LLCC was the presenting sponsor for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Job Fair Aug. 27, 4-6 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza. Exhibitors met with more than 100 job seekers. Participating at the LLCC display were Tina Compton, employee recruitment coordinator; Mac Warren, assistant director, recruitment and admissions; Brianna VanMeter, Mirranda Campbell and Jeff Martin, recruitment specialists; Emily Jones and Megan Zomot, LLCC diagnostic medical sonography students.
LLCC will be at the Illinois State Fair! The college will be in the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) tent (off Brian Raney Ave., near Lincoln Stage) on four days to share information on the wide array of educational opportunities available from LLCC and other Illinois community colleges. Representatives from LLCC Recruitment and Admissions and academic departments will be on hand with interactive activities and to talk with fairgoers.
Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, will be judging the Blue Ribbon Pie Contest once again at the state fair. Channing Fullaway-Johnson will be judging charcuterie on Saturday, Aug. 10.
The LLCC Ag Club will be helping out at the Pork Patio on Saturday, Aug. 17.
Congratulations to Sarah Frey, website and social media writing coordinator, PRM and Whitney Brandenburg, workforce development program coordinator, who were selected for the next class of Leadership Springfield, a leadership development program from the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
The LLCC Respiratory Care, Neurodiagnostic Technology and Radiography programs participated in the HSHS Careers Boot Camp on June 26. Area high school students participated in a one-day boot camp to help them explore careers in health care. The participants shadowed different areas of St. John’s Hospital, and various colleges and universities provided information at their vendor booths.
Michelle Pulce-Flynn, director, grant development and administration, and Michelle Burger, scholarship program and alumni services coordinator, attended the Springfield Chamber Small Business Awards Luncheon at the Crowne Plaza on June 18.
Dr. Matt Schownir, professor of history, recently spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Springfield, about the emerging role of AI in education.
LLCC-Litchfield welcomed nearly 300 high school juniors from Hillsboro, Lincolnwood, Litchfield, Mt. Olive and Nokomis High Schools last Friday, May 3 at their Montgomery County Career Day event. Students heard from community members about jobs in Montgomery County and surrounding areas. Sessions included nursing/pre-med, communications, undecided?, health professions, business/finance, education, law enforcement/criminal justice/emergency services, IT, and workforce programs. A special thank you to the following LLCC employees for presenting and/or promoting LLCC programs: Luis Alarcon, Lori Badgley, Liz Bland, Josh Collins, Chris Edmondson, Jeff Gardener, Jordan Harling, Doug Hoy, Dana Klockenga, Jeff Martin, Karina Moore, Hanna O’Brien, Mike Readenour, Curt Robinson, Aiden Tierney, Tara Walk and Marina Wirsing.
Lincoln Land Community College Community Education is again partnering with the Lincoln Home National Historic Site and Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau this summer to present “History Cooks,” a series of free cooking and baking demonstrations of dishes based on iconic Springfield restaurants and foods.
All programs, with the exception of May 18, will be on Fridays at noon at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site. Attendees will receive a souvenir recipe card so they can re-create the dishes at home. See the entire lineup of dates and dishes.
Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science, will provide a presentation on “Unraveling Rule-based World Order” for the World Affairs Council of Central Illinois on Wednesday, May 1, 7 p.m. at the Illini Country Club. The program, co-presented with Dr. Roy Wehrle, will describe our changing world as we move out of the 75 years of peace among the major nations, ending colonialization and remarkable economic prosperity, into a new epoch of history where previous behavior of countries is breaking down, security is threatened and the future will be changed. The presentation is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required for the presentation.
LLCC Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and Workforce Institute represented the college at the seventh annual Central Illinois STEM Fair in Rochester on April 10. LLCC promoted STEM education using robots, chemistry experiments, flying drones, microscope demonstrations, live Venus fly traps, geology trivia, interactive GIS displays and many other activities.
Special thanks to the faculty and staff who participated, including Dean Butzow, Jennifer Davis, Jeff Martin, David Pietrzak, Jennifer Ram, Sam Reif, Scott Searcy, Rich Teeter, Brent Todd, Lisa Volk-Draper and Rosie the Snake. Many students also participated, including Farren Ackerman, Isaac Barrett, Angelea Cooke, Liam Green, Sean McCarthy, Aaron Robertson, Alex Sidener and Preston Siewert.