Generous donors stepped up to help the Chemeketa Community College Foundation raise funds to get the most of a major fund-matching opportunity for scholarships benefiting students with children. Local philanthropist Larry Tokarski of Mountain West Investments offered to match $35,000 in new … Continued
Big changes are coming to the Chemeketa College Library and the library will be closed Dec. 13-Jan. 4 while it transitions to the new system. Starting in early January, the library will be using a new search system. This is part … Continued
Passwords are not as strong as they once were and criminals are becoming more deceptive in ways of getting them. Some common examples of this include – Reusing passwords on multiple sites Websites and emails that trick you into giving away … Continued
It’s an albatross, the bird you see in Devin Laurence Field’s sculpture “Inner Strength”. Field picked the bird because of its ability to travel long distances, representing the idea of “having the strength to go on a journey by yourself” … Continued
Plants are part of the holiday season. That’s why the song says to deck the halls with boughs of holly and not, say, cubes of chicken stock. Fortunately, Chemeketa’s horticulture program is here to provide you with the greenery you … Continued
From Bolivia to Canada, the Dakotas to the Southwest to right here in Oregon, Chemeketa’s annual Indigenous People’s Day event, held in the Student Center on the Salem campus on Nov. 19. This annual event is a collaboration between the … Continued
Graciela Tiscareno-Sato’s son saw her in her flight suit the night before a Veterans Day event at his preschool and began asking her what all the different patches meant. After she went about explain what all the different patches meant, … Continued
Aren’t Chemeketa students a little old to be going out trick-and-treating? Yes and no. I mean, if those students you see in the picture were out on the streets of Salem and Keizer elbowing 5-year-old Elsas and Ninja Turtles out … Continued
The examination of everyday objects is the focus of the newest exhibit in the Gretchen Schuette Art Gallery at Chemeketa Community College. “Surreal & Real: Recent Paintings by Sarah Fagan” will be shown in the gallery from Nov. 5 through … Continued
Just when you thought we here in Oregon had the monopoly on a name like Chemeketa, you learn that is not the case. It appears some interlopers from the state south of here that shall not be named (kidding, we’re … Continued