The LLCC Ceramics Club of LLCC will hold its annual Pottery Sale on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 4 and 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Handmade ceramic pieces, created by LLCC students in the ceramics classes, as well as by Michelle Coakes, professor of art, will be sold. Prices range from $3-$100. A portion of all sales will be used to fund student attendance at a national ceramics conference this spring in Milwaukee. Come and see what the students have made! The Ceramics Club is a recognized Student Life Organization.
Beardstown Students hold successful food drive
Pictured: Reanna Orr, SELF President and Linda Large, SELF Treasurer.
LLCC-Beardstown’s SELF (Students Engaging in Lifelong Friendships) group collected over 200 items in their first annual Holiday Canned Food Drive. Their donations will go the Cass County Food Pantry to help Cass County residents during the holidays.
In the News
Karen Sanders, executive director, Foundation and Scott Stallman, executive director, LLCC-Taylorville, Litchfield, Hillsboro, were guests on the WTIM morning program, “Ask the Professional,” Nov. 25, discussing the Grow Beyond endowment campaign, scholarships and spring registration.
Mary Beth Ray, director, Career Development Services, and students Christine Robinson and Karla Martin, were interviewed Nov. 26 for a special tabloid in the State Journal-Register about jobs and retraining. The tab will run in mid-January.
Lynn Whalen, executive director, PRM, was interviewed by the SJR for a Nov. 23 story on LLCC joining the Illinois Energy Consortium, with expected energy savings of more than $90,000 per year.
Nominations due Dec. 2 for NISOD Excellence Award
Nominations of faculty members for the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award are due Monday, Dec. 2.
Students, staff and faculty may submit nominations… please see this Nov. 12 LincIn Article for full details.
LLCC ag students receive awards at Illinois PAS conference
Lincoln Land Community College Agriculture students participated in competitions at the Illinois Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) fall conference in Peoria recently. The Illinois PAS provides opportunities for individual growth, leadership and career preparation and is one of the 10 career and technical student organizations that has been approved by the U.S. Department of Education as an integral part of career and technical education. Read more …
LLCC Hybrid Nursing Student Recognition with the American Red Cross
On Nov. 20, the ADN hybrid nursing students received their American Red Cross Student Nursing pin in recognition of 10+ hours of community service and specialized training. This is the first time a nursing school in central Illinois has partnered with the Red Cross to complete the Red Cross Disaster Health and Sheltering training. This course introduced the nursing students to how they could help in a disaster response and involved them in a tabletop exercise facilitated by Dr. Pam Bradley, professor of nursing, and the Illinois State Lead Nurse, Elizabeth Dady. Read more…
Class proposals for College for Kids and Community Education programs being accepted
Jacksonville Theatre to perform for area schools
LLCC-Jacksonville Theatre hits the road Dec. 5 as instructor Ken Bradbury’s Traveling Theatre troupe begins a four-day marathon of performances in 16 area elementary schools. The play, “Make A Wish,” brings an entertaining message encouraging the thousands in their audience to treat each other with respect and love. The cast will perform on Dec. 5, 6, 12 and 13.
We’re at the Festival of Trees!
If you visit Memorial’s Festival of Trees this year, be sure to look for the tree designed and decorated by LLCC! We’d appreciate your vote for the People’s Choice award! Click HERE to find out when the Festival is going on.
Trustees approve membership in energy consortium for purchase of natural gas and electricity
With expectations of saving more than $90,000 per year in energy costs, the Board of Trustees last night authorized college membership in the Illinois Energy Consortium (IEC) for the purchase of natural gas at all LLCC locations and electricity at locations in Jacksonville, Beardstown and Litchfield.
Click HERE to read more about the Nov. Board meeting.