12th annual Central Illinois Composting Symposium, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trutter Center. Participants learn about composting organic materials and other resources to help them be a successful composter. For more info: www.llcc.edu/green-center.
Category Archives: Workforce
LLCC co-sponsoring area “Roots to Rooftop” tour
LLCC is partnering with several local organizations to host the “Roots to Rooftop” Tour Sunday, July 27, showcasing Springfield area community gardens, urban farms and a rooftop garden. Be sure to stop at Maldaner’s and the Executive Mansion and check out some of the projects our Workforce programs have done.
For more information, search Roots to Rooftop Tour on Facebook or click here.
Green Celebration tomorrow!
Please join us for a Green Celebration in the Workforce Careers Center Wed., April 23, 4-4:45 p.m.
Displays will feature solar and biodiesel trainers, bio-fueled go-cart, campus prairie, LLCC Environmental Club and Sustainability Team, along with “solar-powered snacks.”
At 4:30 p.m., LLCC Board Chair Justin Reichert will announce new green initiatives of the college and unveil the LEED plaque for the Workforce Careers Center.
Intermediate level English as a Second Language (ESL) class toured Workforce Development Center Tuesday.
Julie Rourke, director, Workforce Development, can be seen explaining different parts of the Renewable Energies lab. Students listened and asked questions throughout the building and were excited by what they saw and learned. The students pictured are from eight different countries (Mali, Mexico, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Bolivia, Cameroon, and Myanmar). Several students are now considering which program they would like to enroll in. Thanks, Julie, for your time! – Angela Gerberding, ESL coordinator
Bistro booked through spring semester; waiting list available
Bistro Verde is so popular that reservations are booked for the rest of the spring
semester. But, you can get on a waiting list in case of cancellations. Call 786-2821 or email bistroverde@llcc.edu with the day and time you’d like to eat. Bistro Verde is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., through April 24.
Spots still available in Community Garden
The community garden located behind the Workforce Careers Center is open for registration to all faculty, staff, and students at Lincoln Land Community College. Raised beds are available for $20 for the 2014 growing season. If you would like one bed the course number is WST 035-01WF and if you would like to reserve two beds the course number is WST 035-02WF. Please contact Marnie Record at 6-4993 for more information about the garden and for your raised bed assignment. (For more information on how to grow a thousand pounds of tomatoes in one raised bed, contact Judy Jozaitis at 6-2420.)
New newspaper units in Menard Hall courtesy Construction Trades program
Thanks to instructors and students in the Construction Trades program for the custom-built newspaper units in Menard Hall! These units replace the previous assortment of wire racks and greatly improve the aesthetics of the area.
LLCC hosting Putting Small Acres to Work seminar March 22
Individuals can discover the possibilities of making extra income with just a few acres of land at the Putting Small Acres to Work seminar March 22. Hosted by LLCC’s Green Center, the event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Workforce Careers Center. Click HERE for more details.
Minutes from Feb. Sustainability Team meeting posted
The Sustainability Team held a meeting February 13, at which they discussed planning for Earth Week activities and a program called Tree Campus USA. Read the full minutes to learn more about these topics and learn about other green initiatives on campus.
TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS TRAINING PROGRAM
LLCC is offering a new training program to begin in October targeting the transportation, distribution and logistics industry. This program includes classroom training in warehousing, logistics, forklift and truck driver training. To be eligible for this free training, individuals must be dislocated from their previous job and have nearly exhausted their employment insurance benefits.
Information meetings are being held Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m. at LLCC-Jacksonville and Thursday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. in room 1169, Workforce Careers Center, LLCC-Springfield. For more information, contact Bob Howard at 786.2565 or bob.howard@llcc.edu.