An open letter to Kate Brown

Dear Kate Brown, I hope this letter finds you well and that you are settling into your new duties as Oregon’s 38th governor with the calm determination that has made you…

Take a break

Midterms done. Finals approaching. Stress levels increasing. This is par for the course when it comes to college life. Just as students get used to some semblance of a routine,…

The true value of an education

I was recently reflecting on my time at community college, specifically thinking about the vast number of people who begin their higher education journey and never finish it. Of all…

Accessing your professors

On a campus of roughly 30,000 students, it’s easy to feel lost among the vast number of people seeking higher education. This is especially true when many of us are…

Navigating the academic maze

It was a typically cold, dark and wet Oregon winter night when I ran into my old college buddy Jim outside a small Mexican restaurant in Roseburg. I was just…