04.09.24

Dine at Bistro Verde this week

bistro verde in the Workforce Careers Center
Bistro Verde is open Tuesday-Thursday this week, offering a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks! View the menu. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.

This week’s specials from Chef Christina Brown and Chef Aaron Leonard include panko freid oysters with cajun sauce, creole shrimp with cheddar grits and sausage adn a beignet with strawberry coulis.

Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.

Bistro Verde

March 27-May 2
Tue, Wed and Thu
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

04.08.24

Today’s the day. Join us for the Solar Eclipse Watch Party!

image of total solar eclipseA total solar eclipse will be visible from southern Illinois on Monday, April 8. While the eclipse will still be visible from the Springfield area, it will not quite be total. LLCC is providing an opportunity for those not making the journey to southern Illinois to still experience the total solar eclipse through the college’s Facebook page and activities on the LLCC-Springfield campus during the Solar Eclipse Watch Party from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Samantha Reif, LLCC professor of geology, will be in southern Illinois and going live on Facebook every half hour starting at 12:30 p.m. to show what the sun and surrounding environment look like, provide information on the astronomical event and answer questions from viewers.

“Illinois is set for a rare, twice-in-a-lifetime event — back-to-back total solar eclipses crossing on the exact same spot. Carbondale played host in 2017 and will do so once again on April 8 of this year,” says Reif. “We’ll be using technology to enable students, faculty, staff and community to still have an opportunity to experience what a total eclipse is like.”

Those who follow LLCC’s Facebook page will receive notifications when live video feeds are taking place. The video will be available on the LLCC Facebook page afterward as well.

Reif’s live-streamed videos will be shown on a screen in A. Lincoln Commons on campus. The LLCC Library will be handing out solar eclipse glasses during the event while supplies last. Other activities include exhibits from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Illinois State Museum; music from DJ Yinka; and space-themed snacks. The Logger Activities Board will help event participants to also make pinhole viewers to safely view the eclipse event.

“It’s important to keep safety in mind when viewing the eclipse,” explains Reif. “Eclipse glasses can be used, or welding glass #12 or 13 can be used to directly see the eclipse. Sunglasses provide no protection.”

Reif says indirect viewing is safe and easy. “A pinhole viewer can be made by poking a hole through a piece of cardboard, stiff paper or even a paper plate. Turn your back to the sun, hold your viewer in front of you so the sun shines on it and project the shadow onto the sidewalk. The hole will project a perfect, clear image of the sun and the moon passing in front of it.”

LLCC’s Facebook page can be found at facebook.com/LincolnLandCommunityCollege. Reif also has more information about solar eclipses available on youtube.com/@llccedu.

04.08.24

Celebrate National Library Week with the LLCC Library!

It’s National Library Week!

The LLCC Library is a great resource for the students and staff of the college. Please celebrate with us at a variety of events this week around campus in honor of National Library Week! Learn about the ways we’re here to meet student’s needs and serve the LLCC community.

Ways you can celebrate:

  • Monday, April 8 – Stop by the Library table at the LLCC Eclipse Party, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. We’ll have free solar eclipse viewing glasses, pinhole projector bookmarks and candy!
  • Tuesday, April 9 – Enjoy our Edible Book Festival. View and vote for your favorite creations from 11 a.m.-noon in the library, and then stick around to taste them! Prizes will be awarded to the top two winners, and all “book” creators will receive a gift!
  • Wednesday, April 10 – All staff and faculty are invited to visit us during the Library Open House, 1-3 p.m. Meet our library staff, and browse around the library spaces while you enjoy cookies and drinks.
  • Thursday, April 11 – Attend the Library Data Byte conversation, 11:10 a.m.-noon in MCTR 2237. Join the Data Governance Council and the library as we look at library resources and usage at LLCC.
04.08.24

LLCC student named IACEA Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year

Congratulations to LLCC’s Maxime Kassa, who was recently named Outstanding Adult Learner of the Year at the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association (IACEA) Conference on March 7. The award recognizes an adult education student who has improved the life situation of themselves or others as a result of learning experience, has demonstrated leadership within formal or nontraditional learning, has overcome difficult circumstances in order to pursue learning experience, and has been supportive of others engaged in adult learning. After coming to LLCC to strengthen his English skills, Maxime completed his construction occupations certificate and will graduate this May with an associate degree in applied science in construction occupations. He has inspired others to enroll in the college’s adult education program.

Allison Tinch, Marybeth Hentrich, Maxime Kassa, Sue Alexander and Patty Mendoza pose for a photo with Maxime's award.

04.08.24

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Bystander Intervention Week

Sexual Assault Awareness MonthThis week we are focusing on bystander intervention. According to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), “[e]veryone has a role to play in preventing sexual assault and there are many different ways you can step up to make a difference, notably through bystander intervention. An active bystander is someone who interrupts a potentially harmful situation, especially when it comes to sexual violence. They may not be directly involved but they do have the choice and opportunity to speak up and intervene.”

This Thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., join Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (PCASA) in A. Lincoln Commons to learn how you can be an active bystander.

Stay tuned for additional Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming.

  • Week of April 15 – Sexual Harassment Prevention
  • Week of April 22 – Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors

Additional information and resources on sexual assault are available on LLCC’s website. You may also email Leslie Johnson, interim compliance and prevention coordinator or call 217-786-2848.