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.)
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.)
If you were unable to attend Convocation on Aug. 16, there is one more opportunity to view the keynote presentation.
Wednesday, Sept. 4
3-5 p.m.
Millennium Center, Room 2203
Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to participate in LLCC’s third cardboard boat regatta on Sept. 27 at Lake Macoupin! Check in will be 9-10 a.m. with the race starting at 11 a.m. Register by Sept. 20 at the LLCC PoliceDepartment in Sangamon Hall South or by calling 217-786-2278.
The LLCCPD can provide cardboard, while supplies last. (Please note: duct tape is not provided.) A boat construction area is provided under the overhang between Sangamon Hall North and Sangamon Hall South. All painting must be done in the grass west of the construction area. Please respect the space and keep your site tidy. Contact LLCCPD for more details.
The boats will be on display on the lawn west of the Helen Hamilton Center prior to the race. Awards will be given in such categories as fastest boat, best design, LLCC spirit and Titanic!
Boat Construction Materials
RulesAn individual or team may submit a challenge of integrity on any of the top three finishing boats.
Procedures will be developed for an individual or team to submit a challenge confidentially.
There is a challenge fee of $20 per submission. All challenge money will be donated to a charity.
Challenged boats will be thoroughly inspected. This may involve cutting the boat to inspect the internal structure.
If you were unable to attend Convocation on Aug. 16, there are two upcoming opportunities to view the keynote presentation.
Friday, Aug. 30
9-11 a.m.
Robert H. Stephens Room
Wednesday, Sept. 4
3-5 p.m.
Millennium Center, Room 2203
LLCC Public Relations & Marketing thanks everyone who joined us in greeting and assisting students across campus last week. You helped students get a great start to the fall semester! It would not have been possible without all of you who took time out of your busy days to help students find classes, print off schedules and much more.
Those who helped PRM greet during Welcome Week included: Robin Ackman, Anne Armbruster, Sarah Bailey, Alex Berry, Kristin Booher, Ed Brown, Mackenzie Bryant, Rhilee Cochran, Josh Collins, Alex Dean, Mion Denton, Gailyn Draper, Barb Eades, Tiffany Elliot, Lisa Lang, Bobbi Lettimore, Crystal Norris, Katrina Quattlander, Samantha Reif, Sarah Payne, Karen Sanders, Lindsay Shelton, Candace Silas, Amy Strawn, Amanda Turner, Shelley Vaughan, Adam Watkins, Kim Wilson, Marina Wirsing, Kirk Yenerall and Carley Young,
Convocation for faculty and staff will be held today, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Union. This year’s event will feature Jack Uldrich, a leading futurist, author, and speaker whose work is based on the transformational principles of unlearning as a strategy to survive and thrive in an era of unparalleled change.
In addition, the day will include an address by President Charlotte Warren, department meetings in the afternoon and a social from 4-6 p.m. in the Hamilton Area. At the social, you can enjoy games, food, beverages and music from the band Myers, Brant & Paoni.
On the way to the social, you can help restock the LLCC Food Pantry for fall! A table for donations will be outside the office during the social. Donations can also be dropped off in the LLCC Student Life office any time. View more information on current needs, making monetary donations and the partnership with LLCC Quiznos.
Convocation for faculty and staff will be held tomorrow, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Union. This year’s event will feature Jack Uldrich, a leading futurist, author, and speaker whose work is based on the transformational principles of unlearning as a strategy to survive and thrive in an era of unparalleled change.
In addition, the day will include an address by President Charlotte Warren, department meetings in the afternoon and a social from 4-6 p.m. in the Hamilton Area. At the social, you can enjoy games, food, beverages and music from the band Myers, Brant & Paoni.
On the way to the social, you can help restock the LLCC Food Pantry for fall! A table for donations will be outside the office during the social. Donations can also be dropped off in the LLCC Student Life office any time. View more information on current needs, making monetary donations and the partnership with LLCC Quiznos.
Financial abuse is one of the most powerful methods of keeping a survivor trapped in an abusive relationship. LLCC is teaming up with local, state and national organizations for a statewide conference aimed at helping survivors and practitioners move forward with economic justice. The all day conference happens Sept. 13. CEUs are available. Learn more online.
LLCC hosted Rep. Nikki Budzinski and representatives of Skills USA and the AED Workforce Development Foundation on Wednesday in the Diesel Technologies Lab. Skills USA and AED thanked the congresswoman for helping secure a Department of Labor grant to support and develop high school programs that promote skilled trades. While at LLCC, Rep. Budzinski was given a tour of the Diesel Technologies lab from Program Director Jeff Gardner.