The LLCC Child Development Center is celebrating Week of the Young Child this week and is looking for volunteers to be guest readers tomorrow, April 19 from 10-11 a.m. All you need to supply is a lap; children will supply you with books! Call Laurie Rhodes at 217-786-2450 or email laurie.rhodes@llcc.edu if you would be interested.
Read the latest LLCC Foundation news in “Circle of Friends”
The spring edition of the LLCC Foundation newsletter “Circle of Friends” includes features on the recent gift to our agriculture program, gala, a new benefit for LLCC alums with Nationwide Insurance and the latest Trutter exhibit.
FAC and SAVE Taskforce hosting Denim Day April 25
In correlation with National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the LLCC Feminist Activist Coalition and SAVE Taskforce will be hosting Denim Day Wednesday, April 25. For this awareness campaign and fundraiser, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate by wearing denim on April 25 and turning in a minimum $5 donation to LLCC Student Life. All proceeds will benefit the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault.
The fundraiser also connects with Denim Day 2018, an annual campaign that focuses on protesting destructive attitudes and misconceptions about sexual assault. Learn more about the background of this campaign.
In the news
Jolene Adams, coordinator, LLCC Culinary Institute, is the author of this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Host a brunch party!”
HR announces position vacancy
LLCC Human Resources is now accepting applications for the position of program director – surgical technology. Full details on this position can be found on the HR employment page.
Donate to LEAGUE by April 30 for a chance to win!
Donations to the LEAGUE Campaign provided a grant to purchase models for BIO 107 to eliminate the need to share equipment with other biology courses.
It’s not too late to make your annual contribution to the LLCC Foundation through the LEAGUE Campaign. Donate to LEAGUE choosing payroll deduction by Monday, April 30, to be entered into a drawing for lots of great prizes including movie passes, gift cards, Knights Action Park passes and $150 cash donated by members of the LLCC Cabinet. Complete the LEAGUE contribution form (include link to form) and return to the LLCC Foundation to be entered into the drawing.
Thank you to those who have donated more than $42,000 so far. Your gift makes an impact on the lives of our students. Donations are needed for the general scholarship fund, LEAGUE Grants and the greatest needs of the college.
Tickets available for Farmer’s Share Lunch on April 27
The LLCC Agriculture Club is hosting its Seventh Annual Farmer’s Share Lunch on Friday, April 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The club is selling tickets for the meal that will include a boneless pork chop sandwich, roasted corn, potato salad, fruit, cookies, and tea or lemonade for $1. The cost represents the portion of a meal’s cost that actually goes back to the farmers who grew the food. The rest of the cost is for processing, marketing, transportation, etc. Only 125 tickets are available, and they may be purchased from any LLCC Ag Club member or by contacting club advisor Bill Harmon at 786-2573 or bill.harmon@llcc.edu.
During the event, guests will also be able to test their agriculture knowledge with trivia questions from LLCC’s state champion College Bowl Team. The event is open to anyone in the campus community as an educational activity for the club.
Be a guest reader at the Child Development Center on Thursday
The LLCC Child Development Center is celebrating Week of the Young Child, April 16-20, 2018, and is looking for volunteers to be guest readers on Thursday, April 19 from 10-11 a.m. All you need to supply is a lap; children will supply you with books! Call Laurie Rhodes at 217-786-2450 or email laurie.rhodes@llcc.edu if you would be interested.
Bistro Verde is open today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bistro Verde is open today, April 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It operates with fine dining service on Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 26. View the menu. Reservations are encouraged, and can be made by emailing bistroverde@llcc.edu, calling 786-2821 or stopping by the café during hours of business. Cash and debit or credit cards are accepted.
LLCC student musicians to perform with Capital Area Concert Band April 24, 7 p.m.
The Capital Area Concert Band, comprised of community members and LLCC students, will perform a free concert on Tuesday, April 24, from 7-8 p.m. in the Trutter Center.
The band will play music ranging from Mozart to Claude T. Smith along with selections from the musicals “Chicago” and “Fiddler on the Roof.”