Sheridan Lane, director, culinary program and operations, wrote “Serving up beverage trends” for this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register.
Board of Trustees to meet tomorrow
The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet tomorrow, June 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Read the agenda.
LLCC announces 2024 graduates
LLCC conferred more than 1,600 degrees and certificates this last year.
View the graduate list, which is in alphabetical order by hometown and includes degrees and certificates conferred.
Bill Harmon receives Golden Owl award
Bill Harmon with daughter Mackenzie, LLCC alum, who will begin her own ag teaching career this fall at Illini Bluffs High School
Bill Harmon, LLCC professor of agronomy, recently received the Golden Owl award for postsecondary instructors at the Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Instructors Conference in Carbondale June 19-21.
The award recognizes ag educators who devote countless hours to positively impact the lives of their students. This was the first year the award included a category for which post-secondary community college and university instructors were eligible. The Golden Owl award has been sponsored by Nationwide Insurance since 2020. Before this, the award was known as the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Harmon has taught agriculture at LLCC since 1997. Before joining the college, he taught high school agriculture at Morrisonville for seven years. Harmon is an LLCC alum and earned a bachelor’s degree in ag education and a master’s degree in agronomy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Congratulations, Bill!
Retirement reception for Kim Eddings today
Please join us today, June 25, 1-3 p.m., for a retirement reception for Kim Eddings, director, LLCC Accessibility Services. The reception is being held in the Robert H. Stephens Room in Menard Hall.
IRE drop-in hours today, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Want to create a report in ZogoTech but just don’t quite remember where to start? Need a refresher on stacking filters in Navigator to get the right group of students? Have questions on a PowerBI Dashboard?
LLCC Institutional Research and Effectiveness staff members are available during dedicated drop-in hours on Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Stop by MCTR 2215, and bring your questions or requests. We look forward to seeing you!
Those with a need to meet virtually should contact IRE for a Teams meeting link.
KUDOS nominations being accepted
Key or Unique Demonstrations of Outstanding Service award nominations are open! They will be accepted through Monday, July 1. Faculty and staff can nominate a deserving colleague by submitting the KUDOS form (also available by clicking on the KUDOS tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn). Please use a Chrome or Firefox browser when completing this form. The KUDOS awards will be announced Wednesday, July 10.
The KUDOS awards are an informal way to recognize the special contributions made by faculty and staff that go above and beyond and that create the positive environment that is LLCC. Brighten someone’s day. Say, “Thank you! Great job!” with a KUDOS award!
Board of Trustees to meet June 26 at 5:30 p.m.
The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room.
Steve Torricelli named new head baseball coach
Congratulations to Steve Torricelli, who was named Loggers head baseball coach.
Originally from Springfield, Torricelli is a 1986 graduate of Springfield High school. He went on to play at Eastern Illinois University in fall 1986 for Coach Tom McDevitt and pitched for two years. After two years on the roster, he switched gears to join the coaching staff as a student assistant coach for Dan Callahan.
Torricelli has head coaching experience ranging from the high school level to four-year university. In 1999, Coach “Tor” became the head coach of Springfield College in Illinois. In 2003 and 2008, he was selected as Conference Coach of the Year for the Midwest Athletic Conference, and in 2007 and 2008, he was voted Regional Coach of the Year for Region 24. In 2012, SCI was converted into Benedictine University at Springfield as a member of the NAIA in the American Midwest Conference. During his time as a head coach, he had more than 100 players earn academic all-conference and coached more than 50 all-conference players. He was fortunate enough to coach 10 prestigious Academic All-Americans and another 17 Academic All-Americans. He had two players earn All-American status and one selected as an MLB draft pick.
Retirement reception for Kim Eddings June 25
Don’t forget to join us for a retirement reception for Kim Eddings, director of LLCC Accessibility Services! It will be held on Tuesday, June 25, from 1-3 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room in Menard Hall.