Monthly Highlights
July and August 2004 Highlights
THE LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF EDUCATION elected Paul Holman of Florence as chair and Kathleen Shelley of Vida as vice chair, for the 2004/05 year, by unanimous vote on July 27.
GOALS FOR THE COLLEGE’S STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS were approved by
the Board of Education on July 27.
CLAIRE RANNEY was named Employee of the Month for August. She has been with
Lane since September 1989. She is the nursing lab coordinator for Family and
Health Careers.
LANE'S CULINARY ARTS AND FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT degree program received a five-year accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation. Informal notice was e-mailed July 21 and the official letter arrived August 5. Lane is one of only three colleges in Oregon with ACF accreditation and the only one offering a two-year degree in culinary arts and food service management. ACF cited Lane’s advisory committee for guiding, supporting, employing the students and providing the direction of the program with the coordinators, faculty and staff. The committee includes 20 industry members and 13 faculty, staff and students. Also commended was an "excellent cadre" of support staff, a continuous quality improvement process, and the Center for Meeting and Learning with its state of the art professional food service equipment and kitchens. Students have the opportunity to cater events in the CML for groups as large as 350 seated at table.
THE CAPSTONE CEREMONY for the Rites of Passage Summer Academy cultural immersion program was held August 6. Presentations featured middle and high school students in the African American, Asian American, Native American, and Latino/Latina programs.
THE FIRST SUMMER ACADEMY FOR EDUCATION CAREERS was held August 9-20 for current and potential teachers and instructional assistants, offered through Cooperative Education. The academy offered up to six credits in the two-week period including Education Foundations, Spanish for Educators, and Instructional Strategies for Paraprofessionals. Twenty-three students participated. At a feedback session, the students shared that they liked the condensed format and hoped the college would consider offering other courses this way. The college plans earlier marketing next year and will continue partnership with 4J, Bethel and Springfield school districts and Pacific University to attract more people of color into education careers.
A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM was donated to the Energy Management Program by Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. on August 11. The PV system will be used by students to learn to install PV systems. The Energy Management Program at Lane is funded by the Eugene Water and Electric Board. Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy for Oregon customers of Pacific Power, Portland General Electric (PGE) and NW Natural.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES held August 13-29 in Athens, Greece, included two athletes with connections to Lane. Tom Pappas competed in track and field for Lane and was a favorite for a medal in the decathlon event August 23 and 24. Pappas was the reigning world champion in the event and was voted the top male track and field athlete in the US for 2003. Pappas is a common name in Greece. Tony Stavros played baseball for Lane and is also of Greek ancestry. He was on the baseball team representing Greece.
THE ACCREDITATION SELF STUDY was completed and sent to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities in mid-August. An evaluation team from the commission will visit Lane on October 6, 7 and 8.
Excerpted from Lane Weekly and news sources by Joan Aschim, public information officer, Marketing and Public Relations, (541) 463-5591, August 2004.