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Culture Fest marked its third season May 17-18 at Columbia Gorge Community College’s Hood River – Indian Creek campus, drawing visitors from across the region.

Thursday’s festivities included the art show We Are All One/Sumos Uno, exploring how people’s common experiences foster unity. The show continues at the Indian Creek Campus until June 13.

Congratulations to faculty members Kristen Kane, Zip Krummel, Linda Hughitt, and Leigh Hancock for receiving national Quality Matters (QM) recognition for distance learning course design. Six courses were re-certified and will continue to be noted in class schedules with the QM logo. The re-certification process requires an external subject matter expert who is also a QM master reviewer.

Below are a few of the new titles added to the library collection in the last few weeks.

Below are a few of the new titles added to the library collection in the last few weeks.

Columbia Gorge Community College has become the first Hispanic-serving institution of higher education in Oregon to become a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), a national organization centered on improving educational achievement for America’s largest minority group. According to the U.S. Department of Education, CGCC is also Oregon’s only Hispanic-serving institution of higher education as of the end of the 2016 calendar year.

Phi Theta Kappa is once again looking for anyone that might be interested in the sweet sweet deliciousness that is Krispy Kreme doughnuts. One of our best fundraisers, where we make available to you the fantastic opportunity to acquire some of the tastiest treats in the world for a rather reasonable price.

Spring is almost here and learning is already in full bloom at Columbia Gorge Community College, where March brings a newly-created certificate course in web development, 2017 Wind Challenge for middle and high school students, Job Fair and myriad other activities.

Columbia Gorge Community College is committed to the success of every student at the College. The core of our mission is to build dreams and transform lives in service to the people of the College District by providing high-quality education and training opportunities that are accessible to all students. In short, we will continue to support the college’s diverse student population including students from other countries and those representing a variety of religious beliefs.

2/8 UPDATE-Hood River campus: closed at noon. The Dalles campus: Classes starting at 2pm or later are cancelled. Campus closing at 3pm.