When graduating transfer student and The Mainstream managing editor Savannah Peterson first began at UCC, she was still heavily considering skipping college and going straight to beauty school. However, as a young swimmer, she had been inspired by her own observations of the impact of good nutrition. She dreamed of Read more…
Graduating engineering student and The Mainstream’s digital editor Peyton Manning has a quiet and reserved demeanor that may make it easy for many to underestimate him; do so at your own peril. Manning doesn’t have to be loud to be a recognized force on campus. Manning makes plans “The movie Read more…
For the past school year, UCC graduate Larisa Czernowski has served as the president of ASUCC. “We help support students in the best way possible. Some of that looks like school supplies, and some of that looks like food, transportation,”Czernowski says. “We really try hard to make it an equitable Read more…
I take photos of nature on campus because I want to share the beauty I see with other people, and I enjoy the joy of seeing others light up when they see the photos I share with them. Photos have a really interesting effect on people. Some people feel instantly Read more…
One of the UCC graduates walking across the stage on June 16 is Jessica Donohue, winner of the National Adult Education Honor Society Award. She is graduating with her GED and is excited to start her college learning career soon at UCC. The journey to get her GED was strenuous. Read more…
Being a college student is so much more than getting a degree. Being a student means that, for the next several years of your life, you are consumed with not only receiving an education but learning how to cope with life. Something that many people who are no longer in Read more…
Just three weeks away, and it’s time for Graduation. “Graduation is a milestone for students whether they’re doing a two-year associate degree or a certificate or their GED, and it’s a time to celebrate what your family and friends and UCC faculty and staff have done to assist you. Even Read more…
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…
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…
Juggling the demands of full-time college with the responsibilities of adulthood such as debt and health management can be difficult on a good day, but add parenthood to the mix, and the challenges can pile up quickly. UCC students Lakia Burnside Atkinson, Chelsea Tilford, Jeremy Trullinger and Amber Anderson struggle Read more…
Zainab Ibrahim is an up-and-coming woman’s wrestling athlete, high-achieving transfer student and devout Muslim. She has managed to juggle all three well, until recently when she was shut out from competing in World Trials, hosted by USA Wrestling, because of modesty alterations to her uniform in alignment with her Muslim Read more…
The Spanish Club, as well as other interested students, is traveling abroad in June of 2024 to Spain and Morocco for 10 to 11 days guided by EF Tours, an educational tour company. The group will travel to four locations in Spain and four in Morocco, Africa. Students will sign Read more…
Only a small number of national college students every year are selected for the prestigious All-American Academic Scholar award, given in honor to recognize those students who are not just outstanding members of their school’s student body, but also dedicated leaders doing work that goes beyond their campus and into Read more…
When doesn’t the education system feel like a steep mountain that students and faculty have to hike up? A good team helps, though. A good leader helps even more. Rachel Pokrandt, UCC’s president, shares what her educational hike has looked like. Pokrandt doesn’t want students to confuse easy with success. Read more…