11.15.18

LLCC presenting on workforce careers

Tours of the Workforce Careers Center were provided to 91 individuals from Jacksonville, Griggsville and Winchester yesterday. Providing presentations for the tours were Terri Hinrichs, recruitment coordinator; Nancy Sweet, director, culinary program and operations; Julie Rourke, director, workforce development; and two PRM student workers.

The LLCC Highway Construction Careers program visited the Building Trades Career Day held at the BOS Center in downtown Springfield Tuesday. Three LLCC alumni, who are currently apprentices, were teaching about their trades — doing presentations for all who were attending. The students were Jennifer Nelson, Carpenters Local #270; Danielle Sunley, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #137; and Matthew Kincaid, Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #137.

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11.15.18

Open interviews for peer tutors continue today

Open interviews for peer tutors continue today, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Please remind your talented, responsible, qualified students (enrolled in at least six hours for spring 2019, 3.0 GPA, 12+ hours completed) to come see Jamie McCoy today in the Center for Academic Success to interview to be a peer tutor! No appointment needed!

For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.

11.15.18

Parchment Connect: Illinois today, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

LLCC is hosting Parchment Connect: Illinois today from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Parchment members of local secondary and post-secondary education communities will learn best practices, hear what is new and on the horizon for Parchment, discuss emerging trends in academic credentials and network with peers and members of the Parchment team.

11.15.18

Blood drive today

Today and every day, thanks for giving.LLCC Student Life is hosting a blood drive today, Nov. 15,  from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the student union, located in the lower level of Menard Hall. All donors are asked to please eat before donation and present a photo ID. Walk-ins are always welcome. To schedule an appointment, please call the Community Blood Center at 217-241-7550 or schedule online. All donors will receive a free T-shirt!

11.15.18

Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day

In honor of Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 12-18) and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day (Nov. 14), LLCC Math and Sciences hosted activities for students in A. Lincoln Commons using a giant floor map of Illinois. The map, approximately 14 feet by 21 feet, was made available for use by the Illinois Geographic Alliance. It was designed by the National Geographic Society.

Geography Awareness Week is an annual celebration of geography and the important role it plays in our lives. GIS Day provides an opportunity for people to learn about geography and the uses of GIS.

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11.14.18

LLCC-Litchfield closes today at 3 p.m.

LLCC-Litchfield will close at 3 p.m. today, Nov. 14, so that staff and students may attend visitation and services for Lorie McDonald, director of LLCC-Litchfield, who passed away following an accident Nov. 8.

Visitation is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. today at the Litchfield Family Funeral Service, 700 South State St. in Litchfield. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. at the same location. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Lorie McDonald Emergency Fund for LLCC-Litchfield which has been established with the LLCC Foundation.

More information is available in this obituary.

A reminder that counseling services are available on site at LLCC-Litchfield for students and staff. Also, all LLCC employees may use the free counseling services of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) by calling 888-817-8989. For students in need of counseling, call 786-9660. A call to the counselor’s line will be answered immediately and a student development professional will be made available to meet or talk with the student.

11.14.18

CCTC receives Trendsetter award from National Safety Council

Congratulations to LLCC’s Capital City Training Center for receiving a Trendsetter award from the National Safety Council for the Alive at 25 program. Every year the National Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Team recognizes the top training centers and celebrates their dedication to advancing the Council’s mission of eliminating preventable deaths.

11.14.18

In the news

Rey de Castro's GIS classIn Monday evening’s Introduction to Geographic Information Systems class, Dean Butzow, professor of geography; Rey de Castro, geography instructor; Julie Rourke, director, workforce development; and Wynne Coplea, environmental specialist, announced a new online map to “green” resources in Springfield called the Sustain Springfield Green Map. Illinois Times covered the event.
Sustain SpringfieldThe interactive, GIS-based map guides residents, visitors and organizations to sustainable or environmentally-friendly services, sites and amenities. The map can be accessed at www.llcc.edu/sustain-springfield. “With Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, Day on Nov. 14 and America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, the launch of this tool shows how GIS is a technology with real-world, practical application for our communities,” says Dean Butzow, professor of geography at LLCC. “GIS is a powerful technology, and geographers are increasingly using it in a variety of areas, such as precision farming, real-time traffic tracking and urban planning to help us understand and make decisions in our complex world.” Read more.

Chris McDonald, Ph.D., professor of political science; Jacob Deters, student engagement coordinator; and Nathaniel Mayfield, student veteran, were interviewed by WICS/FOX Illinois yesterday for a news story on the 23rd annual Veterans Day Ceremony and World War I commemorative exhibit at LLCC.

Nancy Sweet, director of LLCC culinary programs and operations, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Soup it up for a cold-weather meal.”

11.14.18

Open interviews for peer tutors today!

Open interviews for peer tutors are today, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Please remind your talented, responsible, qualified students (enrolled in at least six hours for spring 2019, 3.0 GPA, 12+ hours completed) to come see Jamie McCoy today in the Center for Academic Success to interview to be a peer tutor! No appointment needed!

Open interviews will also be held Thursday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.

11.14.18

BSU hosts Haircut Wednesday

The LLCC Black Student Union is hosting Haircut Wednesday for our LLCC students in A. Lincoln Commons today. Let students know that they can stop by and receive a free haircut from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.