LBCC Insider Staff News
Approximately 70 area high school students signed letters of
intent to attend LBCC next fall as part of the Career
Technical Education Signing Day held February 16. LBCC was one of 40 colleges
across the nation to participate in the National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day, held to showcase young people who are committed to technical and
industrial careers. Around 200 people attended the event, including industry
representatives from both local and national businesses. High school seniors
signed letters for their program of choice, which guarantees them a seat in the
program for next fall.
The Academic Foundations and Extended Learning division
has been busy producing "I am LBCC" videos to highlight the unique
strengths and experience of their team. This most recent video highlights
ELA faculty member Françoise Howard, as she describes what it was like moving
to a new country, and why the work she does is important to her. The video
was edited by AFEL staff member Antonia Hernandez.
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| Malinda Shell |
A partnership with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, or SNAP, is helping to provide a pathway to college classes and employment for SNAP recipients. The SNAP 50/50 Employment and Training program provides outreach and
student support for SNAP recipients in LBCC’s service area, with the purpose of helping recipients gain skills and find a living-wage job to transition
off state aid. Headed-up by Malinda Shell in Academic Foundations, LBCC SNAP 50/50
staff have been doing outreach work since December, meeting with around 20
SNAP recipients to start their training here at LBCC. Outreach efforts include
weekly office hours in DHS offices in Corvallis, Albany and Lebanon, and monthly participant information sessions. Staff are also working with community-based organizations to help connect SNAP recipients to LBCC. SNAP 50/50 services include financial assistance for
tuition, fees, books and tools, ongoing coaching in areas such as life skills
and career readiness, and job search training and support. The program provides
an amazing opportunity to serve and empower many people in our community. For more information, contact Malinda Shell, ext. 4529, or Reed Davis,
ext. 4637 or email snap50.50@linnbenton.edu.
Update from LB iLearn: As many of you are aware, LBCC was
the recipient of a Department of Labor grant for $2.7 million to create a 100
percent online program, LB iLearn Online. Because the grant moves into closeout
on March 31, LB iLearn Online will transition to a cost recovery program
integrated into the greater LBCC community. The main structure of LB iLearn will
remain the same: students will be able to begin courses any week of the year,
courses are done at the student's pace, and tuition is a monthly cost. As LB
iLearn Online makes the transition, the cost of tuition will increase, fixed at
$500 a month. Many hours went into researching cost structures from around the
U.S. to find an appropriate amount for similar demographics, with a found range
of $94 to $280 per credit. At $500 a month, if a student completes 3 credits a
month, the cost would be $167 a credit. For a full-time student completing 1
credit unit per week, the cost will be $125 per credit.
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| LB students in KC/ACTF workshop. |
Students in the theater program, accompanied by faculty member Tinamarie Ivey, participated in the
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival February 20-24, held at the Community
College of Denver, Auraria campus. KC/ACTF is a national theater
program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities nationwide. The festival has grown into a network of more than 600 academic institutions
throughout the country, offering students an opportunity to have their work
critiqued, improve their skills and receive national recognition for excellence
including individual awards and scholarships in playwriting, acting, criticism,
directing and musical theater. Students also attended workshops and presentations, with Q&A opportunities with Pulitzer Prize awardees. Two LB students were nominated for their work
in Cat in the Hat and Euripides, and competed in the Irene Ryan scholarship
auditions; and two students auditioned for Next Step auditions, a program aimed
at jobs, internships and scholarships for college students. One student got a call back from the audition competition, Next
Step, and a second student was picked from an audition of more than 100 to be cast in an original play.
LBCC's Advanced Transportation Technology Center, a
Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition partner, participated in the Portland International Auto Show held January
27-29. The partners showcased the latest technology in electric vehicles, along
with a drive simulator for attendees. Brian Trice and the ATTC will once again
sponsor the Green Transportation Summit and Expo in Portland April 11-12. This signature LBCC event brings students, clean technology leaders, innovators and fleet managers together
to learn about the latest technology in alternative fuels.
The LBCC Campus Store (formally the Bookstore) has reached
an agreement with the college to open a coffee shop inside the new LBCC Healthcare
Occupations Center, which is currently under construction in Lebanon. The coffee shop opening will coincide with the
grand opening of the building fall term 2017. As a side note, starting this term, the Campus Store
was approved to accept SNAP benefits.
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