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On a journey of inspiration

On a journey of inspiration

Apr 2, 2020 | Alumni, Student Success

Yesterday’s drop-out. Today’s teacher When Lou Rushton hiked into Coos Bay looking for a bus to take south, the 50-state traveler had never heard of this town nor any little towns on the Oregon Coast. He figured Coos Bay was just another step in a long...
‘None of us makes it to our goals alone’

‘None of us makes it to our goals alone’

Sep 25, 2019 | Alumni, Curry Campus

Celebrating Barbara Eells, 2018 Distinguished Alumna If there’s one word that best describes Barbara Eells, it is “determined.” That mindset has guided Eells her entire adult life, starting with her first Southwestern class in 1975. She wanted a...
Alum returns to build Health and Science center

Alum returns to build Health and Science center

Aug 10, 2019 | Alumni

If you’d asked Jesse Schade when he was a basketball playing student here from 1995-97 if he’d ever come back to SWOCC, it’s likely he would have said, “probably not.” Careful what you say. Building a better future Basketball and Coach Tom Nicholls enticed him back...