Mendocino College Art Gallery Announces New Exhibit

The Mendocino College Art Gallery is proud to announce its new exhibit, eXplorations - Paula Gray: taking the X out of anxiety and other stories, which opens with a reception on Thursday, February 9th from 4-6pm. Paula Gray has taught visual arts at Mendocino College since 1986, both as an adjunct and full time professor. After retiring from full time teaching in 2014, she dove headlong into studio projects and has created an extensive and exciting new body of work.

Mendocino College Classified Senate's Annual Silent Auction and FUNRaiser

Mendocino College Classified Senate presents it's annual Silent Auction and FUNRaiser, Thursday, December 1st from 10AM to 4PM in the Mendocino College Boardroom.

Proceeds from the event go to the Classified Senate Scholarship Fund to benefit students in need. The event is free and open to the public.

Enjoy unique and handmade gifts, a wine raffle, finish your holiday shopping early, all while supporting a great cause!

Giving Tuesday - Support the Food Pantry

On Tuesday, November 29 the Foundation will embark on our first ever Giving Tuesday campaign.  100% of the proceeds collected will be given to support the Mendocino College Food Pantry.  The pantry provides non-perishable food to Mendocino College students in need.  

Help us Help them!  No amount is too small, everything counts!

Giving Tuesday is a global event and has become the “Day of Giving” following black Friday and cyber Monday’s consumerism. 

Mendocino College Art Gallery Announces New Exhibit

The Mendocino College Art Gallery is proud to announce its new exhibit, “Travelin’ Dave presents The BigFoot Family Band,” opening on Thursday, November 3 with a reception from 4-6pm.  The exhibit is a mixed media art installation featuring the work of Lush Newton which will transform the gallery with the adventures of a traveling dog, musical bears, and other unexpected delights.

Mendocino College Presents Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard

The Mendocino College Theatre Arts Department will present Anton Chekhov’s humorously poignant play, The Cherry Orchard beginning next week.  Performances will run October 21-30 in Mendocino College’s Center Theatre on the Ukiah Campus. The play, under the direction of adjunct theatre instructor Jason Davis, features a cast of 22 extraordinary local performers, including 14 full-time college theatre conservatory students.  According to Davis, “the play is a comedy about the human condition, economic disparity, and social change.” 

Mendocino College Awarded 2.2 Million Dollar Hispanic Serving Institution Grant

Mendocino College is pleased to announce it was recently awarded a five-year, 2.2 million dollar Developing Hispanic Institutions grant from the U.S. Department of Education through a highly competitive process. The goal of this grant is to better serve Latino and high-need students at Mendocino College’s four educational sites in Mendocino and Lake Counties.

Two Mendocino College Football Athletes Receive Accolades

The Mendocino Eagles are off to their best start in six years with Saturday’s 32-18 win over College of the Redwoods, the Eagles have improved their record to 3-1.  
 
On September 14th, Mendocino College’s own Joceice Cannon was awarded Offensive Player of the week honors in the American Division of the Northern California Football Conference.  Following an explosive 204 receiving yards on five catches, three of them for touchdowns, in the previous weekend’s 52-39 win against Reedley College.
 

Mendocino College Petition for Transfer of Territory from College of the Redwoods was Granted by Board of Governors

The California Community Colleges Board of Governors approved the proposed transfer of territory from Redwoods Community College District to the Mendocino-Lake Community College District (MLCCD) at their meeting on Monday, July 18th.  As a result of this action, the coastal communities of Fort Bragg and the town of Mendocino along with the surrounding areas will be incorporated into the Mendocino-Lake Community College District on July 1, 2017.