Welcome Week has arrived at Lane Community College. The college welcomes students back with an array of clubs, organizations and support groups for students to help them with everyday college life. While maneuvering college life, Welcome Week invites students to walk around and see what opportunities await.
Career Pathways is a program that aids students with resources for their success such as the Community Advocacy and Resource Education services also known as the CARE. The program aids students in getting connected with resources like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, as well as housing and childcare services.
Career Pathways helps students succeed with other programs such as the SNAP Training and Employment Partnership also known as STEP — a coaching program that gives students extra tools to succeed. Career Pathways is also offering free basic computer classes and has partnered with Food for Lane County to offer free cooking classes for students
Trio is a federally funded wrap-around support system that can supply academic and career advising and assistance to first-generation college students, individuals with disabilities and low income students. They give assistance with scholarships, FAFSA information and assistance for students who are interested in transferring colleges. Trio also provides tutoring both in person and via Zoom calls. Trio gives extra support to students who need it through tutoring via in-person drop-ins, scheduled or Zoom calls in order to help students to become the best they can be.
The Student Health and Wellness Center and the clinic provide various health services for students. The clinic provides health checkups and prescriptions and can provide both Covid-19 and monkeypox vaccines. Lane also offers the Mental Health and Wellness Center which has resources for students and mental health counseling for both groups counseling and individual services. The clinic has recently partnered with the HIV Alliance for free testing this October.
Quality Care Connection is LCC’s source for students interested in finding work as licensed child care providers. “We’re with Quality Care Connection which is a Lane County child care resource referral program. We’re our own non-profit but housed under Lane. We help childcare care providers get licensed.We can also provide help to students who want to become childcare providers,” a representative with QCC stated.
LCC Anime and Manga club is the place to be for both anime fans and curious newcomers. The club watches and discusses a good variety of anime every week with in-depth conversations about the individual shows and the genre altogether. It is the best place on campus if you want to meet fellow fans or perhaps pick up a good new show you wouldn’t have watched beforehand.
Academic and Tutoring Services is an organization accessible to all LCC students. The service provides tutoring for all core curriculums such as math, writing and science. The group also provides students with a quiet place to study or do work with tutors standing by. Tutoring services also have a STEM — Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — learning zone for interested students.
Lane Student Government Association focuses on creating a sense of community on campus through clubs and events. The association is especially trying to get the campus back together after COVID struck. A representative states, “Coming out of remote and it felt like a particularly lonely experience if you didn’t have much social interaction and so were trying to rebuild that.” Some events are expected soon, especially for the holidays. SGA, in particular, is also looking for new senators.
The Gender Equity Center is LCC’s support center that offers a safe place for LGBTQ+ students to organize and discuss topics relating to gender identity, culture and class. The center supplies different resources and workshops for its members, such as Women in Transition, a program that provides women with support, encouragement and training to aid in finding a fulfilling career. The center also has resources and workshops for healthy masculine identities. They welcome all those who wish to discuss an array of topics or seek assistance.
The library houses the biggest computer lab on the campus and a multitude of available textbooks and regular books. The library, of course, has database references with librarians on standby to assist as well as quiet study rooms which can be booked. The library is also introducing the “makers space” this fall, where creative students can come in to create things.
