Category Archives: Student Life

11.21.23

Honors Program hosting Holiday Drive

The LLCC Honors Program student club is hosting a Holiday Drive to support MERCY Communities, an organization in Springfield addressing the crisis of family homelessness.

Items in the highest need are baby diapers (sizes 4, 5 and 6), pull-ups, baby wipes and cleaning supplies. Other items in need include household paper products (tissues, toilet paper and paper towels).

Club members will be accepting donations in A. Lincoln Commons from Nov. 27-29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Additionally, boxes will be in Crystal Norris’s office (upper level Sangamon) and the Honors Lounge (upper level Menard).

11.21.23

CSA holds 3D printing event

Tom Sidener presenting to nine CSA studentsOn Nov. 8, the LLCC Computer Science Academy held an event designed to immerse students in the captivating realm of 3D printing. Attendees were treated to a live demonstration of a 3D printer in action, accompanied by presentations from guest speakers, including Dr. Carmen Allen, Thomas Sidener and Thomas Woods.

As a highlight of the occasion, the Computer Science Academy sponsored a giveaway, allowing a fortunate student to claim their very own 3D printer.

11.21.23

Thank you from PTK and Be the Match

Phi Theta Kappa would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who registered to join the National Marrow Donor Program as potential stem cell donors or encouraged students to do so during Cheek Week on Nov. 6 and 8.

Thanks to you, our PTK chapter added 72 potential donors to the registry, which means 72 lives potentially saved by our LLCC community.

Cheek Week was sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa with help from student volunteers from BSU, Honors, IV Leaguers and Games Club. We were also joined by LLCC student and stem cell donor Luke Wood, who was recently matched to a recipient through the registry.

For more information about the drive or PTK, contact club advisor Gillian Bauer at gillian.bauer@llcc.edu.

11.20.23

BSU hosting bake sale today, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The LLCC Black Student Union is establishing a new scholarship through the LLCC Foundation! Each year one student will be awarded $250 to help with tuition, fees and books. To raise money for the scholarship, BSU members are hosting monthly bake sales in A. Lincoln Commons. Join them for the last one this semester today, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

11.17.23

BSU hosting bake sale Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The LLCC Black Student Union is establishing a new scholarship through the LLCC Foundation! Each year one student will be awarded $250 to help with tuition, fees and books. To raise money for the scholarship, BSU members are hosting monthly bake sales in A. Lincoln Commons. Join them for the last one this semester on Monday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

11.15.23

LLCC’s Student Radiographers Association is in the community

On Thursday, Nov. 9, 11 members of the LLCC Student Radiographers Association and Janelle Murphy, program director, radiography, volunteered at HSHS Mission Outreach.  Mission Outreach is an organization that accepts medical supply donations from all over the U.S. These donations are sorted at the center and then shipped overseas to various countries in need. The club members sorted, counted, weighed and boxed supplies to help expedite the process. They are current students of LLCC’s associate degree radiography program and demonstrated a strong commitment to bettering health care concerns across the world!

Eleven radiography students at HSHS Mission Outreach

Front row (l-r): Macy Mullally, Grace Cox, Allison Vaira and Jordan Broaddus; back row (l-r): Gabby Carroll, Olivia Hickman, Syndey Skeeters, Kayla Wittenauer, Kori Estes, Katie Lindsey and Erin Quinn.

Janelle and five students packing boxesFour students packing boxesGive students taping boxesFour students standing behind table of supplies

 

11.15.23

Beta Nu nursing honor students are in the community

On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Beta Nu nursing honor students volunteered at the Girls on the Run 5K in the first aid tent. This sunny morning had some chilly winds, but that did not deter participation! While waiting for the race to begin, Beta Nu students invited children in attendance to roll the dice and complete the corresponding yoga pose.

Beta Nu students Maggie Crocker, Sarina Sloman and Jackie Romer

Beta Nu students (l to r) Maggie Crocker, Sarina Sloman and Jackie Romer.

11.15.23

Honors Program hosting Holiday Drive

The LLCC Honors Program student club is hosting a Holiday Drive to support MERCY Communities, an organization in Springfield addressing the crisis of family homelessness.

Items in the highest need are baby diapers (sizes 4, 5 and 6), pull-ups, baby wipes and cleaning supplies. Other items in need include household paper products (tissues, toilet paper and paper towels).

Club members will be accepting donations in A. Lincoln Commons from Nov. 27-29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Additionally, boxes will be in Crystal Norris’s office (upper level Sangamon) and the Honors Lounge (upper level Menard).

11.15.23

Linc Con 3 Nov. 21

All are welcome at “Linc Con 3: The Fun Before the Feast” sponsored by the LLCC Games Club. The event will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 21, from 5:30-10 p.m. and will span four classrooms (Sangamon 2209, 2210, 2214 and 2216).

This will be a fun night of faculty-led games, including board games (like “Blokus” and “Trekking the National Parks”), role-playing games, miniatures and party games. Free snacks will be available for all participants, and door prizes will be given away throughout the evening.

11.14.23

Parade of Food for Operation Full Belly today

Faculty and staff, if you or your department is participating in Operation Full Belly, please make sure to have your donation items ready by 9:45 a.m. today outside, behind Sangamon and Menard Halls (weather permitting). Look for the balloons to guide you to the collection point. The LLCC Child Development Center will collect your donations for the food pantry. If you require assistance with getting your donations to this location, please get in touch with LLCC Student Life, and we’ll do our best to help you out. In case of inclement weather, we will be meeting in the Student Union.