College News - Week of June 12

Commencement is once again upon us, and this year LBCC will award 1,074 degrees and certificates to 828 students, and 32 students earned their General Educational Development certificate. Of the 32 GED grads, nine are already taking college credit classes, and nine more have taken their placement tests, finished their FAFSA's and are registered and ready to start this summer and fall term. In addition, 18 ESOL students were honored as English Language Acquisition achievers for either outstanding skills gained or exemplary persistence.

Open enrollment for OEBB insurance is August 15 to Sept. 7.  This is a mandatory enrollment year, which means all OEBB members must log on to their personal MyOEBB Benefit Management System to either re-enroll or choose a new medical, dental and vision plan. New rates and enrollment information will be sent via email or US mail over the next few weeks. You can update your contact preferences through your MyOEBB account. For more information, contact Diana Kronsteiner in Human Resources, ext. 4424.

Chris Nystrom, director of the Community Education Department, and Chelsea Nordby, coordinator

Chris Nystrom, left, & Chelsea Nordby

of Community Education for Benton County, have both received the designation of Certified Program Planner by the Learning Resources Network, an international association in lifelong learning. The CCP designation reflects demonstrated in-depth knowledge in ten key areas of lifelong learning. Chris and Chelsea will be recognized at LERN's Annual Conference next December in New Orleans. Founded in 1974, LERN has over 4,500 members, with 3,000 CPP's awarded throughout the world.

For the eighth year in a row, LBCC’s Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Club has qualified to

2015 LBCC ROV Team

compete in the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International Competition, to be held in Newfoundland, Canada (about 1,300 miles south of the Artic Circle) June 25-27. The competition, titled "Science and Industry in the Artic: ROV’s in Extreme Environments," challenges students to apply what they know about physics, math, electronics, and engineering to solve problems in a marine environment. Both polar researchers and offshore oil and gas companies use the facilities at Newfoundland’s Marine Institute, and both are in need of ROV’s that can conduct science under the ice, as well as sub-sea pipeline inspection and repair, and offshore oilfield production and maintenance. Not only is this a huge opportunity for our students to get real world engineering experience, said club advisor and physics faculty member Greg Mulder, but it could lead to numerous internship or job opportunities, making this an ideal place for students to learn and make connections.

Five students from the Culinary Arts program will have a first-time opportunity to manage food preparation over the summer for the Knights Baseball team at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, thanks to a recent partnership with Culinary Arts, the Knights Baseball franchise and OSU. The partnership started about five months ago, said culinary arts faculty member Todd Ketterman, when the Corvallis Knights approached him to have student interns run concessions at the TnT Builders Party Deck at Banners, an area down the left-field line. The Knights were looking to improve the quality of the concessions and bring in more local products and suppliers, said Todd. The student positions are paid, and several of the students will earn CWE. A second-year graduating culinary art student was chosen as food service manager, and will work closely with the Corvallis Knights vice president of operations to oversee and manage the various food service locations within the stadium. 

A classic LB keychain is now traveling around the world, thanks to Eric Bryant in Media. Eric

turned the keychain into a geocache “travel bug,” dropping it off in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic while on vacation there. After finding the geocache box location in Punta Cana, Eric signed the logbook, left the keychain in the box and returned the box its hidden location. The keychain has since traveled to Bayern, Germany, where it awaits its next destination. Eric says that when he dies, he wants to be a “travel bug!” Follow the LB Keychain journey at: www.geocaching.com/trac/details.aspx?tracker=TBJ2JC

Living Our Values:
LBCC Peace Studies Program Hosts the International Symposium on Peace, Justice and Human Rights - This week’s“Living Our Values” story, the last of the year, really encompasses all five values: Inclusiveness, Engagement, Opportunity, Learning and Excellence. 
For the second time in 15 years, the LBCC Peace Studies program will host the 17th Biennial

International Symposium on Peace, Justice and Human Rights, held June 28 through July 4 at the Benton Center. Students from around the world will converge in Corvallis to address issues affecting our world. Cultural exchange is a hallmark of these events, and students develop connections with people from around the world. Each year, the symposium focuses on a central discussion point that addresses social, ecological or human rights issues, and provides participants a better understanding of how people from different places view world issues. Students at this year’s symposium will be looking at climate change, with an emphasis on global impacts, human solutions, and the challenges faced by a global community education effort. The last symposium was held in 2013 in Hornsjø, Norway, and focused on sweatshops, Alaskan gold and copper mining, the impacts of a Belo Monte dam in Brazil and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. If you would like to help, the program is in need of a few more van drivers. If you are LBCC van certified and interested, contact Scott McAleer, ext. 4578.

College Values
Opportunity
Excellence
Inclusiveness
Learning
Engagement

College Core Themes
Economic Vitality
Cultural Richness
Educational Attainment



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Writer/Editor: Lori Fluge-Brunker, Communications Specialist, College Advancement