Halloween 2024 at RWC: Superheroes and Villains

Pow! Bang! Kraaaaack! The epic showdown is on this Halloween, Oct. 31. Whether you’re a hero ready to save the day or a villain plotting your next scheme, we want to see you in your best costume. Suit up as your favorite superhero or villain and transform your workspace into the ultimate battleground. Are you as cool and witty as Deadpool? Bold and powerful like...

New Faculty Training

Are you a recently hired adjunct or full-time faculty member at Rogue Community College? Join us for the Fall Training Session—a day dedicated to equipping you with valuable tools, insights and resources to help you thrive in the classroom and beyond. This training session is designed to ensure you’re well-prepared for the academic year and familiar with RCC’s policies, procedures and educational resources. You’ll have...

Blackboard to Ultra: Training 3-Gradebook Management

In this session, Blackboard’s Carolyn Ponce offers an in-depth look at managing the gradebook in Ultra. She covers features like automatic zeros, activity analytics and rubrics. Watch the full video, and don’t forget to explore our Ultra Guides for additional resources! Gradebook Management Ultra Guides Ultra Drop-Ins If you have questions or need help with Blackboard Ultra, please join RCC’s Blackboard admins during our drop-in sessions....

Deadline Approaching for Fall Kickoff Slide Show Submissions

Do you have important updates or information you’d like to share with your colleagues during the slide show at the start of Fall Kickoff? If so, please submit your slides using the PPT template download to Cara Lumpkin at CLumpkin@roguecc.edu by the end of the day on Friday, Sept. 13. This is a great opportunity to highlight key initiatives, events or announcements as we prepare...

Blackboard to Ultra: Training 2-Assessing Student Learning

As part of the TLC’s ongoing effort to help instructors transition to Ultra, we’re offering another in-depth training session. Ultra trainer Carolyn Ponce will guide you through assessing student learning with tests and assignments in the new version of Blackboard. Don’t forget to check out our Ultra Guides for additional resources! Assessing Student LearningUltra Guides Ultra Drop-Ins If you have questions or need help with Blackboard...

Faculty Textbook Affordability Opportunities

RCC is dedicated to enhancing accessibility by promoting affordability of course materials. Please explore these opportunities to learn more about utilizing Open Educational Resources as an alternative to traditional textbooks. Be sure to check the Rogue Report regularly for updates on new opportunities. Sign up by Sept. 27, 2024, for Open Oregon Educational Resources to sponsor your registration for virtual attendance at the Open Education Conference,...

2024 Halloween Theme Reveal

Prepare to don your cape and unleash your creativity as we unveil this year’s Halloween theme. Get ready for a day where heroes and villains face off in a spectacular showdown that will transform the college into an epic battleground. Dress as your favorite hero, or maybe channel your inner Maleficent. This year’s Halloween theme is Superheroes and Villains. Details about the annual Halloween party,...

Blackboard to Ultra: Transition & Training Opportunities

Starting this fall, Rogue Community College will transition all Blackboard courses to Blackboard Learn Ultra—the platform’s new and improved version. Ultra offers a more streamlined and dynamic experience, making course management easier for instructors and enhancing the learning environment for students. To help faculty and staff navigate this transition, RCC is offering a variety of training opportunities throughout the summer. Whether you’re looking to get...

Accreditation for RCC Dental Programs

The Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) recently completed its thorough review of RCC’s Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant programs, which involved a comprehensive application process and a two-day site visit. Based on their findings, both programs received verbal notice of initial accreditation on Thursday, Aug. 15. As a result, six courses within the Dental Assistant program can now be transferred to the new Dental Hygiene...

Sneak Peek of Activities for Fall Inservice

The draft schedule for the Fall Faculty Inservice, set for Wednesday, Sept. 25, is now available. The week will also feature several other activities, and we encourage all faculty to participate. Full-time faculty will return on Tuesday, Sept. 24, for the Fall Kickoff. Adjunct faculty are welcome to join as many of the week’s activities as possible. Additional updates will be provided as rooms are...