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Umpqua Community’s Choir is looking for participants

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: “It’s therapeutic socially to be making music again.” To enable in-person shows, Heald explained that all of the UCC Read more…

By Katie Gray, 2 yearsNovember 16, 2021 ago

UCC is still hiring students; full and part-time positions open

UCC is hiring for many positions from student jobs, to faculty and part-time instructors, to custodians and campus security, to administration and other full-time staff. Lisa Cram, payroll assistant and human resource staff member, is responsible for doing much of the advertising on recruitment sites. UCC has selection committees for each Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 2 yearsNovember 3, 2021 ago

Don’t Panic; UCC’s Theatre starts school year with sci-fi radio play

Centerstage Swanson Amphitheatre buzzed with improbable alien activity for three weeks in October as the theatre department’s community theatre project opened with their first show of the school year, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Radio Plays,” based on the iconic space comedy written by Douglas Adams. The production opened just Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 2 yearsNovember 3, 2021 ago

New smart classrooms bring both difficulties, connections

Fall term marked the start of new beginnings for UCC: UCC started with a new president, a new blended modality class structure option for students and an exponential amount of new technology. Although the new technology allows room for future growth for students and instructors, the process of learning everything Read more…

By Savannah Peterson, 2 yearsNovember 2, 2021 ago

College lifestyle leading to unhealthy habits; mental, physical neglect

The stress of being constantly busy can take a toll on anyone’s body. On top of the countless hours that students now spend working to pay bills, they are expected to spend about 10 hours a week on each course while tending to family, cooking meals and running errands. Little Read more…

By Savannah Peterson, 3 yearsOctober 16, 2021 ago

Hawk Hangout, what is it?

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 PTK’s college projects last year to help support the college’s goals and its overall Read more…

By Katie Gray, 3 yearsOctober 15, 2021 ago

ASUCC student leaders are now accepting applications

The current student leadership team of the Associated Students of Umpqua Community College is working to increase resources for the student body to thrive. ASUCC is often referred to as the student government. It is comprised of student leaders and volunteers who work coordinating outreach and student aid, while developing Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 3 yearsOctober 15, 2021 ago

Back to school: What non-traditional students wish they’d known

Most people can imagine a freshman college student: nervous, insecure, trying not to feel wholly out of place and ill-prepared for what lies ahead. Now take a moment and truly picture this student. What do they look like, how old are they? What is this student’s story? You probably did Read more…

By Rachel Arceo, 3 yearsOctober 15, 2021 ago

Letter from the Editor: principle investments in the future of UCC students

Letter from the Editor: principle investments in the future of UCC students From the Editor’s Desk Endings are times of reflection. It can be easy to get swept into the excitement of graduation and the glee of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of late-night study sessions Read more…

By Faith Byars, 3 yearsMay 30, 2021 ago

Review of In Love and Warcraft Sexual tension abounds in laugh out loud UCC play

Review of In Love and Warcraft: Sexual tension abounds in laugh out loud UCC play “In Love and Warcraft” is a laugh out loud, modern adult comedy with a character named Evie who has a way with words in the game of love. But is she all talk and no Read more…

By J.R. Williams, 3 yearsFebruary 26, 2021 ago