Mendocino College is excited to announce the Grand Opening of our Coast Center will be held Wednesday, August 9th, at 6:00 p.m.

Since the fall of 2014 Mendocino College has been offering a growing number of courses to the residents on the Mendocino Coast through the former College of the Redwoods Center.  Mendocino College officially began serving coastal residents as of July 1, 2017 through a transfer of territory that formally brought the coast region into the Mendocino-Lake Community College District.

The Mendocino-Lake Community College District is pleased to announce the appointment of Ulises Velasco as the District’s first Vice President of Student Services.  Mr. Velasco was selected from a competitive pool of highly qualified candidates, after an extensive search, to advocate for the students, provide visionary leadership, and strengthen our services to students.  

Please join us for a 2-day workshop to finish the ferrous cement water tank at the Sustainable Technology (SST) House and learn to harvest, design for, and use rainwater.  This workshop will be held July 22nd and 23rd from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus.  Set yourself up for success and prepare for next winter’s rains, a single storm can fill your tank.

The results of the 2016-17 Mendocino College math contest series were announced recently, and two students tied and were named co-champions.  The winners, Deanna Powell and Possatorn “Blues” Sutcharitchun, each solved 28 of the 30 weekly puzzles.  

Tied for first runner-up, with 14 puzzles solved, were Ari Sunbeam and Elios Sgouros.  Forty students submitted correct solutions to at least one of the contests.

In May, as part of a team of scientists with the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition (BESC) from across the U.S., Dr. Brianna Zuber visited with several California Senators and Representatives during Congressional Visits Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  Brianna is a Biology instructor at Mendocino College and was selected to attend Congressional Visits Day (CVD) because of Mendocino College’s unique field station, the Mendocino College Coastal Field Station (MCCFS). 

The Bay Valley Conference softball coaches have announced their All-Conference selections for the 2017 season. The second-place Mendocino College Eagles garnered five selections, including the Most Valuable Player Award.

This year’s Bay Valley MVP was the Eagles’ freshman first baseman Mykala Ramsey of Ukiah. Also selected, all First Team, were two sophomores, shortstop Aliza Atkins (Clear Lake HS) and third baseman Brianna Johnson (Fort Bragg HS) and two freshmen, center fielder Hannah Norwood (Clear Lake HS) and catcher Hannah Flynn (Middletown HS).

The Mendocino College Board of Trustees approved the naming of “Pomo Plaza” at their monthly meeting held May 10.  Mendocino College established a monument to recognize the Pomo communities and help create a more culturally respectful and inclusive campus climate as part of their continued equity work.

Mendocino College held its 29th Annual Latino Student Retreat on Friday, April 21st.  
 
This successful event hosted over 320 high school students from Mendocino and Lake Counties for a day of motivational speakers and college related workshops.  
 

We are excited to announce that Mendocino College has joined the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) National Consortium on College Men of Color (NCCMC). Participation in the NCCMC will enhance our commitment to improving the success of historically underrepresented and underserved students, including men of color.

The Mendocino College Spring Dance Festival celebrates the diversity of dance and how it unites people of all ages and ethnicities in its 16th year!  Dancers take to the Mendocino College stage on Friday and Saturday, May 5 & 6 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 7 at 2:00 PM to share what they have to say, through movement, with audience members who come to witness this very popular annual event.  Through hip hop, jazz, contemporary, ballet, tap dance, and Middle Eastern dance, this year’s event promises to be dazzling!