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Virtual Resources by Shelly Hohl, LPC June is PTSD Awareness Month PTSD is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. It’s normal to have upsetting memories, feel on edge, or have trouble sleeping after this type of event. If symptoms last more than a few months, it may be...
By Julia Fisher, RCC Counseling There are a lot of polarizing thoughts about food. What is good for us? What is bad for us? The answer to these questions comes down to this: What are your goals with the food that you eat? For instance, are you interested in providing fuel for your body and brain so that you have energy to get through the day? Are you trying to...
By Celeste Hettman, MS, NCC, Registered LPC Intern, Certified Body Trust Provider Do you constantly find flaws with your body, or the bodies of others? Do you feel like you have to change your body in order to be worthy or acceptable? RCC Counseling presents a four-week Zoom group where you can explore body acceptance. Body acceptance goes beyond being “body positive” and supports the development of acceptance and...
By Michelle Gray RCC Counseling With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it seems like a perfect time to discuss cultivating happiness. Yes, I realize that Valentine’s Day has become a commercialized explosion of pink, red and purple merchandise and we get bombarded with advertisements for diamonds, chocolates and romantic getaways without even saying the words loud enough for our electronic devices to hear…. But,...
By John Miles, Integrated Pest Management Coordinator Good day, everyone! While COVID-19 has affected everyone’s life in some way, some things are still moving forward. The good and exciting news is that the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program at RCC is working to make the campuses safer for students and employees, as well as more environmentally friendly. Since there is much confusion on what IPM...
By Holly Hertel, Reference Librarian, Riverside Campus Did you know that the osprey is your college mascot? And did you further know that ospreys live in the Rogue Valley? I love ospreys! Not a lot of people in this valley realize that ospreys live here during the summer and fall and so never look for them. If you haven’t seen an osprey, but would like...
By Marina Whitchurch, Public Speaking Instructor It is often said, “I’d rather do ANYTHING else than do public speaking!” I’ve been teaching speech and communication classes for more than 15 years and I can safely say that this sentiment is shared by over half of all students that have ever entered my classroom. In an effort to control my own anxieties, I began to bring...
A new club aims to help middle school girls crack into a great career — computer coding. A group of 19 girls attended a Girls Who Code Club event at the Rogue Innovation Hub in downtown Grants Pass on Saturday, Feb. 1. The goal of the club — part of an international movement — is to close the gender gap in technology and to...
Tucked away in a forested area near the Josephine Building, a totem pole on the Rogue Community College Redwood Campus had been a bit of a mystery in recent years. Nobody seemed to recall who created 24-foot-tall sculpture or how long it had been there. Many on campus didn’t even know it was there. A little digging by a student revealed it was the work...
RCC students were proud to represent their home countries – and practice their English skills – at a pair of World Day events held this spring at the Riverside and Redwood campuses. The two campus events, held May 21 and 22, were spearheaded by RCC Latino Outreach & Recruitment in partnership with the Adult Basic Skills department, Associated Student Government and the RVC Latino Club....