Student Life

Weeks of Welcome

WOW Week of Welcome

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Week of Welcome is a series of events to help new and returning students celebrate the new school year. Kick off the new term with events with food, fun, tours, and info about free student services. We look forward to seeing our Panthers in person this Fall!

Volunteer with WOW

Want to help make sure students have a fun and wonderful start of Fall term? Volunteer to help with WOW! Assisting at the events will be a great way to welcome students and an opportunity to get to know PCC colleagues.

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  • When: first weeks of fall term
  • What: events to welcome you back to campus!
  • map Campus layout: get familiar with your campus
  • hands Community: connect to PCC’s inclusive environment
  • parachute box Resources: learn about useful services
  • medal Motivation: gear up for academic success
  • paw Panther pride: school spirit for athletics and activities

Schedule by campus

Cascade
All month
  • Sep 15 to Oct 15: Hispanic Veteran Heritage, Veterans Resource Center
  • Sep 23 to Oct 18: Red Flag / Green Flags of Relationships, Outreach and Advocacy Project
Wed, Sep 18
  • 12-4pm: City of Portland Welcoming Week Legal Clinic & Community Resource Fair, TH 112, 203, 204
Sat and Sun, Sep 21-22
  • MLK Dream Run, Quad
Mon, Sep 23
  • 9-10am: WRC News: That’s So Last Week, Women’s Resource Center SU 301
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Fest, SU Plaza
Tue, Sep 24
  • 11am-2pm: Keep PCC International, SU 308
  • 11am-2pm: Spark & Supply: Feminist School Kit Assembly, SU 301
  • 12-4pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, Create Space TH 101
Wed, Sep 25
  • 11am-4pm: Games at the Multicultural Center, CH 103
Thu, Sep 26
  • 11am-4pm: Games at the Multicultural Center, CH 103
  • 1-2pm: Tea and Feminism, SU 301
Mon, Sep 30
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 9-10am: WRC News: That’s So Last Week, SU 301
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Open Houses, SU, CH, SSB
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
  • 10am-2pm: “Schultute” – Sweet Start to School Event, SU Lobby 1 & 3
  • 12-1:30pm: Legal Resource Center Open House, TH 204
  • 12-1:30pm: Free Food Market, SU
  • 1-2pm: FYE Meetup and Resource Scavenger Hunt, TH 112
Tue, Oct 1
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz , Library
  • 10am-2pm: “Schultute” Sweet Start to School Event, SU Lobby 1 and 3
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
  • 2-2:50pm: Business & Entrepreneurship Welcome and Q&A, TH 112
Thu, Oct 3
  • 1-2pm: Tea and Feminism, SU 301
Mon, Oct 7
  • 12-4pm: Pizza & Pages: Empowerment Journal Decorating, SU 301
Tue, Oct 8
  • 1-3pm: Queer Trivia , Queer Resource Center SU 302
  • 1:30-3:30pm: Female Empowerment Tuesday, SU 301
Thu, Oct 10
  • 10am-2pm: Involvement Fair, SU
Tue, Oct 15
  • 1:30-3:30pm: Female Empowerment Tuesday, SU 301
Rock Creek
All month
  • Sep 23 to Oct 18: Red Flag / Green Flags of Relationships, Outreach and Advocacy Project
Tue, Sep 24
  • 11am-1pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, STEAM Lab, Bldg 2 Rm 102
Wed, Sep 25
  • 11am-2pm: Keep PCC International, OISS Office – Bldg 3 223
Thu, Sep 26
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Fest, Event Center
  • 11am-1pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, STEAM Lab, Bldg 2 Rm 102
Mon, Sep 30
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
Tue, Oct 1
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
  • 4-5pm: Comadres Tejiendo Suenos , Bldg 7 Room 117
Wed, Oct 2
  • 9:30am-4pm: Veterans Resource Center Welcome!, Bldg 9 Room 103a
  • 11:45am-1:30pm: BioTechConnect: Uniting Communities through Science, Bldg 7 Room 134
Thu, Oct 3
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Open Houses, Bldg 2, 5, 7
  • 1-2pm: Tea Topic Thursdays, Bldg 7 Room 117
  • 1-2pm: FYE Meetup and Resource Scavenger Hunt, Bldg 7, Room 110
  • 2-2:50pm: Business & Entrepreneurship Welcome and Q&A, Bldg 9 Event Center
Tue, Oct 8
  • 10am-2pm: Involvement Fair, Building 5 Lobby
  • 1-3pm: Queer Trivia, Bldg 5-121 Queer Resource Center
Wed, Oct 9
  • 12-4pm: African Cuisine and Movie, Bldg 7
Thu, Oct 10
  • 1-2pm: Tea Topic Thursdays, Bldg 7 Room 117
Fri, Oct 11
  • 11:30am-1:30pm: Garden(ers) Party, RC Learning Garden
Southeast
All month
  • Sep 23 to Oct 18: Red Flag / Green Flags of Relationships, Outreach and Advocacy Project
Wed, Sep 25
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Fest, MTH Quad
  • 12-4pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, SCOM 231/202
Thu, Sep 26
  • 11am-2pm: Keep PCC International, OISS Office, SCOM 119
Mon, Sep 30
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
Tue, Oct 1
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
Wed, Oct 2
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Open Houses, MTH
  • 1-2pm: FYE Meetup and Resource Scavenger Hunt, Tabor 124
  • 5-5:50pm: Business & Entrepreneurship Welcome and Q&A, MTH 100
Mon, Oct 7
  • 10am-2pm: Involvement Fair, MTH Great Hall
Tue, Oct 8
  • 1-3pm: LGBTQIA2S+ Student / Staff Mixer, MTH 149 Queer Resource Center
Wed, Oct 9
  • 1:30-3:30pm: Basic Needs Resource Fair, MTH
  • 2-3:30pm: Free Food Market, MTH
Sylvania
All month
  • Sep 23 to Oct 18: Red Flag / Green Flags of Relationships, Outreach and Advocacy Project
Mon, Sep 23
  • 11am-2pm: Keep PCC International, OISS Office, CC 215
Tue, Sep 24
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Fest, PAC Courtyard
  • 11am-1pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, MakerLab, AM 101
Wed, Sep 25
  • 11am-1pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, MakerLab, AM 101
Fri, Sep 27
  • 10am-2pm: ASPCC Meet and Greet, CC 221
Mon, Sep 30
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
  • 10-10:50am: Business & Entrepreneurship Welcome and Q&A, TBD
Tue, Oct 1
  • 8:30am-12pm: Coffee Buzz, Library
  • 10am-2pm: Consent Culture, at WOW Open House
  • 10am-2pm: ASPCC Open House, CC 221
  • 10am-2pm: WOW Open Houses, CC
  • 11am-3pm: Coffee & Tea with Tutors, Tutoring Center, Library Room 140
  • 1-2pm: FYE Meetup and Resource Scavenger Hunt, HT 313
Wed, Oct 2
  • 9am-4pm (break 11-12): Bob Therapy, Veterans Resource Center CC 226
  • 11am-3pm: Coffee & Tea with Tutors, Tutoring Center, Library Room 140
Thu, Oct 3
  • 9am-4pm: American Red Cross Blood Drive, CC Upper Mall
  • 9am-4pm (break 11-12): Bob Therapy, Veterans Resource Center CC 226
Fri, Oct 4
  • 10am-12pm: ASPCC Senate Meeting, CC 220
Tue, Oct 8
  • 1-3pm: LGBTQIA2S+ Student / Staff Mixer, CC 228 Queer Resource Center
Wed, Oct 9
  • 10am-2pm: Involvement Fair, CC Mall
Newberg
Mon, Sep 23
  • 9-11:50am: Nibbles at Newberg, Newberg Center Lobby Newberg
Tue, Sep 24
  • 7:30am-12pm: Nibbles at Newberg, Newberg Center Lobby Newberg
Wed, Oct 2
  • 5:15-6pm: Introduction to Disc Golf with Toni Veeman, Newberg Center Disc Golf Newberg
Thu, Oct 10
  • 11:45am-12:45pm: Bingo!, Newberg Commons Newberg
OMIC
Wed, Sep 25
  • 9am-3pm: WOW Resource Fair, OMIC
  • 11:30am-1pm: Back to School Button Making Bash, Fab Lab, Rm 107 OMIC
Fri, Oct 4
  • 9am-2pm: Manufacturing Day, OMIC
Online
Thu, Oct 3
  • 5-5:50pm: Business & Entrepreneurship Welcome and Q&A, Online
Fri, Oct 4
  • 10-10:50am: Business & Entrepreneurship Welcome and Q&A, Online
Mon, Oct 7
  • National Digital Inclusion Week, Online
Tue, Oct 8
  • All Day: Big Give Day, Online
  • National Digital Inclusion Week, Online
Wed, Oct 9
  • All Day: Big Give Day, Online
Thu, Oct 10
  • 4:30-6pm: Drag Queen Bingo, Online

Questions

If you have any questions concerning Weeks of Welcome, please feel free to email either Dana Bonifacio-Sample at dana.bonifaciosample@pcc.edu or Celisse Randolph at celisse.randolph@pcc.edu.