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Nov. 5, 5 p.m.: Last day to drop full-term classes with no grade on your transcript. Last day to change to/from audit or add classes. Courses not spanning full term will have different deadlines. See listing for short-term class refund and drop deadlines.

Nov. 5, 5 p.m.: COCC payment plan due.

Nov. 8: Beginning date for required instructor approval to drop classes. Instructor approval will be given online (you must follow up with Enrollment Services at 541-383-7500 to complete the drop). A grade of "W" will show on your transcript.

Dec. 1, 6 p.m.: Last day to withdraw from classes. Instructor's online approval is required. (You must follow up with Enrollment Services at 541-383-7500 to complete your drop.) A grade of "W" will show on your transcript. Courses not spanning full term will have different deadlines. See listing for short-term class refund and drop deadlines.

Nov. 11: Veterans Day, COCC is closed.

Nov. 25-26: Thanksgiving holiday, COCC is closed. Areas of campus normally open until 6 p.m. on Wednesdays will close at 5 p.m. Evening classes are still scheduled (unless canceled by the instructor).

Meet with your academic advisor as soon as possible to prepare for Winter term. Priority student registration begins the week of Nov. 15. To check your registration date or to see if you have any pre-registration requirements or holds, log in to your Bobcat Web Account, select Student Services then Registration/Can I Register for Credit Classes/Winter 2022. Admissions & Records 541-383-7500.

Ready, set, trot! Lace up for the 22nd annual Turkey Trot, a 5K run/walk that benefits the COCC Foundation, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Bend campus’s track. Free to students, this event includes a T-shirt.

Take a lap or a lengthy run with the COCC Running Club. "Whatever your background or goals, you are invited to join," said organizer Kimber Mattox. The running club is open to individuals pursuing any running-related goal, from 100 meters to 50 miles. Meetups on Thursdays at 4 p.m. on the COCC track. Fill out the Running Club registration form. Questions: kmattox@cocc.edu.

Join the creative writing faculty to celebrate National Novel Writing Month by attempting the impossible: writing a novel in one month. Meets on Zoom three times: Nov. 4, Nov. 18 and Nov. 30, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Meetings begin with a brief discussion about a topic related to writing novels and then focus on individual writing time. Drop in any time. Contact: Eileen Sather, esather@cocc.edu. 

Winter's coming and the beds need to be readied. Join the Community Garden Work Party from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, and get the beds set. Provided: tools, refreshments and music. Please bring gloves. Where: D Parking Area, north of Barber Library. Contact: Noelle Bell Copley, sustainability coordinator, ncopley@cocc.edu.

The LGBTQ & Friends Club will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Coats Campus Center's Multicultural Center. Take a look at some of the other clubs at COCC.

The following employers will be in the Coats Campus Center lobby to share information about new opportunities, with ongoing meet-and-greets coordinated by CAP Services:

Stock Farm Club: Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ScribeAmerica: Nov. 2 & 17, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Regency Pacific: Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Oregon Dept. of Human Services: Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Comfort Keepers: Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to noon

Art exhibitions are back on campus! Bend artist Greg Amanti is exhibiting his “Sentinels” sculptures at the Pence Pinckney Gallery until Nov. 11. The solo exhibition of Portland artist and muralist David Carmack Lewis (shown at right) will be on display in the Health Careers Center lobby through Nov. 19. Find out more about the Art program at COCC.

New/first-time COCC students have the opportunity to participate in the Survey of Entering Student Engagement, a national survey of institutional practices held during the earliest weeks of college. This is an opportunity for students to share their feedback and for COCC to assess student engagement after a year of unforeseen challenges. This survey will be open to new, first-time students now through Nov. 5. Students who participate will have a chance to win one of five $100 Amazon gift cards. Take the 20-minute survey; your COCC email address is your access code. Questions: Brynn Pierce, bpierce@cocc.edu.

Join Bobcat and Bend Beav students, faculty and staff in-person from 6-7:45 p.m. on Nov. 3 at OSU-Cascades' Ray Hall Atrium to watch Reckoning with Race and Racism in America, a free event presented by professor and author Michael Eric Dyson. Then stay for a discussion moderated by faculty from OSU-C and COCC. Dyson is one of Ebony magazine's 100 most influential Black Americans. Register.

Native American Heritage Month at COCC features a full lineup of virtual and in-person events, from a flute concert to a talk on atrocities at Indian boarding schools.“Our events are wide-ranging and focus on areas such as the hardships that our ancestors experienced, and the generational trauma that happened as a result, as well as oral traditions and the beauty of Native American flute music,” shared Michelle Cary, Native American program coordinator. Pictured: Wilson Wewa of the Confederated Tribes will present “Legends of the Northern Paiute.”

Together, we can make a difference. Join the Forum on Racism: Addressing Counter-Narratives of Racism from 4-5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 8; registration is required. Speakers: Christy Walker, Annemarie Hamlin and Gabriann Hall. COCC is committed to continuing these important conversations and addressing systemic inequities. The forums will be held once per term during the school year.