Published on October 9, 2025

Lake Land College is hosting an Illinois Board of Higher Education Faculty Advisory Council (FAC) meeting on Friday, October 17. The meeting will begin at 7:45 a.m. and will take place in Webb Hall room 081 on Lake Land College’s campus.

Lake Land College President Dr. Josh Bullock will open the meeting with a welcome message. Two Lake Land College instructors, Philosophy/English Instructor Tara Blaser and Division Chair of Humanities and Communications/Communication and Speech Instructor Ed Thomas, will then provide the guest presentation, “How Humanities Got a Glow-Up,” highlighting recent recruitment efforts to appeal to a modern generation of students.

The meeting will also include tours of Lake Land College’s campus labs led by Greg Powers, Director of Broadcast Operations/Speech and Communication/Broadcasting Instructor, and Beth Hartrich, Director of the Dental Hygiene Program/Dental Hygiene Instructor.

Valerie Lynch, Senior Managing Director for the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), will also give a presentation during the event.

The meeting is open for the public to attend. Those interested in attending the meeting should RSVP by contacting English Instructor Matt Landrus at 217-234-5317 or mlandrus@lakelandcollege.edu.

The FAC serves as an advisory group to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, representing faculty from all institutions throughout the state. It consists of 36 members, with Illinois public universities, public community colleges and private institutions each represented by 12 members. More information about the FAC and its mission is available on its website at Facibhe.org.

The full schedule for the October 17 meeting is as follows.