Category Archives: Community Education

01.30.24

LLCC invites public to annual Lincoln Lecture Feb. 12

Abraham Lincoln and the Making of the American West. Lincoln Lecture. Monday, Feb. 12, a.m. at the Trutter Center. Presented by Jacob K. Friefeld, director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at UIS. Free event, refreshments will be served.Lincoln Land Community College invites the public to its annual Lincoln Lecture Monday, Feb. 12.

“Abraham Lincoln and the Making of the American West” will be presented by Jacob K. Friefeld at 9 a.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC campus. The presentation will also be available via Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89790657720).

Friefeld will discuss Lincoln’s legacy in the West and the Homestead Act of 1862, enriching the conventional story of who settled the West. He will explore how the Homestead Act can be seen as one of the most important social policies ever enacted in the United States and that it worked in combination with the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th and 14th Amendments to give Black Americans an opportunity to own land after the Civil War.

There is no charge to attend, and refreshments will be served.

Friefeld is the director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at University of Illinois Springfield. His new book, “The First Migrants,” tells the story of Black Americans who left the South between 1877 and the Great Migration and went west seeking land and freedom. His first book, “Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History,” examines the Homestead Act of 1862.

LLCC Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Beardstown, Taylorville and Litchfield also plan various Lincoln-themed activities to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.

01.03.24

In the news

Jolene Lamb, director, LLCC Community Education, wrote the Dec. 26 essay in the Illinois Times, “New year, new opportunities, new you.”

Chad Jones, professor of exercise and sports science and head women’s basketball coach, authored the Dec. 24 essay in the State Journal-Register, “The importance of sport and fitness.”

Ty Bergman, adjunct instructor culinary and special events consultant, wrote this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “A coffee tradition.” Over winter recess, Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, turned his Dec. 27 Epicuriosity 101 column over to Charlyn Fargo Ware, who wrote “Favorite cookbooks.” Joshua Dineen, chef specialist, wrote the Dec. 20 Epicuriosity 101 column, “Favorite French side dishes for the holidays.”

12.15.23

Congratulations to Jolene Lamb

Congratulations to Jolene Lamb, director, LLCC Community Education, on recently earning LERN’s Certified Program Planner (CPP) designation. The CPP designation is an outcomes-based standard, meaning the person has to both complete a program of professional development and pass an exam. The subject content and curriculum for the CPP program includes an overview of the continuing education field, learning and teaching, needs assessment, program development, finance and budgeting, program analysis, pricing, marketing, brochures and promotion, and customer service. Kudos to Jolene on passing the exam and earning a new designation!

12.01.23

Jolene Lamb new director of community education

Jolene LambJolene Lamb begins her new role at the college today as director of LLCC Community Education. She started as a culinary student at LLCC in 2009, graduated from the program and worked in the culinary program part time. In 2015 she became the Community Education culinary coordinator. Jolene is currently working on an undergraduate degree in workforce education and development from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She can be reached at 217-786-2355 or jolene.lamb@llcc.edu.

Congratulations, Jolene!

10.10.23

ALL to hold annual Chilli Event Sunday, Oct. 29

Open to the public; features Springfield chilli chef and cook-off judge Les Eastep

The LLCC Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) will hold its annual Chilli Event Sunday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Temple B’rith Sholom Social Hall, 1004 S. 4th St., Springfield. The public is invited to attend. The cost is $9 per person and free for youth ages 8 and under.

The event will feature chilli made by Les Eastep, nationally recognized chilli expert and ALL member. Also on the menu are hot dogs and desserts, with carryout available.

For more information, contact LLCC Community Education at 217-786-2432.

The LLCC Academy of Lifelong Learning is a membership group of adults 50 and greater devoted to the lifelong pursuit of learning. With 12 to 15 opportunities available each month, the Academy provides enjoyable experiences in learning with a variety of opportunities to develop new friendships.