News Round-up, March 16-22, 2026

Dental screenings available at RCC: Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 17, 2026 RCC Board of Education approves tuition, fee raises: Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 18, 2026 Ashland City Council endorses county-wide bus levy: Ashland.news, March 18, 2026 Viewpoint: When the state cuts education, Southern Oregon pays: Ashland.news, March 19, 2026

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RCC Massage Therapy Program Offers Info Session for Prospective Students 

JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES (March 13, 2026) — The Massage Therapy program at Rogue Community College invites prospective students to attend an informational meeting to learn more about the program and potential career paths.   The meeting will be from 6-7:30 p.m. March 30 in K Building at the RCC Redwood Campus, 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass. Participants will learn about employment opportunities in massage therapy as well as RCC’s program...

News Round-up, March 9-15, 2026

Lithia & Driveway Donates Over $500,000 to Automotive Programs Nationwide to Support the Next Generation of Automotive Technicians: lithiadriveway.com, March 10, 2026 Last-minute hopefuls for county offices emerge as filing window closes for primary: Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 11, 2026 Generations mined memories on family homestead (Off The Beaten Path): Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 13, 2026

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...

News Round-up, March 2-8, 2026

It Takes a Campus: Elevating Employee Connectedness as a College Priority: League for Innovation, March 2026 Free dental screenings at RCC in White City this spring: KDRV Channel 12, March 4, 2026 First Friday brings new work, special events: Grants Pass Daily Courier, March 4, 2026 Rogue Community College Clinic Expands Access to Oral Health Care with Free Dental Screenings: Grants Pass Tribune, March 5,...