Dr. Charlotte Warren, president, and Chris Russell, chief of police, were interviewed by WICS TV, WAND TV and WTAX radio following the swearing in of Ember, the LLCC Police Department’s new “pawfficer.”
Laurie Lewis-Fritz, assistant professor of music, and LLCC student Tanner Stephens were interviewed for NPR Illinois’ Community Voices piece on “Music education provides opportunities for joy and development.”
Dr. Charlotte Warren, president, was interviewed Dec. 9 for an upcoming article in Community College Daily. She discussed the transition to active learning spaces on campus.
Roslyn Simmons-Lindsay, director, Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce (PATH) program, wrote the essay “LLCC’s PATH program provides free nursing and health care training to advance diversity and equity” for the State Journal-Register Dec. 11.
Jeff Gardner, program director, diesel technologies, was interviewed Dec. 9 by WSMI radio in Litchfield. Applications are currently being accepted for the diesel tech program set to begin in fall 2023, with more information at www.llcc.edu/diesel-technologies.
LLCC’s Highway Construction Careers Training Program is highlighted in this Illinois Times article, “Catapulting Careers,” about the trebuchet students built this fall and the friendly competition held on campus with Carpenters Local 270.
Jeff Gardner, director, diesel technologies program, was interviewed by Taylorville Daily News Dec. 6 on the program set to begin in fall 2023.
Laurie Rhodes, director, LLCC Child Development Center, was interviewed on WTAX radio Dec. 1 on the new Preschool for All Expansion classroom that will begin Jan. 9 at the center. Twenty spots are available to children from high needs families, with services provided free of charge through a grant from Illinois State Board of Education. Screenings for the spots will be held Dec. 7, 13 and 14 and can be scheduled by calling 217-786-2450.
The LLCC-Litchfield Student Club sponsored a Thanksgiving food drive from Nov. 7-17 in which students and faculty collected 383 non-perishable food items. These items were donated to the CEFS Economic Opportunity Corporation in Montgomery County.
Classes competed to collect the most items for the drive and win a pizza party. General Biology taught by Amy Delap was honored as the class with the most donations.
The LLCC Child Development Center has been awarded a grant from the Illinois State Board of Education to offer a Preschool for All Expansion (PFAE) classroom at the center.
Twenty spaces in the classroom are available to preschool children ages three to five who come from families with identified needs. The classroom is designed to supply high-quality early learning experiences to these children at no cost.
Priority eligibility factors for the program include low income, a language other than English spoken in the home, developmental needs and other family risk factors. Information collected through a child screening and parent interview will decide those families most needing service.
“We know that children are best ready for school when they have been in a high-quality preschool learning environment,” says Laurie Rhodes, director of the LLCC Child Development Center. “This grant will allow us to offer children from high-needs families the best in preschool education at no cost, along with various family supports.”
The LLCC Child Development Center will hold initial screenings for the program from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7; Tuesday, Dec.13; and Wednesday, Dec. 14.
To schedule a screening, call 217-786-2450.
The LLCC Choir and Band invite the public to upcoming free, end-of-semester performances on the LLCC-Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road. Come out and support our students and their hard work!
The Honors Recital, featuring many of the music majors performing solo works, will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2250.
The LLCC Choir performs “RƎVO⅃UTION,” a concert about the revolutionary power of love, Friday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Directed and accompanied by Laurie Lewis-Fritz, assistant professor of music, soloists will include Jack John Barham, Miriam Carter and Dane Paige.
The LLCC Band performs its fall concert Monday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Selections will range from standards to modern arrangements. The band is directed by Jason Waddell, professor of music. Soloists include Jaden Rilying, Tanner Stephens, Olive Strassner, Colin Deford, Clay Higginson, Jonah Pollock, Daniel Wingert and Hayden Stroup-Huffhine.
Laurie Lewis-Fritz, assistant professor of music, and LLCC student Tanner Stephens were interviewed for the article “Conference experience hits right note for Lincoln Land Community College student singer” in the Jacksonville Journal Courier
Jolene Lamb, LLCC Community Education culinary coordinator, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Take an easy approach to holiday entertaining.”
Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, wrote the Nov. 23 Epicuriosity 101 column, “Wine: Climate change and holiday recommendations.”