Students entering the TOP building with its bright and inviting atmosphere can now meet the new director DeLane Overton with his student-forward personality. UCC’s Transfer Opportunity Program is part of the federal TRIO program that includes Upward Bound, Educational Talent Search, and Student Support Services. While Upward Bound and E.T.S. 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…
Editor’s Note: Part one of this story, “Women’s wrestling grabs the NJCAA National Duals by the ankles in Poteau, Oklahoma,” has more information about the duals and NJCAA. A handful of UCC women’s wrestlers showed their grit by taking first place at the National Junior College Athletic Association who held Read more…
Umpqua Community College’s updated math program will soon allow some students to graduate faster. This new program would still allow students to take math classes below 100 level, but they would have to take a 100 level math class at the same time. Originally, the classes below 100-level were offered 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…
UCC women’s wrestling took first place as a team in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s first national duals the weekend of Jan. 27, that athletes department announced. Coaches and athletes left Tuesday, Jan. 23 for the dual in Poteau, Oklahoma at the Carl Albert State College. The UCC’s women 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
For Rozilyn Miller, the new dean of arts and letters, moving to Oregon was always part of her five year plan. “I had lived in so many places, and I was like ‘this is not where I want to permanently settle’ – and again, Oregon kept calling my name.” When Read more…
In the fall term, 2023, UCC welcomed three new teachers: Associate Professor James Mortensen, Associate Professor Blake Norton, and Associate Professor Joseph Richards. While all three have a different story for what brought them to UCC, they all make a great addition to the campus. Mortensen James Mortenson, the new Read more…
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
Standing outside a capitol building, two strips of duct tape were slapped across communication studies instructor Christina Ballard’s mouth — another two to her chest, holding up a sign: “The power of symbolic speech is that it conveys a special message.” This was in 2012, after Wisconsin — where Ballard Read more…
If you thought UCC’s Humanities Building was pronounced “Tapʰòytʰaʼ,” think again. The building’s name, Tapʰòytʰaʼ Hall, pronounced duh-POY-tuh, emerged in the aftermath of the 2015 shooting tragedy at Umpqua Community College. Replacing the original Snyder Hall, the new building’s name symbolizes a commitment to safety, security, and well-being. The building’s Read more…
