Please encourage students to enter this year’s Paul Simon Essay Contest. An essay of 500 words or less on the topic “How my community college changed my life” gets students entered to win cash and other cool prizes, courtesy of the LLCC Foundation and Bookstore. The local winner will be entered in the statewide competition for the chance to win a $500 scholarship. Students can schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to get help with their essays. The deadline for submissions has been extended to 3 p.m. on March 18. See the 2019 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest flyer or contact the Writing Center for more information.
Please encourage students to enter this year’s Paul Simon Essay Contest. An essay of 500 words or less on the topic “How my community college changed my life” gets students entered to win cash and other cool prizes, courtesy of the LLCC Foundation and Bookstore. The local winner will be entered in the statewide competition for the chance to win a $500 scholarship. Students can schedule appointments in the LLCC Writing Center to get help with their essays. Submissions are due by 3 p.m. on March 15. See the 2019 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest flyer or contact the Writing Center for more information.
Students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to the LLCC Writing Center this week (Oct. 29-Nov. 2) to help celebrate the National Day on Writing. Come take a selfie with Edgar Allan Poe, who will be haunting the Writing Center with his pet raven; peruse the stack of free books, many of which have been donated by Land of Lincoln Bookshare; and pick up a Writing Center bookmark that you can customize with your own favorite quotes and motivations for writing. We look forward to seeing you!
Students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to the LLCC Writing Center this week (Oct. 29-Nov. 2) to help celebrate the National Day on Writing. Come take a selfie with Edgar Allan Poe, who will be haunting the Writing Center with his pet raven; peruse the stack of free books, many of which have been donated by Land of Lincoln Bookshare; and pick up a Writing Center bookmark that you can customize with your own favorite quotes and motivations for writing. We look forward to seeing you!
Students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to the LLCC Writing Center during the last week in October (Oct. 29-Nov. 2) to help celebrate the National Day on Writing. Come take a selfie with Edgar Allan Poe, who will be haunting the Writing Center with his pet raven; peruse the stack of free books, many of which have been donated by Land of Lincoln Bookshare; and pick up a Writing Center bookmark that you can customize with your own favorite quotes and motivations for writing. We look forward to seeing you!
Please join the LLCC Writing Center in congratulating the three local winners of the Paul Simon Essay Contest.
1st Place: Sierra Peterson
2nd place: Aaron Copeland
3rd Place: Ashley Rodrick
As LLCC’s first place winner, Ms. Peterson’s essay will be forwarded to the state-wide competition for a chance to win a $500 scholarship.
Thank you to the LLCC Foundation and the LLCC Bookstore for donating prizes for our local winners.
The LLCC Writing Center and Student Life are now accepting submissions for the Paul Simon Essay Contest. Students must submit an essay of 500 words or less on the topic of “How My Community College Changed My Life.” Local winners will receive prizes from the LLCC Foundation and the bookstore, and the first place winner will be forwarded to the statewide competition, which is sponsored by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. The deadline for essay submissions is March 16 at 3 p.m. See contest flier for more information.
The LLCC Writing Center and Student Life are now accepting submissions for the Paul Simon Essay Contest. Students must submit an essay of 500 words or less on the topic of “How My Community College Changed My Life.” Local winners will receive prizes from the LLCC Foundation and the bookstore, and the first place winner will be forwarded to the statewide competition, which is sponsored by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. The deadline for essay submissions is March 16 at 3 p.m. See contest flier for more information.
The Writing Center and Student Life are sponsoring the Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship Essay Contest. The top LLCC winner will win a gift card to the LLCC bookstore and be forwarded to the statewide competition. For more information: Ghandi.King_2017Flyer
The Writing Center and Student Life are also sponsoring the Paul Simon Essay Contest. There are prizes for the top three LLCC winners and the top essay from LLCC will be forwarded to the statewide competition. Please encourage students to submit an essay! See more information: PaulSimon_2017Flyer
Deadline for both contests is Friday, March 17.