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Lake Land College Community Choir celebrates its tenth anniversary

            Come celebrate the Lake Land College Community Choir’s tenth anniversary. The community is invited to attend this annual spring concert, Sunday, March 21 at 3 p.m. in the Lake Land College Theatre.

 

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Weld your way into a new skill starting now!

Welding is a diverse and practical skill. It has many applications and can be used across a wide variety of careers or for personal use to work on vehicles or projects around the home. Many farmers use welding for small engine repair or fabrication for vehicles. Now you can learn to weld with the help of Lake Land College's Mod II sessions. Mod II courses are offered in the second eight-week session of spring semester. WEL 057-5133 begins on Saturday, March 13 on campus in the Vo Tech building, room 107.

 

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Two Lake Land students 'pay it forward' in fashion

Jodi Koester, Teutopolis, and Victoria Greer, Mattoon, both Lake Land College sophomore elementary education majors, have planned an event called Fashion Forward, which will provide free clothing to community members. The event is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 20 at the Workforce Development Center in Mattoon. The students hope to have a huge turnout of people to come in and take home as much clothing and accessories as needed for their family. They just ask participants bring lots of bags to carry their wares.

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Fall 2009 Lake Land College Graduates

More than 500 candidates received degrees and certificates from Lake Land College following the completion of the 2009 fall semester. 

 

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Three simple steps to successful networking at Lake Land’s job fair

           Want to get an edge in the job market? Take advantage of the Lake Land College 2010 Job Fair on Wednesday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Field House.

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Earp and Boerngen recognized at Lake Land Shine ceremony

Lake Land College recently recognized employees for the first annual Shine ceremony. The honor is designed to recognize college employees or teams who display communication, caring, innovation, excellence and teamship (working together to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts). Dave Earp, Mattoon, print and mail services supervisor, and Maria Boerngen, Mattoon, agriculture business instructor, both seated middle, received the honor. Nominees were, seated left, Cheryl Roberts, Mattoon, divisional administrative assistant for social science; and, seated right, Megan Nelson, Greenup, assistant to the director of communications & creative services. Other nominees were, back row from left, Jimmie Rosa, Neoga, groundskeeper; Travis Boyer, Windsor, member of the Lake Land Police Officers team; and Gary Finch, Greenup, and Brandi White, Charleston, of the CDL Program team.

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Celebrate Women's History Month with Lake Land College

During Women’s History Month Lake Land College is honoring women's contributions to society.  There will be a variety of events going on throughout March, such as poster displays of influential women and their contributions to society and a Day of Beauty later in the month.

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Renowned area photographer to judge Lake Land College Foundation photo show

Join Lake Land College as it celebrates regional photographers and embraces the theme of “Decadence” at this year’s Lake Land College Foundation 31^st Annual Photography Show sponsored by General Electric Mattoon Lamp Plant.

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Scrubs Day held at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital - Martinsville High School

Male students from Martinsville High School participated in an event called “Scrubs Day” at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital.

 

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Scrubs Day held at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital - St. Anthony High School students

St. Anthony High School students recently participated in an event called “Scrubs Day” at St. Anthony Memorial Hospital.  Students are, left to right, Theo Fifer, Connor Kabbes, Michael Nosbisch, Doug Field and Rory Woods.

 

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TRiO ETS posts increases in helping high school students achieve educational goals

Because of the Lake Land College TRiO Educational Talent Search program, more area students are improving their educational achievement. 

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Okaw-Valley schedules Financial Aid completion night

Lake Land College has scheduled a FAFSA Completion Night at Okaw-Valley High School on Monday, March 15 at 6 p.m. FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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Lake Land College announces full-time fall semester honors list

The Lake Land College 2009 fall semester academic honors list for full-time students has been released by the college.

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Lake Land College announces part-time fall semester honors list

            The Lake Land College 2009 fall semester academic honors list for part-time students has been released by the college.

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Schumacher named new Lake Land College Foundation Board member

Chuck Schumacher, Effingham, was recently appointed to the Lake Land College Foundation Board of Directors. “I wanted a way to get involved with an organization that has such a positive influence on our local economy and workforce,” said Schumacher. He also expressed that being a part of this institution is important to him because of its impact on the Effingham community. 

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Lake Land College invites employers to job fair

Are you looking to hire qualified individuals to fill specific positions at your company? Lake Land College Career Services invites employers to participate in the 2010 Job Fair on Wednesday, March 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Field House.

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Lake Land College requests vendors for energy innovation conference

Lake Land is seeking organizations that are interested in showcasing or demonstrating products or services during the third annual Energy Innovation Conference, March 17.

 

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