The LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program is offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Nov.3. The menu features dishes prepared by culinary students which can be finished and served with a little preparation at home.
Gourmet dinner kits with drink pairings are $150, and each kit serves two people. View the menu and order your gourmet dinner kits today at https://llccfoundation.org/around-the-world. Kits must be pre-purchased and can be picked up from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. This fundraiser benefits our students and programs while providing a hands-on experience for culinary students.
The LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program is offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Nov.3. The menu features dishes prepared by culinary students which can be finished and served with a little preparation at home.
Gourmet dinner kits with drink pairings are $150, and each kit serves two people. View the menu and order your gourmet dinner kits today at https://llccfoundation.org/around-the-world. Kits must be pre-purchased and can be picked up from 4-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. This fundraiser benefits our students and programs while providing a hands-on experience for culinary students.
Photo: Dr. Jason Dockter, LLCC vice president, academic services; Kody Letterle, LLCC instructor, diesel technologies; Nick Johnson and Keith Heiar, Caterpillar Inc.; Jeff Gardner, director, LLCC diesel technologies program; and Dr. Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute at LLCC
Many thanks to Caterpillar Inc. for its recent donation of four engines and 12 transmissions to LLCC’s diesel technologies program. The equipment will serve as a hands-on teaching tool for students as they prepare for careers in the high-demand, high-wage diesel service industry.
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
LLCC diesel technologies program director Jeff Gardner said, “These engines will be used in our Diesel Engine Theory and Repair class, and the transmissions will provide for manual training needs in the Truck Power Trains class. This substantial donation will benefit our students greatly.”
Bill Harmon, professor of agronomy and agriculture program coordinator, was interviewed June 29 on the WTAX radio Morning Newswatch program regarding the new West Lake Nature Grove.
LLCC dedicated its newest learning space yesterday, 2.1 acres of land at 2321 West Lake Shore Drive now known as West Lake Nature Grove.
The outdoor lab adjacent to the LLCC campus contains an apiary (beehives), fruit trees, bushes and other plantings, along with benches.
“This land was generously donated to LLCC by Robbie Robert Jr., president of Robert’s Seafood in Springfield,” said Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director of the LLCC Foundation. “Robbie donated the property in memory of his good friend, Lloyd Inslee Jr., who lived in a house here for more than 50 years. Lloyd was a great lover of nature and wildlife. In his honor, Robbie specified that this land be used to educate students, to carry forward Lloyd’s legacy.”
Brent Todd, LLCC dean of natural and agricultural sciences, noted the opportunity to use the Grove for various biology and agriculture classes. “The West Lake Nature Grove complements our existing curriculum by incorporating its amenities into science and agriculture labs. Apiaries, orchards, succession plots and pollinator gardens are just a few of the ways faculty are incorporating this living learning lab into their curriculum.”
Biology Professor Dave Cox partnered with local beekeeping groups to establish the apiary and harvest honey. “I see the West Lake Nature Grove as a community resource to promote education and awareness of agriculture and environmental topics,” said Cox. “Thank you to those who have assisted with the apiary, including the Prairie State Beekeepers, Lincoln Land Beekeepers Association and Steamship Bees, along with LLCC workforce students.”
Bill Harmon, LLCC agriculture program coordinator, uses the Grove in ag and horticulture classes. “Illinois is an important producer of more than 64 vegetable and 15 fruit crops on more than 100,000 acres, with an annual sales volume of close to $400 million dollars. Illinois leads the nation in production of pumpkins and is 10th in peaches and 19th in apples. This project will allow LLCC to demonstrate the importance of bees to the pollination and production of these crops. As a result, our students will have a wider understanding of specialty crops and their potential as a part of a profitable business.”
Among the attendees at the ceremony were several young men from the Outlet, who sponsored and decorated one of the beehives.
Enhancements to the land were made possible through the Kreher Farm Perpetual Charitable Trust within the LLCC Foundation.
Following the ceremony, an open house was held at the college’s newly constructed greenhouse, adjacent to the Kreher Agriculture Center, also made possible by the Kreher Trust.
Karen Sanders, vice president of advancement and executive director of the LLCC Foundation, and Bill Harmon, LLCC agriculture program coordinator, were interviewed by WICS about the dedication of West Lake Nature Grove and its use in education at LLCC.
Harmon was also interviewed by Ag News Daily about LLCC’s ag program and opportunities for students.
The ag bus will serve as a shuttle starting at 10 a.m. from Kreher Agriculture Center for any LLCC employees who would like to attend the dedication ceremony.
The LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program is offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Nov.3. The menu features dishes prepared by culinary students which can be finished and served with a little preparation at home.
LLCC dedicated its newest learning space yesterday, 2.1 acres of land at 2321 West Lake Shore Drive now known as West Lake Nature Grove.
