The limited cafeteria menu options, restricted hours of operation, and the time it takes to get a meal create challenges for students and staff to get their nutritional needs met while on campus. Presently, the Friendly Kitchen, a local nonprofit organization, provides UCCās food services. The organization also prepares and Read more…
Editor’s Note: The following story has been updated to correctly differentiate between the PACE grant and the Rural Male Project. UCC has launched two new programs to obtain and retain enrollment. One of these programs is a Rural Male Project led by Jacob Whisler, the Umpqua work based learning coordinator Read more…
The following information is taken from TutorMeās marketing materials. Obtaining a tutor is a struggle that many students face. It can be challenging to connect with others, align schedules, and tackle challenging concepts covered in lectures. UCC is now offering students access to an online tutoring service called TutorMe. TutorMe Read more…
Many staff and students are still having trouble connecting to the internet even though campus just finished putting in additional and more powerful wifi access point devices and upgraded to higher speeds with increased power. These Access Point devices, also known as AP devices, act as a communication hub between Read more…
āBetter FAFSA, Better Futureā touts itself as a āre-engineeringā of the FAFSA process. The interactive article below explores these changes, as well as four major concerns raised by students, parents and spouses.
College can be expensive, lonely, confusing, and full of pressure with so many decisions to make. Phi Theta Kappa helps. PTK is a community college honor society with a chapter at UCC dedicated to helping students get scholarships, leadership experience and community service connections. āI like the competitive edge of Read more…
Frightfully fun, join ASUCC as our host Treats, games, music, and face-painting So run, fly your broom, or float like a ghost Itāll be quite entertaining-Poem by Adrien Vara / The Mainstream ASUCC is hosting food, games and interactive activities for Halloween-lovers of all ages in the Student Center on October 31st between 11 Read more…
Budgeting is anĀ essential tool for navigating everyday life. Knowing how toĀ utilizeĀ the proper tools for financial success is key. Managing your money enables you to have a better approach to making payments like bills and student fees. Knowledge of budgeting can help you allot money for emergency funds and future expenses.Ā Read more…
Campus has new staff on campus in the Health, Nursing and Science Center, HNSC. Lace-Ann Rowe, assistant professor and forestry program director, Lisa Edens, anatomy and physiology professor and Andrea Thompson, full time nursing faculty are our new staff. Lance-Ann Rowe Rowe comes from a long line of people who Read more…
Remodeled and reopened, the Sue Shaffer Library is back The library staff is excited about their soft reopening on Monday, Oct. 16 and the new offerings the renovations provide, including updated study spaces, a coffee bar and more to come. āPlease bear with us and be courteous; this is all Read more…
ASUCC new student leadership The student body leadership team, Associated Students of Umpqua Community College, started with an entirely new team this year from a new advisor to all new officers. Long-term advisor Marjan Coester left UCC in spring of 2023, increasing opportunities and challenges for the new staff. David Read more…
Despite summerās cybersecurity attack ā which shut down campus for a week and required a complete restart of all online systems ā fall termās financial aid repayments were doled out on-time, in accordance with the departmentās new deadline. Refund checks were successfully mailed out early to students on Friday, October Read more…
Savannah Peterson and Rachel Arceo, 2023 AAOT graduates Umpqua Community College is one of those special places where the people, the location, and the activities all come together to create profound, transformative change. As graduating students, we have learned so much in our courses, but this journey has also changed Read more…
Kyle Smith, AAOT student, shares his experiences and passion for welding. He feels very confident about his experience at UCC because of his teachers, especially coming from a self-taught position in welding. Anthony Gordon – Videographer; Josiah Vincent – Video Editor