Category: Division, Department or Program News

The new Transportation Technology buildings at the Redwood and Table Rock campuses are now underway. As construction activities begin, site mobilization efforts — including the installation of temporary fencing — will be implemented to ensure the safety and security of the campus community and construction operations. Below are the current site logistics plans for both campuses, which identify pedestrian access routes and available parking areas...

in case you missed it, catch up on this week’s nursing webinar: Open Books, Open Doors: Reimagining Nursing Education with Free, High-Quality Resources. Professional development hosted by Open Oregon Educational Resources Other ways to get involved For more information, reach out to Laura Haga via email or Teams.

This month’s accessibility snapshot shows some exciting momentum, with more students tapping into alternative formats, more files being reviewed and more opportunities identified to make learning materials easier for everyone to use. Alternative format downloads jumped by 58.71% this month, climbing from 155 to 246 downloads. That is a big boost in students using flexible formats that help them learn in the way that works...

We need your help with the End-of-Year BBQ Celebration! Join ASG in celebrating our fabulous students by volunteering for the 2026 End-of-Year BBQ. We will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, cold drinks, chips and refreshing fruit trays. There will be music, yard games and good company as we celebrate the end of the year together. Come hungry, bring your friends and get ready for a...

A huge thank you from RCC’s Marketing & Communications Department to the many faculty and staff members across all three campuses who opened their doors — and their classrooms! — to our photo team over the past two weeks. We know that having a photographer show up mid-class is not exactly a small ask. You rearranged lab setups, gave your students a heads-up and carved...

Earlier this month, RCC student-athletes, coaches, our athletic director and a member of the High School Partnerships team joined forces with the American Red Cross during the “Sound the Alarm” event to help make our community safer. This marks the second year RCC Athletics has participated in the event. Saturday morning began with training focused on educating residents about common fire dangers in the home,...

Artificial intelligence tools are now a regular part of academic and administrative work — yet many of us have experienced the frustration of AI responses that miss the mark: too vague, poorly toned or simply not useful. The difference often comes down to how the prompt is written. One practical framework is RTCF — Relevance, Tone, Clarity and Format. Applying these four principles helps faculty...

The RCC Faculty Senate affords an opportunity for faculty members to be recognized for going beyond the basics to engage and encourage learning. Nomination requests were sent to staff and students for the four categories. The nominations were collected and reviewed by a committee made up of four Faculty Senate members. They use a scoring rubric to evaluate the entries, and a winner is decided...

We are no longer transitioning into a digital world — we are fully living in one. For higher education, this reality is not simply about adopting new technologies or offering online classes. It represents a fundamental shift in how students learn, how faculty teach and how institutions operate. The question is no longer if we adapt, but how well we align our systems, strategies and...

The Southern Oregon Science Professionals Guest Lecture Series continues Friday, May 22, from 1–2 p.m. in HEC-132 at the Riverside Campus. This month’s featured speaker is Dr. Hilary Davis, PharmD. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Davis began her higher education journey at a local community college before earning her undergraduate degree in biology from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. She later completed her PharmD at the...