The LLCC Veterans Club is looking for an advisor for the upcoming academic year. The mission of the LLCC Veterans Club is to:
If you are interested in learning more about this group or being an advisor in general, please contact the student engagement coordinator at kyle.roughan@llcc.edu.
The following are the results of the virtual Student Government Association (SGA) elections that were held on April 20-22 and will represent the student body for the 2022-2023 academic year:
The following positions did not have a successful vote and are currently vacant:
* There are a total of 12 representatives from different academic departments.
The student trustee will be seated at the April 27, 2022 Board of Trustees meeting, with the appointment lasting one year. The vice president, treasurer, secretary, public relations officer and SGA representatives will be filled via a recommendation by the SGA nomination committee and then approved by majority vote. If a student is interested in one of these vacant positions, please email the SGA advisor at kyle.roughan@llcc.edu.
The LLCC Ag Club hosted the Farmer’s Share Luncheon yesterday to highlight the importance and impact of agriculture on our daily lives. Tickets for the event were $1 each, which represents the amount a farmer receives from a $7 meal. Ag Club members Mackenzie Harmon and Fuller Anderson were interviewed about the event by RFD Illinois. 
The LLCC Honors Club will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts in A. Lincoln Commons Wednesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost will be $11 per dozen.
Over 750 FFA and 4-H members from Illinois and Indiana participated in the 24th annual Lincoln Land Community College Livestock Judging Contest yesterday at the Christian County Fairgrounds in Taylorville. Over 100 high schools and 4-H clubs were represented. The contest was provided by the LLCC Livestock Judging Team and Agriculture Club.
Contestants judged nine classes of beef, swine, sheep and goats. They were evaluating the animals on their quality as either breeding stock or for meat. Livestock judging teaches students critical thinking skills, public speaking and can lead to collegiate scholarships.
WCIA reported on the event.
The Lamp student newspaper at LLCC won 14 awards, including three first-place honors, at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association annual conference April 8 at Eastern Illinois University.
Sara Mullen of Nokomis won first place for feature writing and third place for headline writing.
Addison Keeley of Springfield won first place for news column and third place for sports column, page design and reporter of the year.
Emily Leers of Taylorville won first place for news photo.
Evan Langellier of Virden won second place for news story.
Maddy Wycoff of Springfield won third place for feature writing.
Honorable-mention awards went to Chris Koorzen of Loami for headline writing and Kalei Ramirez of Springfield for news photo.
The Lamp staff won third place for best student media, which is calculated based on the awards won in the contest, and the Mike Foster General Excellence award, which recognizes overall quality of print and online publications. The staff also received an honorable mention for news story of the year.
The Lamp is published in print and online at thelamponline.com.
Update: The new date for the LLCC Honors Club’s donut sale is Wednesday, April 20. The club will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts in A. Lincoln Commons that day from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost will be $11 per dozen.
The LLCC Honors Club will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts in A. Lincoln Commons on April 13, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.! The cost will be $11 per dozen.
Our sincerest thanks to all the donors who came to our last blood drive for the academic year. LLCC Student Life and ImpactLife are thrilled to share that there were 19 donors, and 15 units of blood were collected. The 15 units of blood will go on to save 45 patient lives. Thank you for making this happen! We are especially grateful to our two first-time donors.
Be on the lookout later this summer for the blood drive dates for the 2022-2023 academic year. Thank you again for helping LLCC build upon its legacy of saving lives in our community.
Wednesday, March 23
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Trutter Center
Appointments and masks are required.
Only six more time slots are left for our final blood drive for the 2021-2022 academic year!
Giving back to our local community is easy when you give blood. The demand for blood is constant, and you have the power to help.
One donation equals:
All donors will receive from our partner, ImpactLife, a voucher to redeem for their choice of a $10 electronic gift card PLUS a tree planted in their name to support reforestation efforts. Gift card options are Amazon, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, Lowe’s, Home Depot or Subway.
Thank you for helping patients in need.