LLCC Public Relations and Marketing staff would like to thank everyone who assisted us with the campus tours for more than 370 Glenwood Middle School students, teachers and parents who visited campus on May 1 and 2. During the visits, the students were given the opportunity to learn about several of the career and technical programs at LLCC by participating faculty and staff. Special thanks to Nick Ferreira, Melissa Glossop, Dr. Sonja Harvey, Bill Harmon, Christopher Tople, Julie Rourke, Tom Spears, Tracy Stout, Nancy Sweet, Michael Clark, Christina Courier, Jim Gain, Brian Earley, Holly Bauman and Julie Sutfin.
The students started their visit with a brief welcome, then toured the Workforce Careers Center and health professions labs. They learned about agriculture, automotive technology, aviation, culinary, commercial electrical maintenance, emergency services, emerging technologies, nursing and surgical technology. Students also enjoyed popcorn provided by emerging technologies and special treats from baking and pastry created on an anti-griddle!
to help celebrate Week of the Young Child. He always does a fantastic job explaining what a truck driver does. I love seeing our children’s faces light up when they sit in the seat of the BIG truck.
LLCC is now home to two donated honey bee hives! The LLCC Sustainability Committee was approached in the spring about placing bee hives on the campus. Beekeeper Dr. Stu Jacobson worked with committee member Steve Handy and workforce specialist Marnie Record to make sure the bees found a location identified as a good place for the bees as well as a safe place for those on campus. The bees are located on the southeast end of campus along the tree line. Signs will be posted near the hive area to alert people of the location. Most recently, community education students in Bee Series: Fall Management, were able to have a live demonstration at the site. In the future, credit classes will be able to incorporate the bee hives into their academic learning and Community Learning will be able to expand their class offerings. If you would like to read about all the benefits of bees, check out Jessica Tucker’s article on One Green Planet titled: 
Lincoln Land Community College cut the ribbon yesterday on a new structure that will house the college’s bird banding research program. In cooperation with the Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders, LLCC biology students participate in the capture, banding and release of birds, recording information which is added to a massive data pool on bird migration patterns.