Help Needed for Summer Week of Welcome

Time is moving quickly, and we are gearing up for the summer term Week of Welcome! I am excited to report that our spring term efforts saw a decrease in the number of students dropping credit courses during week one. We had a 1.4% decrease from spring of 2022 in the number of credit students who dropped all classes during week one. This equates to...

OspreyTalks Update

OspreyTalks are micro-development sessions brought to you by the People, Culture, & Safety Division. We tackle BIG topics in “bite-sized” Zoom sessions for employees with subject matter experts and an opportunity for Q&A. Past sessions include Data Dashboards, Marketing 101, Security in Teams, the 411 on Student Services, and more! OspreyTalks will be on hiatus during summer term to give us time to build engaging...

Math Marvels Program Coming to a Close

It is with deep regret that we report that the Math Marvels First Generation Student Success (FGSS) Grant funded through the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) was not selected for funding due to budget constraints. The last three years have been spent building a great program that served many students, giving them access to co-requisite supports in MTH60 and MTH243R. Moreover, this program thrived in...

Closure Signs for July 4 and Fridays

RCC’s next closure is July 4, 2023, for the observation of Independence Day, and then it’s time for Friday closure days. Below you will find different closure files you might find useful. Please update your office voicemail and email messages to include the closure information such as, “RCC is closed Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day.” Click here for a PDF version of the July 4 flyer. Click here for a PDF version...

Inclusive Hiring – Summer Workshop Aug. 14 & 16

Inclusive Hiring is back for a special summer session at Redwood Campus on August 14th and 16th. This will be our first in-person workshop since 2019! Lunch will be provided on both days. Please see below for full details and register at this link. (Note: You may be prompted to complete Okta verification to access the registration form.) The Inclusive Hiring Series aims to establish a...

On Juneteenth

As we wrap up 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 in the United States...

Mandatory Training Due 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...

Community Health Assessment Survey

All in for Health is a community-based organization involving the collaborative engagement and expertise of organizations and individuals from multiple sectors across Jackson and Josephine counties. All in for Health’s major initiative is to develop an updated Community Health Improvement Plan — because “a healthy community is everyone’s business.” As part of this initiative, there is a Community Health Survey being administered through July 16....

Athletics Signs 28 New Student-Athletes (and Counting!) for Fall 2023

The Athletics department has been busy through the winter and spring recruiting the fall 2023 student-athlete class. With the return of women’s soccer, this will be the largest signing class in the Ospreys’ nine seasons of competition. Volleyball has completed its recruiting class, bringing in eight new student-athletes and returning five players from the 2022 roster. Volleyball 2023 Class: Men’s Soccer had its final recruiting...