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CALI Award Going Back to CALI: Program Wins Again
The celebrated program earns national recognition for improving retention, graduation and belonging among Latine, first-generation, DACA and mixed-status students Posted November 2, 2026
Mike Cogan Mike Cogan Selected as New VP/CFO
The first-generation college student and Army veteran brings decades of higher education leadership and transparent financial expertise Posted November 2, 2026
team Panthers Roar to First Region Title Since 2017
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ men's soccer is pitch perfect as it celebrates its first NWAC South Region championship in nine years Posted October 29, 2026
SE Campus Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, Willamette Announce New Transfer Pathway
New partnership between Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ and Willamette University simplifies transfers, expands opportunities and helps students earn bachelor's degrees Posted October 29, 2026
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½) Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center (OMIC) Training Center in Scappoose, Oregon. Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Takes Lead in Oregon's Basic Needs Initiative
A federal grant will strengthen access to food, housing and financial resources while expanding workforce pathways across Oregon's 17 community colleges Posted October 26, 2026
CALI Graduates Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Reaches Historic Designation For Latine Students
As college hits the 25% enrollment mark of students identifying as Latine, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ is busy expanding culturally responsive support Posted October 5, 2026
Chemistry experiment Breaking Rad: Chemistry Students Make Breakthrough
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ students turn an open-ended chemistry challenge into a promising new lab experiment Posted September 28, 2026
Host Lacey Evans joined by Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s Jana Daugherty and Josh Laurie to talk First Year Experience. 'Hello, First Year Experience!'
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s innovative First Year Experience initiative makes it on local television as a model for supporting new college students Posted September 24, 2026
Gordon Kunkle, an instructor with Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Professional Development and Training Program, inspects an irrigation system for his workshop at the Rock Creek Campus. Thanks to Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, Future-Ready Skills Taking Root
The college's PACTEC consortium is training high school educators in new irrigation technologies, strengthening Oregon’s skilled workforce pipeline Posted September 21, 2026
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read (red tie) has supported Future Connect throughout the years. Nationally Acclaimed Future Connect Turns 15
In the past 15 years, Future Connect has served nearly 5,000 first-generation and low-income students, inspiring broader student-success efforts Posted September 17, 2026