Board Report – April 2006

Report from Lane Community College President Mary Spilde
To the Lane Community College Board of Education
April 12, 2006

I will be talking about the budget later so will defer my comments until then.

Lane is developing a number of “mini-certificates” based on existing Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees. They are Legal Assistant Office Skills (based on Legal Assistant AAS), Software Skills (based on Administrative Assistant AAS), and Industrial Computer Control (based on Electronic Technology AAS). These are open enrollment programs that are composed of courses wholly contained in the base AAS degree program. They are identified by the same classification code as the base AAS degree program, and prepare students for the same occupational field.

The Dental Assisting Program students had a 100% pass rate on the national board Infection Control Exam and on the Radiology, Health and Safety National Board Exam. The number of enrollment applications for next fall's incoming Respiratory Care Program and Medical Office Assisting Programs is higher at this point in the process than in any other previous year.

The Gray Family Scholarship program has been extended until the year 2013. This scholarship program is dedicated to students in the Early Childhood Education program and awards $20,000 in scholarships to LCC students each year.

For spring term, Lane's International English as a Second Language (IESL) program enrollment is at 40 students. That's up from 15 students in spring ‘05 and an increase of 4 from last term. Winter ‘06 IESL enrollment was 36, up from 26 in Winter 04. Fall is usually our highest enrollment, so we're very pleased that it continues to increase. The IESL students attend 18 hours of instruction per week and pay $1980 per term, which goes to the general fund, plus fees of about $270. Other interesting IESL statistics from this term:
We have 17 men and 23 women. Students come from 9 different countries—Japan; Korea, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Burkina Faso, Turkey, Brazil, UAE, and Taiwan.

Beverly Farfan, Cooperative Education instructor at Lane since 1998, will receive the Educator of the Year Award at the 2006 Transition to Education and Employment Conference today in Salem.
Farfan coordinates Lane's Career Workforce Skills Training Project (CWST), a partnership with the Oregon Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. The award is given to an individual who shows a unique and innovative teaching style when working with students with disabilities. Farfan works closely with Vocational Rehabilitation counselors and high school transition specialists to address their students' personal and academic needs by developing individualized plans and programs. She connects students with Lane student support services and professional technical programs. The award is given by the Oregon Department of Education Office of Student Learning and Partnerships and the Oregon Parent Training and Information Center.

We had a very successful League for Innovation board meeting last week. We received very positive feedback from League members and representatives and talked about a number of projects. Thank you to Roger Hall and Susie Johnston for your attendance and involvement in the week’s events.