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October 2019 Vol. 50/Issue 02
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L&C Hosts Unforgettable Fall Fest
Those not in attendance at Lewis and Clark Community College’s Fall Fest 2019 missed out on giveaways, food and more. More than 800 students attended this year’s festivities. Students were given shirts, water bottles, chunky slices of watermelon, hamburgers and hot dogs fresh off the barbecue grill. “Overall, considering the extreme heat, I think fall fest went very well,” Student Activities Coordinator Jared Hennings said. “There were plenty of activities, from trampoline, joust, rock wall climbing and an abundance to eat for students. Factoring in the photo booth, face painter, caricaturists and balloon makers, it seems like there was something for everyone. I’m glad we took a moment to remember our fellow citizens who lost their lives in the 911 attacks also with a special rendition of Taps from a student Matthew Rothe.” Clubs were on hand to recruit new members and share information. Lewis and Clark’s award-winning radio station WCLA, the
Students were met with beautiful weather for Fall Fest.
Minds, made its first appearance at Fall Fest. The club focuses on mental health and other issues students may be facing. “Never be afraid to get help,” read one of the signs at the Active Minds table, “because we are here for you, and to be the change you want to see in others is their motive.”
“I thought Fall Fest was Photo by a wonderful event,” Donnie Becker. Active Minds Advisor Chrissie Chapman Nursing Club and LC said. “There were a lot Pride were just some of of students who were the clubs with tables. visiting the different tables. The food was Financial Aid provided good, and the dancing information about and music was fun. It FAFSA and enrollment/ felt more like summer registration for the fest with the weather, upcoming 2020/2021 but overall, I think it school year. was a great event.” The Veteran’s Club shared information about Veterans Services and L&C, and Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville provided information on transferrable programs for students interested in furthering their education. The Student Success Center played games of Superman, which drew lots of the students to its table. In addition, a new club, Active
By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu
Blazer strutting through Fall Fest with a smile. Photo by Donnie Becker.
Noah Black won the dance contest. Connor Everright and Ashtyn Britt made it to the championship round. Michael Gardner was in first round with Black. Everright and Greg Towell danced in the second round, and Shannon Snyder danced third round with Britt. To learn more about Student Activities at L&C, visit www.lc.edu/ Activities_Clubs.
Students line up for free lunch provided by Student Activities. Photo by Donnie Becker.
Board Questions the Necessity of Sattelite Campuses By Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu
As requested by the board, President of Lewis and Clark Community College Dale Chapman and Vice President of Finance Mary Shulte presented a report on revenues and expenditures by location during the L&C Board of Trustees meeting held Sept. 10. The report included course and expense data by location, enrollment, and facilities.
Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) (East Alton).
The locations in the report were the Bethalto Training Center (Bethalto), Scott Bibb Center (Alton), Macoupin County Community Education Center (Carlinville), Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities (Edwardsville), TriCounty Community Education Center (Jerseyville), N.O. Nelson Campus (Edwardsville) and National Great
Chapman explained that the building was a donation to L&C and that the college paid for the renovation costs. He then went on to explain all the work done there, from saving the historic Lincoln building site, acting as a home of the Alma Aitch Center, redefining that part of Edwardsville and how the Regional Superintendent’s Office which has classes and programs that
Viewing the report, Vice Chairman of the Board Julie Johnson asked about the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities saying that she didn’t think anything was going on there. “What’s the plan for that building? Are we going to continue to maintain it?” Johnson said.
L&C collaborates on is also at the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. “Give us about a year there, and I think we will see more activity as it relates to the articulation of the fundraising into programs here at the college,” Chapman said. “Where is Mannie Jackson getting their money, because I noticed that the L&C Foundation has donated $55,000 to fund whatever programs, and it seems like that’s a loser,” Board Chairman David Heyen said. “It just seems like we’re throwing money at it, and it’s not what appears to be benefitting anyone.” Chapman then explained how that money was used to attract people to L&C’s campuses and MJCH Foundations are supposed to do, and how they funded
a project to complete get to the location in workforce analyses to Alton,” said Schulte. help inform programming in our rural areas. “It might have been cheaper to buy a Johnson asked what bus...” said Board happens at the Scott Secretary Kevin Rust. Bibb Center, and if there “I think those people was any way those are mostly African activities could happen Americans, and I think on campus. Chapman we saw that their eninvited the Board to rollment has dropped.” take a trip there to see the workforce and con- Rust suggested that Vice struction training that President of Enrollment occurs at those sites and Kent Scheffel show those encouraged them to visit figures to the board all of these locations. some time, as Chapman Chapman went on was explaining that to explain that some minority enrollment is of the work there is increasing. Sheffel had charitable and how the given a presentation students of Scott Bibb earlier in this same can transfer into L&C meeting that presented career programs and/ the fact that African or enter the workforce American enrollment after the completion was in fact increasing. of their programs. “But it is a mix of stu“The students who dents that actually go attend there aren’t there, not just African necessarily able to jump American students…” on a bus and come out Chapman said talking to the main campus, about the enrollment but they were able to at Scott Bibb. “We’re
a community college. We’re a college for the rest of us, for those people like me who didn’t have parents who went to college — first generation from their families, who don’t have a tradition of higher education in their families, who need an on-ramp. That building, in particular, is near to my heart because that’s where people get a chance. It also keeps them out of incarceration… It puts them on a path to be able to sustain families, and that’s what we do.” The entire board meeting was captured on video and can be viewed at youtu.be/ NTV-_Ymncno. The Board Book, which includes a complete agenda, can be viewed at lc.edu/bot. The next Board meeting will take place on Oct. 8. All board meetings are open to the public.