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For weeks, the Health Professions Center has been planning a surprise for Dean Rusty Riis. Advertised as “Dress Like Your Idol” day, eight HPC faculty and staff members dressed as Rusty, bald caps and all. Please enjoy the photos!
Please welcome Lisa Perry who has joined us as our new Dean of Enrollment Management here at RCC on September 23! Lisa brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education, with a career centered on enrollment management, student services, and helping students navigate the often-complicated path through college. She most recently served as Director of the Students First Center at UC Merced, where...
The Community and Workforce team is ecstatic to have a new Training Service Coordinator join the team; please welcome Katina Dittberner to RCC. Katina has spent the last decade in social service advocating for underserved populations and as a first-generation college student (and RCC alum) herself, Katina is, “elated to represent RCC as an exemplary institution in our community that remains accessible to all.” Katina...
This summer, RCC adjunct welding instructor Catherine Wilson earned the American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential after completing an intensive two-week preparatory program at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology and passing all three AWS CWI examinations on the first attempt. The nationally recognized CWI credential requires substantial welding experience and demonstrated competency in welding fundamentals, hands-on inspection and application of welding codes. This...
Please join us in welcoming Scott Jensen, our newest full-time Nursing faculty member! Scott will be based at the Table Rock Campus and will spend the next several months getting to know our students, colleagues, programs and the broader RCC community and culture. As he gets settled in, I hope everyone will take an opportunity to introduce themselves and give Scott a warm Rogue welcome....
We are excited to announce Jason Hall as our new Director of Marketing & Communications/PIO. Jason is a proud graduate of RCC and has 15 years in higher education marketing, recruitment and admissions. He oversaw marketing teams at Oregon State University, Brigham Young University and for third-party education firms. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s in business from Portland State University....
Rogue Community College is pleased to welcome Martin Bush as one of our newest campus security officers, serving primarily at Redwood Campus. Martin brings extensive private-sector security experience across a wide range of settings to his new role at RCC. His diverse security background and experience will be a valuable addition to our Campus Security team and our continued focus on providing professional, service-oriented campus...
Rogue Community College is pleased to welcome Jordan Zapata as our newest campus security officer, serving primarily at Redwood Campus. Jordan brings a valuable combination of military experience and professional security experience in both the public and private sectors to his new role at RCC. His background and experience will be a great fit for our Campus Security team and our continued focus on providing...
The Institutional Research team welcomes Danielle Green as our new IR Analyst and Survey Administrator. Danielle joins IR after 17 years with RCC’s IT team, where she started as a student worker before becoming an End User Support Technician and adjunct faculty member in computer science. She brings a strong technical background, deep institutional knowledge and a natural talent for problem-solving to her new role....
Eleanor Marie Saunders Mueller, 83, died in Salem, Oregon, on July 6, 2026. Marie passed from pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed in February of 2026. A third-generation Oregonian, Marie was born Nov. 10, 1942, in Portland, Oregon, to Ethel Beryl and Wesley Ormond Saunders. A memorial service will be held Sept. 5, 2026, at 10 a.m. with a reception to follow at 612 NW A...