Juneteenth fact: The Juneteenth announcement urged freedmen and freedwomen to stay with their former owners and work for wages. Read more at Mental Floss.
Make plans to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day at LLCC on June 19, 2024, with the second annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. Each day before the celebration, the LLCC Juneteenth Committee will share a fact about this historic day.
We extend our condolences to Tera Spellbrink, human resources manager, on the passing of her father, Gerald Straube, Jr., on June 1. Services will be held June 6 in Ashland, Nebraska. Read the obituary.
LLCC Community Education welcomes Rachael Jones to the team. Rachael’s first day was Monday, June 3. She brings her administrative experience to LLCC to serve as the program assistant for community education. You can reach Rachael at 217-786-3696. Welcome to LLCC Rachael!
In this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column for The State Journal-Register, LLCC Chef Specialist Joshua Dineen has tips on making your favorite Chinese take-out dishes at home.
Join today’s walk by meeting in front of Cass Gym by 12:30 pm. Feel free to use the sign up sheet to let other’s know you will be walking with the group. * In the event of rain, walkers can meet in
A. Lincoln Commons.
Friendly reminder that anyone wishing to pay for an item on a blanket purchase order must have all paperwork complete and submitted to accounts payable on June 6 by 5 p.m.
Any payments received after this will need to be on a confirmed/received form, as blankets will be closed.
Please review and ensure that you have enough money in your budget to cover the expenses before you submit the paperwork to accounts payable. If you need to do a budget transfer, please submit to Sandy Niemann.
If you have open blankets that are no longer needed, please contact purchasing to have them closed. Otherwise, all blankets will automatically be closed after the June 6 deadline.
Thank you!
Sarah Goodman, director, business & accounting
Encourage students to level up their learning with free academic support services!
Academic support is available for all LLCC students. To find out more information about available services, students can email LLCC Center for Academic Success or call 217-786-2396.
The Dennis P. Beveridge Math Center is open to serve students this summer Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Access more information about LLCC Math Center services, including the full schedule. Faculty can include information about Math Center hours and services in their Canvas course shells using the link or embed code.
Limited peer tutoring is available for summer courses. Peer tutors work with students who want extra support for a wide variety of LLCC courses. Students work with peer tutors to review course content, get help with homework, prepare for quizzes and tests or just to have an accountability partner. Whatever a student’s goals, working with a peer tutor is a great way to practice academic habits that lead to success. Faculty can include information about peer tutor availability in their Canvas course shells using the link or embed code.
We extend our condolences to Nichole Coffey, student accounts manager, finance, on the passing of her father, Michael Coffey on May 26. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later time. Read the obituary.
Juneteenth fact: There are various theories as to why the Emancipation Proclamation wasn’t immediately enforced in Texas. News traveled slowly in those days, but the 30 month gap between Lincoln’s proclamation and the enslaved people’s freedom led to much speculation. It is likely that Lincoln’s proclamation was not enforceable in rebel states until the end of the war. See more Juneteenth facts from Mental Floss.
Make plans to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day at LLCC on June 19, 2024, with the second annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. Each day before the celebration, the LLCC Juneteenth Committee will share a fact about this historic day.
The LLCC Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program recently sponsored a trip to Italy. The group of students and community members traveled to the Food Valley of Italy to learn about the Italian language, culture, culinary heritage and traditions of Italy.