In Monday evening’s Introduction to Geographic Information Systems class, Dean Butzow, professor of geography; Rey de Castro, geography instructor; Julie Rourke, director, workforce development; and Wynne Coplea, environmental specialist, announced a new online map to “green” resources in Springfield called the Sustain Springfield Green Map. Illinois Times covered the event.
The interactive, GIS-based map guides residents, visitors and organizations to sustainable or environmentally-friendly services, sites and amenities. The map can be accessed at www.llcc.edu/sustain-springfield. “With Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, Day on Nov. 14 and America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, the launch of this tool shows how GIS is a technology with real-world, practical application for our communities,” says Dean Butzow, professor of geography at LLCC. “GIS is a powerful technology, and geographers are increasingly using it in a variety of areas, such as precision farming, real-time traffic tracking and urban planning to help us understand and make decisions in our complex world.” Read more.

Chris McDonald, Ph.D., professor of political science; Jacob Deters, student engagement coordinator; and Nathaniel Mayfield, student veteran, were interviewed by WICS/FOX Illinois yesterday for a news story on the 23rd annual Veterans Day Ceremony and World War I commemorative exhibit at LLCC.

Nancy Sweet, director of LLCC culinary programs and operations, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Soup it up for a cold-weather meal.”