Education is an investment widely considered to be safer than any purchase of a car or home, yet this reliable investment is still difficult for the average student to make on their own. According to the Education Data Initiative at educationdata.org, 42 million people in the U.S. have over $30,000 in Read more…
Stalking and human trafficking can be frightening topics, with many people believing it happens elsewhere, not here in Douglas County. Often images of white predator vans and strangers lurking in the bushes ready to pounce come to mind, but the reality is that stalking and trafficking are most often perpetrated Read more…
Esports, eSports, and E-sports; no matter how you spell it, the term generally refers to competitions held over popular video games. The name, short for âelectronic sports,â originated in the 1950s and the gaming sport has grown considerably since the 90âs with the rise of console gaming and high-speed internet. Read more…
Q: What is your positionâs role for UCC?A: The Department of Communications and Marketing is all about connecting students to UCC. Each student’s life transformed contributes to strengthening our rural community. We are focused on connecting individuals and teams to deliver marketing and communications utilizing the latest technologies to reach Read more…
Eating a deliciously excessive large meal with friends and family is a Thanksgiving imperative for most. Unfortunately, with the economic challenges many students face, having the funds for the plethora of Thanksgiving staples, such as a family-sized turkey with fixings, or buttery mashed potatoes and sparkling cider can be just Read more…
In the midst of midterms, attending fall classes, registering for winter term classes and other daily tasks, the last thing many students want to think about is next yearâs financial aid and scholarships, but it is vital to students who need or want financial aid, scholarships and grants. The earlier Read more…
Lockwood Hall, the industrial arts building, recently celebrated to show off their new makeover in an open house that revealed the long overdue upgrade to the welding, automotive and now apprenticeship programs.   In the late afternoon of Nov. 1, an enthused collection of students, proud UCC staff and the interested public came to the Lockwood open house to see the vast array of changes which the students Read more…
Holiday shoppers are questioning when and where to make holiday purchases. Due to media coverage on recent labor shortages and shipping bottlenecks, consumers are concerned with new shipping delays among other worries like package theft. Loqate, a company that specializes in global location data to connect businesses with customers, recently 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…
UCC has been a smoke-free campus since September 28, 2009. As students and faculty return to campus for in-person learning, smoking in undesignated areas has been on the rise. Smoking or tobacco products have been defined to include cigarettes, pipes, vaping devices and smokeless products such as dips and pouches. 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…
UCC performing arts programs looking to innovate community relations in responds to concerns over program enrollment and funding Performing arts leaders at UCC are assessing innovative ways to sustain the theatre and music programs and increase enrollment. Earlier this year, UCC and the local arts community felt panic at the Read more…
UCC Centerstage presents new musical as the first in-person show in the COVID-19 pandemic UCC Centerstage, the collegeâs performing arts company, turned a popular Star Trek episode into an original musical with their recent performance of âArena Gorn Superstar.â This is their first in-person production since the pandemic lockdown began Read more…
