Life changes in unexpected ways, but for UCC student and library worker Ashley Swearingen, change happened fast and derailed her life. While striving toward her goal of working in a museum living in Portland three years ago, Swearingen began having severe migraines, neck pain, and vertigo likely related to a Read more…
Our stomachs talk to our brain more even than our brain talks to our bodies, but are we listening? If we donât, itâs detrimental to our mental, emotional and physical health, according to representatives from UC-VEG and nutrition authorities. âYour gut is connected to your brain in a way that Read more…
The pandemic caused many of UCCâs most active clubs to go dormant. The Queer StraightAlliance, Healthy Minds, Automotive Club, and the Nursing Club, even the Nerd Herd whichused to be UCCâs most active club. Students struggle with making student connections from thelack of availability of meeting times from classes being Read more…
UCC students are now juggling multiple course delivery methods including face-to-face, hybrid and online. Education has become similar to a tech training program with students learning how to navigate live Zoom lectures, recorded Zoom lectures, Panopto interactivity, recorded tutorials, recorded lessons, online discussion boards and the Canvas learning management system. Read more…
The World Health Organizationâs predictions regarding the growth of depression and its negative impact on health were dire prior to the pandemic. Since the pandemic, numbers have been on the rise. In 2010, the World Health Organization said that by 2020, “depression will emerge as one of the leading causes Read more…
Help right here on campus can make meeting those goals a lot more likely, and goal setting can substantially change lives for the better. Umpqua Community College has resources to help students support their New Yearâs resolutions, the goals they have promised themselves to complete this new year. Goal setting Read more…
With COVID-19 restrictions the last few years, music and theater programs have been especially challenged as directors struggle to coordinate shows and find places groups can perform. Some schools and places are still not allowing performances at their location.  In spite of the challenges, UCC music director Jason Heald says that in-person shows are vital: âItâs therapeutic socially to be making music again.â To enable in-person shows, Heald explained that all of the UCC Read more…
Students can interact with each other and learn more about what is offered at UCC by visiting the Hawk Hangout Canvas option on the Canvas dashboard. Opening the Hawk Hangout was a part of one of PTKâs college projects last year to help support the collegeâs goals and its overall Read more…
The week of Oct. 6, seven positive cases of COVID-19 were on campus, according to Kerri Case, UCCâs new pandemic coordinator. Case traces student and staff exposure and works to help ensure that people take the right precautions to make sure they reduce exposure. Students were sent out an email Read more…
Students who say hard work pays off are the finalists for the Jacoby Award UCC awards student Kacy Buxton with The Jacoby Award, UCCâs highest award. This award is given at commencement each year to reward a student’s academic achievement and service to the college and the community. The winning Read more…
New horizons for UCC sports teams Of all the opponents UCC athletes faced the last 12 months, COVID-19 may have been the most formidable. But, the RiverHawks quarantined and prepared. Then, they got busy competing and dominating. UCC has also welcomed new teams to its sports selection: ESPORTS and Womenâs Read more…
What celebrating Memorial Day looks like in Roseburg Oregon In Roseburg during the month of May, the Roseburg National Cemetery for fallen soldiers along Harvard Avenue is usually filled with flags and a tribute ceremony takes place there. This year due to COVID-19, the event is canceled, but the VA is hoping to have an event next year. Memorial Day, which used to Read more…
UCC students favorite dining spots in Roseburg Some days people can feel like there is nothing to do and no good places to eat. However, since the pandemic, Roseburg has seen its local businesses be creative with their sales and even has seen a handful of restaurants open that are Read more…
In’s/Out’s of Hawk Hangout; How to use it to your advantage Normally this is a time to meet new friends for life, to get involved in campus activities and to make memories. This year, if the college experience were graded, it would likely get an F. Phi Theta Kappa and Read more…