Inside College Retention, Recruitment and Returning During Pandemic The dropout rate of colleges and universities nationwide has increased since the pandemic hit. Experts say community colleges have been impacted greater than four-years colleges and universities. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, community colleges across the country have seen Read more…
Online learning: What it is like to learn virtually during the pandemic Students switching to school online with Zoom and Canvas talk about how challenging it can be. However, with the challenges, come many benefits. For many students, online learning is still complicated and overwhelming, but they are adapting just Read more…
UCC library continues to provide updated services, including requested laptops To make learning and accessing school work easier, laptops are available for full time students to use in the UCC library or for check out. With these laptops, students can access the UCC computer lab from home using the college’s Read more…
New UCC resource, VDI, is explained in how to video UCC is providing resources for students and staff to make virtual learning a little bit easier by offering a VDI. This system should allow students and staff to access and operate the UCC lab computers remotely when the kinks are Read more…
NWAC guidelines: Athletes compete without spectators UCC athletes have started competing under NWAC pandemic sanctions, including no spectators. No spectators will be permitted into any NWAC competitions, which can impact competition. NWAC closed competition last March, nearly a year ago. UCC menâs basketball was on their way to tournament at Read more…
Peace at Homeâs annual dance competition will be free and held virtually Feb. 27 to raise money to support survivors of family violence. This is the 10th year of the competition. However, due to COVID-19, this year’s competition gala has been different for the participants as well as event planners. Peace Read more…
The show must go on Theater made for a virtual world This winter term, the theater cast and crew are bringing, âIn Love and Warcraft,â a story about a female World of Warcraft gamer and love guru, Evie Malone. The story follows Evie through the ups and downs of her Read more…
College professors not prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine UCC professors recently discovered no vaccines are immediately coming to higher education staff. At this time, Gov. Brownâs Vaccine Sequencing Schedule doesnât include higher education. The Vaccine Sequencing Schedule is broken up into five groups with Group 1 getting vaccines first, Read more…
UCC COVID relief fund: Student checks on the way; new funds moving slowly More COVID aid money is coming for UCC students. Some UCC students may get two allotments: a $340 to $350 check from the Governors Emergency Education Relief fund and money from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement Read more…
UCC students embrace positivity and perseverance during pandemic schooling. Students have had no choice but to embrace new ways of learning online or remotely if they wish to continue their education, but this transition has caused turbulence, pushing faculty and students into stress and isolation. Since spring 2020, UCC switched Read more…
Volunteering opportunities available for community during the pandemic Students applying for jobs, colleges and scholarships often need to find volunteering opportunities for their applications. Volunteering highlights an individualâs time management skills and community involvement, besides being a key way to network within communities. However, with so many programs cancelled over Read more…
Valentine’s Day: Does anyone actually celebrate it any more? Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day this year? Find out what others are doing, or not doing, plus get some tips: Contact me at:UCCMainstream@yahoo.com For more articles by Katie Gray please click here
New Technical Help: Making life easier for UCC students and staff Substantial student and staff resources will be coming to help make remote learning easier. UCC has been informed that funds will be available from the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (CARES), the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplement Appropriations Read more…
UCC expecting over $2.5 million in new coronavirus relief funds UCC will receive an additional $2.5 million boost in coronavirus-related relief due to recent legislation from Congress to supplement the $1.1 million UCC previously received under the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security CARES Act. The new Coronavirus Response and Read more…