Dr. Jason Dockter, vice president, academic services, recently provided an interview for Community College Daily discussing his past experience in AACC’s Future Leaders Institute.
Coach Ron Riggle, head baseball coach and LLCC athletics director, and Shanda Byer, vice president, student services, were interviewed by WICS and WTAX Radio on Ron Riggle Day, Friday.
Levi Petzoldt, LLCC baseball pitching coach was interviewed by WICS on Sunday.
Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events coordinator, provided an interview Monday morning on WTAX about the upcoming History Cooks series of weekly culinary demonstrations taking place this summer.
Dr. Amanda Turner, director, student success explains how LLCC summer classes are a good financial and academic choice in an essay for the llinois Times.
Mother’s Day is fast approaching. Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, suggests thinking about mom’s favorite beverage as a gift, in the latest Epicuriosity 101 for the State Journal-Register.
Sheridan Lane and students Megan Good and Cedric Abbey were interviewed on Tuesday by Springfield Mayor Misty Buscher’s team for a piece on Bistro Verde that will air on Springfield’s Access Channel.
Kyla Kruse, chief communications officer, was interviewed on Tuesday by WTIM radio about what’s happening at LLCC: State of Illinois Career Fair, Ron Riggle Day, the Student Art Show, upcoming choir and band performances and registration for summer and fall.
Adam Watkins, dean of arts and communication, explains how LLCC’s integrated media design program is turning student’s visual creativity into rewarding careers, in this essay published in the State Journal-Register.
Dr. Laurel Bretz, associate vice president of continuing, corporate and professional education, spoke on WTAX Monday morning about the LLCC College for Kids summer lineup.
Liz Bland, agriculture program specialist, was interviewed by WICS about the Middle School FFA Conference held at LLCC on Tuesday.
Channing Fullaway-Johnson, community education culinary coordinator, extolls the benefits of planting spring gardens in her Epicuriosity 101 column for the State Journal-Register, “It is the season for planting.”
In this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column, “Passover 2024: Blame it on the moon,” for the State Journal-Register, Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events coordinator, dives into the meaning behind the culinary traditions of Passover.
April is Community College Month. Academy of Lifelong Learning member and LLCC alumnus James Hall, walks us through his community college memories and how LLCC is still a resource for learning. Read his Senior News and Times essay titled, “Lifelong learning through LLCC.”
LLCC student Olivia Marchizza of Auburn has been named a Phi Theta Kappa 2024 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. She was recognized during the American Association of Community College’s (AACC’s) annual conference held April 5-9 in Louisville, Kentucky.
More than 2,200 students from more than 1,300 college campuses nationwide were nominated. Only one New Century Transfer Scholar is selected from each state.
“This is a very prestigious award, and Olivia was selected for her academic accomplishments, leadership, activities and engagement in college and community service,” said Dr. Gillian Bauer, LLCC professor of English and Phi Theta Kappa advisor. “Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages students’ academic achievement and leadership skill development, and Oliva exemplifies those skills.”
The program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa and AACC.
“We congratulate Olivia Marchizza for receiving this prestigious scholarship, and we are honored to partner with the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, and the AACC to recognize these outstanding achievements,” said Phi Theta Kappa’s President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher-Ladner. “Scholarship programs like this are integral for creating opportunities for two-year college students to succeed and for putting college completion within reach.”
Phi Theta Kappa is the premier honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders. The society is made up of more than 3.8 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members at colleges across the U.S. Learn more at ptk.org.
Joshua Dineen, chef specialist, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “I love sushi!”
LLCC’s Solar Eclipse Watch Party was featured by the State Journal-Register as part of their eclipse coverage on Monday.
WCIA Meteorologist Jacob Dickey interviews Laurel Bretz, assistant vice president of continuing, corporate and professional education as he highlights LLCC’s community education program on WCIA’s morning show Wednesday. Watch the news clip on WCIA.
Jeff Gardner, program director, diesel technologies, and LLCC students, Colton Decker and Erik Keeton were interviewed by Roland Machinery for an internal video Roland is producing on LLCC’s Diesel Technologies program.