OCCC PLUS

OCCC Plus Program

What is OCCC PLUS?

Attend PLUS Program events during the semester for special learning opportunities! Bring your PLUS Pass to four qualifying events to earn a micro-credential.

Keep reading for what we’re hosting this semester!

We're partnering with the World Languages and Cultures Center (WLCC) this semester! Read the stories here before the PLUS sessions!

Session I (Feb. 19 @ 2:30 p.m. in Room 2G8)

Hrafnkels saga freysgoða — The Story of Hrafnkell, Frey's Priest (trans. 1882 by John Coles)
Hrafnkell, who arrived at 15 as an original settler of Iceland, grew up a powerful duelist and considered himself gifted by the god Freyr. After a humiliating defeat, he must rebuild his stature.

Session II (March 4 @ 2:30 p.m. in Room 2G8)

Eiriks saga rauda — The Story of Erik the Red (trans. 1880 by J. Sephton)
Banished from Iceland, Erik journeys westward to a land he calls "Greenland." More adventurers launch an expedition to explore the mysteries farther west in what we called today Nova Scotia.

Session III (April 9th at 2:30 p.m. in Room 2G8)

Bandamanna saga — The Story of the Banded Men (trans. 1891 by William Morris and Eiríkr Magnússon)
When Ofeig's son, Odd, is betrayed by his corrupt steward, Ofeig uses his cunning and a few bribes to orchestrate justice in a series of plans-within-plans worthy of Succession.

Foreign Film Night (April 27, 2026 at 3 p.m. in Room 2F8)

The Northman, Robert Eggers

Join us as we reexamine the significance of the Icelandic sagas we've read compared to the story of the film, and how they relate to today's world. Sponsored by FREES and licensed by the OCCC Library.