07/23/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College hosts 2010 Speedo Champions Series
• 07/14/2010 - Summer Term Classes are Still Available
• 07/14/2010 - MHCC District Board of Education Freezes Salaries and Increases Employee Healthcare Contributions
• 07/02/2010 - Mt. Hood Community College President Begins Term as Chair of American Association of Community Colleges Board
• 07/02/2010 - MHCC Helps East County Kids Learn to Swim