In the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood:
Celebrating National Night Out     

On August 7, OCOM joined the Old Town Chinatown Neighborhood Association to celebrate National Night Out with more than fifty of our new neighbors. The event kicked-off with a tour of the new building followed by the main event, hosted at the Floyd's Coffee Couch Street patio space, featuring food donated by local restaurants Alexis, Red Robe Teahouse and Portland Sandwich Company, among others.

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Building Update: Getting Ready To Move 

The day OCOM has been envisioning and talking about for the last six years has almost arrived: Moving day! The relocation to our new campus and clinic in Portland's historic Old Town Chinatown ---- 75 NW Couch Street ---- will begin August 27 and wrap up by Labor Day. On September 12, we will open our new clinic and Chinese herbal medicinary to the public.  

You can begin scheduling appointments at OCOM Clinic starting August 20 by calling 503-445-0950.

For a "virtual" tour, view the most recent campus photos online. And don't forget, you can take a dedication ceremony tour on October 5; on October 6, enjoy free acupuncture and qigong at our OCOM Clinic Open House. 

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Celebrate Fall with OCOM and Lan Su Chinese Garden
at the Mid-Autumn Festival

Celebrate the splendor of fall by joining us at the Lan Su Chinese Garden for the Mid-Autumn Festival on Sunday, September 30. Stop by to meet our mascot MOCO, and enjoy free Chinese pulse diagnosis by OCOM students throughout the day, along with free qigong demonstrations at 1:00 PM and again at 3:00 PM. Featured activities include presentations by the Orchid & Bamboo Children's Music and Dance Ensemble from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Chinese dance by the Portland Chinese Dance Troupe at 2:00 PM, and Chinese calligraphy sponsored by the University of Oregon from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Join us! OCOM Campus Dedication and Clinic Open House, October 5 and 6

OCOM will host a grand opening dedication ceremony on Friday, October 5 that will include building tours and a program of Chinese dance, music and inspirational speakers. Afternoon tours begin at 3:00 PM, followed by the 4:00 PM dedication ceremony, complete with tea, snacks, Chinese Lion dancers, a blessing by feng shui master Alex Stark and speakers including President Michael Gaeta. Tours will resume after the ceremony. Download the "Save the Dates" flyer.

The OCOM Clinic Open House will follow the next day, Saturday, October 6, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the new campus building. The event will feature free acupuncture treatments, qigong, tours of the new OCOM Herbal Medicinary as well as samples, traditional Chinese medicine presentations, tea and snacks.

Both events are open to the public, and attendees who present their campus dedication and open house invitation ---- arriving via e-mail in early September ---- at the Lan Su Garden will receive free entry to the Garden for that day. Mark your calendars now for a weekend of OCOM fun. We hope to see you there!

Learn about Chinese Medicine at OCOM's Annual Capstone Presentations

On August 30, OCOM's Class of 2012 Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) students will present their graduate theses at the Capstone Project presentations. This annual event will be held at our new downtown campus in Old Town Chinatown, 75 NW Couch Street, and is free and open to the public. Presentations begin at 8:45 AM with Brendan Walker Kosik on Approaching Mindfulness in Medicine, and will conclude with a presentation by Alicia Hill at 5:45 PM.

Capstone Projects, a key component of the college's DAOM program, are significant original research works that contribute new ideas and perspectives to the canon of Chinese medicine. Each year, student projects focus on the application of Chinese medicine and herbs to support better health and wellness.

OCOM's doctoral program is a clinically focused postgraduate degree program. It was the first of its kind to be offered in the United States and represents the highest formal educational credential currently available in the U.S. field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM). Established in 2003, the doctoral program has enrolled seven cohorts of students and has 75 DAOM graduates. Learn more about the DAOM degree program online or contact Director of Admissions, Anna Lewis  at 503-252-9383.

OCOM in the News 

Did you catch the article about our new campus in The Old Town Chinatown Crier, the OTCT Neighborhood Association's newsletter? If not, you can read up on OCOM and get to know our new neighborhood.

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