Everyone take a deep breath. We made it through week one. A lot of things have changed in our Titan community over the last year. A lot has stayed the same.
One thing that has not changed is COVID-19’s ability to throw a wrench in things. To date, 700,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, making it the deadliest pandemic in American history. According to a New York Times article published Oct. 1, 2021, 675,000 people died from the influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919.
What does that mean for us Titans? It means we have a few restrictions in place to keep us safe. Even sometimes from ourselves. Here is a breakdown of Lane Community College’s COVID-19 safety procedures and vaccine requirement information.
https://www.lanecc.edu/covid19
- Everyone coming to campus should complete a daily health assessment. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
- Face masks are required indoors at all LCC facilities regardless of vaccination status. They are also required outdoors when social distancing isn’t possible. Masks must fully cover the mouth and nose. In addition masks may not have any vents or holes. Face shields cannot be substituted. https://govstatus.egov.com/or-oha-face-coverings
- LCC has temporarily suspended the COVID-19 confirmation/ exemption reporting process. Students should expect additional information soon.
- As an enticement, LCC has set up a vaccination lottery for fully vaxxed students. Three hundred students will win $500 prizes, totalling $150,000.
- LCC has set up a COVID-19 dashboard, you can click here to view.
- Asymptomatic testing is available by signing up here.
- Access to all LCC campus buildings is restricted to students and staff participating in approved activities and course work. Also limited non students in scheduled LCC approved activities. Information on college approved activities can be found here.
- Students, employees and guests are asked to complete a daily health assessment before coming to LCC campus. Click here for the most current information.
LCC is searching for its next President, and they are seeking public input. Community members can share their thoughts using this survey. In addition two community forums are scheduled via Zoom on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 12 p.m. To register click here.
The LCC Board of Education will hold a work session Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. via zoom. In this meeting they will consider candidates for the Presidential Search Advisory Committee. To view this meeting click here.
The Torch is looking for students to be involved in our online publication. Please send an email to editor@lcctorch.com if you are interested.
