On May 19, 2020, voters in Lane County entrusted Lane Community College by approving the college’s $121.5 million bond proposal to fund safety and security updates, seismic retrofitting, expanded Health Professions and Workforce Training Programs, and modernization of classroom technology. So far, two projects have been completed. The college’s performing arts building, Building 6, got…
Some students with payment plans discover that Kickstarter Grant money has disrupted their fall term payment plans. Lane Community College issued Kickstarter Grants to students earlier in the fall term. These grants ranged from $500-$1500 and were granted to students who experienced financial hardship because of the pandemic. The form for the grant gave students…
Lane Community College’s Black Student Union panel The Big Lie: Countering the Narrative of the Political Fiat of Critical Race Theory will attempt to dispel misinformation and set the record straight on what CRT is. Critical Race Theory has been the education buzzword of the past year. School boards across the country have been inundated…
n 1834 John Kirk Townsend, a naturalist at the time, said of the Kalapuya, “probably there does now exist one, where, five years ago, there were a hundred Indians.”
If you were to ask me what is the one food that I could eat every day and never grow tired of, the answer, without a doubt, would be the dosa.
Lane Community College students were required to submit their vaccination status or apply for exemptions by Nov. 1, or risk being dropped from classes. As of Wednesday, Nov.10; 4,109 students out of 6,670 have reported full vaccination status. 261 students have reported exemptions. Out of 935 staff, 843 are fully vaccinated with only 59 applying…
For many families, Thanksgiving is a time to gather over a meal and give thanks for all the positive events of the previous year. Last year our families had to have virtual gatherings to keep safe. This year, thanks to a successful vaccine rollout, many families will be able to gather again. For some folks,…
hs of negotiating on Capitol Hill Congress has passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Senate passed the bill in August 69-30. This package includes funding for wildfire mitigation, broadband expansion, clean drinking water and much more.
Lane Community College is working with several community partners including Allied Health to build a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) on the Cottage Grove Campus. The clinic will be a fully functioning care facility and teaching facility for South Lane School District students and Lane Community College students. The project started in 2017 when President…
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