About Us

The Banyan is published by Clackamas Community College. This publication is an interdisciplinary, campus-wide electronic journal highlighting faculty-nominated student projects of exceptional value and judged to represent excellent work in any field/subject of study.

The Banyan tree symbol was conceived by former Clackamas Community College President John Keyser to represent our school's organizational strength. As Keyser writes, "Like the Banyan tree, whose branches grow into the ground to become new trunks, the college is continuously growing into a stronger, healthier organization through the personal commitment and initiative of each student and staff member."

In that same spirit, The Banyan strives to involve students and faculty from every discipline in the creation, development, and publication of student works for the web. This jointly-built publication represents not only the highest quality of work of which our students are capable; it is also a practical and visible embodiment of the Banyan tree symbol.