College News - Week of Jan. 16

The Accelerated Learning Program in Writing, or ALP, recently posted data showing its progress through the program's second year. Previous to offering ALP, students moving through the traditional sequence of WR95, WR115, and WR121 showed a 27 percent pass rate through WR121. In its first year, ALP helped raised the pass rate for that population through WR121 to 72 percent. This year, after doubling the size of ALP and teaching a population that included both WR95 and WR115 students, the data shows that 80 percent of ALP students passed WR121 with a C or better. The numbers also indicate that ALP students persisted from fall to winter term at a three percent higher retention rate than regular WR121 students. Information from Chris Riseley, ALP/English/Writing faculty member.

The Lebanon Center showed the highest increase in reimbursable FTE for winter term. At 101.00, that's an increase of 93.9 percent, up from 52.08 from the same time last year. Most of the gain is due to higher enrollment in various Diagnostic Imaging and Occupational Therapy Assistant courses, and the redesigned Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) program, the new Coding/Reimbursement Specialist program, and the new two-credit medical terminology class, Allied Health 111 (AH111). The data may be a bit skewed, however, with the first two programs not actually seeing an increase, but rather due to Banner now crediting the programs to the Lebanon Center instead of the Albany campus. However, AH111 does show very high enrollment, around 98 students total over four sections, and the new CMA program is offering more courses in Lebanon this term. Data courtesy of the “Better Know Your Data” team - Justin Smith and Justene Malosh.

The Business Office is now offering a Job Shadow program designed to help students grow professionally while experiencing a day on the job in a professional office environment. The one-day program is open to all students. While observing a typical day on the job of an office professional, the idea is that students will be able to hone-in on their career focus while learning the skills and attributes needed to succeed in an office environment. For more information, contact Son Le Hughes, Business Office Director, ext. 4320. Interested students should contact Karen Green in the Business Office, ext. 4307.

Andrew Wynings

Andrew Wynings has joined the college Foundation Office as the new development officer effective Jan. 12. Andrew comes to LBCC with 15 years of professional development and fundraising experience with Western Oregon University, Family Building Blocks in Salem, and the Willamette Cancer Foundation in McMinnville. Andrew will work under the supervision of John McArdle, Foundation director of Development and Government Relations, and will specifically focus on expanding relationships with existing donors and establishing new relationships with alumni and friends.

Two new propane-powered shuttle buses have been added to the Linn County Shuttle fleet, in partnership with LBCC and AmeriGas, with one bus sporting a vinyl wrap-around showcasing photos of LBCC students working on vehicles at LBCC’s Advanced Transportation Technology Center in Lebanon. The new buses will primarily be used on the Linn Shuttle, which stops at LBCC campuses in Sweet Home, Lebanon and Albany.

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