04.23.14

Packed house hears international students at Soup and Stories

SSInternationalStudentsThe April 22 Soup and Stories featuring international students packed the R. H. Stephens Room. Panelists described differences in their native cultures and what they have experienced living in the U.S. And, we all discovered that Dr. Beth Wiediger, professor of psychology, speaks fluent Portuguese, having grown up in Brazil! Beth, who moved to the U.S. while in high school, assisted a Brazilian student by translating for him at the event.

Back row shows organizers Leslie Stalter, Natasha Trame and Beth Wiediger.

04.22.14

Happening today: Earth Week activities & Soup & Stories

Join us for Earth Week activities taking place today! At 10am, take a bird banding tour with Biology Professor Tony Rothering, beginning in front of A. Lincoln Commons. From 10am. – 2pm. enjoy solar snacks outside A. Lincoln Commons.  A presentation “Everyday Living: The Green Way” by the Environmental Club will be in A. Lincoln Commons 12:30-1:30pm.  An Earth Day Dinner will be held in Bistro Verde, starting at 5:30pm. $59 per person, reservations required at 786.2432.

Also today, a Soup and Stories event “Tasty Tales: Stories of Adapting” by a panel of LLCC International Students, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room. Hear our own students’ stories of their experiences adapting to a new culture. Topics will include dating, customs, education, food and leisure activities. Students will discuss the practices of their own countries and the challenging differences between cultures. A free soup and salad lunch will be provided to students with their student ID. The cost to faculty and staff is $3.

04.22.14

Green Celebration tomorrow!

Please join us for a Green Celebration in the Workforce Careers Center Wed., April 23, 4-4:45 p.m.

Displays will feature solar and biodiesel trainers, bio-fueled go-cart, campus prairie, LLCC Environmental Club and Sustainability Team, along with “solar-powered snacks.”

At 4:30 p.m., LLCC Board Chair Justin Reichert will announce new green initiatives of the college and unveil the LEED plaque for the Workforce Careers Center.

04.22.14

Battle of the Bands this Friday

The Student Life Office invites you to the annual “Battle of the Bands” competition Friday, April 25. Door open at 5:30 p.m. and bands will perform from 6-10 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the Springfield campus. Bands include The Blind Social, Built in a Day, Dog of Panic, Full Chroma, Geoff Leathers, Negative 17, Open D and Trepidus. The event is co-sponsored by the LLCC Student United Way. There is no admission charge; however, donations will be accepted for United Way of Central Illinois. Door prizes include a karaoke video machine, and commemorative T-shirts will be available.

04.21.14

Congratulations Thom Whalen!

Thom Whalen oil on canvasThom Whalen, professor of art, has been selected to exhibit paintings, prints and sculpture at “Focus 4: Four Solo Exhibitions” at the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, now through August 15. The gallery is located in the James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A press release from the gallery states: Thom Whalen’s (Chatham IL) art has a glow like stained glass; a psychedelic, highly crafted world of writhing sensual forms stretched taught across the picture plane. Whether monochromatic or with saturated color, Whalen’s paintings hard peddle the art of horror vacui, punctuating every square inch of the canvas with graphically stunning imagery. Curated by Robert Sill, Assistant Director of Art, Illinois State Museum, Springfield.

Thom will conduct a gallery talk at the museum Friday, April 25 at 4 p.m.

Congratulations Thom!

04.21.14

This week at LLCC

LLCC celebrates Earth Week April 21-25 – Recycle your athletic shoes and small appliances, receive a free book (faculty), take a green pledge, see displays, enjoy solar snacks, tour the bird banding station and attend the unveiling of the LEED plaque for the Workforce Careers Center!

“Tasty Tales: Stories of Adapting,” a Soup and Stories event, by a panel of LLCC International Students, will be held Tuesday, April 22, from noon to 1 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room.

The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 23. Click HERE for the agenda.

The Student Life Office invites the public to the annual “Battle of the Bands” competition Friday, April 25. Door open at 5:30 p.m. and bands will perform from 6-10 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the Springfield campus.