EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane Community College Board of Education is seeking applications for appointment to the board to serve as At-Large (Position 7) Director. The At-Large seat was vacated November 6, 2024, when Lisa Fragala resigned from the position.
Applicants for the at-large position must live in the Lane Community College District. Interested candidates should contact the Lane County Elections office at (541) 682-4234 to determine if they reside in Lane County boundaries. The period of service of the board member filling this vacancy will begin upon appointment and will expire on June 30, 2025. If the successor wishes to continue to serve on the Board of Education after June 30th, they must then run for election in the May 2025 election. The winner of the May 2025 election will serve the remaining two years of the four-year term, from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
Qualified candidates will be interviewed and appointed by current Board of Education members as directed by ORS 341.335(3). To apply, please submit a completed application, resume, and cover letter to Celia Wright, Executive Assistant to the President and Liaison to the Board of Education at wrightc@lanecc.edu. The deadline to apply is December 7, 2024. The seat will remain open until filled.
About the Lane Community College District
The Lane Community College District serves a 5,000 square-mile area stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Mountains. The district includes most of Lane County, as well as the Monroe School District in Benton County, the Harrisburg Union High School District in Linn County and a small area in northern Douglas County. The total district population includes about 390,000 people. District zone maps for LCC can also be viewed here.
About the Lane Community College Board of Education
Seven elected, non-paid persons comprise the LCC Board of Education and have primary authority for establishing policies governing the operation of the college and adopting the college's annual budget. Five directors represent one of five district zones; two are elected at-large. The term of office for an elected board member is four years. The college president reports directly to the Board, and through her administrative staff, carries out Board policies at the college. Board meetings are held in the evenings of the first Wednesday of each month and work sessions are held on the third Wednesday of each month, with the exception of August when there are no meetings. Most board meetings are held in the LCC Boardroom, located on the LCC main campus at 4000 E 30th Ave.; Eugene, OR 97405; and are also available in hybrid format.
Lane Community College educates over 15,000 students annually at six locations across Lane County and online. Students and alumni from all 50 states and 79 countries create more than an $675 million dollar impact on the local economy, helping to support more than 8,900 local jobs. Lane provides affordable, quality, professional technical and college transfer programs; business development and employee training; academic, language and life skills development; and lifelong personal development and enrichment courses.