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Roseburg Summer Fun summer camp activities, volunteer opportunities

Roseburg Summer Fun is a summer camp with events being held for grades first through sixth, and seventh through high school. The program starts in June and ends in August. Roseburg Summer Fun has been holding events for children in the community for 20-plus years and continues to keep students Read more…

By Molly Kay, 4 monthsMay 24, 2023 ago

Fasttrack degree completion with summer school

Summer term can help reduce the stress of carrying extensive credit loads during the regular school year. Students can also catch up with their educational journey if they are prepared for the more compact summer sessions. “The two things that students need to be aware of is the difference in Read more…

By Jazmin Ode, 4 monthsMay 24, 2023 ago

Paid internships available with Forest Service this summer

Five paid internship opportunities through the USDA are reserved this summer for UCC students: facility and civil engineering technician positions, facility and water/wastewater system crew member and botany intern. Science instructor Bryan Benz, current natural resources, science and temporary forestry program coordinator, recently sent out applications to several qualifying students Read more…

By Robin Bruns, 5 monthsMay 8, 2023 ago

3 new student housing options for rent in Roseburg

Suitable housing is one of the biggest challenges students face as part of their college journey. UCC has recently purchased three new buildings in Downtown Roseburg. In the UCC Invests in Students and Downtown Roseburg press release, students can find where they can reside: “The college has been renting the Read more…

By Porter Merrell, 5 monthsApril 28, 2023 ago

Campus bookstore stocks convenience and comfort as well as books

The expanding focus on free digital textbooks and online learning as well as out-of-state students, has caused the campus bookstore known as the Hawk Shop to expand its services and mission. “Even if all textbooks were made free, students still need a place to go,” says Annie Patterson, Hawk Shop Read more…

By Matthew Rabern, 5 monthsApril 26, 2023 ago

What is the UCC Board of Education?

When students need help, they seek out an instructor, advisor or administrator. But behind the scenes are some additional important leaders with influential roles in UCC operations. These leaders are the UCC Board of seven elected officials including Twila McDonald, Melvin “Bud” Smith, David Littlejohn, Erica Mills, Guy N. Kennerly, Read more…

By Porter Merrell, 7 monthsMarch 19, 2023 ago

Human Services training leads addiction recovery effort in Douglas County

Human Services students give back  With salt and pepper hair, a broad white smile and a deep gravely voice, 62-year-old George Humphrey is what is known as a nontraditional college student. In UCC’s Human Services department, Humphrey is one of many nontraditional students hoping to give back to the recovery Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 7 monthsMarch 16, 2023 ago

Large connections advantageous of small schools

While bigger universities have the marketing to make school look inviting, often these schools lack the deeper connection between teachers and students found at Umpqua Community College.  At UCC most teachers go above and beyond to work with students for hours at a time to help finish a paper or Read more…

By Porter Merrell, 7 monthsMarch 6, 2023 ago

Ta-Nehisi Coates teaches for a change

While Black Panther’s T’Challa was a beloved cinema hero, Ta-Nehisi Coates is a real-life hero with connections to the historic U.S. Black Panthers and an icon, especially influential in the black community. Coates is an award-winning novelist and journalist whose publications cover the truth about racial injustices in America; and Read more…

By Kyle Cusick, 7 monthsFebruary 28, 2023 ago

New Career Academy sets the stage to over 1000 local children

UCC’s new Career Academy program helps high school students sample theatre, emergency medical technician and automotive careers while simultaneously earning college credit. Theater students in the program wrote and performed a play on Friday, Feb. 17 for over 1,000 local children.

By The Mainstream, 7 monthsFebruary 22, 2023 ago

Dimitri Woolman’s experiences with dating apps; Nightmare to fairy tale

Dating apps have been known to be a quick way to meet other people but have also gained the reputation of being dangerous and a place for murderers to find victims. In what ways can users find real people that just want to go on a nice date? Dating Safety; Read more…

By Jazmin Ode, 8 monthsFebruary 10, 2023 ago

Sex, romance as experienced by aromantics, asexuals: Two students tell-all

Queerness exists in all things: it specters every spectrum. As an umbrella term and historical slur now largely reclaimed by its community, “queer” is and can be used to refer to people who fall under the LGBTQIA+ acronym in a short and summative way. Kat Grammon, a queer theater major Read more…

By Robin Bruns, 8 monthsFebruary 10, 2023 ago

Students, staff promote sexual health through emotional, physical safer sex practices

Contrary to the horny-careless-college-kid clichĂ©, not every student in higher ed. desires sex; some students find value in waiting for marriage, some identify on the asexual spectrum and some have yet to find the right opportunity. Sexually active or not, all students can benefit from sexual-health awareness.  As the World Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 8 monthsFebruary 10, 2023 ago

Valentine’s Day: Don’t let pressure ruin the day

Valentine’s Day is a heck of a lot of pressure. In fact, it wasn’t even all fun and games when it started with nudity and a dog sacrifice. Both peer pressure and social expectations have always created trouble with a capital T on this holiday.  “It is what I would Read more…

By Hadley-Rayn Harris, 8 monthsFebruary 10, 2023 ago

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