The A-Team will meet March 5 from 12 noon to 1 pm in MNRD 1179. We hope to see you there!

It might not feel like it, but severe weather season will soon be upon us. March 1-7 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week. LLCC is hosting the National Weather Service Spotter Training class for Sangamon County on this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Union, Menard Hall.

Severe storm spotters are a VITAL part of the warning process and played a critical role in getting timely warnings and information out to the public during the deadly tornado outbreak on Nov. 17, 2013. The NWS in Lincoln, IL provides on-site spotter training classes annually in various locations across central and southeast Illinois between March and early April.

Anyone with an interest is welcome to attend a spotter class. Children (under the age of 18) are welcome to attend; however, they will not be considered official spotters. There is no cost for the training–just 2 to 2.5 hours of your time for the class. The spotter training class is designed for people new to severe storm spotting, as well as those that need refresher training. The training is comprised of all of the information that spotters need to be effective and stay safe.

The State Journal-Register and WICS ran stories on the LLCC Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 25 at which trustees voted down a motion to end the LLCC soccer program. Board Chair Justin Reichert was interviewed.

WICS covered the Ag Club’s Farmer’s Share Luncheon Feb. 25, interviewing club member and ag student Cole Baker.

A special alumni cast will present a benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play “The Vagina Monologues” at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Trutter Center. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students with ID and may be purchased at the door beginning at 7 p.m. before the performance.

Amber Berman, Student Life program assistant and fiance Tony Lozzi, along with big brother Henry welcomed Aurelia Margaret Lozzi to their family on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Congratulations!

First-Year Experience Course forum, 9 a.m., Sangamon 2212. For more info, see LincIn article dated Feb. 20.

African-American Food and Vendor Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. The event features free samples of African-American food, displays exhibiting the wares of African-American entrepreneurs, in addition to “Saxophone and African-American Poetry Improvisations” performed by LLCC retired business law professor and jazz musician Virgil Rhodes, J.D.

Farmer’s Share Luncheon, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Student Union, Menard Hall. Sen. Sam McCann will speak at noon on agriculture and its importance to central Illinois. Cost to diners is 50 cents, to illustrate what a farmer receives from the cost of a meal.

LLCC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:15 p.m., R.H. Stephens Room. For the agenda, click HERE.

Monday, Feb. 23 – “A Musical Celebration,” noon to 1 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. The musical performance features LLCC alum Kenneth Humble with the Kenny Humble Trio.

First-Year Experience Course forum – 3 p.m., Menard 1177. For more info, see Linc article dated Feb. 20.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 – 12th annual Central Illinois Composting Symposium, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trutter Center. Participants learn about composting organic materials and other resources to help them be a successful composter. For more info: www.llcc.edu/green-center.

Wednesday, Feb. 25 –  First-Year Experience Course forum, 9 a.m. Sangamon 2212. For more info, see LincIn article dated Feb. 20.

African-American Food and Vendor Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. The event features free samples of African-American food, displays exhibiting the wares of African-American entrepreneurs, in addition to “Saxophone and African-American Poetry Improvisations” performed by LLCC retired business law professor and jazz musician Virgil Rhodes, J.D.

Farmer’s Share Luncheon, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Student Union, Menard Hall. Sen. Sam McCann will speak at noon on agriculture and its importance to central Illinois. Cost to diners is 50 cents, to illustrate what a farmer receives from the cost of a meal.

LLCC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:15 p.m., R.H. Stephens Room. For the agenda, click HERE.

Saturday, Feb. 28 – “The Vagina Monologues, ” 8 p.m., Trutter Center. A special alumni cast will present a benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students with ID and may be purchased at the door beginning at 7 p.m. the night of the performance.

Jan Terry, executive director, LLCC-Jacksonville and Beardstown, has a new internal LLCC phone extension. Her full phone number of 245-1097 will remain unchanged; however, her internal extension will be changed  to 5.1097.

Enjoy an inspiring presentation by LLCC’s 2014 Honored Alum Karla Carwile, founder and president of One Patient, at today’s Soup and Stories from noon-1 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room. Listen to Karla’s story as she discusses the importance of not just service-learning, but service action! A light lunch of soup and salad will be provided.

Free for students with ID, $3 for faculty/staff/community members