PCC Sylvania Veterans Resource Center

Here is the latest from the ODVA about additional financial assistance for families. We are all in need of support during this unprecedented pandemic.

Organizations offer financial support for families impacted by COVID-19 – Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Blog Military support organizations have distributed thousands of dollars in financial assistance to service members and their families impacted by COVID-19, with services available for living expenses, emergencies, education and more. The application process, eligibility requirements and availability of...

"NAMI Multnomah is excited to announce that this spring, we'll be offering a four-part series of peer recovery education workshops for Veterans and Military Service Members living with mental illness. These workshops are also open to family members and loved ones of a Veteran/Military Service Member as well as professionals who work with these individuals.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about mental health, recovery, strengthening relationships and communication skills, growing and maintaining robust support systems, problem-solving skills, and the next steps for their journey. Find registration details and an event flyer on our website: https://www.namimultnomah.org/veteran-recovery-series

Due to the current uncertainty around COVID-19, these workshops will be presented virtually using an online platform."

Veteran Recovery Series — NAMI | Multnomah The Veteran Recovery Series is a four-part series of peer recovery education workshops for Veterans and Military Service Members living with mental illness. These workshops are also open to family members and loved ones of a Veteran/Military Service Member as well as professionals who work with thes...

From the Portland Art Museum photo archives. An Oregon doctor during WWII treats a young private from London, Kentucky for wounds received during the Battle of Okinawa. Sadly, the young man later died in a Guam hospital of complications from his wounds. Though we could not come together in any kind of public ceremony yesterday to commemorate the sacrifices of our veteran forefathers (including the women who served in and with the armed forces), they remain forever in our thoughts and prayers. We are grateful and will never forget.

“ , a solemn American holiday, commemorates those who have died while on active military duty. The central figure of this photograph, taken on board the naval hospital ship USS Solace by Portland’s own Victor Jorgensen during WWII, later succumbed to his battle wounds: According to Jorgensen, ‘Pfc. A. Check of London, Kentucky, caught machine gun slugs in the left shoulder and upper arm during the Okinawa assault, resulting in a compound fracture of the upper arm. Lieutenant Commander Wayne S. Hanson (back to camera) puts a cast on the shoulder and arm with the help of Steve Koreff, Pharmacist Mate Second Class (left). A year after this photograph was made, the boy’s mother wrote me a letter, reporting that young Check had died in a Guam hospital from the effects of the wound, though it hardly seemed dangerous at the time.’ “
—Julia Dolan, The Minor White Curator of Photography

Victor Jorgensen (American, 1914–1994). “Untitled (Lt. Commander Wayne S. Hanson puts a cast on the shoulder and arm of patient),” 1945. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Victoria Jorgensen Carman and Lee Jorgensen, 2019.79.46



[Image description: A black-and-white photograph of three light-skinned, young men. The central figure sits on a doctor’s examination table, turned three quarters to the left while having plaster applied to his left arm. He stares off to the left, his hair spikey and messy, his facial expression somber. He is shirtless and having his arm, crooked at the elbow, set from shoulder to fingers in a plaster cast. Excess plaster is slathered and splattered on his neck, chest, and stomach. He wears a band on the ring finger of this left hand. At left, another young man is seen from the side, his head bent slightly forward, light from above cast on his face. He is using a cloth on the patient’s arm. He has dark short hair, wears a loose-fitting shirt with the sleeves rolled up. At right, another young man is cutting away the rough edge of the plaster on the patient’s shoulder. This man sits on the table with the patient, his back to us, the sleeves cut off his shirt, a small white cap on his head. The background shows a supply cabinet and bunks. Light streams down from the top right corner of the photo.]

For all you folks our there with young children, here's a great hands on activity you can do with them: gardening! Next week, the Sylvania VRC Gazette Newsletter will also feature the PCC Learning Gardens with a special focus on Master Gardener Jolie Donohue who supervises the gardening efforts at the Cascade campus Learning Garden. Check it out on our webpage next week. Meanwhile, Grover is waiting to share gardening tips!

Sesame Street: Grover Talks About Plants Your cute, furry, blue, gardening monster Grover is here to tell you all the things plants need to grow and stay healthy. A plant needs sunlight and soil. Wh...

This is so cool! I remember when Mount St. Helens blew its top--not vertically, but off to its north side. The dirt and dust traveled down to Berkeley, CA where I was living at the time. PAM and other venues will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of this momentous natural event all weekend and beyond. Take a gander at PAM's archival images and maybe read one of the many books and other sources available.

Mark the 40th anniversary of Mount St. Helens’ eruption with these books, events and more Three books published this spring reflect on the May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens eruption.

PCC Nursing Program is finding a way to graduation for nursing students, who are urgently needed in the workforce as the country and the world continue to battle the Coronavirus.

Heeding the Call: Nursing Program pivots to find a way to graduation for students Using virtual simulation, Nursing is creating a pathway to graduation and jobs for its students

Saturday, May 23 is also the last day to withdraw from 11-12 week Spring Term classes at PCC.

When:Saturday, May 23, 2020
What/Description: http://www.pcc.edu/enroll/registration/dropping.html

How to drop a class | PCC

A quick reminder to PCC students enrolled in Spring Term classes right now: the last day to change your grade option for 11-12 week classes is coming up: Saturday 5/23, a week and a day from today! Here's the link:

When: Saturday, May 23, 2020
What/Description: Changing grade option

Grade options Changing your grade option in MyPCC. Credit students choose between three grade options, provided the department has permitted all options: Letter grade: A, B, C, D, F Pass/no pass: P,...

Here is the link to the latest update on federal CAREs emergency funds for PCC students:

CARES Act information for students What is the CARES Act Emergency Relief Fund? The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by the United States Congress to provide economic relief from COVID-19....