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Campus Shorts April 14

Rebecca Martino
The Commuter

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

There are new phone numbers for LBCC faculty at the Benton Center. They are as follows: Lorraine Anderson 5916; Mary Anne Nusrala 5908; Tom Demarest- 5910; Katey Noel-5912; Lynne Wylie-5914.

Advanced Wild land Firefighting Training will be offered through Business and Employer Services at Linn-Benton Community College. The classes, which are taught by a lead instructor from the US Forest Service, are designed to provide experienced wild land firefighters with advanced skills for promotion in leadership positions. Participants must be 18 or older. For more information, contact LBCC Business and Employer Services at 541-917-4923.

It’s time for the annual Spring Red Cross Blood Drive. The drive will take place April 28 & 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sign up online at www.givelife.org (sponsor code LBCC), or call 1-800-GiveLife.

Join the Diversity Achievement Center as they explore the many ways to fund college education. An informative clip will be shown about loans, grants and scholarships. The clip will be shown at various times on April 16, 24, and 30. Contact the DAC for more information at 541-917-4461.

For those interested, it’s time to register for the LBCC/OSU Degree Partnership Summit scheduled for Friday, May 15 at LBCC. In addition to information regarding registration and financial aid, a panel of students will speak about their experiences in the partnership. To register: go to www.Oregonstate.edu/partnerships and click on register now.

On April 13, the Career Center began operating under different drop-in hours. The new drop in schedule is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:30-4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Due to a high volume of financial aid applications, beginning Monday April 20, the financial aid hours are changing. They are as follows: Monday 8:30 am 5:00pm; Tuesday 8:30 am -5:00 pm; Wednesday 1:00 PM -5:00 PM; Thursday: Closed; Friday 1:00 5:00pm. This schedule will be effective until June 4.

The spring term blood draw for cholesterol and glucose screening will be held on Wednesday, April 15, from 6:30 – 9:30 a.m. Call 541-917-4344 for an appointment.

The Financial Aid Office, in order to speed up the application process for all students, will be implementing a priority deadline date for each quarter. All required documentation will need to in to the Financial Aid Office by the posted deadline in order for awards to be processed and reviewed. The deadline for summer term is May 29.

LBCC is offering the American Boating Safety course at the Lebanon and Sweet Home Centers this spring. The Lebanon center class will meet on two Thursday, May 14 and May 21, from 6:30- 8:50 pm and the Sweet Home class will be held on Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. – 4: 50 p.m. Cost is $25 for families. For ore information contact the Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801 or the Sweet Home Center at 541-367-6901.

The 2009 Summer Schedule of classes is now available to view online. Registration for continuing admitted students begins May 18. Open registration begins May 26.

Please join the Diversity Achievement Center for LBCC’s 5th annual Pow-wow on Saturday, April 25th at noon. There will be Native American dancers and drummers throughout the day as well as vendors selling traditional Native American crafts and food. This is a family event and all are welcome.

The program on NAFTA, food security, and migration in Mexico has been moved to the fireside room due to “Wall Work” in the board rooms.Please join the Institute for Peace and Justice for a discussion with Baldemar Mendoza Jimenez, from Oaxaca, Mexico at noon. Bring Your Lunch.

The LBCC Parenting Education Department will hold a workshop entitled “Happy Hands Build Healthy Families” at Lebanon Community Hospital on April 25th. The workshop will focus on positive approaches to discipline and alternatives to spanking.

ASG will not be holding their official weekly meeting on Wednesday, April 15 and 22 at 3:30 p.m. ASG will also hold their final official meeting April 29 after the interview process to complete next year’s team. Give ASG a call at (541) 917-4464.

You are invited to the 2008-09 Student Leadership Recognition and Award Ceremony on Wednesday, May 6. Highlights include 7 awards and the swearing in of the 2009-10 Associated Student Government. Please RSVP by Friday, April 24 to Valerie Zeigler at Valerie.zeigler@linnbenton.edu

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