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About The HUB

Evolving the HUB

The HUB: Center for Engagement and Innovation was conceived and developed by an RRCC team of innovators to create high impact engagement and educational opportunities for our diverse generation of learners. Several new programs were launched to engage students in exceptional experiences (see full list below). 

Post-pandemic, the HUB will pivot to the Center for Engagement and Innovation to empower our students with skills, experiences and mindsets that are increasingly critical in the rapidly changing world of work.  By developing strategic partnerships and collaborations with businesses, community and universities, the Center will grow an innovative and entrepreneurial talent pipeline that is diverse, inclusive and sustainable for the economic vitality of the regions we serve.

The new public-facing Center will centralize the coordination of university, industry and community partnerships, and multidisciplinary collaborations around high impact practices and project-based learning. 

The Center will continue to collaborate with and support the exceptional educational opportunities offered by Academic Affairs and Student Affairs. Please see contact information for individual programs at the bottom of this page.

• Internships
• Honors
• STEM Expo, Claro Publication, NASA Space Grant
• First Year Experience and Success Strategies
• Inclusion and Diversity Programs
• Student Academic Travel & Study Abroad
• IDEA Lab
• Entrepreneur Center
• Community Engaged Learning (formerly Service Learning and Community Engagement)

Events

Events and campus remote activities can be found now on D2L through the Virtual Student Union.

HUB Happenings Quarterly Newsletter

Interested in seeing what accomplishments and stories the HUB has been a part of recently? Click the Newsletter link above to find out!

Programs in HUB Alliance

The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (SLC) provides RRCC students with the opportunity to engage with real world problems in order to enrich the student learning experience for the benefit of both the campus and community.

• Empowers students to be advocates for lasting social change
• Facilitates addressing current community issues
• Support for connecting classes with community partners
• Develops civic responsibility through active community involvement
   

The Center for Inclusion and Diversity strives to create a climate of inclusion where students, faculty, and staff are supported and empowered in their personal journeys.  Through equity in access, developmental opportunities, and holistic education, we will prepare all members of the RRCC community to actively engage in an increasingly diverse and global society.

• Training Opportunities
• Social justice oriented programs and workshops
• LGBTQ Center
• Diversity Council
   

The Entrepreneur Center builds on entrepreneurship skills and links students with the community resources that fuel entrepreneurship and business enterprise ownership.

• Entrepreneurship education
• Small Business development and Start-Up Certificate
• Small Business Networking Opportunities
• Access to Community and Market/Industry Resources
   

Experiential Learning and Internships provide an opportunity to learn through different experiences. These experiences can help you learn more about the workplace and what you want to do after graduation, in addition to giving you the experience and skills to add to your resume and make you more marketable in the job market.

• Internships
• Informational Interviews
• Job Shadowing
• Volunteering
   

First Year Experience (FYE) is a set of programs, events, services & people that support students in their first year of college to help them be more successful both academically and personally during their transition into college.

• Explore Study & Success Strategies
• Connect to Campus Resources
• Encourage Campus-Wide Engagement
• “Master the Maze” known as College
   

The IDEA Lab prepares students to become problem-solvers of the future with multidisciplinary and self-directed learning, making and doing, and career connections. Partnerships with industry and community organizations provide opportunities for students to apply engineering, design, technology, media, creativity, and innovation to real world projects.

• Opportunities to gain real world experience in engineering and technology projects
• Hands-on workshops in engineering, making and doing
• Membership to Lab for access to maker and collaboration spaces

International Student Services & Programs recruits, admits, advises, and provides information for all current and prospective international students, non-native English speakers, and US students interested in expanding their global experiences.

• Immigration
• English Student Learning (ESL) and Continuing Education/Non-Credit courses
• Advising and Admissions
• International student mentoring
• Programming and Co-Curricular Activities
• Study Abroad assistance
• Student Academic Travel
• Passport Assistance
   

The Trefny Honors Program at RRCC provides exceptional learning opportunities through interdisciplinary education and problem-solving experiences for a community of scholars in order to prepare them to be leaders in a global community.

• Creating a community of scholars
• Integrating real world issues across the curriculum
• Cultivating creative problem solving skills
• Scholarships and grants
• Internships and service learning

Hub Contacts