In the news

Leslie Ross, faculty librarian/professor, was interviewed by WICS Sept. 9 regarding the new poster exhibition in the library, “September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World.” The exhibition was developed by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and also features related original graphic artwork by LLCC students.

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LLCC. Illinois Rural Electric Apprenticeship Program (IREAP). Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives.Nancy Sweet, dean, Workforce Institute, was interviewed by WICS at the AIEC Lineman Safety Rodeo on campus Sept. 8. She spoke about LLCC electrical distribution lineman program and the Workforce Careers Expo held in association with it. Students from the Capital Area Career Center were invited to campus to see the rodeo and attend various interactive sessions with faculty and employers in the Workforce Careers Center.

Students in LLCC distribution lineman programDr. Charlotte Warren speaking at Lineman RodeoCACC students observing welding in labCACC students in HVACR labTom Spears talking to students in construction labBrian Earley talking to students in auto tech lab

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Jolene Lamb, coordinator, LLCC Culinary Institute, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Freezer meals for easy dinner.”

Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, was interviewed by the State Journal-Register regarding the opening of Bistro-To-Go Sept. 14.

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Dee Krueger, director, LLCC-Taylorville, was interviewed Thursday, Aug. 26 on the WTIM Morning Talkshow. She discussed 12-week and eight-week course options, the vaccination clinic at LLCC-Taylorville and customized training opportunities for businesses.

LLCC provides customized training for Litchfield manufacturer

LLCC provided Excel training for Litchfield manufacturer Dometic on July 19-20 and Aug. 3-4 at LLCC-Litchfield. The college provided classroom space, an expert instructor and instruction tailored to Dometic’s needs and employee goals.

Mandy Jewell, director of human resources, Dometic, and Jessie Blackburn, director, LLCC-Litchfield“It is part of our mission at LLCC-Litchfield to increase access to educational and career training opportunities in our communities. In this instance, we connected local needs with the customized business training programs that LLCC offers,” explained Jessie Blackburn, director, LLCC-Litchfield. “We are excited to partner with Dometic and welcome the opportunity to provide similar services and programs to other businesses and industries in our community.”

“We plan on doing additional sessions and appreciate how we were able to work closely with the instructor to focus on particular skills and functions,” said Mandy Jewell, director of human resources at Dometic.

LLCC offers a variety of training opportunities for businesses. Topics covered include Microsoft applications, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, as well as customer service and leadership.

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Jamil Steele, director, adult education and literacy, was interviewed on WTAX radio Aug. 24 regarding the need for volunteer literacy tutors. Anyone who would like to volunteer to assist individuals with reading, math and English language skills may call 217-786-2572.

Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, is the author of today’s Epicuriosity 101 column, “Former student shares Japanese-inspired dish.”

Daymon Kiliman authors chapter in newly published book

Digitally Mediated Composing and You. A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Rhetoric and Writing in an Interconnected World.Daymon Kiliman, academic support specialist for TRIO, has written Chapter 10, “Space and Place,” and the instructors guide in the newly published Kendall Hunt textbook, “Digitally Mediated Composing and You: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Rhetoric and Writing in an Interconnected World.” The chapter focuses on writing skills development through encouraging critical reflection on the spaces and places we move from, through and within (physically, virtually and socially) and how those spaces impact our goals and strategies for written and multimodal communication.

The textbook’s approach is summarized in the introduction: “[W]riting digitally is not something special, or something that only happens sometimes, but rather is the main way that we write and communicate with the world, and … even academic writing should be centered in digital tech.” UIS has adopted this publication as the primary textbook for its first-year composition sequence.