High school students might not be prepared to earn higher than a C when they get to college. The high school benchmark for measuring college success predicts that students would have a 75 percent chance of earning a C in a college-level class, according to Sean Corrigan, Mountain View High School assistant principal. The benchmark [...] [...more]
Remember the commencement speech at graduation? Did it motivate, inspire and encourage you: that is usually the intention. To mark this life transition, speeches urge graduating students to make a change in the world, according to Kirsteen Wolf. Wolf graduated from Central Oregon Community College in the spring of 2012 and is currently studying general [...] [...more]
Health insurance is about to change in the U.S. The Affordable Health Care Act known as “Obamacare” goes into effect January 2014.This act, passed on March 21, 2010, will bring many changes to all health coverage for all ages, according to Rod Hanson, assistant professor of political science at Central Oregon Community College. “This is [...] [...more]
Learning a foreign language could give you skills that would help you get a job, according to Joshua Evans, Central Oregon Community College Assistant Professor of Spanish. Evans believes knowing a second language gives potential employees a “leg up” in comparison to non-bilingual applicants. “I think it helps students entering today’s workforce,” Evans said. “Especially [...] [...more]
The campus will soon offer an area of quiet reflection and remembrance. A memorial for members of the Central Oregon Community College community will be set up by summer 2013, according to Chris Rubio, an assistant professor of English at COCC. “[The memorial] will add to the campus a place people can go to be [...] [...more]
Branch campuses are often not included in on-campus events, according to Eliot Collins, director of student affairs at Associated Students of Central Oregon Community College. Collins believes the reason branch campuses have not been involved in the past is due to the small student representation. “Unfortunately the nature of the beast has been to focus [...] [...more]
Students will have a chance to immerse themselves in the myths and legends for which Mexico is known. Students can experience pre-Hispanic culture on May 8 through storytelling, music and dance. The performance will be one hour of storytelling focusing on pre-Hispanic legends with a musical and theatrical accompaniment, explained Evelia Sandoval, the director of [...] [...more]
Tuition is increasing to add more student support to the college, according to Alicia Moore, dean of students and enrollment services at Central Oregon Community College. Tuition will be increasing from $82 to $87 per credit hour. This tuition increase will be effective beginning summer 2013. Out-of-district tuition will also be increasing from $108 to [...] [...more]
Juniper hall has a new resident director and role model. Megan Bernard joined Juniper Hall staff as resident director in the middle of spring break 2013. “I like it alot,” Bernard said. “The residents are super nice and the [resident assistants] are great. They’ve been really nice about the whole change and haven’t been giving [...] [...more]
The only way to eliminate racism and prejudices is to create dialogue in the community, according to Karen Roth. Throughout spring term, faculty and staff will be facilitating a series of conversations designed to spark dialogue about race and other differences. This is the fourth year that Central Oregon Community College will be hosting Campus [...] [...more]
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