Southwestern Oregon Community College

Southwestern Oregon Community College
	Umpqua Hall
Type	Public community college
Established	1961
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
President	Patty M. Scott
Location	Coos Bay, Oregon, United States; 43°23′43″N 124°15′07″W / 43.3952°N 124.252°W
Mascot	Lakers
Website	www.socc.edu

Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) is a public community college in Coos Bay, Oregon. It is Oregon's 2nd oldest community college, founded in 1961.^[1]

History

Founded in 1961, the college originally served Coos County and western Douglas County. In 1995, Curry County joined the district.^[1]

Controversy

On July 9, 2022, it was reported that SWOCC was ordered to pay $1.7 million in damages to Nicole Gililland. This came as a result of SWOCC professor Melissa Sperry arbitrarily changing Gililland’s grades, singling her out for punishment and shortening her assignment deadlines, stemming from Gililland’s past involvement in the adult industry.^[3]

Court documents from Nicole Gililland’s case also revealed a pattern of toxic behavior from the Southwestern Oregon Community College faculty with some of their lecturers openly ridiculing students for their physical appearance and one student being mocked by a member of faculty for her Eastern European accent.^[4]

Notable alumni

Doron Perkins - professional basketball player, 2009 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "History of Southwestern". Southwestern Oregon CC. Archived from the original on 2003-05-01.
^ "College President". Southwestern Oregon CC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
^ "Ex-adult film star wins $1.7 million after suing Oregon community college for discrimination under Title IX". Business Insider.
^ "Jury Awards $1.7 Million to Ex-Porn Actress Who Sued Oregon Community College". Rolling Stone. 9 July 2022.

External links

Official website

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[hist-1] "History of Southwestern". Southwestern Oregon CC. Archived from the original on 2003-05-01.

[2] "College President". Southwestern Oregon CC. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

[3] "Ex-adult film star wins $1.7 million after suing Oregon community college for discrimination under Title IX". Business Insider.

[4] "Jury Awards $1.7 Million to Ex-Porn Actress Who Sued Oregon Community College". Rolling Stone. 9 July 2022.

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