SWOCC STEAM Pathways

09/18/2026

08/14/2026

Thank you to Geology & Paleontology Professor Win for these great photos. Bird watching and plant identification on campus with Biology Professor Jason. Cyanotype printing with our Marine Biology Professor Amy. Students painted mini dinosaurs after talking about what dinosaurs could have looked like, picked teeny tiny shark tooth fossils out of ancient beach gravel, went on a hike with Chemistry Professor Derek and others at South Slough nature reserve, and made art with rocks to record their experiences at our annual STEAM Academy this week!

Southwestern Oregon Community College

08/08/2026

Thank you Far West Lapidary Club Rock and Gem Show, Ko-Kwel Casino Resort and our awesome Geology & Paleontology Professor Win McLaughlin !

Southwestern Oregon Community College

07/11/2026

Local folks - you're invited to a free talk, "Finger on the Pulse of Change? Lessons from the Coast Lines," by Dr. James Carlton, professor and director emeritus of Williams College-Mystic Seaport. His research focuses on the environmental history of coastal marine ecosystems, including invasions of non-native species, and he is teaching an OIMB weekend workshop on marine bioinvasions this summer. We're so happy that he offered to give a talk while he is in town!

WHEN: Wednesday, July 15 @ 7pm
WHERE: OIMB Boathouse Auditorium, Charleston

Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Hope to see you Wednesday!

(If you're planning to join us, please park on Boat Basin Road and walk to the Boathouse Auditorium. Thank you!)

06/30/2026

Congratulations to Southwestern Oregon Community College Inventor team students Emmanuel Salinas and Jomar Molina who showcased their product idea TempReflex at the InventOR final last week at the OSU Cascades campus in Bend. They reported lots of great feedback from the judges and networking opportunities.

06/30/2026

****2026 STEAM 8/10-13 (9-4) Academy is filling up fast!!
We have 6 spots left for our upcoming summer STEAM Academy Southwestern Oregon Community College
If you have a student grades 6th through 12th that loves science and learning, they will have a blast with us this summer.
Some of our activities will include:
- Programs with our chemistry, geology, physics/engineering, biology/ marine biology, and other faculty.
- Japanese tea pot art with our art department.
- Exploring the ambulance simulator with our EMT department.
- Programs with our nursing and digital design programs
- Field trip to the south slough
And much much more!
Snacks and lunch are provided each day, along with a water bottle. Students will also get a STEAM Academy t-shirt that they will design during the week with seaweed sun art and a drawstring backpack.
Registration is $50 but we do have scholarships available by request.
If you would like more information to register your student, feel free to email Cassie Coyner at [email protected] or call (541)888-7416.
Don't miss your chance for some fun summer science!!

06/29/2026

****2026 STEAM 8/10-13 (9-4) Academy is filling up fast!!
We have 6 spots left for our upcoming summer STEAM Academy Southwestern Oregon Community College
If you have a student grades 6th through 12th that loves science and learning, they will have a blast with us this summer.
Some of our activities will include:
- Programs with our chemistry, geology, physics/engineering, biology/ marine biology, and other faculty.
- Japanese tea pot art with our art department.
- Exploring the ambulance simulator with our EMT department.
- Programs with our nursing and digital design programs
- Field trip to the south slough
And much much more!
Snacks and lunch are provided each day, along with a water bottle. Students will also get a STEAM Academy t-shirt that they will design during the week with seaweed sun art and a drawstring backpack.
Registration is $50 but we do have scholarships available by request.
If you would like more information to register your student, feel free to email Cassie Coyner at [email protected] or call (541)888-7416.
Don't miss your chance for some fun summer science!!

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06/11/2026

We had a wonderful end of year SPEAR lunchon yesterday Southwestern Oregon Community College and also celebrated our graduates! We enjoyed homemade BBQ pulled pork, homemade mac and cheese, chips, and even had a awesome cupcake cake for our graduates. We got our bulletin board updated with the graduates that gave us some information about their time at SWOCC and where they might be headed in their uture next steps. Thanks to all who have supported our students along the way!

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06/08/2026

*** Want to support student learning and research?! Well here is your chance!******
SWOCC STEAM Pathways is officially in our spot aboard Mission 22 set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in spring of 2027. We will have a team of students sending up a project they created to be actually tested on the international space station!
This is part of the Student Space Flight Experimental Program (SSEP).
How can you help?!
We are $5,500 away from the goal we need to raise in order to support our schools portion of the mission. Any amount will help!
If you would like to support our students you can go to www.socc.edu/give
You select science project and then put SSEP in the memo.
We appreciate all of our community support! This is an exciting opportunity for our students and community!

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