On Jan. 13, 2021, The Torch Editor-in-Chief Chandlor Henderson had a chance to sit with Lane Community College President Margaret Hamilton and Vice President Paul Jarrell. The main topic covered was Measure 20-306, which provided the school $121.5 million in bond money. Henderson: How did you become the president of the school? Hamilton: There’s a…
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…
LCC blames budget shortfalls The college plans to eliminate hundreds of part-time workers, according to Lane Community College’s administration and leaders of the Lane Community College Employee Federation. President Margaret Hamilton sent an email addressed to all employees on March 24. In it, Hamilton expressed that LCC is not immune to the effects of COVID-19….
Lane Community College president Margaret Hamilton passed out pizza and met with students to discuss the budget on the second floor of the Center Building on Tuesday Feb. 11. The pizza was provided by Bartolotti’s on the first floor allowing for a steady stream of pies. A poster of the school’s current budget of over…
Faculty union appeals to the Board of Education The Lane Community College Education Association, the union representing faculty, has been bargaining for a new contract. Due to a long, strung out bargaining session, since July 1, teachers have been employed under old contracts with outdated terms. The bargaining has, so far, taken months and shown…
