As part of the 50 Acts of Service in conjunction with the college’s 50th Anniversary, LLCC is putting together a WATER STOP team to volunteer at the Girls on the Run 5K. All staff and faculty are welcome to participate. Please sign up by Oct. 27! If you would like to join the volunteer team or if you have any questions, email Laurel.Bretz@llcc.edu.
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016
Time: 9:30a.m.-noon
Location: Lincoln Land Community College Continue reading
A small amount of 50th anniversary T-shirts remain. If you are a part-time employee or adjunct instructor and would like a complimentary shirt, you may pick one up in the LLCC Foundation in Menard Hall through Monday, Oct. 3. (First come, first served.) Here are the sizes remaining:
(15) Small
(4) Medium
(4) 4XL
A number of 50th anniversary T-shirts remain after being distributed to full-time employees. If you are a part-time employee or adjunct instructor and would like a complimentary shirt, you may pick one up in the LLCC Foundation in Menard Hall through Monday, Oct. 3. (First come, first served.) Here are the sizes remaining:
(16) Small
(7) Medium
(1) 3XL
(5) 4XL
As one of the acts of kindness to celebrate LLCC’s 50th anniversary, LLCC-Taylorville disbursed “Because You Matter Bags” containing treats and a pencil to our students during welcome week, Aug. 22-25.
A reminder that if you’d like to help on the LLCC Water Stop team during Girls on The Run Nov. 5 to contact laurel.bretz@llcc.edu.
To follow our progress and learn more about service opportunities visit the 50 Acts of Service webpage.
As part of the 50 Acts of Service in conjunction with the college’s 50th Anniversary, LLCC will be putting together a WATER STOP team to volunteer at the Girls on the Run 5K. All staff and faculty are welcome to participate. If you would like to join the volunteer team or if you have any questions, email Laurel.Bretz@llcc.edu.
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016
Time: 9:30a.m.-noon
Location: Lincoln Land Community College
In collaboration with the 50th Anniversary Committee LLCC faculty, staff and students will participate in 50 volunteer service activities throughout the LLCC district to celebrate 50 years of being an institution and give thanks to the communities in which made these many years a success. If you would like to have your act of service added to the wall of services on the LLCC 50th Page, please submit them on the 50 Acts of Service Google Form!
Lincoln Land Community College, founded on Feb. 23, 1967 with the passage of a referendum establishing the Lincoln Land district, kicked off the celebration of its 50th anniversary on Friday, Aug. 19 at the annual Convocation for faculty and staff. A special guest was Bill Ames, the first student to enroll at LLCC. See an album of photos from Convocation.
Dr. Charlotte Warren, the college’s sixth president, spoke on the extensive impact of LLCC, noting that 301,636 students have earned college credit at LLCC since its inception. She announced that the 50th anniversary observance will continue through the fall and spring semesters, including these major activities and events:
50 Acts of Service – LLCC faculty, staff and students will participate in 50 volunteer service activities throughout the LLCC district.
Spotlight on 50 alumni – The LLCC Foundation will highlight the accomplishments of 50 distinguished alumni of the college.
Historic display of LLCC artifacts and photos – A display of historic LLCC objects, memorabilia and photos will open in February in the James S. Murray Gallery on the Springfield campus. Travelling exhibits will also be featured at LLCC Outreach Centers throughout the district.
Oral history project: Interviews are being conducted of individuals key to the history of LLCC, including Dr. Robert Poorman, the college’s first president, and Eldon Greenwood, a founding trustee.
Founders’ Day Celebration Feb. 18, 2017 – Beginning at 12:30 p.m. with the opening of a time capsule from 25 years ago and the sealing of a new capsule by Phi Theta Kappa student honor society, the celebration continues at 1 p.m. with a ceremony honoring LLCC’s founders. Attendees may then visit the historic display in the James S. Murray Gallery and attend homecoming basketball games, where the latest class of the LLCC Athletic Hall of Fame will be introduced.
Book on the history of LLCC – A book on the first 50 years of LLCC is currently being researched and written by Dr. Betty Workman, former instructor of English at LLCC. The book, to be published by the LLCC Press, will first be available for sale at the Founder’s Day Celebration.
History Conference – LLCC will host the Illinois State Historical Society’s annual conference April 20-22.
60s style LLCC Foundation Gala – The 11th annual LLCC Foundation Gala May 6 will feature a theme of the late 1960s, when LLCC was founded and opened.
Commencement – LLCC’s annual commencement May 12, 2017 will provide the culmination of the 50th anniversary observance.
More information on LLCC’s 50th anniversary celebration can be found at www.llcc.edu/50.
The 50th anniversary logo is now available for use in your email signature. We encourage you to use it to spread the word about this special observance!
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A committee is being formed to help LLCC celebrate our 50th Anniversary and our goal of this committee is to provide 50 Acts of Service throughout LLCC territory (including Outreach Centers). To help us get started, we want to know what we (students and employees) are already doing? Please send these “acts of service” to Jamie Stout at jamie.stout@llcc.edu by Wednesday, March 16. Also, please contact Jamie if you are interested in joining the committee. Our first meeting will be towards the end of the month. Thanks in advance!