LBCC celebrates the grand opening of the Lebanon campus learning center

With an air of excitement and the smell of freshly baked pizza wafting down the corridor, staff couldn't wait to talk to students about the new learning center on the Lebanon campus.

As campus staff stood ready to address questions regarding the services the new learning center can provide, Marcia Chambers, Heather Townsend and Karen Hill took a few minutes to give a short tour of the facility and offer pertinent information for students who couldn't make it to the event.

The new learning center is designed to mimic all of the same services that are provided at the Albany campus, to help alleviate their burden, and offer support that is closer to home for students in Lebanon and Sweet Home. The new center has 5 computer workstations available for general use, a testing center, tutoring services, and even a TV/VCR available for those who might need to utilize it. Although the testing center is currently only set up to cater to the classes offered at the Lebanon Center, the possibility of opening availability to classes offered at the other campuses might exist for the future. Students present at the event were excited for the new center, as these services had not been previously offered on site to this extent.

When asked what the primary goal of the new learning center was, Karen Hill replied, "To give the students a sense of support." It is the hope of staff that by having a learning center in Lebanon more students will utilize the campus for filling their course schedule and take advantage of the smaller, quieter location. "Students need to express their needs, so that we know what classes we need to make available [at the satellite campuses]."

Lebanon Center Director, Mary Sue Reynolds says "We would like to see more students to take advantage of the Lebanon campus and come and visit the new learning center." If students would like to express an interest in expanding the courses offered at the Lebanon Center, they are encouraged to call Mary Sue Reynolds or Dawn McNannay (Director of Linn County Centers) at 541-259-5807.