WAND News covered LLCC’s 29th annual Veterans Day Ceremony yesterday in A. Lincoln Commons. Retired USAF Technical Sergeant and LLCC student, K. William Hudson, was interviewed.
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LLCC Hosts the Chamber’s Economic Outlook Breakfast
LLCC was proud to host the 2024 Springfield Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Breakfast in the Student Union on Thursday. The annual event features a national economist that provides an overview of the national economy and how it will impact the local community and affect the business environment.
Health Care & Human Services Career Expo
Students had an opportunity to network and learn about job opportunities with more than a dozen local businesses at the Health Care and Human Services Career Expo on Tuesday in A. Lincoln Commons.
Get your Flu Shot today
Today is the second (and final) day of the health screenings. Employees can have lab work and get their flu shot. The screenings will take place in the Student Union in Menard Hall from 7 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. All benefit eligible employees who participate in the screening and complete the health risk assessment survey will receive a $50 Visa give card! For questions, please contact the HR office at HR@llcc.edu.
2024 Cardboard Boat Regatta
The 3rd annual Cardboard Boat Regatta drew a large crowd on Friday. Students, faculty and staff enjoyed grilled hot dogs, hamburgers and Kona Ice while they watched this year’s competition. For more photos, see LLCC Facebook and Instagram posts. Read on for this year’s winners.
First Place – RV Swan Linc
For the third straight year, the LLCC Library took top honors with their boat titled RV Swan Linc. The library boat also received awards for fastest boat, with a finish time of 2:09, and LLCC Spirit.
Second Place – Pell Pirates – also won Best Design
Third Place – The Birds and the Bees at LLCC
Titanic Award – LLCC Games Club: FenRir 2
Longest Time in the Water (without sinking) – SS BSU
Other equally engaging and entertaining boats included:
LLCC Honors Club – Professor McDonald’s Revenge
Enrollment Management – Enrollment Splashtastic
LLCC Police Department – Hanson’s Heroes
In the news
Dr. Charlotte Warren, LLCC President; Gordon Gates, president, LLCC Board of Trustees; Shanda Byer, VP student services; Braden Nicoll, student trustee; Eleanor Stuckey, student worker; student success, were interviewed by WTAX and WICS during the ribbon cutting for the new Student Services Hub.
Student Open Mic today and more
Lit Fest continues today with a student open mic event in A. Lincoln Commons. See all of today’s events listed below. LLCC English and Humanities has planned two weeks worth of activities to recognize Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28 and October’s National Book Month. This week’s activities include:
Friday, Sept. 27
- Noon-2 p.m. – Student Open Mic in A. Lincoln Commons.
- 3-5:45 p.m. – Film screening of “Hugo” in Menard Hall, Room 2207.
- 6-8 p.m. – “All Booked Up”: An Evening of Literary Reading with Local Authors in A. Lincoln Commons.
Sunday, Sept. 29
- 3-5 p.m. – Literary Arts Vendor Fair in A. Lincoln Commons.
- 5-7 p.m. – Expressions in the Dark: Slam Poetry in A Lincoln Commons.
Teachers as Writers Panel Today
Lit Fest continues today with a writers panel in the LLCC Library. LLCC English and Humanities has planned two weeks worth of activities to recognize Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28 and October’s National Book Month. This week’s activities include:
Thursday, Sept. 26
- 1-3 p.m. – Teachers as Writers Panel in the LLCC Library
Friday, Sept. 27
- Noon-2 p.m. – Student Open Mic in A. Lincoln Commons.
- 3-5:45 p.m. – Film screening of “Hugo” in Menard Hall, Room 2207
- 6-8 p.m. – “All Booked Up”: An Evening of Literary Reading with Local Authors in A. Lincoln Commons.
“Well, I’ll be Banned” happens today in A. Lincoln Commons
LLCC English and Humanities has planned two weeks worth of activities to recognize Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28 and October’s National Book Month. This week’s activities include:
Wednesday, Sept. 25
- Noon-2 p.m. – “Well, I’ll be Banned”: A Celebration of Banned Books in A. Lincoln Commons.
- Kickoff of the InstaHaiku contest, open to LLCC students. The contest, sponsored by the LLCC Writing Center, will close Oct. 3.
- 2-3:30 p.m. – Quiet Reading Party – A bring your own book (BYOB) event with tea and cookies, in the Writing Center.
Thursday, Sept. 26
- 1-3 p.m. – Teachers as Writers Panel in the LLCC Library
Friday, Sept. 27
- Noon-2 p.m. – Student Open Mic in A. Lincoln Commons.
- 3-5:45 p.m. – Film screening of “Hugo” in Menard Hall, Room 2207
- 6-8 p.m. – “All Booked Up”: An Evening of Literary Reading with Local Authors in A. Lincoln Commons.
Parking Changes today for Ag & Workforce Careers Expo
Local employers will be moving in equipment today for the Ag & Workforce Careers Expo. To help our current students with parking, employees are asked to park in lots 9, 11, 13 or 15 or in Cass Gym lots. View campus map.
Thank you for your assistance as we prepare for this event, which connects high school students with local employers to learn about careers in ag, health care and the skilled trades.
(Note: LLCC students are encouraged to park in Lots 1, 3, 5 and 7.)