Keri Mason, director of LLCC – Jacksonville & Beardstown, and Katie McDannald, administrative assistant of LLCC – Jacksonville, handed out LLCC balloons at the Jacksonville Mainstreet Pumpkin Festival held last Saturday, Oct. 19.
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Ira Bradley heads to LLCC-Jacksonville
LLCC-Jacksonville is thrilled to welcome Ira Bradley to the team. Ira has been at the college since 1993 and will take over in Jacksonville as general maintenance technician. Welcome to LLCC-Jacksonville, Ira! We are so excited to have you!
Welcome to LLCC Carissa Reichert!
LLCC-Jacksonville welcomes Carissa Reichert as the new educational service representative. Carissa, who started on Aug. 12, holds a bachelor’s degree in business marketing. She also co-owns Green Haven, an eco-friendly storefront in Jacksonville. She can be reached at carissa.reichert@llcc.edu and 217-786-3457. Welcome to LLCC Carissa!
LLCC-Jacksonville to host financial aid events
LLCC-Jacksonville, 32 N. Central Park Plaza, will host upcoming events to assist high school seniors and their parents/guardians in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Events are scheduled for Oct. 12, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7 from 3-7 p.m.
An online registration form and more information on documents to bring to the event are available at www.llcc.edu/jacksonville. Registration is also available by calling 217-243-6699.
Current LLCC students who will be attending college next year are invited to attend as well. Prospective students may also take a tour of the facilities and get assistance with enrollment steps.
LLCC-Jacksonville invites high school students to College Now information sessions
High school juniors and seniors and their parents/guardians are invited to attend upcoming information sessions on LLCC’s spring 2023 College Now program. The sessions will be held at Jacksonville High School, 1211 North Diamond St., on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 5:30-6 p.m. and Thursday, Oct. 6 at 5:15-5:45 p.m.
College Now allows high school students who are at least 16 years old and in good academic standing to earn college credit by taking afternoon classes at LLCC-Jacksonville during their normal school day.
Registration and more information are available at www.llcc.edu/jacksonville or by calling 217-243-6699.
New mural at LLCC-Jacksonville honors Dr. Alonzo Kenniebrew
A new mural commissioned by Jacksonville Main Street has been installed on the side of LLCC-Jacksonville, 32 N. Central Park Plaza. The mural honors Dr. Alonzo H. Kenniebrew, the first African American to own and operate a hospital in the U.S. He ran New Home Sanitarium in Jacksonville for nearly 20 years in the early 1900s. A ribbon cutting will be held June 18, 11 a.m. Read more about the mural and Kenniebrew in this Jacksonville Journal-Courier article.
HR advertising for educational services representative at LLCC-Jacksonville
LLCC Human Resources is advertising for an education service representative at LLCC-Jacksonville. Full details on this and all other open positions can be viewed on the HR employment page.
Jacksonville faculty focus session — Accessibility Services
Tuesday, Oct. 16, noon to 1 p.m.
LLCC-Jacksonville
Students using LLCC Accessibility Services present with a tremendous variance of abilities and challenges in the academic setting. The role of LLCC Accessibility Services is to provide accommodations and supports that allow equal access to course content, course expectations and the classroom environment. In this session, we will present an overview of types of disabilities, accommodations and helpful classroom strategies, with a specific emphasis on hearing and visual impairment.
Congratulations to LLCC-Jacksonville CNA graduates!
Congratulations to the newest class of LLCC-Jacksonville CNA graduates! Instructors Patty Stinson, RN, and Peggy Wisdom, RN, are shown with the 12 students who completed the CNA program on March 7.
LLCC-Jacksonville’s Traveling Theatre peforms June 1,2
LLCC-Jacksonville’s Traveling Theatre is preparing the final show of the semester! “Breakin’ Through and Bleedin’ Blue, the story of Triopia” will be performed at Arenzville Methodist Church on Wednesday, June 1 and at the Chapin Christian Church on Thursday, June 2. The performances begin at 7 p.m. $10 tickets are available by calling the Triopia school office at 457-2281. A free-will donation dinner prior to the shows at 6 p.m.
The 2016 class has done 24 performances for audiences that have totaled in the thousands. Last fall, they toured 16 different elementary schools with their “Super Hero“ play and two weeks ago, they performed “A Road Trip Through Time” for two nights of sold-out audiences in Jacksonville. In addition, these actors have worked with Triopia’s fourth grade class and Trinity Lutheran classes, guiding them through instruction in improvisational theatre.