Homecoming week will be from Feb. 7-12. Student Life is currently looking for outstanding student leaders to serve on this year’s homecoming court. Faculty, staff and students are eligible to nominate current LLCC students. Nominations are due by midnight Feb. 5. Please submit your nominations through the Homecoming Court Nomination Form.

A homecoming royal must:

• Be nominated by a student or faculty/staff member.
• Be a current student at LLCC enrolled in at least six credit hours for. the spring semester.
• Have a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
• Be in good standing with LLCC.
• Students MUST be present at the homecoming game.
• Qualifying nominees will be selected based on the content of the nomination form and co-curricular activities.

What is a homecoming royal, you ask? Rather than using a king or queen designation that carries a gendered reference, Student Life at LLCC is acknowledging that not all persons who may wish to run for one of these positions fit into the typical gender identity of male or female. By using the phrase “homecoming royal,” Student Life wishes to be gender neutral.

Be sure to check out the News & Events tile in the Lincoln Landing app for more information on homecoming events. Questions about homecoming should be directed to Student Life at studentlife@llcc.edu or 217-786-2241.

Greetings from LLCC Student Life!

February is an exciting time for us in Student Life. February is LLCC Homecoming, and this year, homecoming week will be from Feb. 7-12. Student Life is currently looking for outstanding student leaders to serve on this year’s homecoming court. Faculty, staff and students are eligible to nominate current LLCC students. Nominations are due Friday, Feb. 4, by 2 p.m. Please submit your nominations through the Homecoming Court Nomination Form.

A homecoming royal must:

• Be nominated by a student or faculty/staff member.
• Be a current student at LLCC enrolled in at least six credit hours for. the spring semester.
• Have a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
• Be in good standing with LLCC.
• Students MUST be present at the homecoming game.
• Qualifying nominees will be selected based on the content of the nomination form and co-curricular activities.

What is a homecoming royal, you ask? Rather than using a king or queen designation that carries a gendered reference, Student Life at LLCC is acknowledging that not all persons who may wish to run for one of these positions fit into the typical gender identity of male or female. By using the phrase “homecoming royal,” Student Life wishes to be gender neutral.

Be sure to check out the News & Events tile in the Lincoln Landing app for more information on homecoming events. Questions about homecoming should be directed to Student Life at studentlife@llcc.edu or 217-786-2241.

LLCC Student Life has partnered with the Illinois Community College Student Activities Association (ICCSAA) to host Clint Smith as its keynote speaker for its 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. LLCC will join several other community colleges across the state for this event. This livestreamed event will take place today, Jan. 26, 2022, from noon-1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. To view on your own, please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-keynote-speakerclint-smith-tickets-215734416447.

Clint Smith is an American writer, poet and scholar. He is the author of “Counting Descent,” a 2017 poetry collection that was a finalist for the NAACP Image Awards and won Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Smith received a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was a regular contributor to the Pod Save the People podcast, where he discussed the week’s news with a panel of other activists. His latest book, “How the Word Is Passed,” topped The New York Times Best Seller list in June 2021. He is also the host of the web series “Crash Course: Black American History.”

Thank you to everyone who signed up to donate today! For those looking to make a difference in the lives of local community members, there is still time. ImpactLife will be in the Trutter Center today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Same-day appointments may be available. Stop by the blood drive to inquire about availability to fill one of the 25 open spots.

Typically, ImpactLife strives to collect 3600 donations on a weekly basis. In recent weeks, however, the donation rate has ranged from 2500 to 2800 donations per week. Recent holidays as well as winter weather and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have combined to decrease the rate of donation. Blood products are perishable and must be used for transfusion within a short window of time.  A five-day supply is needed on hand to meet anticipated and unanticipated needs.

LLCC Student Life has partnered with the Illinois Community College Student Activities Association (ICCSAA) to host Clint Smith as its keynote speaker for its 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. LLCC will join several other community colleges across the state for this event. This online virtual event will be streamed at LLCC on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, from noon-1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-keynote-speakerclint-smith-tickets-215734416447.

Clint Smith is an American writer, poet and scholar. He is the author of “Counting Descent,” a 2017 poetry collection that was a finalist for the NAACP Image Awards and won Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Smith received a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was a regular contributor to the Pod Save the People podcast, where he discussed the week’s news with a panel of other activists. His latest book, “How the Word Is Passed,” topped The New York Times Best Seller list in June 2021. He is also the host of the web series “Crash Course: Black American History.”

LLCC Student Life has partnered with the Illinois Community College Student Activities Association (ICCSAA) to host Clint Smith as its keynote speaker for its 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. LLCC will join several other community colleges across the state for this event. This online virtual event will be streamed at LLCC on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, from noon-1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-keynote-speakerclint-smith-tickets-215734416447.

Clint Smith is an American writer, poet and scholar. He is the author of “Counting Descent,” a 2017 poetry collection that was a finalist for the NAACP Image Awards and won Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Smith received a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was a regular contributor to the Pod Save the People podcast, where he discussed the week’s news with a panel of other activists. His latest book, “How the Word Is Passed,” topped The New York Times Best Seller list in June 2021. He is also the host of the web series “Crash Course: Black American History.”

LLCC Student Life is excited to release our programing schedule for Fall 2021 Finals Week. All of the events listed below will be taking place in or around A. Lincoln Commons on the Springfield campus. All events are on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

• Monday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Slime Time
• Tuesday, Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Cookie Decorating 101
• Wednesday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Hartland Mini Hoofs
• Thursday, Dec. 16, 9 a.m. to noon: Coffee Bar Flavor Town

Please refer to our new posting in the Lincoln Landing App for full descriptions of these events. Any questions should be directed to studentlife@llcc.edu.

The Student Government Association (SGA) will host a Toys for Tots drive on the LLCC campus during the final weeks of the fall semester. All members of the LLCC community are encouraged to donate an unwrapped toy for a child in our local community. Donation boxes can be found in Student Life, Student Success, A. Lincoln Commons and the Workforce Careers Center. Toys will be accepted until Wednesday, Dec. 15.

For additional information on Toys for Tots, please go to www.toysfortots.org.