Water Donations Needed

The American Association for Women in Community Colleges RCC chapter (AAWCC-RCC) is very excited to continue our annual flower and water sale fundraiser at RCC Commencement on June 17 to help raise more funds for RCC scholarships! It’s such a fun time to celebrate with graduates and their friends and families. Sometimes in the excitement, they forget things like their water bottle and a gift...

New Ospreys Logo

RCC’s Marketing Department has updated the Ospreys logo. Our graphics specialist extraordinaire, Ryanne Mitchell, streamlined the color combinations to better suit the printing process moving forward. While it may be very tempting to use ONLY the Ospreys logo in your correspondence and departmental materials, the traditional RCC logo is still the choice for all RCC letterheads, flyers, business cards, posters, brochures, presentations and other departmental uses. Whenever possible, the...

SLS Year in Review – In Case You Missed It

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend the Student Learning & Success (SLS) Year in Review presentation on June 5. If you were not able to make it, we have provided the slide deck here. We’ve had several requests from those who missed it to make this available. The narrative is missing, but there are some informative data points and other information you may...

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Invent Oregon: A Metamorphosis of Ideas into Inventions

Seventeen colleges and universities from across Oregon are participating in Invent Oregon — an event where the brightest and most innovative minds bring their ideas to life.   Invent Oregon provides a platform for students to create, build, present and market their creations, all while vying for $30,000 in cash prizes. After a year of workshops and semifinal competitions, the 2023 Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge Finals...

Mandatory Training Due Date June 30, 2023

As the evolution of cyberattacks evolves, our heightened level of awareness and cyberattack prevention does as well in order to best protect our network. For RCC to meet the requirements for continued cyber insurance coverage, ALL EMPLOYEES MUST complete two mandatory trainings by June 30, 2023. Below are the two training modules in VectorSolutions that you will need to complete. We will be required to...

First American Heart Association Basic Life Support Class Taught Entirely in Spanish

On June 3, 2023, Emma Gonzales-Bencomo taught the first RCC American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) class wholly in Spanish at the Table Rock Campus. The next Spanish BLS class is scheduled for Sept. 16, 2023.  This class helps support RCC’s endeavor of becoming an Hispanic-serving Institution. For more information, contact Diane Hoover.

Juneteenth Freedom Day

On Juneteenth

Dear Ospreys, As we near the end of the academic year, we have a lot to celebrate and reflect on, including our newest national holiday, Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth was officially made a national holiday in 2021, but it has been recognized and celebrated in Texas and many other states for generations. Juneteenth commemorates the date when the last enslaved African Americans...

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RCC to Celebrate 52nd Commencement June 17 

Jackson and Josephine counties – The 52nd Rogue Community College (RCC) Commencement will be held at the RCC Redwood Campus in Grants Pass at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023.   RCC will confer 479 degrees and 158 certificates. Forty-five students will also receive their GED® diploma at this year’s ceremony. GED® students will walk first followed by students receiving college certificates and degrees.   The event...