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Portraits of farmers, families and colorful individuals by Eugene photographer Susie Morrill are on exhibit at LBCC’s South Santiam Gallery Jan. 3 through Jan. 28. A public reception and gallery talk by the artist will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 13 at the gallery, located on the Albany campus, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW. “Portraits in Place” features 20 of Morrill’s black-and-white prints of “ordinary Oregonians” who work and live in the southern Willamette Valley. Morrill’s approach to portraiture is direct and engaging, showing us fathers and sons, homeless families, ranchers with their dogs, and other characters she has met in her nearly three decades in photography. Morrill’s style is often described as “environmental portraiture,” in which the settings where she places her sitters offer the viewer more information about the subject than they would glean from a traditional studio portrait. Morrill is a long-time member of the PhotoZone Gallery in Eugene and chairpe...

Discover a new, healthier you in the class Nutrition for the New Year offered through Linn-Benton Community College Albany Community Education starting in January. Learn the fundamentals of proper nutrition and healthy eating in this hands-on course that will not only focus on easy meal planning and low fat cooking, but will also touch upon serious health issues such as obesity and diabetes. This four-week class will meet on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. starting Jan. 13 at the Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Avenue NW. Cost for this non-credit class is $39 with a $15 lab fee. Seniors age 62 and over receive a 25 percent tuition reduction. For more information or to register, contact LBCC Albany Community Education at 541-917-4840.

Learn how to develop classroom presence and enthusiasm for teaching the art of theater in the class The Teacher as Instructor/Performer (CRN 37707) offered through Linn-Benton Community College Albany Community Education. Discover how to present a more visual and auditory experience to make the material come alive for your students. Instructor Rod Davidson has 25 years of professional acting experience in film, television and theatre. Learn the dynamic connection between acting on stage in front of an audience and teaching in a classroom. This six-week class will meet on Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. starting Jan. 6 at Memorial Middle School, 1050 Queen Ave SW, Albany. Cost for this non-credit class is $45. For more information or to register, contact LBCC Albany Community Education at 541-917-4840.

Contact: LBCC College Advancement, 541-917-4410 The following students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12 or more graded credits during fall term, September to December 2010. These do not include pass/no pass or incomplete credits. Adair Village, OR Nathan T. Knight, Carla K. Nolen, Jonathan J. Vedamuthu Alameda, CA Toby M. Gay Albany, OR Joshua W. Aerni, Juliana Agon, Breanna M. Agosto, Theresa A. Aguilar, Christina M. Allen, William J. Allen Jr, Isaac J. Ambruso, Jordanne M. Amerling, Daniel L. Anderson, Eric C. Anderson, Kellie D. Anderson, Troy A. Anderson, Kristilyn H. Arnold, Diana L. Austin, Christina M. Avery, Christine M. Ayers, Delmer P. Ayers, Alicia M. Baca, Meghan L. Badeau, Douglas R. Bailey, Eleojo S. Baley, Maria L. Ballard, Archell M. Banta, Skyler S. Banta, Cheryl Y. Barber, Peggy J. Barr, Mary L. Berg, Halie R. Bethards, Janey M. Bevill, Matthew N. Bledsoe, Andrew S. Blymiller, Jacob Bonnesen, Diane L. Bovard, Michae...

Learn how to write your family history in the class Your Own Life Stories held at the LBCC Lebanon and Sweet Home Centers winter term. Your life stories and those of your family members are treasures that need to be preserved as carefully as photos. Learn how t recall and recount family history in your own narrative style with enhancement of detail, description and dialogue. Tips on publishing will enable you to submit articles and stories to magazines as fact or fiction. This 10-week class will meet on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 5 at the LBCC Lebanon Center, or on Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. at the LBCC Sweet Home Center. Cost for the class is $69. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu/go/sis or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801 or the Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25 percent reduction in tuition.

The LBCC Lebanon Center has several opportunities for dance expression and exercise this winter term. Learn the ancient and beautiful art of Belly Dance. This course covers basic moves in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. The eight-week class meets on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. beginning Jan. 6 at the Park Street Building in Lebanon. Cost for this class is $39. Learn the basic of ballet in the class Beginning Ballet. This class is for the adult who has never taken ballet before or for those with some experience who want an entry-level review. This eight-week class meets on Tuesdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. beginning Jan. 4 at the Cascade Center for Performing Arts in Lebanon. Cost for this class is $39. Take the class Line Dancing and learn why it isn’t just country/western anymore. Learn to line dance to a variety of music including country/western, 50's music and Latin. No partner needed. This nine-week class meets on Tuesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. beginning Jan...

A free Veterinary Assistant Program orientation will be held at Linn-Benton Community College for those interested in training to become a Veterinary Assistant. Orientation will be held on Thursday, Dec. 30, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the LBCC Albany campus, Calapooia Center, second floor room CC-212, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW. No need to preregister to attend. Attendance at the orientation is mandatory in order to take the program. The 16-week LBCC Veterinary Assistant Program starts Feb. 14, 2011 and runs through June 3, 2011. Skill areas covered in the training include an introduction to hospital management, business procedures and job preparation skills. The program will also cover basic education and experience in commonly used medical and surgical techniques as well as an understanding of common disease states. Cost for the program is $3,650. The program is eligible for financial aid. Check the LBCC web site for program prerequisites at www.linnbenton.edu/go/forms. For more informati...

The LBCC Lebanon Center is offering several classes for the artist in you this winter term. The eight-week Oil Painting Workshop class, for beginning or intermediate students, will cover basic painting techniques including perspective and color mixing. Class will meet on Thursdays beginning Jan. 6, from 1 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. at the LBCC Lebanon Center. Cost for this class is $72. The class Beginning Watercolor, for beginners and intermediate painters, will help you learn the mediums of water, paper, pigment and brushes. Class will meet on Mondays from 1 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 3 at the LBCC Lebanon Center. Cost for this eight-week class is $57. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu, or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25 percent reduction in tuition.

LBCC is offering a class for those who have never touched a computer before and want hands-on, step-by-step instruction. The class Computers–First Step is designed to go at an easy pace and includes identifying the various parts of the computer, how to turn it on and off, and how to use the mouse and keyboard. This class also introduces working with Windows 7 and a brief introduction to e-mail and the Internet. The four-week class will meet in Lebanon on Wednesdays beginning Jan. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8:50 pm., and in Sweet Home on Thursdays beginning Jan. 13 from 6 p.m to 8:50 pm. Cost for this class is $45. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu/go/sis, or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801 or the Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25% reduction in tuition.

A variety of dance, exercise and fitness classes are being offered through the LBCC Lebanon and Sweet Home Centers starting Jan. 3. Classes offered winter term include: Cardio fitness, Pilates, Zumba, Better Bones & Balance, Yoga, Strength Training, Tai Chi, Aquatic Fitness, Boot Camp, Weight Training, Stability Ball Exercise, and Max Core. Classes will be held in Lebanon, Sweet Home, Scio and Brownsville. For detailed information about these classes or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu, or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801 or the Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25 percent reduction in tuition.

The LBCC Sweet Home Center is offering several classes for the artist in you this winter term. Learn the writing techniques of calligraphy and the use of different inks, pens and paper by taking a Calligraphy class. A variety of other arts will be incorporated. This 10-week class will meet on Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. beginning Jan. 4 at the Sweet Home Center. Cost for this class is $76.50. For a hands-on form of artistic expression, take the Wheel Throwing Pottery class. This beginning class focuses on the fundamentals of throwing clay on the potter's wheel. Emphasis will be on creating basic functional shapes out of clay, firing and glazing made objects. This 10-week class will meet on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 4 at the Sweet Home Center. Cost for this class is $84. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu/go/sis or call the Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible f...

The English Language Cultural Institute is partnering with Linn-Benton Community College to bring international students to the Albany campus. ELCI’s English as a second language program prepares international students for college-level academic work. The institute, headquartered in Monmouth, recruits students from around the globe to participate. ELCI purchased a modular building with five classrooms, which is scheduled to be installed on campus in February. LBCC and ELCI will jointly pay the cost to bring in the building utilities. As part of a 10-year contract, ELCI will pay the college $50 per student for each four-week session, and $300 per month rental fee to house the program on campus, said LBCC Vice President of Finance and Operation Jim Huckestein. The fees will help LBCC recoup its initial investment to bring the program in, added Huckestein. Roger Shinkle, director of ELCI, chose to locate on the LBCC campus for several reasons. “As an international learning institute, on...

Classes to help you earn your Adult Basic Education/General Education Diploma (GED) will be offered at Linn-Benton Community College Lebanon and Sweet Home Centers starting in January. These classes can help you prepare to pass your GED test and help you to improve your skills in reading, writing or math. Improved skills will help you be ready to fill job requirements or help you prepare for college. A free two-day orientation will be held at the LBCC Lebanon Center and the LBCC Sweet Home Center on Jan. 3 and Jan. 4. Choose to attend the morning session from 9 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. or the evening session from 6 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. at either location. Please attend the orientation that best meets your schedule for attending class. Additional orientations will be held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The orientation is free. Cost to attend the GED class is $30. Scholarships are available. The Lebanon Center is located at 44 Industrial Way in the same building as the Employment Division and DHS. Th...

Learn about digital photography in the class Intro to Digital Photography offered at the LBCC Lebanon Center winter term. This beginning, hands-on class will help you learn how to use the features on a digital camera and take great pictures. Tips on buying a digital camera will be covered and graphic formats will be discussed including sizing, cropping and editing photos. Learn how to prepare photos for e-mail, website and printing and how to use a scanner to get those old photos on the computer. Basic computer skills recommended. This five-week class will meet on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8:50 pm. beginning Jan. 6 at the LBCC Lebanon Center. Cost for the class is $54. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu/go/sis or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25 percent reduction in tuition.

LBCC’s Sweet Home Center is offering a hands-on Photoshop Elements class for editing digital photographs. Learn how to correct exposure, contrast and color problems. Also learn how to remove from and/or add to a photo; resize, print and save images; and prepare images for email and the Web. Discover how to organize and back-up all your treasured photos with confidence. Computer experience is recommended. This five-week class will meet on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8:50 pm. beginning Jan. 4 at the LBCC Sweet Home Center, 1661 Long St. Cost for this class is $54. Photoshop Elements II class will be offered beginning Feb. 8. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu/go/sis, or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801 or the LBCC Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25 percent reduction in tuition.

Linn-Benton Community College is offering the class Live and Learn with Your Toddler and Two Year Olds in Sweet Home winter term. Enjoy new songs, games and activities with your child, learn how to support your child's development and meet other parents and children in your community. Class will meet on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. beginning Jan. 5 at the United Methodist Church in Sweet Home. Cost for this 10-week class is $25. Financial support for the fee is available. Classes are open enrollment. Join anytime. For more information, contact LBCC Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901 or LBCC Family Connections at 1-800-845-1363.

Linn-Benton Community College is offering two programs for families and their young children in Lebanon this winter. Live and Learn with Your Baby, for parents of infants to beginning walkers, will meet on Tuesdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. beginning Jan. 4 at Samaritan Community Hospital. Cost for this 10-week class is $10. Live and Learn with Your Toddler and Two Year Old, an active participation class for parents of 1- to 3-year-olds, will meet on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. beginning Jan. 4 at the First Presbyterian Church. Cost for this 10-week class is $25. Financial support for the fee is available. Classes are open enrollment. Join anytime. For more information, contact LBCC Family Connections at 541-917-4899.

Linn-Benton Community College's Parent Cooperative Preschool in Philomath has openings for winter term. Preschool classes will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings starting Jan. 3. The program incorporates parents as an active part of their child's learning. Parent involvement includes working in the classroom and joining the teacher to plan activities for the children. Financial assistance is available. LBCC's preschool cooperative was previously located in Clemens Elementary, and has moved to a modular located at Philomath Middle School due to the remodeling in the school district. For more information or to register, contact LBCC Family Connections at 541-917-4899.

Several Driver Education classes are being offered winter term through Linn-Benton Community College Albany campus, at the LBCC Benton Center in Corvallis and at the LBCC Lebanon Center. The 10-week Drivers Ed course includes mandatory 30 hours classroom instruction, three-hour parent/student orientation at first meeting plus 12 hours behind-the wheel practice and driver observation. Registration requirements include completed packet, fee, original driver permit and one photocopy. Registration packets are available at all centers one week prior to registration or online at www.linnbenton.edu/go/albany-community-ed/driver-education. Check the winter schedule for dates and times, or check the online schedule at www.sis.linnbenton.edu. Classes start January 3. Class must be dropped 24 hours prior to start date for refund. Cost for the course is $220 for 17 and under, $250 for adults 18 and over. For more information, contact LBCC Albany Community Education at 541-917-4840.

The workshop “Hiring Right the First Time” will be offered through Business and Employer Services at Linn-Benton Community College on Thursday, Jan. 13, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the LBCC Albany Campus, Fireside Room, Calapooia Center room CC-211, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Learn how to select the best individual for your organization using a logical, easy-to-follow system. This workshop will take you through the process of planning and conducting effective interviews and how best to evaluate candidates. Cost for this four-hour workshop is $79. For more information or to register, contact LBCC Business and Employer Services at 541-917-4923.

Several Driver Education classes are being offered winter term through Linn-Benton Community College Albany campus, at the LBCC Benton Center in Corvallis and at the LBCC Lebanon Center. The 10-week Drivers Ed course includes mandatory 30 hours classroom instruction, three-hour parent/student orientation at first meeting plus 12 hours behind-the wheel practice and driver observation. Registration requirements include completed packet, fee, original driver permit and one photocopy. Registration packets are available at all centers one week prior to registration or online at www.linnbenton.edu/go/albany-community-ed/driver-education. Check the winter schedule for dates and times, or check the online schedule at www.sis.linnbenton.edu. Classes start January 3. Class must be dropped 24 hours prior to start date for refund. Cost for the course is $220 for 17 and under, $250 for adults 18 and over. For more information, contact LBCC Albany Community Education at 541-917-4840.

Celebrating 40 years, the annual LBCC Children’s Winter Festival will be held at Linn-Benton Community College on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. on the second floor of the Calapooia Center building, 6500 SW Pacific Blvd., Albany. The festival is free to all Linn and Benton County children ages 12 and under. An optional donation of two cans of food will be accepted to benefit the Linn-Benton Lunch Box program. There will be different ethnic rooms featuring crafts such as construction of Chinese masks, Kwanza bead necklaces, dreidel making, cookie decorating, pictures with Santa, balloon artists, a magician, a frame-making room where children can make their own picture frame, and a room for making their own gingerbread house. All children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, contact LBCC Student Life and Leadership at 541-917-4457. For special needs and accommodations, contact the Office of Disability Services at Phone 541‑917‑4690 or via Oregon Relay TDD at 1‑800‑7...

The choir program at Linn-Benton Community College recently released its first music CD entitled "Music is My Refuge." The CD features the LBCC Re-Choired Element, Concert Choir and Blue Light Special's award winning performances, including the American Prize in Choral Performance under the direction of conductor and LBCC music faculty James Reddan. “Music is My Refuge” CD is available for purchase for $15 through the theater box office ticket line at www.linnbenton.edu/go/tickets. Online CD orders will have an additional charge for postage. The CD is also available for purchase at the Russell Tripp Performance Center Box Office in Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. For more information, contact the LBCC theater box office at 541-917-4531.

Join in for a game of Texas Hold Em’, a fund-raiser to benefit the Linn-Benton Community College Democracy Club student trip to Egypt next spring. The tournament will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. in the LBCC Commons cafeteria, 2nd floor of the Calapooia Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Entry fee is $15 per person payable at the door. A silent auction will be held during the tournament, with handmade glass ornaments on auction. All proceeds will benefit the student’s trip costs. Tournament prizes include gift certificates for tanning, tattoos, and to Gamestop, Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant, and Air Thai. For more information or to purchase advance tickets, e-mail Robert Harrison at harrisr@linnbenton.edu or call 541-917-4571.

The LBCC Benton Center Pottery Sale will be held on Friday, Dec. 10, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Benton Center Ceramics Studio located at the Benton Center, 757 NW Polk Ave., Corvallis. Buy your holiday pottery gifts and help support the ceramics studio. Ceramics faculty, students and instructional assistants from LBCC will showcase their work and offer raku, high fire, salt fire, and wood fire pieces for sale. Selection includes vessels and vases, a wide variety of decorative items, useable tableware, small sculptures and more. A portion of all sales is used to purchase wheels, kilns and other ceramic studio equipment. For more information, contact Lin Olson at 541-757-8944

Oregon’s November revenue forecast offered little relief to Linn-Benton Community College’s $2.6 million shortfall in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The current year shortfall is a direct result of a reduction in state support from the originally appropriated $450.5 million to the current $416 million in support for Oregon’s 17 community colleges. “I, along with many others, had hoped that the $60 million increase in the recent forecast might provide us with some relief from this current year’s fiscal challenges,” stated LBCC President Greg Hamann. “But this increase amounts to less than one-half of one percent of total state revenue, so we do not anticipate any increase in state funding for LBCC.” The LBCC Board of Education approved a tuition increase of $7 per credit hour beginning winter term 2011 at its Wednesday, Nov. 19 meeting. The board has directed the college to make reductions in personnel costs and operations in addition to increasing tuition. “This tuition increase is the...

The ESOL department at Linn-Benton Community College is offering Medical Terminology Classes for non-native speakers of English starting winter term. Introduction to Medical Terminology 1 (ENL130) is a two-credit class that introduces the word-building skills and pronunciation needed to understand and use basic medical terminology. Students need to have intermediate to advanced English proficiency. Class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. on the Albany campus starting Jan. 4. The class Introduction to Medical Terminology 2 (ENL131) will be offered spring term and will help develop word-building skills to describe the different body systems. Students who pass both these classes are eligible to enter directly into Medical Terminology and Body Systems 2 (MO5.631) through the LBCC Medical Assistant Program. In addition, the ESOL department is also offering credit courses in reading, writing, grammar, college lectures and note taking, presentations, pronunciation ...

Vice President Bruce Clemetsen and the college are inviting an LBCC student to become College President for a day! Swap places with President Greg Hamann; he will attend your classes while you run the college! Applications Due by Friday, December 10. To apply, submit the following: A copy of your detailed Winter Term 2011 course schedule Your name, telephone numbers and e-mail address A 100-word or less essay that responds to this question: “What would you do for the college in one day if you were LBCC President?” Turn documents, stapled together, to the “President For A Day” drop box in the Student Life & Leadership office on the first floor of the Student Union by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010. You must be available on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 to swap places with the LBCC President. You will also be asked to attend an LBCC Board of Education meeting that evening and to submit a brief written report on what you accomplished and learned.

The winning entry for the Rename SIS contest is "Webrunner," submitted by LBCC student Tyler Spevacek. Tyler won an Apple iPod for his entry, which was chosen from more than 500 entries from students, staff and faculty. Tyler is an exercise science major. He currently serves as president of the LBCC Associated Student Government. Congratulations, Tyler, and thanks to all who entered!

The Linn-Benton Community College choirs will perform “The Heavens Are Telling” on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Russell Tripp Performance Center, LBCC Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. LBCC music instructor James Reddan will conduct the performances of the Concert Choir, Re-Choired Element Chamber Choir, Women’s Choir, Blue Light Special, and the Sirens. Diana Hancock will accompany on piano. Jason Caffarella will conduct the LBCC Men’s Ensemble. The concert will feature 21 pieces of music performed by over 170 voices from LBCC's award winning choirs. Selections will include Eric Whitacre's "Sleep", Brian Schmidt's "Lux Aeterna", Franz Joseph Haydn’s "The Heaven's Are Telling" from the Creation, Randall Thompson's "Choose Something Like A Star", Darmon Meader's "We Three Kings," and much, much more. There will be everything from the lively to the ethereal with almost every choral genre featured...

New credit students intending to apply for admission to start winter term at Linn-Benton Community College should submit their applications by Friday, December 3. Applications received after that date will be processed for spring term. Students must be fully admitted to register for 12 or more credits, receive priority registration in future terms, or to be eligible to receive Financial Aid. Students can still take up to 11 credits and take non-credit courses without being admitted to LBCC. For more information, visit the LBCC web site at www.linnbenton.edu or contact the LBCC Admissions Office at 541-917-4811.

The LBCC Benton Center Acoustic Showcase presents Marquette Gumbo on Friday, Nov. 19 from Noon to 1 p.m. in the center student lounge, 757 NW Polk Ave., Corvallis. Southern-rooted Marquette Gumbo, known for their lively Corvallis Farmers Market riffs, will fill the Benton Center with their style of musical genius. Sid Beam and Joe Casprowiak, musical brothers for more than 40 years, comprise the musical base for Marquette Gumbo. Often joined by other local artists, Sid and Joe make music that embodies the creativity and upbeat spirit of the popular music from the Great Depression era. The Acoustic Showcase is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the LBCC Benton Center at 541-757-8944.

Had your car fixed lately? Or dental work done? Or maybe a check-up at the doctor’s office? Looked for an accountant? Hired someone to landscape your yard? Dropped your children at preschool? Called someone to fix your computer? Even if you have never taken a class at LBCC, the college is deeply embedded in your community in many ways. Maybe it’s a family tradition to bring your children or grandchildren to the annual Children’s Winter Festival, now celebrating its 40th year. Maybe your child attended LBCC, or your neighbor, friend or co-worker. Maybe you’ve attended a music performance or play at the college, or a job fair. Ask your mechanic, dental or medical assistant, accountant, local chef, preschool instructor, childcare provider, veterinarian assistant, or nurse . . . and you’ll find many will have one thing in common: LBCC. LBCC is in your life, helping you and your family everyday. Below are a few former students, at work in your communities. You may even know a few! Medical A...

Auditions for the 36th annual Linn-Benton Community College Children’s Play Nick Tickle, Fairytale Detective will be held on Monday, Nov. 15 and Tuesday, Nov. 16. Auditions will be held at 3 p.m. or 6 p.m. on both days in the Russell Tripp Performance Center in Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Scripts will be available for viewing in the theater box office starting Nov. 5. Directed by LBCC theater director Dan Stone, the play is a comedy by author Steph DeFerie about fairytale detective Nick Tickle who gets caught-up in trying to save the future of fairytales. As story props come up missing, Granny can’t tell her fairytales and calls on Nick, and some cleaver audience participation, to find the “Mysterious Figure” and to help solve the case. Performance dates for local schools are Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning February 8 and going through March 3. Public performances are Feb 20 and 26 at 3 p.m. There will be 16 performances in all. For more information, contact LBCC the...

Marlene Propst, College Advancement director and Foundation executive director at Linn-Benton Community College, received the Communicator of the Year award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations at its District 7 conference held Oct. 21-22. Propst has worked at LBCC for 34 years, serving in her current position for the past seven. She also served four years as the director of Marketing and Publications and 23 years in the Career and Counseling Center in various positions including director. The annual award honors a two-year college marketing professional who has demonstrated special leadership or ability in college communications. The award is given for each of NCMPR's seven districts. LBCC is in District 7, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory. As director of College Advancement, Propst has achieved a broad consistency in image and marketing effor...

LBCC’s Performing Arts Department will present the musical “Blood Brothers” starting Friday, Nov.12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Russell Tripp Performance Center, Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Set in Britain, Willy Russell's Blood Brothers tells the story of fraternal twins who are separated at birth. One brother is raised in a family of great privilege, and the other is raised in poverty. Even with their different socio-economic backgrounds, the two boys end up becoming best friends until a misunderstanding leads to a tragic ending. LBCC theater faculty Dan Stone directs the show, with musical direction by James Reddan, LBCC music faculty, and choreography by Katherine Sanders. Performances will be November 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 21 at 3 p.m. The Sunday matinee showing is ASL interpreted and a benefit for LBCC Performing Arts Foundation Scholarships. Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for students and seniors. Tickets are available online t...

Linn-Benton Community College will host a pair of actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on Friday, November 12 for two performances from 10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. and from 12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. at the Russell Tripp Performance Center, Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. The actors will hold two one-hour performance workshops. The first workshop will feature characters of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The second workshop will feature scenes from other plays from the 2010 OSF season. OSF actors David Kelly and Terri McMahon will lead the workshops. Kelly has been with OSF for 20 seasons. A graduate of the University of Delaware, this is Kelly’s fourth tour with the OSF School Visit Program. McMahon has been with OSF for 18 seasons. She received her bachelor of fine arts from the University of Southern California. This is her 12th tour with the program. At the conclusion of the Festival’s 2009 season, six teams of actors visited 127 schools and organizations, reaching more than 6...

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Two LBCC students, Megan Maynard, a 23-year-old nursing student, and Tara Earp, early education major, were the winners of a 60-second shopping spree. The objective? To grab as much as you could from the bookstore in one minute. The bookstore’s entire inventory, excluding text books and electronics, was up for grabs. Tara turned 25 the day of the shopping spree. Her plan was to grab recreational books and stuff for her three-year-old. Megan had plans to hit the nursing items and clothing. Their items were on different sides of the store. . .and a twist revealed at the last minute meant the two had to work together to get the goods! Check out the twist and see the ensuing challenge, courtesy of the LBCC Bookstore!

Left: Yuji Hiratsuka, professor of art “Jungle Gems 2010”, Intaglio Right: Julie Green, associate professor of art “Hamawari”, Oil on Linen An exhibit of work by more than a dozen Oregon State University art faculty will be on view at Linn-Benton Community College’s North Santiam Hall Gallery from Oct. 18 to Dec. 1. An artist reception will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the second-floor atrium of the NSH Gallery. This is the inaugural exhibit in what will become an annual series of shows at LBCC’s NSH Gallery featuring the art faculty from Oregon’s six state universities. The OSU show demonstrates a dynamic diversity of styles and approaches to the making of art. Participating in the show are: •Yuji Hiratsuka, one of the Northwest’s most famous printmakers, whose colorist talent in the rare reduction intaglio process will be on display with three pieces; •Kay Campbell presents two series of mixed-media screen prints, Strings Attached and Closure. •Gr...

Join filmmaker Sandy Mortimer as she presents the first film in the LBCC Travel at the Tripp film series “Discovering the Dutch” on Sunday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Linn-Benton Community College Russell Tripp Performance Center. Take a journey that goes beyond the clichés and gabled houses and into the stories of Dutch history. On this tour of the Netherlands, you will visit nine of the twelve Provinces and discover the little known and fascinating aspects of this culture. From incredible Amsterdam to the North Sea and the borders of Germany and Belgium, the Netherlands is more than tulips and windmills. Mortimer’s career has ranged from politics to television production to travel films. A former flight attendant for American Airlines, she also served as public speaker and travel consultant for the airline, traveling extensively throughout the United States and the world. Mortimer’s films have been shown on foreign television and are available on videotape in schools and libraries. T...

The annual Art Faculty Exhibit is now on view in the South Santiam Hall and Calapooia Center galleries at Linn-Benton Community College through Oct. 27. The exhibit includes new paintings by Gary Westford, several colorful oils by Dori Litzer and Analee Fuentes, and ceramic art by Jay Widmer. Also on exhibit is work by part-time art instructors Cynthia Herron featuring acrylic paintings; Ken Herin featuring mixed-media sculpture; masks by new theater instructor Dan Sone; and photographs by gallery coordinator Rich Bergeman. A special event in conjunction with the show this year is a Silent Art Auction. Up for auction in the South Santiam Hall Gallery conference room are more than a dozen pieces donated by Westford, Fuentes, Litzer, Widmer and Bergeman. Bids are accepted through the month of October. Auction proceeds help support the LBCC art galleries. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, contact the SSH Gallery at 541-917-4247. Photo capti...

Beth Hogeland, Distinguished Staff Award Rob Lewis, Pastega Faculty Excellence Award Scottie Hurley, Pastega Classified Excellence Award Part-time Faculty Recognition Marsha Ham, Atteberry Award In-service Committee

LBCC awarded Beth Hogeland, dean of Liberal Arts, Social Systems, and Human Performance, with the Distinguished Staff award at fall in service held Sept.14. Hogeland began work at LBCC in 1990 as part-time faculty in Parenting Education. In 1992, she was hired as full-time faculty. From 2000 to 2001, Beth was temporarily promoted to a part-time position as director of Family Resources, while continuing her faculty job part-time. In 2002, she was promoted to full-time director. In 2003, Beth was again promoted to dean of Family Resources and Education, and in 2009 she was named dean of Liberal Arts, Social Systems, and Human Performance. Hogeland, a Millersburg resident, was nominated by her peers for her dedication and commitment to LBCC, to staff, to students and to the community. She was lauded as a shepherd and champion of the strengths and abilities of others. LBCC’s Distinguished Staff Award was established in 1980 to recognize employees for their contribution of both time and en...

Rob Lewis Scottie Hurley LBCC announced the winners of the annual Pastega Awards at its fall in-service held Sept. 14. The awards are given to honor one faculty and one classified staff for their outstanding contributions to the LBCC community. The Pastega Faculty Excellence Award went to LBCC math faculty Rob Lewis. Lewis, a Corvallis resident, has been employed at LBCC since 1992. He recently completed a trip to China, where he served as LBCC’s first faculty ambassador and instructor at Xijing University. The Pastega Classified Excellence Award went to Scottie Hurley, instructional assistant and part-time culinary faculty in Culinary Arts. Hurley, a Corvallis resident, has been employed at LBCC since 2003. Each winner received a $1,000 honorarium and each name will be engraved on the Mario and Alma Pastega Faculty and Staff Excellence plaques in the LBCC College Center Distinguished Staff Gallery. Mario Pastega, owner of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Corvallis, started the ann...

LBCC has named Marsha Ham as this year’s Pat Atteberry Award winner. The Atteberry Award is given each year to honor LBCC Professional Technical Advisory Committee members for his or her outstanding contribution to LBCC. Ham, a Corvallis resident, has served on the LBCC Instructional Assistant Advisory Committee for seven years. She is employed with the Corvallis School District as a human resource specialist. The LBCC Pat Atteberry Award was established in 1992 in honor of Dr. Pat Atteberry, who served as a member of the Vocational Education Committee from 1977 to 1992. To date, more than 400 community and industry leaders serve on 38 advisory committees for more than 60 LBCC professional technical programs.

It’s not by accident that Linn-Benton Community College’s middle name is “Community.” Formed by the Linn-Benton community in 1966 and governed by a community-elected Board for all of the 44 years since that time, we at LBCC continue to build on our commitment to serving you; our community. Not so much a statement of mission as a description of our passion, we continue to believe that our communities are better places to live and to work because of what we do. By providing almost universal access to quality education beyond high school (and even for those who did not complete high school), LBCC creates critical pathways for all of us to benefit from and contribute to the economic and cultural vitality of the Linn-Benton community of which we all are a part. We do this in a variety of ways, through a variety of programs, striving always to be responsive to the diverse needs of our community. Here are just a few examples: • Our partnership programs with area high schools – such as C...