Lane Community College
EN-3: Student Life

-Green Science Club: The Green Science Club works to educate the community on green science and to promote sustainability. Community service projects include chemistry presentations in elementary schools, soil and water testing, and building a small biodiesel plant on campus. The Green Science Club - "saving the world one reaction at a time." Faculty advisor: John Thompson. -Learning Garden Club: The Learning Garden Club is a student group dedicated to growing organic food on campus. The group focuses on educating fellow students about the value of local, sustainable food systems. The garden is designed as a living laboratory that demonstrates the connections within human and natural systems. Students strive to help people understand how their food choices can impact their personal health, environmental integrity and the well-being of the community. The club has established an on-campus farmer-chef connection with the Culinary Arts Department. -OSPIRG: The Oregon Student Public Information and Research Group (OSPIRG) is a consumer group that stands up to powerful interests whenever they threaten our health and safety, our financial security or our right to fully participate in our democratic society.

Lane's Learning Garden is a student-led initiative that grows healthy, sustainable food for our campus community while providing learning, service, and leadership opportunities for students. The Learning Garden is an interdisciplinary educational model that offers students the opportunity to work with others outside the classroom and have fun. Organic vegetables and fruit grow year-round in the garden. The produce is used in the student-run restaurant, the Culinary Arts and Baking Program special events, and the cafeteria. Volunteers enjoy an occasional harvest as well.

Lane established a fund for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in 2006. In January 2016, Lane Community College replaced its original Energy Carryover reinvestment fund in favor of a true revolving loan fund model for sustainability. In this revolving fund, dedicated capital is set aside in an account up front and is sustained by the money repaid from borrowers with savings and any incentives collected for energy, water, recycling, and resource conservation projects. https://www.lanecc.edu/sustainability/living-green-revolving-loan-fund

LCC's Sustainability committee hosts events every term for students. The typical events held in recent years include: Recycling round-ups, film screenings, sustainability tours of campus, workshops led by faculty or staff and climate debates.

Sustainability Documentary Film Series: it is an event series that takes place each term on the LCC campus. Each film that is presented reflects issues that resonate with college students, faculty and staff. The sustainability learning objective is to inform and inspire the audience to come up with sustainable innovative initiatives to make changes in the community.

HE 251 - Wilderness First Aid This course includes fundamental first aid care and emergency procedures in an outdoor environment while teaching Leave No Trace principles. Techniques of assessing and handling the sick and injured in a remote location are included. Assessing injured and/or ill victims in a variety of emergency situations will be studied and practiced. https://crater.lanecc.edu:9010/banp/bwckschd.p_disp_listcrse?term_in=201820&subj_in=HE&crse_in=251&crn_in=21279

Lane's Learning Garden is a student-led initiative that grows healthy, sustainable food for our campus community while providing learning, service, and leadership opportunities for students. The Learning Garden is an interdisciplinary educational model that offers students the opportunity to work with others outside the classroom and have fun. Organic vegetables and fruit grow year-round in the garden. The produce is used in the student-run restaurant, the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Program special events, and the cafeteria. Volunteers enjoy an occasional harvest as well. https://www.lanecc.edu/sustainability/learning-garden-club

Sustainability Department hires paid Student workers on a regular basis, maintaining an average of 7 student workers every term. The positions the work on are: Sustainability Assistant, Recycling Assistant, Learning Garden Assistant & Bike Lane Assistant. These positions work approximately 10 hours per week. An example for descriptions is as follows: Assists the Institute for Sustainable Practices in developing and implementing promotion strategies, updating and maintaining databases, inventories and web presence. Job Requirements: Knowledge in the use of MS Excel, MS Word and social media management. Interest in sustainability. Experience working in an office setting.

This year the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness hired a student worker who is a member of Lane's Sustainability Committee. The student worker will engage in a "job shadowing" experience where they will study how to infuse sustainability into institution-wide planning processes and provide recommendations based on their learning.