The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program is returning to LBCC starting winter term. As the program launches, the goal is to create opportunities for ESOL students not only to improve their English language skills, but also to pursue a degree or certificate through LBCC. The English Language and Culture Institute (ELCI) has partnered with LBCC as interim caretaker of the ESOL program since spring 2013. ELCI staff expertise has been invaluable in creating a new vision for ESOL opportunities in our service district, and LBCC and ELCI will continue to work together to offer intensive English programs for international students. Current ESOL students will transition to LBCC starting winter term, with a variety of classes being offered in Albany, Corvallis and Lebanon. The ultimate goal is to build pathways for ESOL students in upper-level ESOL classes to engage in degree and certificate programs in ways that leverage their bilingual ability. Instruction would be delivered in context with the student’s program of study, with supplemental instruction that builds upon their foundational English language skills. Part of the funding for the ESOL program comes from the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act of 2104, under Title II, which provides funding through the State of Oregon for GED and ESOL programs. The state will be monitoring our progress with our ESOL students and their college progression. Future federal program funding will be based on whether or not the data shows the progression is successful. The new ESOL program will be housed under Academic Foundations, and will work to help students cultivate goals that extend beyond the ESOL sequence, in support of a meaningful future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Son Le Hughes has been named director of Budget and Accounting, and will serve as Chief College Budget and Financial Officer, replacing Betty Nielsen. Son Le comes to LBCC from the University of Oregon, where she served as director of Student Affairs Financial Services. She has over 17 years of financial management, business administration, and teaching experience. In addition to her position at LBCC, Son Le is a professor at Northwest Christian University, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and she is an active member in the Comprehensive Doctoral Research Institution of the National/Western Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO/WACUBO). Son Le holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UO and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwest Christian University. She lives in Corvallis with her husband, Patrick. Her hobbies include walking, yoga, playing string instrument and piano, and golfing and traveling with her husband.
LBCC’s Re-Choired Element Chamber Choir has achieved a ranking of 137 of the top 1,000 choirs worldwide by Interkultur, sponsors of the World Choir Games and official keepers of the World Choir Rankings. Rankings are based on more than 16 years of competitions and global rankings with many different factors. A successful competition in the 8th World Choir Games this past summer landed the Chamber Choir a world champion title. The updated ranking moved the choir up over 400 places, and also placed the choir at 21 of the top 50 chamber choirs in the world. In addition, LBCC’s Concert Choir is now ranked in the top 1,000 choirs worldwide, at 963, a first for the concert choir to be officially ranked globally.
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Writer/Editor: Lori Fluge-Brunker, Communications Specialist, College Advancement
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