WTIM interviewed Dr. Chris McDonald, LLCC professor of polical science, about the community education workshop “Illinois in the Great War” on Oct. 11 at LLCC-Taylorville.
WICS captured footage of the 14th annual Multicultural Fest that took place at LLCC-Springfield on Oct. 4 and interviewed LLCC student Terrelle Jackson. The event was sponsored by LLCC Student Life and showcased various cultures with ethnic food, entertainment and cultural exhibits.
If you haven’t been over to see the exhibit in the Trutter Museum, head on over there Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and check it out! All of the ribbons awarded at the in-house judging are hanging by the pieces. There are A LOT of ribbons!
All of the artwork that received 1st place will advance to the OMOT city-wide exhibit at the Springfield Art Association (SAA). LLCC’s Janet Semanik will coordinate delivery of these pieces to the SAA the week of Oct. 16-20. Mark your calendars for the city-wide reception/award presentation (see date/time below). LLCC will arrange to pick up and return the artwork to the LLCC exhibit on Oct. 31.
Thursday, Sept. 21-Thursday, Dec. 7 – LLCC’s “Inspired-On My Own Time” exhibit
Monday-Friday, Oct. 16-20 – LLCC will deliver first place artwork for city-wide exhibit to the Springfield Art Association
Monday-Monday, Oct. 23-30 – OMOT city-wide exhibit at Springfield Art Association gallery
Tuesday, Oct. 24 – City-wide reception at Springfield Art Association, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (awards presented at 6:15 p.m.) Bring family and friends!
Tuesday, Oct. 31 – LLCC pick-up artwork from city-wide exhibit/return to LLCC exhibit
Wednesday, Dec. 6 – LLCC People’s Choice voting ends at the end of the day
Thursday, Dec. 7 – LLCC People’s Choice award announced
Monday-Thursday, Dec. 11-14 – LLCC exhibit over/pickup up artwork in Trutter Center
Please let us know if you have any questions!
Misty Hagstrom, 786-2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu
Judy Jozaitis, 786-2420, judy.jozaitis@llcc.edu
Janet Semanik, 786-2217, janet.semanik@llcc.edu
Turtle rescue from the middle of the eastbound lanes of Poorman Drive, performed by Officer Tess Olson. Tess was on her way home after her shift ended when she saw this little guy causing a bit of a kerfuffle with inbound traffic. She promptly turned around and went back and picked him up, carrying him safely to the north side of the roadway (the way he was heading).
The 14th annual Multicultural Fest will take place today, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the Springfield campus. It showcases various cultures with ethnic food, entertainment and cultural exhibits. LLCC Outreach Centers in Beardstown, Jacksonville, Litchfield and Taylorville will also host celebrations in October. The events are free and open to the public. Get more details about Multicultural Fest.
An update was made to the Colleague WebUI last night. It will will require Colleague users to restart their PCs this morning.
LLCC Public Relations and Marketing won the Gold (1st place) award in the category of Print Advertisements, and the Silver (2nd 
place) award for Television/Video Advertisement, in the Medallion Awards sponsored by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, District 3, covering the 
states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and the Canadian province of Ontario.
In addition, Kyla Kruse, assistant director, public relations, was awarded a competitive scholarship to attend the NCMPR District 3 and 5 joint conference Oct. 1-3 in Davenport, Iowa.
Jolene Adams, coordinator, LLCC Culinary Institute, is the author of this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “The resurgence of cast iron cooking.”
A free community workshop will be held at LLCC in the Trutter Center on Nov. 8. It is open to anyone interested in learning more about LGBTQ issues. Students, faculty and staff are welcome to join the Phoenix Center for this training. Continuing education credits are available for various health professionals. Get more details on the workshop here: LGBTQ: What You Need to Know.
Flags are at half-staff through Friday, Oct. 6, at sunset for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting.
Faculty and students from LLCC Highway Construction Careers along with Facilities Services staff will be replacing a section of sidewalk from the east side of Menard Hall to the road on the walkway between Menard Hall and Cass Gym beginning this week. This project is a part of the curriculum and will benefit students as well as the college. Although the entrance to the building will remain open, access to the sidewalk will be limited until the project is finished. We appreciate your patience and cooperation while we work to provide real world experience for students while improving the campus.