Congratulations to Bill Harmon, professor of agronomy, (center) who was surprised yesterday during an Ag Club meeting as the Teacher of the Month by Hy-Vee and 104.5 WFMB! He was nominated for the award by ag student April Leinberger who wrote in her nomination, “He is a great and caring professor who takes a lot of time out of his day and personal life to tend to students and help as the Ag Club director. He is a very respected teacher.”

Please accept our thanks to everyone who contributed and for your continued support in making this year’s African-American History Month a success.  The assistance you provided was much appreciated.

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LLCC hosted approximately 22 minority 8th grade girls and their mothers in the Bistro Verde this past Saturday for the Delta Sigma Theta La Petite Academy Tea.  Representing Lincoln Land were Leslie Johnson, assistant vice president of Student Success and Marie Watson, student engagement coordinator.  LLCC Adjunct Instructor Lesa Schaive provided instruction on tea etiquette.  The tea is a major part of Delta Sigma Theta’s educational and cultural enrichment program for minority girls.

Thank you for your support.  The organization was very appreciative and said they are working with Michael Phelon, coordinator, Open Door Mentorship Program, on a program tentatively scheduled in March for minority high school students focusing on personal finance.

Saturday, Feb. 25 – Rube Goldberg Competition for fifth graders – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Union, Menard Hall; public is invited. “Outlandish machines” designed by area fifth graders will be on display.

A Rube Goldberg device, such as the board game “Mousetrap,” is an outlandish machine designed to complete a certain task through a number of complex steps. Area fifth graders are currently developing their own unique Rube Goldberg devices for this year’s competition. They receive assistance from engineer volunteers who visit classrooms and provide instruction on machines and engineering in general, along with suggestions for their “secret” Rube Goldberg.

The purpose of this event is to introduce children to the idea of pursuing a career in engineering or a closely related field. It is the only Rube Goldberg program in the nation specifically aimed at elementary age school children.

Black History Month Ebony Dance, 9 p.m. to midnight, Trutter Center. The event is co-sponsored by the African-American History Month Committee and the Open Door Mentorship program.

Wendy Howerter, Ed. D., associate vice president, academic innovation and effectiveness, wrote the article “Undoing the Endless Cycle of Developmental Education: Where to Begin?” for the website of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. The article details a pilot Pathways to Results project at LLCC, combining the highest-level developmental courses from reading and English into a single, pre-requisite course for college English. Pathways to Results is a continuous quality improvement process developed by the OCCRL for the State of Illinois Career and Technical Education programs.

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