This month The Art Gallery at Umpqua Community College presents “High Desert to High Tide.” This exhibition features 15 watercolor and acrylic paintings by Oregon artist, Bets Cole. This plein air series paints Oregon’s diverse landscapes. The show will be on display at UCC inside The Art Gallery at the Read more…
Lights! Colors! Action! “Crayon – A Colorful Evening of Scenes” is a collaborative student-produced show set to debut Wednesday, March 13. Associate professor and Theater Director Bart McHenry shares his excitement for the production. “It’s a lot of fun to be had.” The comedic theme of the play comes from a Read more…
TRIO students celebrated the annual National TRIO Day by joining with Student Services members and Upward Bound program students to travel to Bandon, Oregon on Feb. 24 for a volunteer-based beach clean-up opportunity. Students picked up trash from the beach in Bandon, taking it back to Washed Ashore, a non-profit Read more…
Umpqua Community College strives to create equal opportunities for all students, and student accessibilities services office is working to bridge the gap that some students with disabilities face while pursing higher education. “Accessibility services exist to ensure equal access for all students and minimize the barrier it [a disability] creates,” Read more…
The men’s basketball season ended Feb. 28 with a loss against Chemeketa Community College. The team never exceeded a one-loss streak throughout the season until the Chemeketa game ended with a score of 77 to 75 in Chemeketa’s favor. Many of the season’s games were nail biters with close scores, Read more…
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to respect the privacy of an unnamed student and more accurately reflect the creative origins of the boat project. The Engineering Club hopes to make a splash with their spring term project: a collaborative, interdisciplinary boat race, utilizing the creative prowess of students Read more…
The Faculty Art Show of 2024 The faculty art show opens successfully again as it has for the past 22 years, with only a few exceptions due to COVID-19 hardships. Four faculty artists and their unique collections of art, Susan Rochester, Noelle Herceg, Tiffany Hokanson and Greg Price are the Read more…
For UCC’s baseball team, playing on the field is only a fraction of the game. Community service, team bonding, and academic achievements are all sacrosanct traditions the program endorses. “We’ve cleaned up the parks, done some stuff downtown and we help at the elementary schools. We’re always looking to see Read more…
Though natural resources students are often required to identify species of flora on campus grounds, few students overall could likely identify the master groundskeeper in charge of maintaining UCC’s significant tree inventory. For 19 years, Jim Paris has been the head groundskeeper and mechanic, keeping the campus’s trees, flower beds Read more…
Thirty-five out of Oregon’s 36 counties are considered child care deserts. Douglas County is one of them. From early 2020 to 2022, Douglas County’s child care access issues increased in severity: now, less than 10% of infants and toddlers have access to child care, according to a 2023 report from Read more…
Books make great Christmas gifts for readers. The New York Times has published their top 10 books of the year, and The Mainstream has added a few additions of our favorite books to guide your shopping. Mainstream Book Suggestions New York Times Books of the Year
Wanting to celebrate locally this holiday season? Check out this list of events — featuring concerts, markets, parties and more — all located within Douglas County. Shows, concerts and recitals Shopping, workshops and markets Festivals, parties and Christmases Meet and greets: Santa, The Grinch
UCC is hosting a solar eclipse viewing event on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Paul Morgan Observatory for the last eclipse visible in Douglas County until Nov. 15, 2077. The observatory is right on the centerline of the Ring of Fire eclipse path, so from 8:30 to 11 a.m. attendees 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…