The LLCC Foundation helps students get in the game! Please send students our way for scholarship application information as our deadline to apply is coming up soon: March 1, 2022.
Students can’t make the event? They can visit the LLCC Foundation Scholarships webpage to access the application and great resources, or contact Michelle Burger, scholarship program coordinator directly at Michelle.Burger@llcc.edu or 217-786-2206.
LEAGUEThe LLCC Foundation is accepting applications for LEAGUE Grants. They must be submitted by 5 p.m. today, Jan. 31. A total of $10,000 is available for projects and programs at LLCC. Please contact Michelle Pulce-Flynn, director of grant development, for an application at michelle.pulce-flynn@llcc.edu or by phone 217-786-2446.
LEAGUE is the annual faculty and staff giving campaign. Donations to the LEAGUE Campaign make these grants possible. The grant awards will be announced at the League Kickoff event on Tuesday, March 29.
Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) Grant proposals are also due today, Jan. 31. This grant is exclusively an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, department, student or student club.
There is $3,500 available to be awarded in spring 2022. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page.
Have questions? Reach out to kyle.roughan@llcc.edu.
IDI Grant Project Committee:
Kyle Roughan
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse
Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director of the LLCC Foundation, was interviewed by WTIM Jan. 27 on scholarships and an upcoming health care information event being held at LLCC-Taylorville March 16.
The LLCC Foundation is accepting applications for LEAGUE Grants. A total of $10,000 is available for projects and programs at LLCC. Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31. Please contact Michelle Pulce-Flynn, director of grant development, for an application at michelle.pulce-flynn@llcc.edu or by phone 217-786-2446.
LEAGUE is the annual faculty and staff giving campaign. Donations to the LEAGUE Campaign make these grants possible. The grant awards will be announced at the League Kickoff event on Tuesday, March 29.
Several new scholarships have recently been established through the LLCC Foundation to benefit LLCC students.
An endowed scholarship for music students was established by Mike Barnard of Girard, who worked 36 years in the LLCC Library and also served as an adjunct music instructor and accompanist. The Mike Barnard Music Scholarship is for a first-time music student enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours with a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
Members of the Jack and Margaret Oakley family from Springfield and Rochester established a scholarship endowment to honor their parents’ service to LLCC and the communities LLCC serves. Margaret worked at LLCC for 25 years, first in the community services office and later as an academic advisor. Jack retired as manager of the Sangamon County Farm Bureau. The Jack and Margaret Oakley Memorial Scholarship is for first-time or continuing college students enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours in an agriculture program of study with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
Mike and Leslie Dickson of Springfield endowed the Matthew Dickson Memorial Scholarship and Matthew Dickson “Pass It On” Award in honor of their son, a Glenwood High School graduate and U.S. Marine. The annual scholarship is available to first-time freshmen or continuing college students enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours in any program of study with a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Matthew was a veteran honored with a Purple Heart, and preference will be given to a veteran and Glenwood High School graduate.
The LLCC Foundation scholarship application period for the 2022-2023 academic year is now open. To be considered for LLCC Foundation scholarships, current and prospective students complete one online form that applies them to all the scholarships for which they qualify. The scholarship application and more information are available at llccfoundation.org/scholarships.
The LLCC Foundation is accepting applications for LEAGUE Grants. A total of $10,000 is available for projects and programs at LLCC. Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Jan. 31. Please contact Michelle Pulce-Flynn, director of grant development, for an application at michelle.pulce-flynn@llcc.edu or by phone 217-786-2446.
LEAGUE is the annual faculty and staff giving campaign. Donations to the LEAGUE Campaign make these grants possible. The grant awards will be announced at the League Kickoff event on Tuesday, March 29.
Drs. Pradeep and Manjula Mehta of Springfield recently made a $250,000 gift commitment to the LLCC Foundation to provide scholarships to LLCC nursing students.
The gift will fund scholarships over the next 10 years for students in LLCC’s associate degree nursing, licensed practical nurse and basic nurse assistant programs. The amount of each scholarship award will vary based on student needs.
“This very generous gift will continue the Mehtas’ impact on local health care and provide much needed assistance to students as they pursue a career in the nursing field,” said Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director of the LLCC Foundation. “We are grateful for the Mehtas’ foresight and dedication to our community by investing in the next generation of health care workers.”
Dr. Pradeep Mehta served the local community as a nephrologist for 35 years. Dr. Manjula Mehta taught psychology for 18 years at LLCC and was the recipient of a Distinguished Service Award for adjunct faculty.
Recently, 19 LLCC nursing students were named as the first recipients of Mehta scholarships, including associate degree nursing students Brayden Robson, Stephanie Stefancic and Tyler Dickson of Springfield; Isaac Blackford of Chatham; Dinnie “Dee” Patterson of Jacksonville and Catricia Kelley of Arenzville; LPN to ADN bridge program student Nathan Ihlenfeldt of Springfield; licensed practical nurse students Jer’dajah McKinnie of Springfield; Kelley Byrom and Alexus Holland of Jacksonville; Rachael Balder of New Berlin; Alexis Gutierrez of Greenview and Danielle Sherren of Oakford; and basic nurse assistant students Twanreona McGowan of Jacksonville; Allison Cambron and Tracy Daugherty of Tovey; Mariah Lawyer of Taylorville; Morgan Miller of Mt. Auburn and Emma Hughes-Prehn of Morrisonville.
Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director of the LLCC Foundation, discussed the recent $250,000 gift to benefit nursing students on WTAX this morning.
Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column, “Meal Prep with Friends.”
The LLCC Foundation scholarship application for the 2022-2023 academic year is now open until March 1. All students considering or planning to attend LLCC beginning in fall 2022 are encouraged to apply. One, online application qualifies students for all eligible scholarships. Please use this graphic that you can copy and paste into your email signature to help promote LLCC Foundation scholarships.
The LLCC Foundation is accepting applications for LEAGUE grants. A total of $10,000 will be awarded for projects and programs at LLCC.
LEAGUE is the annual faculty and staff giving campaign. Donations to the LEAGUE campaign make these grants possible. For a LEAGUE Grant application, please contact Michelle Pulce-Flynn, director of grant development at MichellePulce-Flynn@llcc.edu or by phone at 217-786-2446.
Grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Jan. 31. LEAGUE grant awards will be announced at the LEAGUE Kickoff on Tuesday, March 29.