Jeff Martin, workforce recruitment coordinator, was interviewed for this evening’s Friday Night Rivals game featuring Central A&M vs. St. Teresa to be broadcast on the CW 23. His interview will be played during one of the breaks in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. He discussed the upcoming LLCC Open House, which will be held on Oct. 9. LLCC is the education sponsor of Friday Night Rivals.
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Bistro Verde reopens today
Bistro To Go, LLCC’s student-led café, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It offers a counter service concept with soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks. It will be open Tuesdays-Thursdays through Oct. 5.
View the Bistro To Go menu.
Place order.
Additional information is available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC Springfield campus.
From Oct. 24-Nov. 16 (closed Nov. 7), the café will transform into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience.
In the news
Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, was interviewed on the WTAX Morning Newswatch Sept. 1 about the reopening of Bistro Verde on Sept. 5.
Bistro Verde reopens Sept. 5
Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student-led café, reopens Sept. 5 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Sept. 5-Oct. 5, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks.
From Oct. 24-Nov. 16 (closed Nov. 7), the café transforms into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience. The full-service lunch features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, drinks and chef inspired dishes that are prepared from scratch using high quality ingredients and finished with creative flair. Reservations are recommended.
The menu as well as ordering and reservation information are available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC campus in Springfield.
In the LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts program, part of a student’s learning experience is to run a working café that is open to the public. LLCC offers an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts and in hospitality management and services. Professional certificates offered include first cook, culinary manager, baking and pastry, hospitality professional and hospitality supervisor. LLCC also offers non-credit cooking and baking classes, as well as dinners at Bistro Verde.
LLCC sponsors chamber job fair
LLCC was the presenting sponsor for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Job Fair Aug. 29 at the Crowne Plaza. Participating at the LLCC display were Tina Compton, employee recruitment coordinator; Mac Warren (organizer), assistant director, recruitment and response; Kirsten Taylor, director, enrollment and benefits; Mike Murphy, Chamber president and CEO; Dr. Yvonne Cosentino, program director, occupational therapy assistant; Josh Collins, assistant vice president, business relations. (Also participating but not pictured was Jeff Martin, workforce recruitment and placement coordinator, and Karina Moore, health professions recruiter.)
In the news
Dr. Charlotte Warren, LLCC president, spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the South Central Illinois Training & Innovation Center on Monday. SCI is located in Litchfield and will give area high school students and those who have lost their jobs an opportunity to get training to be able to enter the workforce more quickly when they graduate. LLCC is partnering to provide dual credit opportunities.
Dr. Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute at LLCC, was interviewed by WICS Tuesday about opportunities in the trades and LLCC’s partnership in providing dual credit opportunities for workforce classes at SCI in Litchfield.
Joshua Dineen, chef specialist, wrote this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Marshmallows and s’mores.”
In the news
Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, wrote “Back to school lemonade” for this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register.
In the news
Dr. Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute at LLCC, wrote the Aug. 20 essay in the State Journal-Register, “Employers: Meet your future employees!” She also discussed the upcoming Workforce Careers and Ag Expos on the WTAX Morning Newswatch Aug. 18.
LLCC at the state fair
Samantha Reif, professor of geology, joined Mackenzie Bryant, recruitment specialist and Jeff Martin, workforce recruitment and placement coordinator, in the Governor’s Tent at the Illinois State Fair Aug.13, with interactive displays and giveaways from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
LLCC at the Illinois State Fair
LLCC is at the Illinois State Fair! Linc, LLCC’s mascot and No. 1 fan, took part in the fair’s kickoff event yesterday.
College representatives from public relations and marketing, natural and agricultural sciences and the Workforce Institute will be in the Governor’s Tent Sunday, Aug. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., providing hands-on activities and sharing information on educational opportunities.
You can catch an LLCC Culinary demo Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. in the Hobbies Arts & Crafts Building.
The LLCC Ag Club will be volunteering at the Pork Patio on Saturday, Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.