March 12-18, 2024 News Round-Up

County election races are set: Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 13, 2024 ‘I’ve spent my life taking care of everybody else’: Mom of 7 preps for new nursing career: Rogue Valley Times, March 17, 2024 RCC board will hear president’s bond report: Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 17, 2024

RCC is in a New League

RCC has recently been welcomed into the League for Innovation in the Community College. The League is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to cultivate innovation in the community college environment. Their initiatives focus on essential topics for community colleges, including diversity, equity and inclusion, information technology, leadership development and workforce development, among others. Being a part of the League means RCC is joining...

Let’s Welcome Julie Toledo!

Please welcome Julie Toledo into her new role as a Skills Training and Experiential Learning faculty member. Julie will be working with students and industry/business partners to create meaningful Cooperative Work Experiences (CWE) and Employability and Occupational Skills Trainings (EST and OSTs) so that our students are ready to meet workforce demands. Julie has a Master of Education degree in career and technical education and...

Last Chance: Honors Night Nominations Due This Week!

We are seeking nominations of outstanding students from any RCC department, program or club for our 44th Annual Honors Night. Criteria: Please nominate students who meet the above criteria with this nomination form no later than Friday, March 22, 2024. *A list of qualifying students may be obtained from Sally Seibert Snyder by emailing sasnyder@roguecc.edu. Honors Night is an invitation-only event that will be celebrated...

Final Week to Nominate Your Peers!

Join us in celebrating and recognizing our extraordinary employees by nominating a peer. This year, Employee Appreciation Week formally kicked off nomination season. In years past, you may have received several emails from the various groups that solicit nominations for their awards. This year, we have developed a one-stop shop for nominations. Below, you will find each award that historically called for nominations from all...

Marketing and Communications Open House Wrap-Up

Snacks were had, questions were answered and SWAG was distributed. Thank you to everyone who participated in the campus-wide Marketing and Communications Open Houses! It was wonderful to put some names to faces and discuss all sorts of marketing questions with curious (and hungry) RCC staff. The winner of the Pennington Farm jam bundle raffle prize is….MARISSA SHEPHERD!Congratulations, Marissa; your goodies will be inter-campused to...

Week of Welcome April 1-4, 2024

We are gearing up for the spring term Week of Welcome (WOW) from April 1-4, 2024. The WOW team needs you to participate and greet students, provide valuable college resources and to increase the sense of belonging and engagement. Please register to help using our Spring WOW sign-up form. Now is your chance to join the Student Engagement Team, ASG, Student Life and the Student Success Task...

February 2024 Osprey Ovation Recipients

Join us in recognizing Jodi, Pam, Nadine, Danielle, Karen, Bridey, Milla, Jaci, Santiago, Cody, Tanya, Andrew and Liz! Recognizing: TRIO-SSS University Transfer – Jodi Simons, Pam Green, Nadine Roper, Danielle Garcia and Karen Shaw Core Values: Collaboration Because: The TRIO SSS team collaborated with the marketing department to create a space on the RCC mobile app for TRIO transfer students that will encourage more students...

January 2024 Osprey Ovation Recipients

Join Us in recognizing Liz, Roz, Christina, Abe and Sharon! Recognizing: Liz Butler Core Values: Collaboration Because: Liz was great to work with as we redesigned the Outcomes and Assessment website. Though we had a lot of requests that made the project somewhat complicated, Liz managed all the details and communicated with us incredibly well. She was responsive and a joy to work with. We...

BAT Forum Updates

If you have been unable to attend any of the BAT Forums, do not despair! Past BAT Forums are recorded and available to view on the 2024/25 Budget Development website, where there are also a variety of informational resources available. The next BAT Forum is on April 5, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please visit the RCC Budget Advisory Team (BAT) website for a...