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Oliveros chosen to participate in NILD program
Photos and story by James Hill
Claire Oliveros coordinator of the Portland Community College (PCC) Sylvania Multicultural Center, has been chosen to participate in the National Institute for 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment (NILD) LEADERS program, an international program for administrators and faculty in higher education.
Oliveros was selected for her leadership and vision of the Multicultural Center for the past eight years. Before coming to the Multicultural Center, Oliveros was a part-time academic advisor at the Cascade Campus while in graduate school full-time at Portland State University. She received her master’s degree in education in 1998 and is currently pursuing a doctorate in education with a specialization in community college leadership at Oregon State University.
The year-long LEADERS program is designed to enhance the skills participants need to assume major decision making roles in their institutions, including institutional practice in supervisory and human relations skills, planning and budgeting, and organizational transformation as well as discussions with national experts on the issues confronting higher education during the next decade.
During the program, Oliveros will be mentored by Diane Mulligan, dean of Student 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment at PCC Sylvania. They will work on projects that will aid the institution and foster individual professional growth. LEADERS participants are chosen for their professional abilities, their interests in advancement in higher education, and the quality of their proposed projects.
The NILD is internationally recognized by colleges, universities and businesses for its visionary, holistic programs that produce leaders who effectively challenge assumptions, eliminate barriers and create new pathways to successful solutions.
Pattie Hill, project assistant for Upward Bound and the ROOTS Programs, will also participate in the NILD event. She was selected for the 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 Intern program through Staff 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment. Congrats to Claire and Pattie!
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »