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Kristina Holton

Kristina Holton Joins LB as Dean of SEM
Kristina Holton has joined LBCC as the new dean of the Science, Engineering and Math (SEM) division. Kristina comes to LBCC from Lane Community College, where she spent the past eight years as math faculty and director of the Math Resource Center, and, most recently, as interim dean of mathematics. Prior to LCC, Kristina spent several years teaching at both middle and high school levels. She also served as an instructional coach, working with elementary and middle school teachers across the district. Kristina is currently completing her Ed.D. in Education with a concentration in community college leadership at OSU. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, a master’s degree mathematics education, and her Oregon Teaching License, all from OSU. Kristina is married and has two daughters.

LBCC Night at the Knights Baseball

LBCC Night at The Knights baseball will be held at OSU’s Goss Stadium Wednesday, June 13, at Coleman Field in Corvallis. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with Corvallis Knights vs. Wenatchee Applesox. Tickets are $6 in advance, $7 at the game. It's also the Knights Grad Night, so students get in free with ID. Come dressed in your LB blue and enjoy fun activities, door prizes, mascots on the field - and LB President Greg Hamann will throw out the first pitch! Enter for a chance to win a $1,000 LBCC Foundation scholarship during the game. Entry forms available at the gate. Scholarship winner announced during the seventh inning. Drawing is open to everyone. Scholarship redeemable for LBCC credits only. Event sponsored by the LBCC Foundation. See you there!

Gym Gets New Bleachers, Floor

The Activities Center gym got a much-needed facelift over spring term, when the old floor and bleachers were removed and a shiny new floor and bleachers were installed. Built in the mid-1970s, the gym bleachers had warped to the point of being difficult to move, and the floor had “dead spots,” where the ball suddenly loses its bounce. Most of the old wood from the bleachers and floor was reclaimed, including some scrap flooring that was went to Deluxe Brewing in Albany to be re-purposed into tables for patrons. 

Single Stop Office to open Summer Term
Enrollment Services announced the opening of Single Stop, a “one-stop shop” model for students offering a broad range of social, financial and legal services. Set to open this summer in Takena Hall, the Single Stop office will connect students and their families to untapped resources that can help alleviate financial and personal obstacles that may prevent students from graduating. Through a unique combination of technology, consulting and institutional training, Single Stop staff will provide students with information about which federal, state or local benefits they are eligible to receive and will help guide students through the process of applying for benefits.

ArtsCare Brings Art to HOC

The Healthcare Occupations Center and the ArtsCare Program at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center has teamed-up to bring art in healing to the HOC. ArtsCare Program Coordinator Sara Krainik is working with HOC students, faculty and staff from each of the healthcare programs to create art pieces that will be featured in the new building. The ideas behind the project is to teach students the value of using arts in the healing process. Medical Assistant program students recently completed the first arts project using copper tooling. Future projects include Dental program ceramics art; Diagnostic Imaging prayer flags; Nursing wire faces; and Occupational Therapy Assistant paper quilts. The project was organized by the LBCC Arts and Aesthetics Committee.

HOC Wins 3rd Place at Strawberry Festival
The Healthcare Occupations won 3rd place in the Lebanon Strawberry Festival Parade this past weekend for their float entry in the Non-Profit Civic Organization category. Congratulations!

Published by: LBCC Advancement Office
Writer/Editor: Lori Fluge-Brunker