Help SGA and provide a little happiness in a shoebox for children this holiday season! This program helps our regional nonprofit partners who support youth in the community through their programs and services. This program is sponsored by the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley.

Please stop by the Student Union on the lower level, take a tag, bring back your unwrapped gift with your tag attached, and place it in the collection box by Nov. 28. All gifts need to be able to fit into a standard size shoebox. Gift cards can be placed in Gene Eden’s mailbox in the Mail and Duplicating Center, lower level of the SSC. Thank you for your support!

There are currently several clubs that are seeking a faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor for their group. These groups provide opportunities for students to pursue special interests, develop interpersonal and leadership skills, meet other students, work with faculty and staff, and take advantage of learning experiences that exist outside the classroom.

The activities sponsored by student groups enrich the total educational experience and quality of campus life. As advisors, faculty and staff members have an excellent opportunity to work with college students in a non-classroom environment, enriching student-staff/faculty interaction. We know from experience and research that this interaction has a positive effect on student retention and graduation.

The following groups are currently in need of an advisor or co-advisors: Outdoors Club, Latin@Leadership. For more information about these clubs and more information on the responsibilities of serving as an advisor please contact Gene Eden, geden@lccc.edu.

The J.E.D.I Center will be hosting a Disability Rights and Advocacy Panel on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 2:15 p.m. You can zoom in or come to the J.E.D.I. Center to participate in person. The panel will feature Dr. Josie Badger, Monica Albert Still, Melanie Nussbaum, Nyota Robinson, and Everett Deibler. They will be discussing disability rights and informing us on how we can be better advocates. Use this link to join on the zoom Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 2:15 p.m.

Lehigh Valley locations have been designated as winter warming stations for the community throughout the winter months. Warming stations are short-term emergency shelters that operate when the temperature and weather conditions become dangerously inclement. They serve in the prevention of death and injury from exposure to the elements. Many warming stations provide shelter, food and a safe place for those experiencing homelessness in our community. For the most up-to-date listings and information on volunteering at these locations, contact PA 211 East by phone at 2-1-1 or visit pa211.org.

Greater Valley Y-Allentown

Will open Nov. 15 through April 15, 2024 from 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. daily.

Dinner meals will be served seven nights a week.

425 S 15th St., Allentown, PA 18102, entrance through auxiliary gymnasium from Elm Street

610-351-9622.

Bethlehem Emergency Shelter

Will open Nov. 15 through April 30, 2024 from 5 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Dinner will be served between 5:30-7:30pm.

Breakfast to-go bags will be distributed as guests depart.

75 E Market St., Bethlehem, PA 18018

484-379-6694

Safe Harbor Easton

Will open Dec. 1 through March 31, 2024 from 7 p.m. – 7 a.m. daily

536 Bushkill Drive., Easton, PA 18042

610-258-5540

This information has been provided by LCCC’s Community Resources Office.

Contact information: Phone (610)799-1087

Email: communityresources@lccc.edu

The following revised policies have been approved by the LCCC Board of Trustees on Nov. 2, 2023:

–  Policy 2-700 – Academic Honesty

– Policy 2-702 – Disability Support Services

– Policy 3-241 – Text Messaging (new policy)

Click here to view the most current version of the College Policies and Regulations Manual.

Please join us in congratulating Mya Heffner, the Student Employee of the Month for November!

Mya is an outstanding member of the Morgan Center team. Her exceptionally kind and friendly presence contributes to an atmosphere that is welcoming and open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors. Mya has taken a leadership role in this position, especially in onboarding new student workers and welcoming new students. She is quick to look for ways to help students and staff alike. In addition to working quickly and efficiently on assigned tasks, she recognizes larger Morgan Center and LCCC goals and works hard to support these goals.

We appreciate all of your contributions, Mya. Congratulations again! If you notice a student employee doing excellent work on campus, nominate them for Student Employee of the Month using this form.

Looking for your next read? Click here to see our New Arrivals. Simply click on the book cover and “Place a Hold.” Books can be sent to your mailbox. Please contact the library at x. 1150 if you have questions.

As part of the college’s annual sexual violence awareness trainings, this year’s Title IX online training will again be provided by Knowbe4 and will consist of three online trainings.

Knowbe4 is a single sign-on system that will enable to you log in using your portal username and password.

This training is mandatory for all employees and must be completed annually. The deadline for completing all three trainings is Friday, Dec. 15, 2023.

You will be notified via email on Monday, Nov. 27, from Knowbe4, the following trainings:

• Title IX Part 1: Requirements and Responsibilities (approx. 8 minutes in length)
• Title IX Part 2: Recognizing Misconduct (approx.11 minutes in length)
• Title IX Part 3: Reporting and Response (approx. 14 minutes in length)

All three online trainings must be completed by Dec. 15, 2023. Your participation and completion of these trainings will be automatically logged by the Knowbe4 system.

If you have any questions regarding the training material, please contact Donna Williams, Director of Human Resources, Title IX/Equity Coordinator at 610-799-1107.

The Literacy department located at the Donley Center is looking for donations of new and gently used children’s books and young adult novels. We will be accepting donations from Nov. 27 – Dec. 8, for our annual holiday free bookstore where students are able to choose books as holiday gifts. Donations can be dropped off at the front desk of the Donley Center or at the literacy office located in room 511. Book donations can also be dropped on in the box inside the Career Development office between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. If you have questions please contact Allison Ludlow at aludlow@lccc.edu or 610-799-1216.