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4 Wingspan campus news February 14, 2011 wingspan.lccc.wy.edu Safe & sound The college counseling and wellness center has moved, offering students a safe, private environment to seek help from trained counselors. By Kadie Floud Photo Editor The Laramie County Community College Counseling and Campus Wellness Center has moved from the Student Services Building to Room 129 of the College Community Center across from ID services. Director of counseling, Dianne Lowe-Carpenter, said the decision to move the offices was recommended by the advising center personnel to separate advising and counseling. It was necessary to differentiate the two services, reducing any confusion students might have. Students can now go somewhere else for advising on their classes and somewhere for mental health counseling. Students can be comfortable in the new more private and confidential setting. When the counseling center was in the same area as advising, Lowe-Carpenter said it was “not a safe enough environment for students to ask for help.”In moving the center, advisers and counselors hope to reduce a stigma around mental health and campus wellness by making the environment feel safer and more inviting. The new offices are centrally situated around the student center hub of the new dining facility, tutoring center and library. “With the new location easy to find, there is an expected increase in students; new students have already arrived asking for help,” Lowe- Carpenter said. While smaller offices are the disadvantage of the changes, students now have a waiting area and a more “comfortable, cozy environment,” Lowe-Carpenter said. Each office is quiet and homey to put students at ease and reduce the intimidating appearance of a normal counseling center. Lowe-Carpenter said the counseling center is pleased with the new changes to the offices and location and appreciative of the support that they have received. They are also thankful for the one-time stimulus money they received to fund the move and new offices, leaving them feeling valued by the campus community. Many resources are available to students if they are nervous about going into the center or are seeking more information, Lowe-Carpenter said. Along with updating the offices, the center has updated its phone number and website. The website contains online health tests and self-evaluators students can easily access. There is also more information students can access in the privacy of their own home on alcohol abuse, anxiety, depression and suicide prevention. Students may find this information useful when going through a hard time either at school or at home. Students are invited and encouraged by the staff in the wellness center to check out the website via the LCCC homepage, Eagle’s Eye and the LCCC Facebook page. Brochures and handouts are available that contain more information and semester events students can attend. All employees in the counseling and wellness center are trained in mental health and wellness and are licensed mental health professionals. Lowe-Carpenter wanted every student to know “we’re here for them” to meet the needs of the student. Other services available through the center are crisis counseling, personal counseling, stress management, health and fitness management and biofeedback. A walk-in counselor is available Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. However, if there is a crisis and students need immediate help, they can call campus security at 307-630-0645. More information on scheduling an appointment is available at 307-778-4397 24 hours a day. Upcoming Events Gatekeeper Suicide Awareness and Prevention Trainings: •Thursday, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Health Sciences Building, Room 115; •Friday, March 25, 8:30 a.m.–11 a.m., College Community Center, Room 179; •Wednesday, April 13, 2:30 p.m.–5 p.m., College Community Center, Room 179. Eating Disorders, Body Image and Tips for Healthier Eating: Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1:30 p.m. –2:50 p.m., Training Center Building, Room 121 5th Annual Great Jeans Giveaway Drawing: Monday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., Student Lounge Kadie Floud Relax and chat: With new furniture and soothing lighting in the new offices, officials hope to improve students’ comfort when talking with counselors. Alcohol 101 Educational Presentation: Thursday, April 7, noon–1 p.m., College Community Center, Room 179 Saturday Serenity Mini- Relaxation Retreat: Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m.–noon, Student Lounge Light and Emotions Workshop: Friday, April 22, 1 p.m.–4 p.m., College Community Center, Room 179 Grieving Loss Support Group: Starts March 24, Thursdays, 4 p.m.–5 p.m., for six weeks, location to be announced Come Relax with Us! A Relaxation Drop-in-Group: Every Tuesday during April, noon–12:45 p.m., College Community Center, Room 179
February 14, 2011 wingspan.lccc.wy.edu campus news Wingspan 5 By Will Hebert Co-Editor Laramie County Community College and the LCCC Foundation are closer to an agreement to formalize and clarify their relationship. The LCCC Foundation presented its proposed general service agreement to the Board of Trustees at its study session on Feb. 2, so the trustees could review the document and decide what sections needed clarification and rewording. The foundation was represented by Foundation executive director Sabrina Lane, vice president of the Foundation board of directors Ron Rabou and board of directors George McIlvaine, Bill Scribner and Bruce Curl. Rabou said the three-year service agreement was not a request for funding but would clarify what policies are in place regarding the Foundation. “We believe that the relationship between the college and the Foundation deserves to continue to be nurtured and to be grown,” Rabou said. One of the policies discussed was the Foundation’s authority to hire and dismiss employees assigned to Foundation duties, which Rabou called a sensitive area. Board attorney Lance Harmon said he and the Foundation officials would discuss the agreement and craft the appropriate language to allow for the Foundation to have input on the handling of personnel but allow the Board of Trustees to comply with its own policies and procedures. The service agreement states the Foundation will select an executive director whose salary, benefits and other compensation will be set by the Foundation. The document also states employees assigned to Foundation duties are shared employees of LCCC, and the college will be responsible for paying all employee-related costs including employee Board of Trustees 4 major maintenance projects approved Board supports $590,000 worth of repairs on eight buildings By Hannah Wheeler Co-Editor The Laramie County Community College Board of Trustees at its Feb. 9 meeting approved funding for four more major maintenance projects totaling nearly $600,000. The maintenance projects are all deferred projects and meet the requirements of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF). Earlier, LCCC had received $3.1 million from the SFSF. Carol Hoglund, vice president of administration and finance, said LCCC received some very favorable bids on two roofing projects last summer and saved approximately $400,000 compared to the original estimates. Hoglund also said she anticipated receiving favorable bids on the P.E. Building roofing project to be bid on Feb. 22 and could save an additional $250,000. Hoglund said in order to meet the timelines outlined to obligate the SFSF funds, LCCC must begin the design and construction process as soon as possible. The four board-approved maintenance projects costing $590,000 and meeting the SFSF criteria were as follows: • Upgrade the 1985 fire alarm system to a new Notifier system in eight buildings (Auto Body/Career and Technical Building, Ludden Library, Arp/Student Services, Education Enrichment Center, Fine Arts west, Business, Science, and Training Center), cost $307,000; • Replace the 24-year-old, 7,200-square-foot roof over the swimming pool in the P.E. Building, cost $130,000; • Replace the 25-year-old air handling unit which serves the pool area in the P.E. Building, cost $94,000; • Repair settlement cracks in the biology and preparation labs in the Science Building and resurface the floor, cost $59,000. LCCC Foundation requests to formalize its relationship searches, salaries, taxes, benefits and any costs related to the termination of those employees. Lane said the document reflected where the Foundation currently sets with its relationship to the college. She said if the Foundation wished to put together a request for position changes, it will go through the normal college budget process. Rabou said the service agreement has been approved by the Foundation Board, but the board realized the document could need further negotiation and changes in order for a compromise to be reached with the LCCC Board of Trustees. By Hannah Wheeler Co-Editor Will Hebert Thinking hard: Trustees Greg Thomas and Kevin Kilty check schedules at the Feb. 9 board meeting where the morale discussion was again postponed. Organizational audit RFQ to be discussed Citing the need to do things correctly, not quickly, the Laramie County Community College Board of Trustees decided to wait until the March 2 study session to discuss what is wanted in an organizational audit. Earlier, the Feb. 16 board business meeting had been pushed up to Feb. 9 to accommodate many of the board members being absent during that time. Because of the change, the board decided Feb. 2 to wait until March to view the request for qualifications, which would have been presented at the Feb. 16 meeting. The result of some discussion at the Feb. 2 study session was to seek a request for qualifications (RFQ) rather than a request for proposal (RFP). Trustee Greg Thomas said he thought the board should not limit the bidding companies too much, so an RFQ would be more fitting. Thomas said an RFQ would be more open to the company, who the board agreed is the expert, to giving the college recommendations on what the scope and the cost would be. Thomas said the college needed to ask, in the RFQ, what would the company recommend and what could the college reasonably expect from the audit. LCCC Acting President Dr. Marlene Tignor said the college budgeted roughly $300,000 for the audit, but she hoped the college would stay below that limit.
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