SWOCC STEAM Pathways

10/01/2026

Registration is open for Fall Career Day at OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center! 9-12th graders are invited to connect with STEM professionals, participate in hands-on activities, and explore behind-the-scenes tours of lab spaces at Hatfield.

Do you know a high schooler interested in marine science? Register them today!

Learn more: https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/visitor-center/marine-education/career-day

09/26/2026

09/26/2026

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.