LCC Board of Education member vacancy appointing postponed indefinitely

On Dec. 18, the Lane Community College Board of Education held a special meeting to address the vacancy for Member-at-Large Position Seven, which became open following the resignation of Lisa Fragala in November. Fragala stepped down after being elected to the Oregon Legislature. Past board members have resigned to become Lane County commissioners or have…

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LCC Board of Education discusses ‘ranked’ process for appointing a replacement member 

The Lane Community College Board of Education met over Zoom Dec. 16 to approve the vacancy appointment process to replace board member Lisa Fragala, who stepped down from position 7 on Nov. 6 after serving since October 2018.  Fragala won election to replace longtime state Rep. Paul Holvey in the Eugene-area District 8 in the…

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Lane Community College Bond Oversight Committee Shares Progress on Funded Campus Improvements

Major initiatives of the $121.5 million voter-approved  bond measure passed in 2020 to “increase safety; repair, construct and improve facilities; update technology” at Lane Community College are on track according to the Oct. 28 meeting of the  Lane Community College bond oversight committee. The bond committee seeks to ensure transparency in fund management and held…

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Ballot boxes damaged in Portland, Vancouver on Monday morning

By Julia Shumway The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating after deliberately set fires at ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver early Monday morning damaged three ballots in Oregon and destroyed hundreds in Washington. Someone used an incendiary device early Monday morning to ignite a ballot box outside the Multnomah County Elections office in…

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LCC student government lobbies in support of community college funding

Oregon legislatures are considering several pieces of legislation that will affect Lane Community College including the Higher Education Coordinating Commission budget that would increase funding for community colleges and universities, the Oregon Opportunity Grant and the Oregon Tribal Grant. In support of those policies student government groups from around the state gathered for a lobby…

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LCC Title IX coordinator calls the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act “Political showmanship”

Lane Community College Title IX coordinator Daniel Brown has condemned the US House passing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.  In an emailed response to The Torch, Brown stated that it is “very unlikely” that this bill could become law and called the bill “political showmanship, likely in response to the Biden…

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