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National College Association’s Book Award includes Four COCC Educators
National Book Recognition includes Four COCC Educators July 18, 2023

Featured in a published collection of equity-centered college processes, co-authors are part of award from Council of Writing Program Administrators

Gabriann Hall
Gabriann Hall Featured in "Perspectives" Magazine April 13, 2021

World Languages instructor quoted in American Historical Association publication

Bill Cravis Installation Wins Award
Innovation Prize for Art Instructor March 12, 2021

Bill Cravis installation awarded "Most Innovative Message" in juried exhibit

Patrick Kennelly Cartographic Journal Magazine Cover
Research Puts COCC Educator on the Map June 25, 2020

Patrick Kennelly, director of COCC's geographical information systems (GIS) program, receives Henry Johns Award

Janet Gesme
German Instructor Translates Bestseller April 5, 2019

Janet Gesme, German language and music instructor, translates best-selling German travelogue

Waller Publishes Work
Waller Publishes Work on Wild Bonobos April 2, 2019

Anthropology assistant professor Michel Waller serves as co-author on published work

Stacey Donohue
English Professor Honored as Difference-Maker for Women Nov. 19, 2018

Stacey Donohue recognized by the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) Oregon chapter

COCC Community Dental Clinic
Oregon Dental Association Profiles COCC Clinic Oct. 23, 2018

Read about COCC's community dental clinic—and faculty member Lynn Murray—in the Oregon Dental Association's Sept. '18 "Membership Matters" magazine

Jessica Hammerman essay
History Professor Jessica Hammerman Published in Collection Oct. 23, 2018

Work appears in Brill’s essay collection, “From Catalonia to the Caribbean: The Sephardic Orbit from Medieval to Modern Times”

Becoming Leonardo
"Becoming Leonardo" Takes a Fresh Look at da Vinci Oct. 19, 2018

Wall Street Journal names COCC instructor's book to Top 10