Weekly Update, March 20

At the recent Initiative Leaders meeting faculty and staff shared news of the progress on various projects. Most notably, Math Fast Track, the Accelerated Learning Project in Writing and the Destination Graduation and Advising initiative have seen promising results. All three programs will be expanded for fall term 2014 to benefit more students.

During spring term, the college will again participate in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). Research shows that the more actively engaged students are, the more likely they are to persist in their college studies and achieve at higher levels. The survey will be administered between April 21 and May 2 in randomly selected classes to ensure a representative sample and to preserve the integrity of the survey results. Faculty members whose classes are selected for survey administration will receive more specific instructions in early April. Learn more and see results from our three previous surveys, visit the CCSSE webpage.

LBCC honor roll students Alisha Haskett and Willard W. Hucks III were selected to represent LBCC as part of the OCCA All Oregon Academic Team. They will attend a luncheon with Governor John Kitzhaber and the OCCA All Academic team in Salem April 22.  Haskett is a networking and systems administration major from Sweet Home, and Hucks is an accounting technology major from Albany. They will each receive a plaque from the OCCA and a $1,000 scholarship from Oregon State University, where they plan to transfer.  

OCCA Academic Team members Alisha Haskett & Willard Hucks.

For those wondering about the progress to fix the courtyard clock or the broken fountain by the Calapooia Center, facilities are currently in the process of repairs. The fountain may take a bit longer due to the need to replace the pump, which costs around $5,000. They are currently looking at alternatives to replacement.