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Aspiring Web Designer Secures Pathway to OSU-Cascades

Aspiring Web Designer Secures Pathway to OSU-Cascades

After taking the Intro to Visual Arts class at UCC, Emily Michel became inspired to declare art as her major. She is also part of the Transfer Opportunity Program which is helping her to establish a pathway to transfer to Oregon State University-Cascades in the fall. Her goal is to become a web designer, and a dream project would be to design a website for a non-profit organization.

“I love how inclusive my instructor is and how she gives us a lot of room for creative expression,” she said.

She is now preparing some of her artwork for the upcoming student art exhibit opening soon for the first time in two years as The Art Gallery was closed due to the pandemic. “I am looking forward to the show, and I think everyone should check it out. I will have some pieces in the show, and it will be my first one, which is exciting!”

Success Stories from Umpqua Community College

Sydney Miele standing and smiling in front of a Foley & Lardner LLP office sign, where she works as a legal assistant after graduating from UCC's Paralegal program.
Success Stories

From Uncertain to Unstoppable — How Sydney Miele Built Her Paralegal Career with UCC

From uncertain to unstoppable – this is how Sydney Miele built her legal career with UCC . . .
When Sydney Miele entered the Paralegal program at UCC, she didn’t know which direction she wanted to take. “Going into the program, I wasn’t completely set on what I wanted to do exactly in the legal field. I was leaning toward being a paralegal or maybe even like a law clerk… maybe doing a couple years of law school.”

Three family members in green graduation caps and gowns hold hands outside the Ford Nursing Science Center, celebrating their UCC nursing graduation together.
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From Patients to Providers, One Family Finds Their Path to Nursing at UCC

When you’re a patient in the hospital, there are days when your strength fades and it feels easier to give up. Often, it’s a nurse who helps you find hope again. The Newell and Robbins family knows this experience well. All four siblings spent extended time in hospitals and saw firsthand the difference a compassionate nurse can make. “We had a front-row seat to the impact of good nursing.

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Welding for My Son: Resilience Through Education

When Gabriella Spencer moved to Roseburg, she never dreamed she would have her GED, let alone be in a two-year welding program. “I left a bad situation in Ohio, and I came here with nothing. I was in a homeless shelter with my son, who was just entering first grade. He was still in that place where he didn’t want to go to school. He wanted to stay at home with mommy all day and play, and I’m trying to explain the importance of education. While I’m doing this, I’m thinking, I’ve never even gotten my GED.”