Chemistry Club bake sale: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. All proceeds will go to the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” fundraiser, which benefits the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault.

Board of Trustees meeting: 5:15 p.m., R.H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. Find the agenda HERE.

Political Science Professor Chris McDonald, Ph.D., will present “From Springfield to Schlestadt” on Saturday, April 11 from 9 to 10 a.m. The presentation is being held in the Trutter Center. The public is invited to the free event.

Professor McDonald’s presentation is based on his new book, “‘Three Lying or Four Sitting’—From the Front in a Ford,” which gives an eyewitness account of World War I through the letters of Springfield native and Harvard student Kent Dunlap Hagler. Professor McDonald will provide a glimpse of Mr. Hagler’s life as an ambulance driver and the local connection to the Great War.

In “‘Three Lying or Four Sitting’—From the Front in a Ford,” Professor McDonald provides commentary and a personal account of someone serving on the Great War’s front lines through the detailed, literate and humorous letters of Mr. Hagler. Mr. Hagler came from a prominent family in Springfield. He left Springfield for Harvard University where, after being denied entry into the United States military forces, he decided to become a volunteer ambulance driver with the American Field Service. Over a two-year period, Mr. Hagler sent home many letters describing his experiences in the First World War.

A book signing will follow the presentation. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Cost of the book is $19.95, plus tax. All proceeds from book sales will benefit the LLCC Foundation general scholarship fund in honor of Kent Dunlap Hagler.

LLCC faculty, staff and students, and the general public are invited to a Springfield Mayoral Candidate Forum being hosted by Local First Springfield this Friday, March 27 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

Mark McDonald of WSEC (PBS) will be moderating this LIVE event being aired on WQNA radio and on COMCAST (Channel 18) in Springfield. Mr. McDonald will be asking questions that have been submitted to LFS. The public will be allowed to ask questions also.

This event is a production of the Capital Area Career Center.

Session E • March 24, 8:15 am–4 pm (Professional Development Day-held at LLCC; may have to hold more than one session) and April 3, 8:15 am-12:30 p.m. to be held at CCTC. Based on first session, may need additional sessions) • Facilitators Tricia Kujawa & Kevin Lust

Session F • April 24, 8:15 am–4 pm and May 1, 8:15 am–12:30 pm • Facilitators Nicole Ralph & Mary Beth Ray

Coffee will be served both days from 8–8:15 am, with lunch being served on the first day only.

To register, please call 782-7436 or email cctc@llcc.edu.

A new LLCC culinary column, “Epicuriosity 101,” will debut Wednesday, March 11 on the food page of the State Journal-Register. The column will be written alternately by Marnie Record, workforce specialist, value added foods program; Nancy Sweet, culinary operations manager; and Jay Kitterman, consultant to the Culinary Institute. Readers, including LLCC employees, are invited to email the experts with their questions. Every fourth column will be answers to questions sent to epicuriosity101@llcc.edu. Watch for “Epicuriosity 101” every Wednesday in the SJ-R!

Faculty and staff are invited to a Persian New Year Dinner with LLCC Professor and Guest Chef Taibeh Hosseinali on Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. in Bistro Verde’. The Culinary Institute is offering a reduced price of $39 for faculty and staff. View the menu: Persian New Year Dinner. Call extension 62432 to make reservations.