Parade Volunteers Needed – Sign Up

Don’t forget to sign up to walk in the Pear Blossom Parade! Help RCC shine in our community — Opportunity Starts Here! Event Details Who Can Participate? Everyone at RCC is welcome! In previous years, a variety of groups have proudly represented RCC, including: Whether you’re part of a department, program or team — or you’d just like to show RCC spirit — you are...

Nomination Season is Open – Celebrate Your Colleagues

Join us in honoring the extraordinary individuals who make a difference every day by submitting a nomination for a colleague. Below, you’ll find a list of award categories, each with an open call for nominations. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize the dedication, impact and spirit that help our workplace thrive. Nomination forms will remain open through March 20 (unless otherwise noted), so take...

Bartlett Street Closure at Riverside Campus – March 19–20

Employees at the Riverside Campus are advised that Bartlett Street between 8th and 9th streets will be fully closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, and Thursday, March 20, 2026. As part of a coordinated downtown Medford event involving multiple organizations, there will be no vehicle access and no parking permitted on Bartlett Street between 8th and 9th streets during these...

Benefit News: Pre-Diabetes Prevention & Outdoors Health Benefits

Thank you so much to all 15 participants in the February Healthy Heart mini-challenge! Little prize packages were sent through intercampus mail on Monday, March 9. Contact Chelsea Jones Narvaez if you participated and didn’t receive one. Here are some highlights from the response survey:  One participant in the February Healthy Heart mini-challenge enrolled in Moda Health’s FREE pre-diabetes (Pre-D) prevention program. Follow this link...

AI Corner: Is Your Rubric Rewarding The Robots?

By Haley Martin Sherman Tired of reading essays that sound strangely identical? Overwhelmed by the sudden influx of conjunctive adverbs like “moreover” and “thus”? Do you feel a sense of nostalgia when you remember silly student mistakes like “doggy dog world”? Does your browser window permanently have three different AI checkers open simultaneously? …Do you actually have a favorite AI checker? If so, you’re not...

Walk With Us: Parade Volunteer Sign Up

Have you signed up yet? We’d love to have you walk with us at the Pear Blossom Parade!A simple way to support RCC and connect with the community — Opportunity Starts Here! Event Details Who Can Participate? Everyone at RCC is welcome! In previous years, a variety of groups have proudly represented RCC, including: Whether you’re part of a department, program or team — or...

Are You Teaching with No-Cost Materials? We’d Like to Thank You!

RCC extends our sincere appreciation to our instructors for their commitment to textbook affordability through the use of OER and no‑cost materials. Your dedication has helped generate an estimated $1.8 million in savings for RCC students between 2015 and 2025. To celebrate and promote these important efforts — and to encourage continued conversations about OER and no‑cost options — we would love to offer you...

Mark Your Calendars: Saturday, June 13 is a Workday

As we look ahead to one of the most meaningful days of our academic year, this is a friendly reminder that Saturday, June 13, is a designated workday for all RCC faculty and staff. Commencement is more than an event — it is the culmination of our students’ hard work, perseverance and determination. It is also a reflection of the collective effort, dedication and care...

Student Experience Survey Launch: Partnering to Listen Well

As part of RCC’s coordinated three-year survey cycle, we are launching the next iteration of the Student Experience Survey, led in partnership by the DEI Council and Institutional Research. This is a confidential and anonymous survey that will be open to all RCC students from April 13 through May 1, 2026. RCC administers several student surveys on a defined schedule. National instruments such as SENSE and CCCSE help us benchmark student engagement...

2026 Universal Availability Notice for RCC 403(b) and 457(b)

RCC offers two excellent voluntary programs through which you may elect to contribute a portion of your income into supplemental retirement savings accounts: the 403(b) and 457(b) plans. RCC has contracted with PenServ Plan Services, Inc, a third-party administrator (TPA), to provide information and support for the 403(b) and 457(b) Plans. PenServ can be contacted at 503-444-3054. All part-time and full-time employees are eligible to...