Weekly Update, April 25

Achieving the Dream coaches’ recent visit to the college resulted in several recommendations, with a top-of-the-list suggestion to increase communications between all levels of faculty and staff. Coaches also commended the college on combining orientation and student success curriculum in the Destination Graduation class, and firmly tying it to advising and making it mandatory starting fall term 2014.

Nominations are open for the annual Pastega Faculty and Classified Awards and the Distinguished Staff Award. Nominations must be received in the Institutional Advancement Office by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15. Nomination forms and criteria are available online in the paperless office under Forms, Pastega and Distinguished Staff Nomination Applications (po.linnbenton.edu/forms), or by contacting Dale Stowell via email or in CC-105. Awards will be presented at fall Inservice in September.

Did you know LBCC’s graduation gowns are made from 100 percent recycled material, specifically plastic water bottles? According to Tammi Drury in Admissions, this is the third year the college has purchased the recycled gowns. The Bookstore is also implementing a new “greener” product, switching from traditional "Blue Books" for student testing to a 100 percent recycled “Green Exam” book.

Retired LBCC baseball coach Greg Hawk and his 1988 team will be inducted into the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Hall of Fame May 29. The 1988 LBCC team, league championship winners, will join former coach and athletic director Dick McClain’s title-winning 1971 team in the NWAACC Hall of Fame.

The following LBCC employees were recognized with 2013-2014 Longevity Awards during spring Inservice:

5-YEAR AWARDS:

Danny Aynes
Tonia Benham
Kim Boone
Glen Brumbach
Mike Budke
Sheryl Caddy
Jason Christian
Jeff Davis
Gary DeWall
Barbie DuBois
Victoria Fridley
Stehanie Kerst
Lawrence LaJoie
Nancie Meyer
James Reddan
Mike Storrs
Fred Stuewe
Bill Thomas
Jason Wells
Cathy Williams
Lynnette Wynkoop


10-YEAR AWARDS:

Rhonda Anglin
Ann Custer
Hollis Duncan
Kathy Hannahs
Barb Horn
Scottie Hurley
Sally Kohler
Patti Larsen
Twila Lehman
Bethany Pratt
Stefan Seiter
Jane Walker
Carlena Weeks


15-YEAR AWARDS:

Arfa Aflatooni
Alice Burnett
Perry Carmichael
Linda Carroll
Margarita Casas
Dodi Coreson
RJ Ehlers
Analee Fuentes
Steve Gribble
Linda Hobson
Tony Holmes
Duane Jensen
Vickie Keith
Phil Krolick
Audrey Perkins
Barb Newton Schafer
Steve Skarda

20-YEAR AWARDS:

Kathy Chafin
Sandy Corliss
Dean Dowless
Mike Lloyd
Elaine McDougal
Sue Peterson







25-YEAR AWARDS:

Mo Ableman
Kathy Body
Jack Giles
Dori Litzer
Roger Maurer
John Sweet



30-YEAR AWARDS
Mike McKinney
Patty Petzel

HONORABLE MENTIONS-OVER 25 YEARS
(no awards presented)

26 Years:
Linda Dompier
Billie Giddens
Anne Green
Vern Jackson
Lorrie Peterson
Teresa Woods

27 Years:
Margi Dusek
Janet Jackson

28 Years:
Paul Hawkwood
Kathy Withrow

29 Years:
Angie Klampe

31 Years:
Mary Sue Reynolds

32 Years:
Polly Hainz
Russ Rinker

34 Years
Ron Sharman
Jay Widmer

36 Years:
Teresa Patterson

Weekly Update, April 11

Former LBCC head coaches Dave Dangler (1977-1983), left,
Dick McClain (1971-1976), center, and Greg Hawk (1984-2013).

LBCC plans to re-establish its baseball program next spring, with a focus on student success and community support. The decision came after months of discussions and work with community members to create a program structure that fosters high completion rates among student athletes and generates significant involvement of the community in supporting the program. A yet-to-be determined women’s sport will be added by the 2015-16 season. The measurements chosen for baseball will guide other LBCC programs, both athletic and academic, as the college continues  to strive for a 50 percent increase in its completion rate and increased community support and involvement.

Students in LBCC's Site Specific Ceramic Sculpture Class completed an installation at the Benton Center called "inspired" - a 55-piece ceramic sculpture on display in the Benton Center’s south wing. Student potters included Pat Berman, Trish Browning, Annclaire Greig, Dawn Jones, Becca Lemon, Deb Sether, Gundege Snepste, and Alexis Spakoski. The ten-week class challenged students to design, construct and problem solve installation of a multi-part sculpture. After looking at several student design concepts, the class chose Alexis Spakoski's "inspired" as the best design to fit the space. The design allowed for the variety of construction styles for each student's technical capabilities. The project was approved by Benton Center Director Jeff Davis and the LBCC Arts and Aesthetics Resource Team.

Pictured, left to right: Cynthia Spencer and students Annclaire Greig, Becca Lemon, Gundega Snepste and Trish Browning,

Weekly Update, Jan. 31

Jim Huckestein, VP of Finance and Operations, gave his final state-of-the-budget talk last week, stating that the college is financially on-track for the next budget cycle. According to Jim, the increase in state funding helped to offset any dip in tuition that the college experienced. His near-future forecast for LBCC looks good. Jim's last day at the college was today, Jan. 31. He starts in his new position as VP of College Services at Clackamas Community College Feb. 3.

Approximately 10 LBCC students are conducting a phone-a-thon for the LBCC Foundation to reconnect alumni to the college. The project’s focus is to build a friend network and solicit support for college programs through donations to the Foundation. Results so far show a number of the calls resulting in contributions to the college.

The next meeting of College Council will be Thursday, Feb. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the college boardroom, CC-103. Topics under review include revisions to Administrative Rules 1025-01, Prevention of Workplace Violence, and 6025-01, Tuition and Fee Waivers. Changes to 1025-01 include language to clarify that the on-campus preclusion to carrying firearms or other deadly weapons extends both to work hours and to on-campus time when the employee is not directly engaged in work duties, and to clarify that the preclusion to carrying deadly weapons extends to clearly defined work-time off-campus, such as at graduation, while traveling with students for teaching or learning purposes, or while coaching a college athletic team off LBCC property. Changes to 6025-01 include language changes seek to align the terms and conditions of the tuition waiver for managers / confidential staff, with those of the classified bargaining unit The cost of increasing the benefit for mangers is expected to be nominal. Also recommended are removal of volunteers from the tuition waiver benefit, per the advice of our legal counsel and the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Also up for discussion are Administrative Rules on Articulation Agreements and Grading. If you have questions or concerns, contact your employee group representative to College Council. 

Former LB baseball coach Greg Hawk was chosen to receive the American Baseball Coaches Association Ethics in Coaching award. Coach Hawk, along with an Atlanta high school coach, will receive the award in January of next year at the ABCA convention held in Orlando. Said Coach Hawk about being notified of the award: “It's an awesome award. So many others could have gotten this, and I am honored. I’ve had a great career. It was more than just the sport. Baseball was a tool that I used to teach students about life and how to live.” Greg retired from the college in June 2013.

Retired baseball coach Greg Hawk.