Deborah Layton, a high-level member of Jim Jones’ People’s Temple in Guyana, who escaped the cult in 1978, will speak at Lincoln Land Community College Wednesday, April 16. The 1 p.m. presentation will be held in the Trutter Center.

Ms. Layton left the cult just months before over 900 people drank cyanide punch and committed “revolutionary suicide.” A book signing will follow the presentation, which is entitled, “Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor’s Story of Life and Death in the People’s Temple.”

The event is sponsored by LLCC Student Life.

LLCC’s Annual Student Art Show opens today in the James S. Murray Gallery on the second floor of Menard Hall.

A reception will be held Thursday, April 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the gallery, where award winners will be announced in several categories. Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited.

The student show will be open for viewing until May 8. Khara Koffel, associate professor of art and director of the art program at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, is serving as juror for the show.

LLCC honors students enrolled in the Biological Field Studies course in Belize will present their research projects at a symposium April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  in A. Lincoln Commons.

Please stop by the tables and see the students’ work on display boards and in PowerPoint presentations.

Participating students are Johnathon Reeves, Tim Schaeffer, Annisa Kumerow, Brett Davis, Lindsey Carter, Ashley Holshouser, Gabe Krukowski, Sam Woolsey, Jennifer Faulkner, Heather Parsons and Carissa DuBois.

The deadline for Distinguished Service Award nominations is TODAY, April 11. Please take a moment to review the attached information and submit a nomination for faculty and/or staff who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating exemplary leadership and promoting a learner-centered environment as well as service to the college community.

DSA Flyer 2014                        DSA Nomination Form 2014

The Arts & Humanities Department is hosting a retirement celebration for four faculty retirees: Mary Fortner, Theresa Kanoza, Jean Ladendorf and Bill McCall.  Their combined retirement reception is Friday, May 9,  2-4 p.m. in the James S. Murray Gallery.  If anyone would like to make a donation to assist with the cost of the event, please see Glenda Thomas in the Arts and Humanities office (ext. 62318).  Hope to see you there!

Please join us in wishing Bob Smith, Information Technology Specialist, a final farewell for his retirement. The reception will be held April 29th from 2:00-3:30 in the R.H. Stephens Room.

Our  sympathy to Joseph Hoff, assistant professor of Spanish, on the passing of his father, Russel Hoff.  A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL.  Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014, at the funeral home with Msgr. John Myler officiating.  Burial will follow at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IL.  For memorial information and to offer condolences…

Leslie Johnson, LLCC-Litchfield/Hillsboro director, and Chris Casey with the University of Illinois Extension were interviewed on WSMI yesterday in regard to the Starting Your Business in Illinois Workshop to be held on May 6 at LLCC-Litchfield.

On January 3 of this year I embarked on a trip to Belize as part of the Biological Field Studies course (BIO 209) offered here at Lincoln Land Community College.  My roles in this course were that of a chaperone and also to participate as an international community education member.  To help defray the cost of the trip, I requested $400 from the Faculty Development and Recognition Committee.  As a new faculty member I am very appreciative of being graciously awarded those funds…      READ MORE