Hey Bobcats!
Finals are just around the corner! Take some time to unwind and de-stress the week before finals (March 7-13) with events across all four campuses. Highlights include a free yoga class, free coffee, therapy dogs, and more!
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March 9, 6 p.m.: Last day to withdraw from classes. Instructor's online approval required. Once approval is provided, you must drop your class by calling Enrollment Services at 541-383-7500. A grade of "W" will show on your transcript.
March 21-25: Spring Break
Summer Class Schedule
The Summer term class schedule will be available in mid-March. Check the Schedule of Classes webpage for details. |
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Foundation Scholarships Now Open |
Each year, the COCC Foundation offers nearly 400 scholarships totaling $1.8 million.
Scholarship applications are open now through April 29.
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2022-23 Application for Federal Student Aid |
Returning to COCC for 2022-23? Don’t forget to complete your 2022-23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
One application is used for all federal financial aid opportunities, which includes the Federal Pell Grant and Federal Work-Study Program.
The State of Oregon also uses the FAFSA to determine eligibility for state aid.
If you need help, connect with the Financial Aid office at 541-383-7260 or coccfinaid@cocc.edu. |
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Health Programs Info Sessions |
Are you someone who likes to help others?
Why not explore the spectrum of COCC health care careers through a virtual info session?
The health programs covered include registered nursing, certified nursing assistant, health information management, emergency medical services, paramedicine, dental assistant, massage therapy, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, veterinary technician, and public health.
March 1 & 17
5:15-6:15 p.m.
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Watch this video for an overview of COCC's Allied Health Programs! |
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FREE Food w/ the NeighborImpact Mobile Food Pantry
March 8 and 22; 12-1 p.m.
Barber Library Parking Lot
Drop by the Mobile Food Pantry!
NeighborImpact will have fresh produce and food for free. All are welcome! Text FRESH2COCC to 541-577-1673 for a reminder text whenever the Fresh to You truck is headed to COCC.
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Race to Zero Waste
COCC is joining over 1,100 colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada in the "Race to Zero Waste." "We will be working hard to focus on reducing food waste from the Coats Campus Center cafeteria and dining hall through our composting campaign," said Noelle Bell Copley, sustainability coordinator at COCC. Results will be calculated by volume of diverted food waste to compost over a two-month period. Learn more about sustainability at COCC. |
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Spring Term Jump Start
Jump Start your spring term with a week of welcome activities on all four campuses! All students are welcome to attend events on any campuses – events include a family friendly Jump Night at Mountain Air Trampoline Park, free coffee at all campuses, trivia night, and more.
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Climate Teach-In
March 30; 3-5:50 p.m.
Wille Hall
COCC faculty and staff will engage the audience in dynamic 5-minute presentations focused on climate change from the perspectives of forestry, psychology, physics, microbiology, public health, art, sociology, and more. Presentation followed by an interactive student-moderated discussion.
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Student Showcase
Student showcase hosted by the Psychology Club on March 9, 4-7 p.m. in Modoc, Ochoco, Jefferson, and Pence. Presentations, food, and socializing!
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COCC Rainbow Stickers
Come visit the COCC Bookstore and purchase your COCC rainbow sticker! They're only $1 and 100% of funds raised will support COCC's LGBTQ+ Friends Club.
The club meets every Thursday, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., free lunch provided to students!
For more information about the club, please reach out to Cat Finney cfinney@cocc.edu
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Season of Nonviolence Events |
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Housing and Belonging
Facilitated by: Paul Susi - Educator & Community Activist
Housing and houselessness are visible and divisive issues in local media, in politics, and across different communities within our state. We will seek to answer the questions, How do we decide who ‘belongs’ in our community? And what actually makes us feel ‘safe’?
Two virtual conversations to choose from:
March 1, 4-5:30 p.m.
March 2, 6-7:30 p.m.
FREE and OPEN to the public.
Space is limited.
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Climate Justice as Freedom
Julie Sze, Ph.D., believes that climate justice is a freedom struggle: one involving both negative and positive freedoms. Climate justice activists use the term “frontline” to make issues of race, class, indigeneity, citizenship, and gender more prominent and to highlight the disparities of who is most impacted and most responsible. Sze will discuss how frontline climate justice movements focus on well-informed radical hope and visions that help bring us into an emancipatory future.
March 10, 6-7:30 p.m. PST - Virtual presentation
FREE and OPEN to the public.
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Inequity in Health Care: Seeking Mental Health Services after Experiencing Health Care Discrimination
Professors Cortés and Progovac will provide an overview of their work and guide the audience through one of their cornerstone research projects. Their research seeks to understand how experiencing health care discrimination impacts peoples’ preferences for and willingness to seek mental health services as well as how that prior discrimination can impact their current dialogue with providers.
Thurs., March 3, 5:30 p.m. PST – Virtual Presentation
FREE and OPEN to the public.
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COVID-19 Information, Resources & Policies |
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Bobcat Newsflash student newsletter is emailed each month to help keep you informed of upcoming deadlines, campus news, and events!
If you have questions or comments about this newsletter, contact us at welcome@cocc.edu. |
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