June 30 – July 6 News Round-Up
Listen to President Weber’s Interview on Bill Meyer Show: KMED Radio, July 2, 2025 Courier Entertainment: Grants Pass Daily Courier, July 3, 2025 Classes: Grants Pass Daily Courier, July 6, 2025
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June 23-29 News Round-Up
RCC Offering Leadership Bootcamp to Strengthen Supervisory Skills in July: KAJO radio, June 23, 2025 RCC receives Carnegie Foundation’s ‘Opportunity College’ Classification: Jefferson Public Radio, June 26, 2025 Rogue Community College offering free fast-track early childhood education program: KAJO radio, June 26, 2025 Josephine commissioners OK 2 requests for economic development money: Grants Pass Daily Courier, June 26, 2025 Entertainment Guide: Grants Pass Daily Courier, June 26, 2025 Free...
Community College President Running to Oregon Campuses to Raise Awareness, Funds for Student Basic Needs
GRANTS PASS, Oregon (June 27, 2025) – This summer, an Oregon community college president is hitting the pavement to spotlight a critical issue: The basic needs of community college students. On June 16, Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook—an avid marathoner—set off on a bold challenge to run to every community college in Oregon. That’s more than 1,500 miles over 50 days, averaging 32 miles...
Final Call for Ashland 4th of July Parade Volunteers!
Hello RCC Community! We need a few more wizards for the 4th of July Parade to help “Celebrate the Magic of Community.” The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 4, and runs a short route through downtown Ashland. We will be dressed as blue wizards or in RCC blue while handing out stickers and candy. Costumes will be provided. If you have any questions,...
RCC Offers Free Fast-Track Program in Early Childhood Education
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES (June 25, 2025) — Rogue Community College is now enrolling students for a fast-track Early Childhood Education (ECE) program that will be offered this fall. Designed to quickly prepare individuals for work with infants, toddlers and preschoolers, the program is funded by a grant that will cover tuition and books for 30 students. A short informational video is available at roguecc.edu/FastTrack....
July 2025 Closure Signs
RCC will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day. Below are links to closure flyers that may be helpful—for both the July 4 holiday and the regular Friday closures happening this summer (July 11 through Aug. 29). There are two versions: Please update your office voicemail and email messages to include closure information such as: “RCC will be closed Friday,...
June’s Osprey Ovation Recipients
At RCC, living our core values helps us achieve our vision and realize our mission. If you would like to recognize a colleague for excellence and reflecting our core values, please complete this form. Name: Barbara WicksCore Values: CollaborationReason: Barbara has been working with the Nursing program’s admission process for a number of years. She works diligently to ensure the students applying to the program...
Upcoming Employee Engagement Listening Sessions
As mentioned in the May 30 Rogue Report article, 2025 Great Colleges Employee Engagement Survey – Initial Reports Now Available, listening sessions will be held to provide an opportunity for employees to come together in interactive group settings to engage with the results of our recent 2025 Great Colleges to Work For® Employee Engagement Survey. To view last year’s survey results and related materials, visit...
Applications Open for SBDC Small Business Management Program
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES (June 24, 2025) – Southern Oregon small business owners are invited to apply for the 2025-26 Small Business Management Program offered by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rogue Community College (RCC). This nationally recognized program provides hands-on training, mentorship and guidance to help businesses grow and succeed. The first 20 applicants will be eligible for a half-tuition scholarship—a $300...
2025/26 Is Now Open! Important Year-End Dates for Business Office and Procurement
The end of the 2024/25 fiscal year is just around the corner! The Business Office and Contract & Procurement Office need your help! End of Fiscal Year 24/25 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025) Purchasing for Fiscal Year 25/26 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026) The 2025/26 budget year is now open! If you create requisitions, you should have received an email from Shannon Wade in Accounts Payable...