Campus News
Welcome center prepares for opening
Registration will be easier for students soon, due to a streamlined system that will begin in January. This system involves a Welcome Center which will be inside the current administration building. Full Story
Reifsneider's Non-traditional Art in gallery
The art that currently inhabits the gallery is ethereal, a showcase of patience, perseverance and reverence of time. The show, titled “Groundspace,” exhibits work from artist Jennifer Reifsneider. Full Story
Campus clubs, organizations increase employability
All clubs invite anyone interested in gaining skills to attend a meeting and explore opportunities from becoming involved. Full Story
Campus career and technical programs impress Ukrainian visitors
UCC faculty and staff hosted five delegates from two major universities in Ukraine when they visited Oregon Nov. 8 to 17 as part of an Open World Program. Full Story
How to handle on-campus theft
Oh no! You left your brand-new laptop on a table and turned your back for just a few minutes, and now it’s gone. What do you do? You report your loss to security. Full Story
Should UCC be a smoke-free campus?
Of the 17 community colleges in the state of Oregon, only five are 100 percent smoke and tobacco-free. The other 12 have less restrictive smoking policies, such as allowing smoking only in the parking lots. Full Story
Disability Service department assists students
Serving more than 100 students singlehandedly, Danielle Haskett, the Disability Services Coordinator, needed help. Recently, the Disability Services department added a new employee to their small staff. Full Story
Lifestyle
Art instructor photographs Chernobyl
Susan Rochester, department chair of Fine and Performing Arts visited Ukraine spring 2013 as a part of the UCC team. Rochester, who was on sabbatical, arrived before the team partly in order to photograph the ghost town of Chernobyl. Full Story
Food stamp cuts for the holidays
As the clouds turn dark and rain begins to pour, many underprivileged Oregonians face another cold reality as food stamps nationwide have been reduced just before the holidays. Full Story
A dogged problem: dogs left in cars
Leaving a dog unattended in a vehicle in hot temperatures is an act that can have serious legal ramifications. Yet leaving a pet in a car when the temperatures are cool is not as frequently enforced. UCC, however, does have a policy in place about just such an issue. Full Story
Employers demanding soft skills
The reason that recent graduates may be finding difficulty in obtaining employment in their field of study is a lack of “soft skills.” Soft skills include written and oral communication, adaptability and managing multiple priorities, making decisions and solving problems, planning, organizing, and working with diverse groups of people and leading teams. Full Story
UCC Sports
Sophomore “sets” up for flower business
Danae Perkey, the sole sophomore on the Riverhawk volleyball team, is traveling the unconventional path to success. She may not go on to play volleyball at a university like many college athletes strive toward. Perkey has a different definition of fulfillment—owning her own flower shop. Full Story