In the News

WAND covered LLCC’s Girls in Construction program yesterday. The College for Kids program is being held in partnership with O’Shea Builders and YMCA to give young women hands-on experience in construction trades. Dr. Laurel Bretz, associate vice president, continuing, corporate and professional education; Matt O’Shea, adjunct instructor; and Mattie Tierney, student, were interviewed.

LLCC Agriculture students Matt Crow, Darci Wolber and Drake Germann were recently interviewed by 1450 AM about their experience in the program’s ag industry tour this year in Oregon.

Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, takes us through the latest in restaurant technology in this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column for the Springfield State Journal-Register.

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Channing Fullaway-Johnson, culinary coordinator, LLCC Community Education, and Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, were interviewed yesterday by the Capitol Media Group about this summer’s History Cooks program and the first demonstration, during which Channing will also discuss the “Downtown Springfield Market in the 1800s,” on May 18, 10 a.m. at the Downtown Springfield Farmers Market.

Jay Kitterman also wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column, “The latest in the world of grilling.”

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LLCC Chef Specialist Joshua Dineen explains why one of his favorite food memories is perfecting crepes in this week’s Epicuriosity 101 article in the State Journal-Register.

Chris Tople, program director, surgical technology, was interviewed about LLCC’s Surgical Technology program. The segment was featured on the WCIA morning segment called Community College Connections.

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Liz Bland, agriculture program specialist, was interviewed by WICS about the Middle School FFA Conference held at LLCC on Tuesday.

Channing Fullaway-Johnson, community education culinary coordinator, extolls the benefits of planting spring gardens in her Epicuriosity 101 column for the State Journal-Register, “It is the season for planting.”