Linn-Benton Community College

The 47th annual Linn-Benton Community College Commencement Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in the Willamette Event Center in Albany. LBCC will award 1,065 degrees and certificates to 824 students this year. In addition, approximately 25 students completed LBCC’s General Educational Development program and will receive their certificates at commencement. Graduates should plan to arrive no later than 5:45 p.m. at the Santiam Building behind the Expo Center. Doors open for seating at 6 p.m. No tickets are needed to attend the ceremony. A traditional bagpipe processional will be lead by the Portland Metro Pipe Band, with posting of the colors by the American Legion Travis Moothart Post 184 of Brownsville. LBCC President Dr. Greg Hamann will give the welcome and present several awards including Phi Theta Kappa and Distinguished Alumni awards. Jeff Lehn, LBCC student body vice president, will give the student address. Degree...

Community members Bob Lowry and Doris Johnston will be honored with Linn-Benton Community College Distinguished Citizens awards at the college's commencement ceremony June 11.  Established in 1971, the award honors community members who have provided leadership and service to the college and their communities. A retired Albany businessman, Lowry is philanthropist and veteran who has given generously to the LBCC Foundation over the years, and has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation since 2006. Lowry also serves as a member of the Albany General Hospital Foundation, and helped bring the Evergreen Hospice House to completion. He is past board member of the Mennonite Village Foundation and Oregonians for Food and Shelter, past president of the Oregon Seed Trade Association and Pacific Seedsmen Association; and past chairman of the Oregon Seed Council. Johnston, of Albany, is the Regional Community Manager for Pacific Power. She serves as the current presid...

A Real Estate Pre-License Exam course will be offered through Linn-Benton Community College starting June 24. Designed to prepare you for the Oregon Real Estate Brokers License Exam, this 150-hour course is the fastest way to qualify to take the state exam. The local real estate market is beginning to turn around. Now is the time to position your self for the up-turn.  This 11-week course will meet on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. beginning June 24 at the LBCC Albany campus, 6500 Pacific Blvd SW. The course content will be mostly Internet based. Students are expected to have on-line capability, to self-study and attend all class sessions. A mandatory study session will be held on Saturday, last day of the class, TBA. Cost for this non-credit course is $695. For more information, contact Barbie DuBois at 541-917-4927 or by email at barbie.dubois@linnbenton.edu.

The LBCC Benton Center Pottery Show and Sale will be held Friday, June 5 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the center’s ceramics studio, 757 NW Polk Avenue, Corvallis. LBCC ceramic instructors and students will sell their raku, high fire, salt fire and wood fire pieces. A portion of all sales supports the ceramics studio. For more information, contact the LBCC Benton Center at 541-757-8944.

LBCC Dance Club LBCC Dance Club will present their spring dance performance “Expressions” May 29 at 7 p.m. and May 30 at 2 p.m. at Linn-Benton Community College’s Russell Tripp Performance Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. LBCC dance club students will perform a variety of choreographed dances with special guests Corvallis East Dream Chinese Dance Group, Albany Legacy Ballet Studio, and Ramya Raman performing India dance. Tickets are $8 general admission, $6 for students and seniors. Kids four and under are free. Purchase tickets at the door one hour prior to performance. For more information, contact the LBCC Box Office at 541-917-4531. For special needs and accommodations, call 541‑917‑4690 or Oregon Relay TDD at 1‑800‑735‑2900 at least 72 hours in advance of this event.

Dr. James Reddan The Linn-Benton Community College award-winning choirs will perform their spring concert “Singing From the Heart” Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the LBCC Russell Tripp Performance Center, Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. This will be the final concert conducted by LBCC Director of Choral Activities, Dr. James Reddan, who has taken a position at Frostburg State University in Maryland. This “farewell” performance includes the Concert Choir, Re-Choired Element Chamber Choir, and the vocal a cappella ensembles Blue Light Special and The Sirens. Penny Bazanele will accompany on piano in addition to many others on various instruments!  The concert will feature an eclectic array of works spanning the choral repertoire including: How Can I Keep from Singing (Walker), J’entends le Moulin (Patriquin), It Takes a Village (Szymko), Alleluia from Songs of Faith (Basler), Wade in the Water (Hogan), In the Gloaming (Oswald), and Earth Song (Ticheli) among several...

There’s still time to register for free Summer Career Academies for high school students at Linn-Benton Community College, which run during the week of June 22. Students age 15 and up get hands-on experience in careers including drafting and engineering 3D modeling, machine tool computer numerical control and design, mechatronics robotics and microcontrollers, and welding. Sessions run during the week of June 22 at the LBCC Albany campus, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW. For more information and registration form is available online at www.linnbenton.edu/summeracademies or call 541-917-4236.