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Lake Land College’s Adult Education will be offering free computer classes in various locations.

Classes begin Sept. 19 for Effingham and Mattoon locations and Sept. 20 for Marshall, Pana and Paris locations.

The four-week classes will include topics of Windows7, Word, Excel and Microsoft Office.

The schedule is as follows:

• Eastern Region Center, Marshall – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
• First United Methodist Church, Paris – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11 a.m.
• Kluthe Center for Higher Technology, Effingham – Mondays and Tuesdays, 4-6 p.m.
• Lake Land College, Workforce Development Center, Mattoon – Mondays and Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.
• Western Region Center, Pana – Tuesdays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Adult Education at 217-238-8292 or adulteducation@lakelandcollege.edu.

Lake Land College awarded seven students with the Microsoft Office Specialist certification through the Lake Land College Business Division.

The MOS certification exams test students’ skills in Microsoft Office 2013 programs — Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and SharePoint. Since offering testing for the first time in fall 2015, 62 Lake Land students have received certification in one or more of these programs.

The courses which offer the opportunity to earn a certificate are Practical Software Applications, Advanced Software Applications and Automated Office Procedures, but the list of courses will be expanding this fall.

Beth-Anne Graham of Farina and Erica Grant of Charleston received a Microsoft Office Specialist Master certificate.

Microsoft Office Specialist certification provides students with an advantage in their educational and workforce pursuits by making them more competitive and providing a credential.

Lake Land College offers a variety of degrees and certificates for office professionals, including office assistant-executive, office assistant-legal, office manager, office assistant-medical and office receptionist, among others. A complete list can be found at https://www.lakelandcollege.edu/as/as/academicprograms/programs.cfm.

The following students most recently completed the exam and received certification:

Shannon Duck, Pana

Beth-Anne Graham, Farina

Erica Grant, Charleston

Laurie Kramer, Farina

Nicole Moschenrose, Watson

Jennifer Riley, Sullivan

Dustin Sudkamp, Effingham

There have been 62 Lake Land College students who have earned an MOS certification between November 2015 and May 2016. Those who have completed the requirements for it are: Matthew Babyak; Jordan Ball; Shelby Black; Spencer Blackburn; Steven Brown; Melanie Bullock; Hayley Carlson; Colin Carver; John Cohn; Macie Collins; Brandon Davis; Riley Donhou; Carrie Eirhart; Miles Farthing; Taylor Flowers; Brittany Fore; Tony Haney; Jessica Hahney; Kaylee Hampton; Elizabeth Heldman; Nathan Herboth; Candice Higgs; Kristy Holman; Sarah Hostetter; Molli Johnson; Telsa Johnson; Reagan Keck; Shanna Killen; Elizabeth Koehler; Alyssa Kuhlman; Nicole Landreth; Michelle McDowell; Teresea Meyer; Jessica Miller; Jenna Miller; Devin Mosier; Chelsea Munoz; Benjamin Myers; Megan Nichols; Jeslyn Piece; Wendy Plopper; Sharold Plush; Carter Price; Emily Rothrock; Connor Russell; Zoe Sanders; Amber Scales; Sara Schilling; Lacie Staggs; Devon Still; Hayden Strader; Hany Tawdros; Olivia Thompson; Callie Vogt; Dallas Wilson; and Elizabeth Yoder.

Two Lake Land College softball players were named All-Americans for their exemplary athletic performance during the 2015-2016 season.

Jenna Jones, Fulton, was a sophomore short stop, and Emily Oestreich, Napa, Calif., was a freshman pitcher for the Lakers.

During the 2015-2016 season, Jones averaged .439 and had 10 homeruns and 50 RBIs.

Oesterich pitched 188 innings, had 279 strikeouts and allowed an average of 1.9 runs per game.

Both athletes competed at the National Tournament with the 2015-2016 Lake Land College softball team in St. George, Utah, at the end of May, where they were selected as Third Team All-Americans. The team went 52-15 for the season.

Jones is continuing on to play at Akron University in Ohio, and Oestreich will continue playing with the Lakers during the 2016-2017 season.

Lake Land College Vice President for Workforce Solutions and Community Education Jim Hull traveled to China in August to meet with a group of Chinese business leaders about the opportunity for a new educational partnership.

New Silk Road Educational Services, a group of business leaders and investors, is working to establish a partnership with Lake Land College to provide workforce training educational programs in China at an area university. Rep. Reginal Phillips, R-Charleston, a Lake Land College alumnus, joined Hull for the discussions in Shanghai and Hong Kong to meet with the group.

Hull and Mr. Luke Wang, the head investor, signed a ceremonial agreement in to work together in the educational endeavor.

The Lake Land College Board of Trustees posthumously honored Karen Fuqua with the Clem G. Phipps Exemplary Trustee Award.

Fuqua served as a Lake Land trustee from 1997-2005, and during her tenure, she served as board secretary from 2002-2005, chair of the building and site committee from 1998-2003 and the finance committee in 2004. Jackie Joines, executive director for college advancement, nominated Fuqua for the award.

Fuqua’s sister, Marilyn Fuqua Thompson, received the award on her behalf during the August board meeting at the Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology for Fuqua’s dedication to helping others receive an education.

The award was named after Clem G. Phipps, first chair of the Lake Land College Board of Trustees, to recognize former trustees who have demonstrated leadership and dedication to Lake Land College and the community.

Fuqua left a substantial amount of her estate to fund scholarships through the Lake Land College Foundation, providing at least four annual nursing scholarships.

Being raised on a farm taught Fuqua and Fuqua Thompson the value of hard work, but they understood that even with it, obstacles could still prevent people from achieving their goals.

“We got involved in giving to the foundation because we knew there are people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to have the opportunity to receive a college education,” Fuqua Thompson said.

Fuqua graduated from the University of Illinois and received her law degree from Northern Illinois University. She practiced law in central Illinois for more than 30 years and was a member of the Illinois Bar Association and the Coles Cumberland Bar Association.

In her community, Fuqua was active and served on numerous boards. She was an advocate for women, specifically abused women and children, and was involved with the Salvation Army and Catholic Charities.

Fuqua was honored posthumously in 2015 by the Fifth Circuit Pro Bono Committee for the pro bono legal services she offered. She was also recognized in the Educator’s Guild by the Lake Land College Foundation for her lifetime giving.

Lake Land College Adult Education will be offering free welding classes in various locations, with orientation beginning Aug. 17.

Classes will be held in Marshall.

The orientation schedule is as follows:

• Marshall- Eastern Region Center- Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m.

Classes will begin on Aug 22. every Monday-Thursday from 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

For more information contact Adult Education at 217-238-8292 or email adulteducation@lakelandcollege.edu.

Lake Land College’s Adult Education is offering free Basic Nursing Assistant (BNA) training.

Orientation for the training is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. at the Eastern Region Center in Marshall.

The eight-credit-hour BNA course is approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). This program provides instruction in basic nursing skills in theory, laboratory, and clinical settings including basic anatomy, medical terminology, communication skills, safety, infection control and patient rights.

Upon completion of the BNA training, graduates of the program are eligible to take the state certification exam to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA). CNAs provide basic care for patients in hospitals and residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes. Employment of CNAs projected to grow 21 percent from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations. Because of the growing elderly population, many CNAs will be needed in long-term care facilities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

For more information contact Adult Education at 217-238-8292.

Classes are filling up, but there is still time to register for the fall semester at Lake Land College!

Fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 22. The preferred last day to register is Friday, Aug. 19 during extended registration from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. in the Luther Student Center.

Students can contact Counseling Services at 217-234-5232 or counsel@lakelandcollege.edu for additional information regarding the enrollment process or to schedule an appointment to meet with a counselor.

Counseling walk-in hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Aug. 10-11. During the week of Aug. 15, counseling walk-in hours are 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday.

Book pickup will run from Aug. 17 through Aug. 26. Students need a Lake Land College Student ID and a printed booklist which can be found in the Laker Hub. Specific book pick up times are as follows:

• Aug. 17-18 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Aug. 19 – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Aug. 22-25 – 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Aug. 26 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students can receive their course materials for the fall semester by the following:

• The student or someone they designate can bring their Lake Land ID and booklist to the campus Bookstore beginning Aug. 17.
• The student may have books shipped via the UPS shipping option found on the booklist site.  Booklists will be available Aug. 9.
• Email the booklist as a PDF file to bookstore@lakelandcollege.edu requesting that rental books be delivered to any of the three extension centers.  If the student wishes to have purchase items sent they must include contact information and a bookstore clerk will call them for payment information.  The student would pick up the books during hours the center is open.
• Kluthe Center, Effingham – daily deliveries will be made. Wait until the end of the next day to pick up.

• Eastern Region Center, Marshall – course materials will be delivered one day before classes begin and one date after classes begin. The Bookstore must receive the email request before Aug. 17 or 26 to accommodate delivery.
• Western Region Center, Pana – course materials will be delivered one day before classes begin and one date after classes begin. The Bookstore must receive the email request before Aug. 16 or 24 to accommodate delivery.  

The Bookstore is located on the south end of the northwest parking lot of the main campus. If students have a credit balance their Financial Aid account in the Laker Hub, they can use it to purchase books and supplies. Be sure to check your account balance on IRIS before heading to the Bookstore! Financial Aid and voucher transactions must be made by the student on campus.

Lake Land College is among the few colleges and universities across the United States that has a textbook rental system. All students pay a service fee which includes the purchase of textbooks. It is estimated that a full-time Lake Land student may save up to $1,400 a year using the textbook library service versus purchasing books.

Please note that on Aug. 19, all college offices will be closed from 8-10 a.m. Services will resume at 10 a.m. Welcome Day will be held Aug. 24.

For a map of Lake Land College, visit lakelandcollege.edu/col/map/. To stay up-to-date with activities, deadlines and information, be sure to “like” the Lake Land College Facebook page at: facebook.com/lakelandcollege.

The Lake Land College Foundation has opened its scholarship application period to allow incoming students to apply for a scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The application must be submitted by 5 p.m. Aug. 26 to be considered for a Lake Land College Foundation scholarship.

All incoming students, including non-traditional students, recent high school graduates and current students, are encouraged to apply. If a student previously applied for a Foundation scholarship for fall 2016 and did not receive one, they need not apply again. Those applications will automatically be reviewed again during this period.

“The Lake Land College Foundation Board of Directors is very excited to assist our incoming students in making college more affordable with this scholarship blitz,” Jackie Joines, executive director of college advancement, said.

Scholarship applications are available on the Lake Land College website. Go to lakelandcollege.edu and look for the “Cost and Financial Aid” menu. Then select “Scholarships” or go directly to lakelandcollege.edu/dv/fd/scholarships.

To be considered for scholarship awards, completed applications must be received by the Lake Land College Foundation office by 5 p.m. on Aug. 26.  Applicants will be considered for all Foundation scholarships for which they qualify. Applications will not be accepted after this deadline.

The foundation has awarded 389 scholarships totaling more than $323,629 in the past year to Lake Land College students. Since 1992, the foundation has awarded more than $5 million to deserving students attending Lake Land College.

For additional information, contact the foundation office at Lake Land College at 217-234-5363 or foundation@lakelandcollege.edu.

Calling all Pokémon Trainers! Lake Land College is hosting a free Pokémon GO event on Wednesday, Aug. 17 from 2 – 4:30 p.m. on campus.

There will be lures at all 10 of our Pokémon GO stops on campus.  Come early to the inner campus to collect PokéBalls at our stops before the lures are turned on at 2 p.m.

Lake Land College has free WiFi hotspots on campus.

All participants will receive Lake Land College goodies and a 10 percent discount coupon for the Bookstore. Stop by the Pokemon Camp, which will be stationed by the Pokemon GO stops between Webb Hall and Neal Hall.

An admission representatives will be available during the event to answer questions about getting started at Lake Land College.

For more information contact Lisa Shumard-Shelton, director of new student admissions, at lshumard-shelton@lakelandcollege.edu or call her at 217-234-5254.