Pathways Week Schedule

Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2026

During Pathways Week, we invite you to explore different Education Pathways through short events and activities during the second week of fall term. Attend workshops and sessions across the eight pathways, and make real connections with your instructors and fellow students. At each event, collect a pathway token. Collect five tokens to enter a prize drawing during week three of the term.

Business, Hospitality and Culinary

Health Sciences

Humanities, Fine Arts and Communication

Natural Resources

Public and Emergency Services

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Social Science, Behavioral Science and Education

Transportation, Industrial Trades and Apprenticeship

Event schedule

Monday, Sept. 28

10-10:45 a.m.

Attachment in the Romantic Relationship mini course
Nikki Truscelli
Bend, Jefferson 109

Your attachment style might be the invisible script running your relational world. Discover these hidden patterns and learn how to build relationships that feel secure and grounded.

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Matt Higgins
Redmond, RDM1 140

11-11:45 a.m.

Fossil Activity
Hal DeShow
Bend, MSC 250

12-1 p.m.

Pizza making demonstration and workshop: Wood-fire cookery
Thor Erickson
Bend, Culinary Patio

12-1 p.m.

Visit Education Pathways Tables
Quad area outside the Modoc building

1-1:30 p.m.

Engineering Challenge
Wendy Wampler
Bend, MSC 240

1-2 p.m.

Know Your Central Oregon Trees
Rebecca Franklin
Bend, Cascades 102

3-4 p.m.

Art Foundations: 3D Workshop
Moe Carolin-Anderson and Jason Lamb
Pence 226

Tuesday, Sept. 29

8-8:45 a.m.

Behind the Scenes of Healthcare: Exploring Careers in Health Information Management
Mandalynn Marcus
Bend, Health Careers Center 140

Learn how health information management professionals work behind the scenes to connect healthcare, technology and data across a range of careers.

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Thou Saucy Knave: Playing with Shakespeare
Deb Parker
Bend, Modoc 102

Trade Shakespearean insults, experiment with voice and movement, and discover how meaning lives in the body, not just on the page. No acting experience is required.

12-1 p.m.

Visit Education Pathways Tables
Quad area outside the Modoc building

1-1:45 p.m.

The Broadside Student Newspaper: Inside the Newsroom
Lily Raff
Campus Center 102

Try reporting, podcasting, interviewing and more through hands-on activities in The Broadside office.

3-4 p.m.

Wildland Fire: 2026 Fire Season Highlights and Fire-Weather Connections
Dave Hays
Bend, Cascades 101

3-4 p.m.

Art Foundations: 2D Workshop
James Adams, Venus Nguyen and Moe Carolin-Anderson
Pence 226

4 p.m.

What is it like to be a medical assistant? (Madras)
Jill Riddling
Madras Campus, MA Lab

Wednesday, Sept. 30

8-10 a.m. (drop in)

Welding and Machining Demos and Tour
Brian Keechle
Redmond, RDM3 321 and RDM3 322

10-11 a.m.

Life Science Careers Demystified: Casual Discussion
Matt Higgins
Redmond, RDM3 306

12-1 p.m.

Test Your Strength: Try Police and Fire Testing
Roxie Supplee
Bend, Modoc 101

Drop in to the Public Service Education Department skills lab to test your strength with police physical-skills challenges and try on real firefighter turnouts.

12-1 p.m.

Visit Education Pathways Tables
Quad area outside the Modoc building

1-1:30 p.m.

Chemistry of Polymers: SLIME!
Steph Christau
Bend, Deschutes 007

3-4 p.m.

Art Career Foundations: Graphic Design and UX/UI Workshop
Venus Nguyen, Lindsey Latiolais and Everett DeVall
Ponderosa 204

Thursday, Oct. 1

11-11:30 a.m.

What Is It Like to Be a Medical Assistant?
Shannon Waller
Bend, Health Careers Center 140

Get a hands-on look at medical assisting by practicing skills such as taking vital signs, checking blood glucose and removing sutures, while learning how medical assistants support patients and providers.

12-12:45 p.m.

Scary Stories and Petrifying Poems!
Eileen Sather
Bend, Deschutes 003

Use generative creative-writing prompts and exercises to kick off spooky season. No previous creative-writing experience is needed.

12-1 p.m.

Visit Education Pathways Tables
Quad area outside the Modoc building

1-1:45 p.m.

Geocaching Activity
Pat Kennelly
Bend, Jefferson 109

3-4 p.m.

Art Career Foundations: Illustration and Animation Workshop
Venus Nguyen and Stuart Allan
Ponderosa 205

Friday, Oct. 2

9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Center for Global Studies: Open House
Modoc 104

10-10:30 a.m.

Blueberry Mining
Hal DeShow
Redmond, RDM1 122

10-11:50 a.m.

Undergraduate Research Lab: Open House
Modoc 105

10-11 a.m. (drop in)

Careers in Psychology Class
Modoc 103

Learn how identifying your values and skills shapes your academic and career journey.

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Small, Fuzzy and Brown: Central Oregon Mammal ID
Hannah Bays
Bend, Cascades 202

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Economics Talk
Abhay Ghiara
Modoc 103

12-1 p.m.

Behavioral Health/Addiction Counseling Talk
Sean Roberts
Modoc 103

12-1 p.m.

Visit Education Pathways Tables
Quad area outside the Modoc building

2-3 p.m.

Art Career Foundations: Photography Workshop
Art and Design photography instructors
Ponderosa 117