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An Eagerness to Teach First-year teacher and EIU grad Kaj Holm wins statewide award.’

Every day Kaj Holm walks into the doors of Jefferson Elementary School armed with a smile and an eagerness to teach.

“My first year of teaching has been absolutely amazing,” said Holm, a Charleston fifth grade teacher and Eastern Illinois University alumnus. “I never woke up and felt like I had to get up and go to a job. I always wake up with a smile on my face, and I am happy to be able to do what I love, and actually get paid for it.”

While Holm would be perfectly content with the everyday reward of seeing his students learn, the first-year teacher was recognized statewide for his dedication and commitment to his students. In May, Holm received the Outstanding Beginning Teacher Award, rewarded by the Illinois Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

It was no surprise to Holm’s

students, fellow teachers, parents and educators that he received the award — even though it was to him. “I do not know why I deserve the award,” Holm said.

“Someone clearly saw something in me to nominate me, but I am not in the profession for awards and recognition.”

After observing him as a student and as a professional, Diane Jackman, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies at EIU, knows exactly why Holm deserved the award.

In his classroom, Holm’s spends his time teaching ‘outside the book’ by spending money out of his own pocket to buy supplies for projects. His teaching philosophy is exactly what he learned at EIU—hands on. Some of his projects include leading a CSI investigation, building bridges out of toothpicks, creating an American

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“Kaj Holm’s energy and enthusiasm for helping his students is contagious,” she said. “He creates an exciting atmosphere in his classroom that makes his students truly want to learn.”

{ } Throughout the year, the projects help his students fine tune their motor and thinking skills.

While Holm admits that he is focused on learning, he also wants his students to have fun too, and he is not afraid to go the extra mile and even dress the part. For example, Holm dressed as an elf for the holiday season and wore a dress for a performance of “Twelfth Night.”

Not only does Holm teach his classes with his ‘contagious energy,’ but he is also involved with many organizations for his students and for the general support of public education. He helps guide the fifth grade student council and the district’s Lego Robotic League. In the league, Holm teaches his students science and technology skills. In his spare time, he also tutors math to other students throughout the district.

Right now, Holm also serves as the union representative for the Charleston Education Association. He traveled to Chicago to represent the chapter, and in the summer, Holm will also travel to Colorado to represent the chapter nationally.

“A lot of what comes with teaching I had expected,” he said. “Being a first-year teacher, there is a lot of hard work and a lot of extra hours you put in, but as long as you use your time wisely there is no reason to stress out. I just take things one day at a time, and I try to stay organized and prepared.”

Before teaching, Holm endured some failed attempts at other professions before he discovered his true calling.

“I dibbled and dabbled in a lot of different things, and I changed various professions, and finally decided to give teaching a try because I enjoy sharing information and I enjoy interacting with children,” he said.

Holm graduated with an elementary education degree at EIU in Spring 2013, and he is currently working on a master’s degree at EIU in mathematics focused on elementary education.

Throughout his time at EIU, Holm said he experienced many hands-on experiences, and even went on a study aboard trip to Andros Island in the Bahamas

where he taught underprivileged students.

Holm was one of nine award winners from throughout the state of Illinois. During the award banquet, he was able to meet with different legislators and chat about current legislation affecting education.

Holm teaches math, science and social studies at Jefferson. “I am teaching because it is something I love,” Holm said. “I was just doing what I want to do on a regular basis.”

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Living the Dream Emily Schrock's marine mammal internship is the opportunity she's always wanted.’

The next time you’re around a group of six- and seven-yearolds, ask them what they want to be when they grow up and see how many respond with “dolphin trainer.” Chances are none of them will, yet that’s pretty much what Emily Schrock has been saying since she was that age.

“I have wanted to be a marine mammal trainer since the first grade when we did a unit on whales and dolphins,” remembers Schrock, who graduated from EIU a year ago with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences.

“It REALLY stuck with me all of those years, so in high school and college I did some interactions at zoos and aquariums to help solidify that that is what I wanted to do.”

So it should come as no surprise that Schrock is now at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, Miss., working as an animal care intern with aspirations to one day parlay her experience there into a career in the same field. IMMS is home to four dolphins, four sea lions and four parrot species.

“Whether it’s dolphins, sea lions, orcas, belugas, et cetera,” explained Schrock. “Working with the animals is what I really aspire to do. This internship will help get me in the door to the marine mammal training community and help me learn the dos and don'ts and what work has to be done to make it in this field.”

So what exactly does Schrock, a native of Fisher, Ill., do at IMMS? From the sound of it, a

ing busy, but it's a lot of fun to work with such great people and animals.”

whole lot.

“There is TONS of work to do,” said Schrock. “Cleaning the bird house/cages and food prep, fish prep in the morning for all of the dolphins and sea lions, cleaning the sea lion house, and cleaning the fish kitchen. During the day there are three bird sessions, four dolphin sessions, and three sea lion sessions, so the fish have to be thawed for the dolphins and sea lions.”

Water quality for pools housing animals is also required on an hourly basis, ensuring ideal chlorine and pH levels. And of course there are actual interactions with the animals.

“During dolphin sessions, we work alongside the trainers,” said Schrock, who is also tasked with making enrichment toys for birds and dolphins to help keep their minds sharp. “Mostly observing,

but as you get farther in the internship you get to help work with training. We also observe the bird and sea lion sessions.

“We’ve been getting in the

taking photos to include in a database to help identify them.

When they’re not in a boat, interns stay and help with picture identification.

water every day with the dolphins to help prepare them for interaction season, which is when guests pay to get in the water and do sessions with them. I have also started narrating the sea lion presentations to the public tours that come through.”

Every other week, interns also get the opportunity to spend time in the helping in IMMS’s vet/stranding and research departments. Work in the vet department might involve caring for rehabilitating turtles -- or dolphins if there are any -- and participation in stranding calls for live (or dead) dolphins and turtles in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. There are also necropsies on dolphins that come in when needed.

Some days in the research department include day-long boat trips to survey different areas of the gulf for dolphin populations,

“Even though I'm mostly just observing, it's great to get to know the personalities of all of the animals and to watch them think through the learning process,” said Schrock. “Needless to say, there is A LOT to do. I am always on my feet and keep-

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There was actually a time when Schrock had to wonder if such a physically taxing career was even possible; during her time at Eastern, she underwent five knee surgeries over a 2 ½year period and elected to sit out the 2011-12 academic year while she recuperated.

“I have had this goal/dream for a long time, and for those couple of years with my knee I wasn't sure it was going to happen,” remembers Schrock. “But I finally got it fixed and graduated and set out applying to different internships. This is the one that accepted me.”

The knee issues may have given Schrock pause to question whether she’d be able to realize her career dreams, but she says she never questioned her decision to attend EIU. “College brought out a whole new person in me,” said Schrock, whose time as an undergrad included a study abroad class on subtropical and marine ecology and an “amazing” summer internship studying gray whales in British Columbia.

“As soon as I got to EIU, I knew it was the place for me. College taught me to be myself and to keep continuing to pursue that goal no matter what, and the things I learned in the field work of many science classes also helped prepare me for a lot of things I will be experiencing in this field as well.”

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Say Yes to the Internship FCS grad student nabs “surreal” internship at bridal business popularized by TLC’s ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ Helen Marcotte had always wanted to work in the fashion industry, but wrote it off as a farfetched dream. So when she received a call for an internship from Kleinfeld Bridal, the show popularized by the TLC show “Say Yes to the Dress,” after applying as a long shot, she was floored.

Now, Marcotte, a graduate student in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences set to graduate this December, is working alongside Kleinfeld’s fashion director, buyers and designers like she’s been doing it forever.

While she said she barely notices the cameras now, she did have her own moment of being starstruck when she first saw Randy Fenoli.

“Within my first two weeks, I saw Randy Fenoli for the first time. I freaked out!” she said. “I see him all the time now, and it is no big deal.”

The best part isn’t the glitz and glam of the cameras, though -it’s the people.

Brides travel from all across the world to take part in the Kleinfeld bridal experience, so Marcotte said she is always hearing new stories of proposals and how couples met one another. She said the stories she hears are what make her job the most fulfilling.

sultants’ job to stay out of the family business yet still find the perfect dress.

“You have to remember that this is the one day that most brides have been dreaming of since they were little girls,” she

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“That is when it hit me that fashion was something I wanted to be involved in.”

ever happened it me, but it is not impossible for opportunities like this one to arise for other students,” she said.

Marcotte said the jobs for students are out there; it just takes a little digging to find them.

“Do not pass up on awesome opportunities because you do not think you are qualified,” she said.

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Working at Kleinfeld is helping Marcotte fulfill a dream she’s had since she was a little girl, too, when she would sit in front of her television sketching out outfits from the characters she saw on TV. Her interest elevated even more when she saw a Betsey Johnson runway show, complete with models in blue and pink tutus doing cartwheels down the runway, on TV. While she’s shied away from the actual designing of clothes, she wants to be involved in the corporate side of the production and retail process. She’s already started applying for assistant jobs in both Chicago and New York City. Without pursuing her master’s at Eastern, though, she

would never had the opportunity at Kleinfeld or felt as prepared for the job market.

Marcotte, who also received her bachelor’s in family and consumer sciences at Eastern, said for her, pursuing her master’s degree was a win-win situation because not only was her tuition covered by an assistantship, she has grown professionally by writing a thesis and presenting at a retail conference. Overall, she

said she now feels more mentally prepared for the job market.

Marcotte still keeps in touch with students attending Eastern, and many of them are still in awe that she is “actually doing the fashion thing in New York,” she said.

Everyone thinks her experience at Kleinfeld Bridal is surreal - and it actually is, she said -- but it isn’t an impossible one.

“It is the best thing that has

{ } “They are not just television characters,” she said. “They are some of the most wonderful people I have ever met.”

As a consultant assistant, Marcotte, who works at Kleinfeld every day except Mondays and Wednesdays, helps make sure the bridal appointments go smoothly. She carries gowns, helps brides get in and out of their dresses and make sure they fit just right.

The shopping consultants job, in general, is to help take the stress of dress shopping off the bride; instead of her having to look through endless racks of gowns, the consultants get a grasp of an idea of what the bride wants for her gown and then hunt down the look she is after.

It’s not exactly as easy as it sounds, Marcotte said.

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National Finalist Booth Library one of 30 Remaining Candidates for National Medal for Museum and Library Service The Institute of Museum and Library Services has announced that Booth Library on the campus of Eastern Illinois University is a finalist for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community.

Medal finalists are selected from nationwide nominations of libraries and museums that demonstrate innovative approaches to public service, exceeding the expected levels of community outreach. Booth Library is one of 30 national finalists for the award, and one of only 15 libraries chosen from throughout the United States.

Booth Library was nominated based on its extensive program series and other events for the community. Series have included exhibits and programs based on different topics each semester, including “America’s Music,” “Farm Life,” “Elizabeth I,” “Frankenstein,” “Benjamin Franklin,” “Teachers Tame the Prairie,” “Harry Potter’s World,” “Building Memories: Creating a Campus Community” and the current program series, “Muslim Journeys.”

These series have offered a variety of films, discussions, lectures, musical and theater performances, lectures, exhibits and other activities for free to the community.

In addition, Booth Library sponsors many other programs for the campus and community at large. For example, through the Booth After Hours program, specific campus groups are invited to the library after hours for programs designed specifically for them. Area high school classes regularly visit Booth Library for free instruction and research help from Booth reference librarians.

For several years, the library has welcomed librarians from around the world as part of the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs. In addition, the library recently hosted a reception for area librarians to network and reconnect.

“Our library is dedicated to quality public service,” said Allen Lanham, dean of library services.

“We excel at providing materials and information to Eastern’s students and faculty. However, a major goal is to create an environment in which citizens in our region can explore topics of interest and take time to discuss issues with others as they remain active learners.”

Finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service are chosen because of their significant and exceptional contribu-

tions to their communities.

“Museums and libraries serve as civic gathering places, bringing together individuals in pursuit of educational resources, community connections, skills development, and multifaceted lifelong learning,” said Susan Hildreth, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. “We are very proud to announce Booth Library as a finalist for the 2014 National Medal. This year’s National Medal finalists illustrate the many ways museums and libraries can excite lifelong learning and civic engagement.”

IMLS is encouraging community members who have visited Booth Library to “share their story” on the IMLS Facebook page, www.facebook.com/USIMLS. Each of the 30 finalists will be highlighted on a specific date on the IMLS Facebook page, and Booth Library will be honored on March 18. Beginning that day, community members are encouraged to visit the site to post comments, photos or videos demonstrating how Booth Library has made an impact on them.

“We hear a lot of positive comments from our patrons about ways they’ve been enriched by Booth Library,” Lanham said. “We

hope many of them will ‘share their story’ on March 18.”

The National Medal for Museum and Library Service winners will be announced in April, and the medals will be awarded during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. To learn more about the 2014 National Medal finalists, visit www.imls.gov/medals. To learn more about Booth Library, visit www.library.eiu.edu or find the library on Facebook or Twitter.

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Vinyl Visionary EIU faculty member Scott Walus brings record label to Charleston When Scott Walus and Keri Cousins moved to Charleston in 2011, they knew they had to bring live music to Charleston.

What they brought was Cavetone Records and an idea for free, local music every week.

Walus opened Cavetone

Records in 2005; it’s an all-analog recording studio and record label that only releases vinyl, but on a

good day could be convinced to record a cassette, 8-track or open reel.

“I am the founder, but I don’t really have a lot of pride in being the founder,” said Walus, an EIU faculty member who is in charge of the label's audio engineering, branding, design, public relations and press. “But I have a lot of pride in running it. Anybody can start something, but it takes a lot to run something.”

A Rough Beginning The Cavetone recording studio opened its doors to simply make records, but there was no launch or ribbon cutting. For about four years, Walus tried to put out a record, but something would al-

{ } “It’s bands as they sound making pop music and it’s a very Midwest label, which is again return to how record labels kind of started.”

ways stop the process. An open reel deck would go down, a car would break down or the money would run out.

But in 2007, he got enough money together on a green Visa card for his own band, Pat Boone’s Farm, to record “Garage Dance Loud” on a 7-inch record.

Walus and Cousins are also the duo behind the band The ExBombers. In 2012, they released their first full-length album, The Tightwire, on Cavetone Records.

“Now it’s a little difficult to sell somebody a record, but in 07-08 is was impossible!” he said. “Nobody had a turntable. There was the only the hardest of the hardcore who had kept the turntables and were listening to vinyl at that point.”

In 2008, the record label was born and Walus has been working with bands from all across the Midwest ever since.

A Different Kind of Label Cavetone is different in three ways: It is one of the last places in the world that does vinyl, its sound is unique and it is a nonprofit recording label.

At Cavetone, they cut their vinyl in a 100 percent analog process. They track to tape, mix to tape, and it’s cut to lacquer; at no point does it ever see a computer. Cavetone Records is a label of dirty pop music. It’s a weird pop. It’s catchy and it’s interesting.

As a non-profit label, all the work at Cavetone is volunteer and all the money goes to the bands.

This money is not an advance or something the band has to pay off.

“It complicates things to add money to things that are pleasur-

10 FALL CAMPUS GUIDE AUGUST 2014 able,” he said.

Walus knows vinyl is not widespread, but he sees listening to it as a social experience. People listen to the music and they can have a conversation about it.

“A record is something that you experience. That’s going to be the difference,” he said. “You say why vinyl? I say, well, it’s an experience. It’s nearly romantic and like a good romance it’s terribly flawed too.”

Free Music Fridays On Friday nights during the fall and spring semester, Cavetone books and runs free shows at Top of the Roc. This provides Charleston three or four bands and original music.

“I started doing it because I live here and I want there to be music and culture and that’s important,” he said.

Since booking shows at Roc’s, Walus has noticed other venues such as Macs Uptowner have added more live music as well.

He says the more music and the more dedication to music in Charleston, the better.

Cousins, Cavetone’s vice president, said Charleston needed at least one place for live music.

“It’s not that we were just big lovers of live music and we want to go see it, we also needed a place to do it ourselves,” Cousins said.

Cavetone in Charleston Even though Charleston is a smaller college town, Walus said Eastern is what brings Cavetone to Charleston. The university drew him here, but the town drove home the decision to stay.

“There’s a weird vinyl sub-sect

here,” he said. “I guess every town doesn’t have an all-vinyl record label and an all-analog recording studio. I think we’re very aware of where we are located in the sense that we want to make that home. We want to be a part of the community.”

When applying for a job at Eastern, Eastern asked for a reel of his work. Walus said he was going to be completely “me.” He submitted a 7-inch vinyl record for which he had designed the artwork, engineered and spliced the tape.

As a professor in the Communication Studies department, Walus finds ways to bring what he does at Cavetone into the media studies and public relations classes he teaches. Most of the information he teaches is theoretically based, but when Walus talks about things in terms of Cavetone, it makes sense.

When students ask him how to

make a webisode or poster, Walus says what has worked for him because he deals with those things on a frequent basis.

Cavetone has also been working with Eastern since 2012 to offer music based internships to students who want to work with video and audio, design, PR, and branding.

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“People tell me they’re very grateful that we’re doing these things, but they’re helping me too,” Walus said.

“We’re making a community. Socializing through music, it’s a crazy concept.”

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“The opportunities to be a part of something at Lake Land are everywhere. I met so many new friends while also making new connections in the professional field.”

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As part of connecting to the professional agriculture industry, Biehler participated in a Supervised Occupational Experience (SOE) during the summer sessions, where he interned at Windsor and Shelbyville High

Schools through the Growing Agricultural Science Teachers (GAST) Grant, funded by the Illinois State Board of Education.

“Having the opportunity to work with the GAST program taught me more about agriculture education and the importance of children learning vocation early in life,” said Biehler.

Beyond the hands-on opportunities available to Biehler during his time at Lake Land, starting his academic career in a community college setting offered him other advantages, too.

Biehler said that he graduated from Lake Land debt free, using scholarships to pay for his tuition and fees, and he has successfully completed the first two years of his bachelor’s degree.

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Connor Biehler had his sights set on Oklahoma State University as a student at Shelbyville High School. In fact, he already made application and was accepted to the university during his senior year. But then, Biehler had a change of heart.

“A group of friends convinced me to attend Lake Land instead because of the opportunity to participate on the Livestock Judging Team,” explained Biehler. “I bounced the idea around a little bit and ultimately decided having the opportunity to be a part of the team would enhance my career in agriculture. So Lake Land became my top choice.”

Majoring as an agriculture transfer student, Biehler also became the vice president of the Agriculture Transfer Club and served as a Lake Land College Student Ambassador.

“The opportunities to be a part of something at Lake Land are everywhere,” said Biehler. “I met so many new friends while also making new connections in the professional field.”

According to Biehler, students interested in the agriculture industry should attend Lake Land College because the faculty and staff offer students a direct connection to the agriculture industry and offer experiences that freshmen and sophomores at other schools might not otherwise have.

they would transfer to a four-year school,” he said. “So, now this fall, when I do go on to attend Oklahoma State, I only have two years of school left because all of my classes transferred seamlessly.”

More than that, because of the GPA Biehler built while at Lake Land, Oklahoma State University is waiving the out-of-state tuition

he would have otherwise paid as a freshman entering that institution.

To learn more about the affordable, quality education Lake Land College offers, visit www.lakelandcollege.edu/save$. For more information about the Agriculture Division, visit: www.lakeland.cc.il.us/as/ag/.

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CIM Tech student follows dreams of becoming custom bike builder Toby Gordon’s prized possession is a 1976 Harley Davidson sportster. He says it’s not much to look at and even describes it as the worst motorcycle ever made.

In fact, the Shelbyville native isn’t much for AMF era Harleys at all.

But for Gordon, that 37-year-old bike is a diamond in the rough, something that inspired him to forever change his life.

“I feel a certain connection to this bike. It’s beaten and broken, kind of like I was,” said Gordon.

Before enrolling at Lake Land College in the fall of 2013, Gordon had worked construction since high school, and it wasn’t always easy making ends meet, especially being a single father of two boys.

“I felt like I was emaciating,” said Gordon. “All I did was work, go home, watch TV and holler at the boys. I was worn down, burnt out and tired, and it was affecting my boys. Each winter, we were just surviving. This year, I decided, I’m not letting us scrape by anymore.”

Toby Gordon, Shelbyville, enrolled at Lake Land to pursue his dream of building custom-made motorcySo, Gordon turned to Lake cles. Here, he is pictured in the Welding Technology Lab, working on his 1976 Harley Davidson sportster.

Land to gain the skills he needs to design and build his own moknowledge and ability to build through,” said Gordon. “It’s art but once I realized I wasn’t a torcycles, pursing an associate custom-made bikes from the and grunge at the same time.” moron, my anxiety went away degree in Computer Integrated ground up,” explained Gordon.

Like many adult students, beand happiness set in.”

Manufacturing Technology (CIM “And, my first project is to make fore coming to Lake Land ColGordon said that the instrucTech). As a CIM Tech student, my own bike exactly how I want lege, Gordon had never pursued tors at Lake Land helped him reGordon takes classes that give it.” college classes. Admittedly, he alize that a barrier to pursing his him a strong background in techFor that, Gordon plans to chop was a bit apprehensive during education wasn’t his intelligence. nical math, electronics and comdown the body of the bike, rethose first few weeks of class.

Instead, it was his confidence that puter aided design. Given his moving the fenders and turn sigHowever, he soon realized that needed a boost. career aspirations, Gordon will nals, making it, what he calls, not only was he doing well in his “Being at Lake Land gives me take electives like tungsten inert grunge art. classes, but he was sitting at the a purpose and I’m having the time gas (TIG) and metal inert gas “I’m stripping everything from top of many of them. of my life,” said Gordon. “I glow (MIG) welding, motors and generthe bike, tearing it down, cleaning “The transition was unnerving. now that I’m here at school, and ators, and metal cutting and fabri- it off completely so that its beauti- I was really scared,” said Gordon. what’s even better is that my cation. ful industrial grace shines “I hadn’t been to school in years, boys see me happier, which “My overall goal is to have the makes them happier.”

To learn more about programs like CIM Tech, contact Leo Kitten, CIM Tech instructor, at (217) 2345316 or email him at lkitten@lakeland.cc.il.us.

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Lake Land College Important Phone Numbers and Dates to Remember Important Phone Numbers Information for All College numbers except those listed below....................................................234-LAKE (5253) Accounting/Tuition & Fees Payment................234-5214 Admissions Office ............................................234-5434 Graduation .......................................................234-5028 Records............................................................234-5311 Registration......................................................234-5434 Adult Education ...............................................238-8235 Bookstore/Textbooks.......................................234-5420 Career Services................................................234-5288 Center for Technology & Professional Development Online Help Desk.......................234-5439 Online Proctoring .............................................234-5459 Child Care Lab .................................................234-5295 Community & Professional Programs Traffic Safety, CE and Continuing Professional Development, Continuing EdVentures, Community Learning, and Summer College for Youth........................234-5219 Cosmetology Clinic..........................................234-5300 Counseling Services ........................................234-5232 Special Accommodations................................234-5259 TTV (Hearing Impaired) ..........................Contact: jhicks50392@lakeland.cc.il.us Dental Clinic.....................................................234-5249 Dual Credit .......................................................234-5044 Financial Aid-Veteran Services ........................234-5231 Educational Loans ...........................................234-5241

Veteran Services ..............................................234-5255 Honors Program ..............................................234-5226 Learning Assistance Centers ...........................234-5287 Testing..............................................................234-5301 Tutoring ............................................................234-5366 Library Reference Desk ...................................234-5440 Off-Campus Locations.....................................234-5043 Police Department ...........................................234-5432 Student Activities/Student Life/ Student Publications........................................234-5277 PCCS ...............................................................234-5372 Trio SSS ...........................................................234-5456 Off Campus Eastern Region Center 224 South 6th Street, Marshall ........................826-8490 Kluthe Center for Higher Education and Technology 1204 Network Centre, Effingham.....................540-3555 Correctional Educational Department .............540-3518 Massage Therapy ............................................540-3535 Physical Therapist Assistant Program .............540-3535 Mattoon Area Adult Education Center 305 Richmond Ave. East, Mattoon ..................235-0361 Workforce Development Center / IETC 305 Richmond Ave. East, Mattoon ..................238-8235 Center for Business and Industry.....................ext. 8258 Truck Driver Training.........................................ext. 8260 Western Region Center 600 E. First Street, Pana ..................................562-5000

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Important Dates July 3 Tuition and fees due for Summer Term!

15 One Stop to Registration on campus and at Marshall 16 One Stop to Registration in Effingham and Pana August 6 Last day to return Summer Term books without penalty 11 Fall textbook list available to print 13 Last day to return Summer Term books with penalty 15 Fall textbook pickup for special admissions programs only 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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27 New student celebration/Welcome Day 29 Fall textbook pickup 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

29 Last day for Mod I refund or to incur no charges for the class September 1 Labor Day – college closed 8 Last day for Fall term refund or to incur no charges for Fall semester class 19 Financial Aid applied to student accounts 22 Mid-term Mod I 20 No day or evening classes October 7 College Career Day; No day or evening classes 15 Last day for student withdrawal from Mod I 21 Mid-term for Fall semester classes 22 First day of Mod II classes 28 Last day of refund for Mod II classes or to incur no charge for Fall semester class November 17 Mid-term Mod II 26 No day or evening classes, staff development, college closes at 5 p.m.

27-30 Thanksgiving Recess; college closed December 5 Last day to submit Intent to Graduate for Fall semester 8 Last day for student withdrawal from Fall semester and Mod II classes 12 Last day of classes for Fall and Mod II 15-18 Final exams 19 Last day to return textbooks without penalty by 5 p.m.

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Graduating grandma starts a new chapter at Lake Land College

Toby Austin had a sudden realization one evening as she helped her grandchild study for a spelling test.

“I couldn’t say the word because I didn’t know what it was,” explained Austin. “I always struggled with reading and writing and this was a secret I carried with me my entire life.”

Austin, who is originally from Chicago, moved to Charleston to help care for her grandchildren as her daughter pursued a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Illinois University.

“I’m a product of the Chicago public school system,” said Austin, who did not graduate from high school. “I thought I was a lost cause, like I wasn’t teachable because I struggled so much in school.”

But, after being unable to help her grandchild with homework, Austin realized she no longer wanted to keep her secret of struggling with reading and writing. So, she turned to Lake Land College to pursue her GED. “I lived with the thought of myself being a lost cause for a long time,” said Austin. “It wasn’t until I worked with the teachers in the GED program that I knew I wasn’t. In fact, that was the first time someone told me I was an asset in class. I couldn’t believe it!”

According to Austin, she tested at a sixth grade reading level when she enrolled in GED classes and while she was nervous to be back in a formal education setting, she said that the instructors gave her the encouragement she needed to succeed.

And then a few months later, Austin’s hard work paid off.

“As I was sitting there in my cap and gown, I couldn’t help but feel proud of myself. I never thought I would be participating in a graduation ceremony, and as I walked across the stage, looking at my family in the crowd, I felt free for the first time in a long time,” she said.

Since completing her GED, Austin has enrolled in the practical nursing (PN) program at Lake Land.

“I realized I’d been helping everyone else my entire life. My children were grown and gone now, raising their own babies,” said Austin. “I always encouraged them to live their own life and reach their own goals, and then I took a step back and said to myself, ‘It’s time I live my life for me,’ and that’s exactly what I’m doing now.”

With the help of TRiO Student Support Services, Austin is also exploring the possibility of trans-

ferring to a four-year university.

According to her, TRiO Student Support Services, a program aimed at helping first-generation college students, those who meet certain income requirements and/or students who are eligible for student accommodations, has influenced her greatly during her time at Lake Land.

“After meeting with [the director of the program], Marko, I feel like I can do anything,” explained Austin. “He helps me keep focus on the big picture and guides me through tough times if I’m struggling. He’s been an inspiration for me.”

For Austin, perhaps the most important thing she has learned from her experience at Lake Land College is that earning an education is more than just taking classes or earning a degree or certificate. For her, earning her education is part of taking care of herself.

“Having an education is the one thing someone else can’t take away from you,” she said.

“I’m putting myself first and making sure I’m taken care of. For me, that means getting an education.”

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Graduates of this program are prepared for career employment in the building construction industry immediately upon graduation. This associate degree program is designed to produce versatile building construction technicians capable of working in a variety of positions such as cost estimators, computer drafters, surveyors and manufacturers’ representatives. With additional experience, these technicians could fill the positions of engineer’s representative, construction supervisor, building inspector or self-employed building contractors. Employers interested in such technicians are consulting engineers, building contractors, manufacturers and testing laboratories.

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Manufacturing Programs provides career pathways to regional job opportunities ccording to Tim VanDyke, technology division chair and civil engineering technology instructor, he gets calls from area employers looking for Lake Land graduates to fill vacancies at local companies almost every day.

“There is a boom happening in this region and area employers want our graduates,” explained VanDyke. “In many industries, there are more job openings than there are graduates! So for graduates of our programs, there are certainly good-paying jobs out there.”

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This program provides experiences that enable students to develop competencies necessary for employment in welding and other related occupations. Emphasis throughout the program is placed on developing skills in the following areas: safety, metal identification, oxy-acetylene welding, metal cutting processes, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding (including stainless steel and aluminum), machining, fluid power, mechanical drives and blueprint reading. *Indicates this information is from Workforce Ready: Welders are needed in almost every industry from the Bureau of Labor Statistics at construction to manufacturing! The Welding Technology Certificate offers www.bls.gov. students a two-semester program to enhance skills or gain certification as a welder. This is a great option for incumbent workers looking to add a skillset or those looking to break into the workforce quickly. The Associate in Applied Science Degree in Welding requires that students complete Associate in Applied Science Degree in a Supervised Occupational Experience (SOE), which connects students Electronic Engineering Technology to local employers, where they often find full-time employment upon Indiana State University or South- graduation.

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Take a course in your community!

The Lake Land College district spans over 15 counties in east central Illinois, covering 3,961 square miles. About the size of Connecticut, the Lake Land College serves the second largest community college district in the state! So, no matter where you are, there are Lake Land College classes and activities near you.

thought about improving your life or advancing your career? At the Lake Land College Adult Education Center, we’re here to help you do just that! With our flexible programs and class schedules, tuition assistance and other resources like free childcare, the Adult Education Center and its staff strive to make educational opportunities available to every-

• Evening classes • 25 off-campus locations Looking for a GED? Lake Land College provides quality GED classes throughout the district!

Students inquiring about Adult Education GED classes need to contact Lake Land Adult Educa-

Lake Land College’s Adult Education Center Mattoon, IL dent is given an assessment and placed in an individualized educational plan allowing students the time needed to attain their goals.

For the most current list of classes visit: www.lakeland.cc.il.us/adulteducation/index.cfm

LLC’s Adult Ed has moved to the Workforce Development Center!

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tion. This program offers free GED preparation courses GED-i, which is an online GED program, and offers free childcare for qualifying students. The GED Plus program provides Workforce Ready and College Prepared courses. Lake Land College Adult Education has an open door open advisement and enrollment policy. Each stu-

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Eastern Region Center at the Forsythe Center 224 South Sixth Street Marshall (217) 826-8490 Marshall High School dual credit automotive students were the first to take classes in the facility beginning in the fall of 2007.

General education and technical career courses were first offered January 2008. The facility houses an automotive garage, welding lab, and four classrooms, including a computer lab and a community resource room. The center serves about 90 students per year throughout the eastern portion of the Lake Land College District.

Center Hours 2:30 – 6:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday • 2 – 6 p.m. Friday Western Region Center 600 East First St. • Pana (217) 562-5000 The Western Region Center first opened in January 2007. In its original years, the Lake Land facility offered two classrooms, a resource area and an administra-

tive assistant’s office. About three years after the facility opened, Pana CUSD initiated a 6,000square-foot addition which created several opportunities for Lake Land students to receive a higher education in the western region of the district. Additional funding for this stemmed from a federal earmark. The center now serves about 100 students a year.

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