PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS PROGRAM ...

their needs and taking advantage of available services. In TA101 special
needs are coordinated with the theaters we attend and we have never
had problems accommodating students special needs. The current TA
instructor has good success with students with cognitive issues and
assist in helping those students succeed. The increased self esteem
associated with this success is invaluable to students. PCC Advising, the
Office for Students with Disabilities’ and other student services such as
Clubs, ASPCC, Veteran’s Affairs and Instructors: TA, ART, MULTI-MEDIA,
ENGLISH, COMPOSITION, all collaborate, steer, and impact students by
supporting their interest in TA at PCC.
E. Describe current patterns of scheduling (such as class
size, duration, times, location, or other) address the pedagogy
of the program/discipline and the needs of students.
SYLVANIA: Scheduling of classes is intricately intertwined with so
many other areas, it can become quite challenge. We tend to keep our
schedules fairly consistent across the school year. We utilize the Little
Theatre as often as possible for performance classes as well as design
classes where it suits those needs (particularly Lighting Design). The
theatre program has made efforts to open the space up to numerous
other areas (such as Music and Dance) that have not formerly used that
space. We have further adjusted classes to meet at the same time as
other potential collaborative classes, such as the newly developed TA 145
meeting on the same days/times as Video Production 2 in order to create
collaborative short video productions. These classes are offered in winter
and summer terms.
Most of our scheduling challenges come from the PAC rental needs, and
productions are often worked around rentals, with rehearsals often being
deferred to the Little Theatre. This sometimes (though not often) a domino
effect for classes or club meetings that may wish to utilize the Little Theatre
when it is not scheduled.