Lane Community College

The Multicultural Center came alive today with a captivating performance by Chilean guitarist Ricardo Cárdenas. Ricardo is not just a guitarist, but also a composer and educator, whose work bridges cultures through classical guitar and Latin American music.

Ricardo Cárdenas is based in Eugene, Oregon, and has collaborated with internationally recognized artists including Thomas Mapfumo, Steve Perry, and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno. His original compositions have been featured in theater and documentary film, and he performs widely across Oregon. In addition to his performance career, he is dedicated to teaching classical guitar and Latin American music in both school and private settings.

Graduate profile: Candy Nease. Candy is graduating this Saturday with an Associate in Early Childhood Education. She had this to say about her time at Lane:

"I have always wanted to be a teacher, and now I can. My favorite memory at Lane was my first ever college class, Writing 115, with Dr. K. Shull. So many memories were made with my writing, and especially my connection with the instructor and classmates! I felt liked I belonged."

Congrats to Candy and all our other grads!

For Jeff Harrison’s Native American Literature course, students finished the term with a creative project at Longhouse. The students could create anything related to our readings, so student Tyler Wright painted his horses in traditional symbols and explained the markings to his classmates.

Other student presentations included art projects (ceramics, stained glass, and illustrations), poetry, and even a fancy-dance shawl made for a student's to start dancing at pow wows.

Last week, our Gender Equity Center students celebrate pride with crafts, snacks, flags, and, of course, friends.

It's time to get ready for Commencement! See you in a week, Titans!

Sat., June 13 at 10 a.m.
LCC Gymnasium
lanecc.edu/Commencement

Congrats to Lane Track and Field Coach Grady O’Connor and Track & Field alum Cyrus Hostetler and Basketball alum Shelby Shoffner! They were just inducted into The Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Congrats to our newest culinary grads for their mouthwatering capstone! Look for them soon in the local restaurant scene.

Small bites included: cheesy garlic confit bread, hamachi crudo, herbed goat cheese and sweet pepper crostini, parmesan stuffed mushrooms, Japanese "karaage" chicken, marinated shrimp in a rice wager with Thai cucumber relish, duck confit bruschetta with arugula and picked red onions, beef gorditas, brisket crostini with horseradish cream sauce and caramalized onions, crispy potato with braised beef in red wine and gremolada, smoked salmon mousse on a sweet and sour pickled cucumber with a rice cracker, bacon wrapped dates stuffed with chorizo and pepper sauce, burrata on toasted baguette with pesto and roasted asparagus, and wontons with creamy cream cheese and crab filling.

Yesterday was our Fidget Fair, brought to you by the Neurodivergent Student Union (NDSU). With fidgets, pizza, and even a magic show, the NDSU combined awareness and community into one great fun event.

Lane Community College’s Titans baseball team capped off an outstanding season with a second-place finish at the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) Championships. Their postseason run began after they placed second in the Southern Region, earned the opportunity to host the Super Regionals on campus, and defeated Bellevue College to advance to the NWAC Championship Tournament in Longview, Washington.

Once there, the Titans kept the momentum going, winning their first three games to reach the championship game, and ultimately finishing second after a hard-fought matchup with host Lower Columbia College. That finish marks the program’s best result in over 20 years, since winning the NWAC championship in 2004. This remarkable achievement reflects the dedication of Head Coach Josh Blunt, his assistant coaches, and the student-athletes.

Director of Athletics Greg Sheley said the team’s success reflects “what happens when Lane invests in its students.” The college’s Athletics program emphasizes academic success, personal growth, community support, career development, and athletic excellence, and its investment in a new turf baseball field, supported by the bond passed in May 2020, is helping set the stage for a strong future for LCC Baseball.

Go Titans!

(Photo credit to Daniel Acosta)