Thank you to my Lincoln Land family for all your prayers, gifts, and support during my stroke and the passing of my mother. You have helped make the transition through all of this much easier. I miss you all and plan on returning to work as soon as possible. Again, a heartfelt thank you to everyone.
Phil
Dr. Judy Jozaitis, vice president, Workforce Development and Community Education; and Kevin Lust, director, Illinois Small Business Development Center at LLCC, were interviewed on workforce and small business challenges and trends for a segment airing soon on WQNA Radio, the radio station of the Capital Area Career Center.
Julie Rourke, director, Workforce Development, can be seen explaining different parts of the Renewable Energies lab. Students listened and asked questions throughout the building and were excited by what they saw and learned. The students pictured are from eight different countries (Mali, Mexico, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, Bolivia, Cameroon, and Myanmar). Several students are now considering which program they would like to enroll in. Thanks, Julie, for your time! – Angela Gerberding, ESL coordinator
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will hold a Silent Auction in A. Lincoln Commons Thursday, April 17 from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds from the Silent Auction will benefit the Henson Robinson Zoo. Several baskets containing items donated by local businesses will be up for auction. Click Silent Auction Descriptions to see detailed descriptions and pictures of the baskets.
In conjunction with the Silent Auction will be a Bake Sale, with proceeds benefitting LLCC’s Alpha Epsilon Kappa chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.
Phi Theta Kappa is an honorary organization which encourages scholarship, service, leadership and fellowship. Please come and support these two events on Thursday, April 17! For more information, contact Claire Gordon, PTK Advisor, claire.gordon@llcc.edu (or 6-4944).
Please join in a retirement celebration for Rich Vertrees, Vice President, Administrative Services, on Thursday, April 24, in the Stephens Room. Please stop by between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. for punch, cookies and cake.
After 27+ years at Lincoln Land, Ron Gregoire is leaving the helm of Admissions & Records and sailing off into retirement. To celebrate his years of service to the college, Ron’s staff will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in the Records Office. Make plans now to join us … there will be treats! We also will be collecting cards, if you care to bring one. The party has a nautical theme and sailing jargon is welcomed but no salty language, please!
The LLCC Big Band will perform during the lunch hour in A. Lincoln Commons on Wednesday, April 16 from noon to 1 PM. Please bring your lunch and enjoy fun, danceable big band music during hour lunch hour! We have singers, too!
The band is directed by Jane Hartman.
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.
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.
Bistro Verde is so popular that reservations are booked for the rest of the spring
semester. But, you can get on a waiting list in case of cancellations. Call 786-2821 or email bistroverde@llcc.edu with the day and time you’d like to eat. Bistro Verde is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., through April 24.
The Cooper’s Hawk belongs to a group of raptors called accipiters. They have short, broad wings and long tails and specialize on foraging on other birds. Because of their maneuverability and predatory nature, they are often thought of as the “fighter planes” of the bird world. This hawk has the ability to fly through a woodland and, literally, snag birds right off of their perches. They also will regularly stake out backyard feeders and capture inattentive birds. This particular species is about the size of a crow with females being larger than males (typical with most birds of prey). This species is found in Illinois year around and their numbers have been increasing as of late.