Introducing New Data Tool

Institutions collect a tremendous amount of data on finances, affordability and our people — and most of it quietly lives in government reports and spreadsheets. We decided to do more with it. The RCC Public Data at a Glance transforms that information into engaging, interactive dashboards that support transparency, storytelling and informed planning at RCC. Look for a deeper dive, added context and more features...

Student Success & Retention Conference Reminder

Are you attending the Student Success & Retention Conference this year? If you plan to attend, please make sure to complete your travel pre-approval in Emburse, then visit the SSRC website for registration and hotel reservations. Important: There will not be a charter bus for RCC employees. This year, car rentals will be provided for employees to carpool to the conference. Please complete this form...

It’s Graduation Application Time

Please remind your students who will be completing their degrees to apply for graduation! Applying for graduation is completely FREE, online and takes approximately two minutes. Applying lets us know how many students will be attending Commencement, and also lets them tell us how they’d like their name printed. In return, Student Records completes a graduation check that tells students specifically what they need to...

AI Corner: Get More Out of AI

By April Hamlin The Faculty Fireside Chat team invites you to check out this fantastic video on YouTube about getting more out of generative artificial intelligence from Jeremy Utley, who has suggested that we could all be working with genAI more creatively to get our work done. He has three strategies for approaching AI in better, more productive ways: Try it for yourself: What we...

Explore AI in Teaching: Faculty Lab Sessions This February

Faculty Lab Sessions This February The Teaching with AI: Faculty Lab is a faculty-facing initiative designed to help instructors explore how generative AI tools like ChatGPT can support teaching in practical, ethical and time-saving ways. The lab focuses on real classroom tasks such as lesson planning, assignment design, rubric development and refining feedback while keeping instructors fully in control of their content and decisions. This...

Classified Inclement Weather and Closure Guide

Continuing with our Severe Weather Procedures reminders, we have deployed a Classified Inclement Weather and Closure Guide. CAMAT worked to clarify the language in Article 4.I. College Facility Closure, resulting in MOU 22/27-7, which can be found on the CAMAT SharePoint.  This guide helps to outline those clarifications and provide practice examples for classified employees and their supervisors.    This new guide can be found...

New – January 2026 – Free Webinars & More

Now that we’re all back and settling into winter term, the Benefits team would like to share some wellness resources with everyone! Check out the January 2026 OEBB Learning & Events Newsletter to explore live and on-demand workshops covering topics like building resilience, goal-setting, budgeting and more. OEBB membership is not required to attend most webinars. The events sponsored by Kaiser are available to all...

From Strategy to Practice: What Secure, Scalable IT Looks Like in Action

Two weeks ago, we shared IT’s commitment to building secure, scalable service delivery the college can rely on. This work is not abstract or theoretical — it shows up in everyday interactions, decisions and outcomes across campus. To make this concrete, here are two simple scenarios that illustrate what this approach looks like in practice — one from the IT side, and one from the...

Title II – Accessibility Efforts Continue

Accessibility in Action: Transform Your Content in 2025 and 2026 RCC’s Title II Remediation Project is ongoing! In 2024, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice introduced new ADA Title II regulations requiring public entities, including colleges, to ensure all public-facing digital content meets specific accessibility standards to ensure full access for students who experience disabilities. The ADA was signed into law way...