Insider College News - Welcome Back, Sept. 25

Starting this fall, students will receive a “Welcome to LBCC” information packet in the mail, designed to welcome them and let them know they are officially “in college.” Within a few days of submitting their college application, students will get a personalized welcome letter that includes the next steps they need to take. They also get a cool LBCC Roadrunner window decal, coupons to the bookstore and campus eateries, and information on clubs and student life to help them immediately start building connections.

College Advancement has installed more than 60 new "Inspired" banners throughout the parking lots on the Albany campus, and will soon add banners to the centers and the ATTC. The new banners highlight our values, programs, instructors, students, and graduates - providing inspiration every time we pull into campus. A special thank you goes to the Facilities Department for removing the old brackets from the poles, installing new ones, and hanging all the banners before Welcome Day.

The Library and the Student Help Desk have added new evening and weekend hours to better accommodate students. New hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.  In addition, the Forum Computer Lab has been moved to the Library, which allows for increased computer and technical support for students.

The college has implemented a new pay-to-print system. Called “GoPrint,” the new system tracks printer usage based on the student's account. The move is part of a campus-wide effort to reduce paper waste and ultimately save money by reducing paper and toner costs and equipment maintenance while promoting a more sustainable green printing environment. Students manage and add funds to their GoPrint account on-line. The price is .10 cents per sheet for black and white, and .20 cents per sheet for color. The software determines the cost of a print job and makes that known to the student prior to printing. The student can then accept and print the job or cancel it. 

Javier Cervantes, right, receives
his NCCHC pin.

Javier Cervantes, director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at LBCC, has completed the National Community College Hispanic Council Leadership Fellows Program. Established more than 20 years ago through the University of San Diego, the 10-day NCCHC Fellows Program provides training, preparation and support of Hispanic leaders in America's community colleges. As LBCC works to become a "College of Choice" for Latinos, Javier's Fellows designation will provide access to a network of people that the college can call upon for best practices, providing access to people who have been tackling this work and getting results.

Art faculty member Analee Fuentes’ work is featured in the September/October issue of “1859 Oregon Magazine.” In the article, Analee shares how her past history and Latino-American heritage have influenced her art. The article also includes beautiful photos of Analees' work and of her studio in Coburg. Read the full story at: www.1859oregonmagazine.com/artist-in-residence-analee-fuentes-skeletons

LBCC Women’s Basketball team, along with head coach Deb Herrold, volunteered to help with the annual Linn County Alzhemier’s Walk held at Timber-Linn Park Sept. 20. The team helped with set-up, take down and cheering-on the walkers. Volunteering were team members Madi Baum, Rianne Tupper, Coach Deb Herrold, Kyia Duvall, Coach Stehanie Charves, Nicole Magnuson, Jordan Miller, Bailee Tally, Breanna Bronson, and Kaylee Buhrkuhl (left to right in photo). Go Roadrunners!

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  

Update, Oct. 3: Summer Staff Changes and Fall Updates

Welcome to fall term. Get caught-up in this first edition of staff news for the school year. 

Staff Changes: Several management and dean positions were filled over the summer to replace retirees and vacancies. Two new positions were also added. Michael Quiner was hired in June as chief information officer for Information Services, replacing Ann Adams who retired last year. Kim Carey was hired as manager of Applications and Systems Programming, replacing Sam Oubari, who took a position elsewhere.  Jason Kovac is the new dean of Academic Foundations, replacing Sally Moore, who was promoted to dean of Instruction, replacing Jonathan Paver, who took a position elsewhere. Sally’s office is now in the Calapooia Center Administration Office. Brian Trice joined the ATTC as manager of Alternate Fuel Transportation, a new position. And, Amy Sikora joined Admissions and Registration in the new position of assistant director of Enrollment Progression and Technology. 

Ann Buchele received a promotion and a new job title of dean of Workforce Development and Program Effectiveness. Along with her continued work with the Healthcare, ELearning and Media department, and LB iLearn, Ann will guide work on program review, working with faculty on a review process for all CTE and transfer areas. She also will lead the work on college objective eight, "Expand our Career-Technical programs in response to (and anticipation of) local industry needs” with a focus on the "Middle 40" of the "40-40-20" initiative, in partnership with the soon-to-be-created Workforce and Economic Vitality Council.

Kudos to the Horticulture department for donating approximately 600 pounds of excess produce grown in their organic garden this summer to the local food bank. The department has sent about 130 pounds of produce each week to Food Share since last August. Harrisburg Gleaners pick up the harvest and deliver to Food Share for distribution to low income people in our community.

The Culinary Arts department has outdone themselves with a beautiful remodel of the Santiam Restaurant, thanks to the generous donation through the Foundation of community members Joanne and Wayne Chambers. In celebration of the remodel, there will be an Open House in the new dinning room Friday, Oct. 17 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. The event is open to everyone, and will include refreshments, wine and snacks. The restaurant reopens for fall term Tuesday, Oct. 14.

The College Advancement Marketing team won six awards at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 7 conference Oct. 9. There were 180 submissions in 30 categories from colleges throughout Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory. LBCC won: Gold for radio ad; Gold for media success story; Silver for brochure; Silver for website; Bronze for schedule of classes; and Bronze for banners and outdoor advertising. Congrats marketing team: Dale Stowell, Joe Sherlock, M’Liss Runyon and Lori Fluge-Brunker.

As a thank you to faculty and staff for their efforts to engage students and boost enrollment, a Summer Success Celebration will be held in the DAC Thursday, Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Stop by for cake, punch, & community. The results of these efforts are more new students, more full time students, more students awarded financial aid, more students in DG, advisers assigned at the beginning of the term and increased enrollment.

This year’s Pastega Award winners are automotive faculty member and chair Bryan Schiedler, Faculty Excellence award, and graphic designer in College Advancement office M’Liss Runyon, Classified Excellence award. Bryan began work at LBCC in 1996. He was nominated for contributions to making the Advanced Transportation Technology Center a reality. The center has been recognized both locally and nationally. M’Liss was hired in 2006, and was nominated for her positive and creative support of college marketing efforts and her participation in college leadership groups and the community. 

LBCC Foundation Development Director and Mayor of Independence John McArdle received the James C. Richards Memorial Award from the League of Oregon Cities’ during its annual conference in September. The award is given to elected city officials who serve the citizens of Oregon through an exceptional personal investment in intergovernmental affairs. John founded the Mid-Willamette Valley Mayors Coalition, serves on the board of the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments, chairs the regional economic development partnership board, and is a past president of the League of Oregon Cities and the Oregon Mayors Association.

The LBCC bond measure, Measure 22-130, will be put to voters on the Nov. 4 ballot. If approved, the bond will raise an amount not to exceed $34 million. The estimated bond would replace the 2000 LBCC Bond, scheduled for retirement in 2016. It’s designed to stay at or near the current taxpayer cost of about 18 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. Funds raised will be used for expansion or improvement in the following areas: health care, automotive and diesel/heavy equipment mechanics, advanced manufacturing, machine tool, welding, college transfer and community education, and encompass facilities in Albany, Corvallis and Lebanon, and including facilities maintenance needs. For more details, go to: www.linnbenton.edu/faculty-and-staff/administrative-information/bond-information

Sneak peak of the newly-remodeled Santiam Restaurant.

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59 Years, Two People, One College

Chef Scott Anselm

Retirees Scott Anslem and Cindy Hogan will leave the college this month with a combined total of 59 years of service.

Scott has spent the past 27 years as the college's head chef and culinary arts instructor. He is retiring to the wilds of Alaska, where he will join his wife who is already there working for the state.

Scott's only plans so far are to really retire, something that seems a bit unusual here. He is looking forward to fishing, flying his plane, and cooking for his wife, which should be easy enough (wonder if he'll have portion control issues).

College Foundation friends Wayne and Joann Chambers recently established the Scott Anselm Culinary Arts Scholarship Endowment Fund to honor Scott for his years of dedication to students and the Culinary Arts Program. 

Cindy Hogan

With 32 years at the college, Cindy Hogan has been the fix-it queen for so many years in Media Services, it’s going to be hard to think of "who we gonna' call?"

Cindy has spent most of those years in Media Services troubleshooting classroom media equipment issues, bringing in new technologies, and videographing lectures, classes, and events.

Cindy also has earned two associate degrees and several certificates from LBCC, with more than 300 credits under her belt. She started taking classes at the college when she was 18.

Looking to retirement, Cindy hopes to take a trip to Germany in a few years, one of the “to do” things on her bucket list. Also on her list is riding in a hot air balloon. In the meantime, she plans to continue her and her husband’s hobby of restoring old cars, of which she has several in various stages of completion. She also looks forward to spending more time with her grandchildren and family.

Good luck to Scott and Cindy in their retirement. The college culinary world and college media users will miss you!