Craig Norman of the LLCC Truck Driver Training program took the new LLCC trailer on a visit to Ball Chatham Pre-K class last week, to introduce children to this career field.
Shared Governance Council minutes from April 15
The Shared Governance Council met April 15; read the minutes HERE.
End-of-year spending notice to budget managers
Dwayne Curry, purchasing manager, is sending a reminder to budget managers to help facilitate end-of-year spending. Please see more detailed information regarding the following dates below in this memo: Memo 2015 year end (2)
Last date for all major purchases–April 24
Last date Purchase Orders will be issued–May 28
Last date to order items on a Blanket Purchase Order–May 28
Last date to process payments on a Blanket Purchase Order–June 11
Grant purchases–above dates apply to grants ending June 30
PRM introduces new marketing campaign: Go Near. Go Far.
We all know students who chose to go to college near home (LLCC) and went far in their careers and lives. That’s the basis for the new LLCC marketing campaign “Go Near. Go Far.” We want 
to spread the word that students can go to LLCC, receive an excellent education, save money and avoid student loan debt, then go far in their next step, whether that is transferring to a four-year institution or entering into the workforce.
Please help us spread the “Go Near. Go Far.” message! One way is by adding the graphic to your email signature. Click on the “Go Near. Go Far” image, then right click to copy and place into your email signature.
Celebrate Earth Week
Monday-Friday, April 20–24, iGEN, Smart Grid Interactive Kiosk, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. Kiosk will deliver smart grid consumer education and information to multiple audiences
Wednesday, April 22, Environmental Club Activities, 9 a.m.–2 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. Heirloom tomato plant sale • Earth Day T-shirt sale • Common Milkweed seed giveaway.
Workforce Development Activities,10 a.m.–1 p.m. outside A. Lincoln Commons. Solar trainer • Green giveaways • Student surveys
Saturday, April 25, Celebrate International Migratory Day-Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders, 7–11 a.m., LLCC Bird Banding Station (located just north of the LLCC girls’ softball/boys’ baseball fields). Bird banders Tony Rothering, LLCC biology professor, and Vern Kleen will give banding demonstrations and will discuss how banding provides critical information concerning bird population dynamics and migration trends. Participants will have the opportunity to hold and release a bird after it has been banded. Also, at the station: Environmental and Chemistry Clubs “Greener Lifestyle” products promotion.
Wednesday, April 29, Smart Grid for Schools Interactive Display, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., A. Lincoln Commons. Learn about your future with electricity. Illinois State University brings its Smart Grid for Schools program – learn about the new Smart Grid technology currently being implemented by the utilities.
The Lamp wins 13 awards
The Lamp was honored with 13 awards, including the top staff award and reporter of the year, at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association awards banquet April 10.
“Winning first place in the Mike Foster General Excellence Award was gratifying,” said Tim McKenzie, adviser of The Lamp and assistant professor of journalism and humanities. “It shows the whole staff did great work covering the campus and consistently putting out a top-notch publication.”
Lamp editor Ryan Wilson of Auburn was named Reporter of the 
Year, based on one reporter’s ability to use a range of styles to cover a variety of topics.
LLCC Board of Trustees to meet April 22
The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, April 22 at 5:15 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. The agenda can be found HERE.
Lincoln Funeral Coalition Re-enactment symposium at LLCC April 23
The Logger Activities Board invites the LLCC community to a symposium Thursday, April 23 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death. The featured presenter is Dr. Terry Alford, 
professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College-Annandale. Dr. Alford will present at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The event is open to the public and admission is free.
“Assassination and Conspiracy” is the theme of the symposium. In his presentation, “John Wilkes Booth: A New Look at an Old Story,” Dr. Alford will discuss new discoveries, as well as new thoughts on old understandings of the young man who committed the most consequential murder in American history. The presentation will feature actors portraying individuals who witnessed Lincoln’s assassination. Actors include LLCC alum Matthew Reuker portraying Harry Clay Ford, treasurer of Ford’s Theater; LLCC Community Education student Terry Jones as James P. Ferguson, owner of restaurant/tavern next door to Ford’s Theater; LLCC Academy of Lifelong Learning member Mary Disseler portraying Katherine M. Evans, actress waiting in the green room to go on stage in “Our American Cousin;” LLCC staff member Kevin Lust as Joseph B. Stewart, an attorney attending the play; and LLCC student Elizabeth Roehrs portraying Julia Shepherd, a New York visitor attending the play.
Dr. Alford is a nationally recognized scholar on John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln assassination. He has appeared on “20/20,” ABC News, the History Channel, the Discovery Network and PBS. He is the author of “Fortune’s Fool,” Alford’s biography of Booth, which is the first full biography of Booth ever written that offers new information on the Booth family’s acting careers and relationships and 19th-century theater history. Dr. Alford also authored the award-winning book “Prince Among Slaves,” the celebrated story of an African royal enslaved in the antebellum south. He holds a doctorate in history from Mississippi State University and also studied family history at the University of California at Davis.
The event is being sponsored by the LLCC Logger Activities Board and 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition, with support from the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation.
Questions about the symposium can be directed to the LLCC Student Life Office at 786.2241.
In the news
The latest Epicuriosity 101 column in the SJ-R written by Nancy Sweet, culinary operations manager, is on vinaigrettes. Be sure to send your culinary questions to epicuriosity101@llcc.edu !
Lorie McDonald, director, LLCC-Litchfield and Hillsboro, was a guest on the WSMI-AM Wednesday Morning Talkshow April 15. She discussed new classes being offered at Litchfield for summer and fall, upcoming events, affordability of coming to a community college and the benefits of taking summer classes.
TODAY: Proposed changes to AA/AS degree requirements feedback deadline; last day of National Library Week activities
Last day to submit feedback regarding proposed changes to AA/AS degree requirements. See LincIn article dated April 8 for more information.
Last day of the LLCC Library’s celebration of National Library Week. To end the celebration, the library is hosting a Grand Prize Raffle drawing. The winner receives a $25 gift certificate to the bookstore. Other activities today include:
– Food for Fines – the first 100 people to bring in a non-perishable donation will win a free book light. You don’t have to have library fines to donate! All proceeds benefit the Central Illinois Food Bank.
– Free candy at the Reference and Access Services desks
– Add to the “What’s Your Favorite Book?” poster
This weekend:
LLCC Recital Series performance – Sunday, April 19, 4 p.m., Trutter Center. Jane Hartman, LLCC professor of music and well-known area musician, along with Gene Haas and Brian Justison, present “My Romance,” an afternoon of romantic jazz pieces along with 19th century piano pieces in the Romantic style.