The Downtown Mary Spilde Center of Lane Community College will be serving as the interim chambers for Eugene City Council beginning December 2020. City officials and LCC officials believe consolidation will aid in the functionality of city services and help maintain the mutually beneficial relationship between LCC and the city of Eugene. “This helps consolidate…
Lane Community College’s athletics stopped mid-season and it is unclear when they will start again. Greg Sheley has coached the Women’s Basketball team for two decades and currently serves as LCC’s Athletic Director. His team was 12-4 — second in the Southern Conference — but due to COVID-19, the North Western Athletic Conference had canceled…
LCC secures record-breaking bond after vote Lane Community College successfully passed the $121.5 million bond with more than 58 percent of the votes on May 19. The bond money will be overseen by a committee comprised of 11 individuals. According to LCC’s webpage, the committee will include “three to five residents at-large, three members from…
The Torch wins seven awards at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s Collegiate Newspaper Contest The Torch was awarded seven awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2019 Collegiate Newspaper Contest for both writing and photography. For the second year in a row, the team earned first place in General Excellence. This years’ award was for…
Lane Community College’s Cottage Grove campus to be the site of the first federally qualified health center in Lane County area outside Eugene and Springfield. The clinic, which will occupy a portion of campus, will be focused on providing healthcare to underserved populations that may not be able to access services otherwise, including individuals covered…
The higher education relief fund is on its way to eligible students On March 27, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Inside the two trillion dollar package is the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website this fund “provides funding to institutions to provide emergency…
Students will soon be able to pursue both two- and four-year degrees President Hamilton has solidified a partnership contract between Lane Community College and Pacific University. On April 4, Hamilton and Pacific University President Lesley Halik electronically signed the business agreement. This partnership will bring Pacific University to LCC’s main campus. Their classrooms will be…
Spring term at Lane Community College officially started on April 6 with many students and faculty scrambling to figure out how they will access computers, internet and other resources during the online term. In regard to enrollment impact, LCCEA President Adrienne Mitchell said, “We will know a lot more by April 6 and April 13,…
Spring term at Lane Community College officially begins on Monday, April 6, with many students still wondering how the online transition will impact them. On Friday, April 3, LCC will host an online student town hall from 2-3 p.m. Questions concerning registration, financial aid, tuition and fees, student health clinic services, technology resources and housing…
Funding for LCC student groups is under review As reported earlier, spring term at Lane Community College will now be entirely online in response to COVID-19 restrictions, prompting a re-evaluation of student activity fees. Student groups like the Psychology Club as well as student identity groups like the Black Student Union and the Native American…
