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Rock Creek welcomes VA leaders, celebrates growing Veterans Resource Center
Photos and story by James Hill
After four years, Rock Creek’s Veterans Resource Center is thriving.
Serving more than 400 veterans students annually, the center was recognized at a recent open house for its efforts in engaging and serving vets through the?PCC-VetSuccess partnership. Gathered students enjoyed refreshments and speeches by?Regional?Benefits Office Assistant Director Carol Roane,?Campus President Sandra Fowler-Hill and Rock Creek Dean of Student 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网ment Narce Rodriguez, who founded Rock Creek’s center.
Attendees also got to enjoy a special exhibit “War Ink,” which is an intimate collection of photographs of PCC?veterans’ tattoos. Also, Rock Creek Veterans Resource Center Coordinator Stephanie Culbreath was given a certificate of appreciation by the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize her efforts leading the center.
Overall, PCC has more than 1,100 students who are military veterans?with resource centers located at Rock Creek, Sylvania and Cascade.
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 »