Lake Land College to host virtual Court Reporting and Captioning event Posted on February 11, 2022 Lake Land College will host a virtual information session for its new Court Reporting and Captioning program March 24 at 6 p.m. Attendees will learn about the multiple career opportunities for court reporters and captioners, as well as the advantages of Lake Land’s online program. Lake Land College launched the program this past fall in response to the high demand for court reporting and closed-captioning professionals throughout the state and nation. “Court reporting creates several opportunities for rewarding career paths for students who are interested in developing this skill set,” Lisa Earp, business instructor/director of court reporting/office professionals program coordinator, said. “Those who are successful in this field are often good listeners, have advanced typing or texting speeds, are talented musicians and are strong in English and grammar.” This degree program trains students for careers in the judicial setting as either official or freelance court reporters. Students are also prepared for careers providing captioning for broadcast television and internet programs and providing word-for-word translation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing population in educational, civic and corporate settings. “Stenography had always interested me,” student Mandy Hanner said. “I had the opportunity to try out a machine and get some experience through the First Steps program. Then, when Lake Land started this program, I thought ‘This is perfect’.” Working both a full-time and a part-time job while taking classes, Hanner said her experience in the online program has been a positive one. “When I went to college the first time there was no such thing as an online class,” Hanner said. “Lake Land has been wonderful. Any time I’ve had a question it’s been answered. Any time I’ve had an issue outside of class the teachers have been so nice to work with me.” The program is designed to train students on a specialized, 24-key, shorthand keyboard used by court reporters and captioners, known as the stenotype machine. Throughout the program, students build their writing speed on a steno machine from beginner speeds to a career-level speed of 225 words per minute. If a student does not have confident keyboarding skills prior to acceptance into the program, a keyboarding skill building course can be taken. Students will purchase or rent-to-own a steno machine. All classes are available online, but many will offer a virtual component where students can attend Zoom sessions The final semester of the program, students will complete a one-hour internship course where they will be placed in a courtroom or deposition setting to work under the supervision of a court reporter. Upon graduation, students will be prepared to sit for the Illinois Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) and the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) Registered Skilled Reporter (RSR) and Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification exams. Program application requirements include admission to Lake Land College and completion of three program assessment tests: an interest exam; English and grammar exam; and a timed keyboarding exam. For more information about the special admission Court Reporting and Captioning degree program, visit lakelandcollege.edu/high-demand-programs/court-reporting. -30-
Lake Land College to Host In-person Commencement Ceremony Posted on Lake Land College will celebrate with graduates during an in-person Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 6 p.m. in the Field House. “We are excited to gather together and recognize the accomplishments of our graduates in a traditional in-person Commencement,” Lake Land College President Josh Bullock said. This will be the first in-person ceremony the college has held since 2019. “We know this year’s graduates have been through so much during the past two years. Many of them were not able to have a traditional ceremony at their high school, so we hope they will take advantage of this opportunity and participate in the ceremony,” Dean of Admission Services Jon Van Dyke said. College photographers will capture moments throughout the evening and make the photos available for download at no cost. The ceremony will be livestreamed via the Internet from the college’s homepage at lakelandcollege.edu. In addition to seating in the Field House, overflow seating showing a livestream on a large screen will be available throughout campus. A recording will also be available for viewing on YouTube and local cable channels in the days following. The process to sign up for Commencement is simple and can be completed online. There is no cost to order a cap and gown or to participate in the ceremony. The first step is to file an Intent to Graduate in the student portal, the Laker Hub. After filing the intent, Admissions & Records will send the graduate a letter with instructions on how to measure for a cap and gown online in the Laker Hub. The deadline to file an Intent to Graduate is Friday, March 18, 2022. The deadline to measure for a cap and gown is Wednesday, March 30, 2022. For more information about Commencement contact Admissions and Records, Luther Student Center, 217-234-5434. -30-
Historic People and Moments Celebrating Black History Month Posted on February 10, 2022 By Darrius Frazier In 1902, James Mercer Langston Hughes, well known as Langston Hughes, was born in Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1960 at Greensboro, North Carolina, four African-American college students from North Carolina A&T State spark a nationwide civil rights movement by refusing to leave a “whites-only” lunch counter at a popular retail store, Woolworth, after they were denied service. By the end of the first week, 200 protested at the store. The demonstration in Greensboro continued for six months, until Woolworth gave in and integrated the lunch counter. Although not the first sit-in, the non-violent Greensboro protest became the best known. In 1978, anti-slavery crusader and Civil War veteran Harriet Tubman becomes the first African American woman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp, the first in the Post Office’s Black Heritage Series. In 2009, the United States Senate confirmed Eric Holder as the first African American Attorney General in the United States by a vote in the affirmative of 75-21. President Barack Obama had nominated holder on December 1, 2008. Holder was formally installed on March 27, 2009. In 2013, the first African American female congresswoman from Illinois, Cardiss Collins died in Arlington, Virginia at age 81. Collins was elected in a special election on June 5, 1973 to replace her husband, Congressman George Collins, who died in a plane crash aboard United Airlines Flight 553 on December 8, 1972. She served twelve consecutive congressional terms from 1973 to 1997 while representing the 7th district of Illinois. Collins is remembered as a champion for the rights of African Americans, women and the poor. In 1913, “The First Lady of Civil Rights”, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, known commonly as Rosa Parks, was in Tuskegee, Alabama. On Friday, December 1, 1955, at Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger and was promptly arrested. Her very patriotic and brave act was the stimulus that helped strengthen the Montgomery Bus Boycott and civil rights demonstrations around the country. Parks actions became a symbol of support against the crude racial discrimination that was prevalent in the south and many parts of the country. In 1999, plainclothes officers of the New York Police Department’s Street Crime Unit (SCU) fired 41 shots at unarmed Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, killing him on the steps of his apartment building shortly after midnight. Diallo’s killing sparked a public outcry and eventually resulted in the shuttering of the SCU, but the four officers who shot him were found not guilty of his murder. In 1934, One of America’s greatest baseball players, Henry Louis Aaron, also known as Hank Aaron or Hammerin Hank, was born in Mobile, Alabama. The baseball Hall of Famer held the Major League Baseball record 33 years with 755 career home runs when he retired in 1976. Aaron played for the Milwaukee Braves from 1954-66 until the Braves moved to Atlanta to become the Atlanta Braves. Aaron stayed on with the team until after the 1974 season. In 1975 and 1976, Aaron played the last two seasons of his career with the Milwaukee Brewers. Amidst racist death threats for getting ready to pass Babe Ruth’s home run record, Aaron broke the record with 715 home runs on April 8, 1974 for the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium against the Los Angeles Dodgers on NBC-TV. After his retirement, Aaron worked in the Front Office of the Atlanta Braves. In 1994, after a third trial, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith, was convicted in the murder of African American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred. Evers was gunned down in the driveway of his Jackson, Mississippi, home on June 12, 1963, while his wife, Myrlie, and the couple’s three small children were inside. Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison without parole and died in prison in 2001 at the age of 80. In 1820, the first organized immigration of freed enslaved people to Africa from the United States departs New York harbor on a journey to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. The immigration was largely the work of the American Colonization Society, a U.S. organization founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to return formerly enslaved African people to Africa. In 1993, legendary tennis player, Arthur Ashe, died in New York City at age 49. Ashe became the first African American to win the US Open Tennis Championship on September 9, 1968. In addition, he set many first on the competitive courts of tennis including being the first African American to win the singles cup at Wimbledon on July 5, 1975. Ashe achieved the ranking of No. 1 in the world among his peers and had a singles career record of 818 wins, 260 losses and 51 titles, which included wins in the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson began “Negro History Week” the forerunner to Black History Month during the second week of February in 1926. He was a noted, historian, journalist, author and the founder of The Association For the Study of Negro Life and History, currently known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Dr. Woodson is remembered as a historian, journalist, author and the “The Father of Black History.” In 1968, in what is known as the Orangeburg Massacre, three African-American college students were shot dead by officers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol on the South Carolina St. campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Twenty seven others were injured when the State Troopers opened fire on the group of approximately 150 to 200 protesters. It all precipitated after several nights of attempted integration of the segregated “All Star Bowling Lane” a bowling alley in Orangeburg. In 1909, accomplished poet, novelist and playwright, Paul Laurence Dunbar, died of tuberculosis. Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio to former enslaved Blacks. He became one the first African American poets to achieve national and international acclamation. Dunbar completed four collected volumes of short stories, four novels, three published plays, lyrics for thirteen songs, fourteen books of poetry and over 400 published poems with his writings featured in many national publications including the New York Times, the Atlantic Monthly and Saturday Evening Post. In 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. His career, including his time in the Negro Leagues, spanned five decades. Paige pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1927-47. In 1948, the Cleveland Indians, now known as the Cleveland Guardians, signed Paige to his first major league contract. Paige helped the Indians win their most recent pennant when they defeated the Boston Braves in six games in that year’s World Series. Paige was the first African-American to pitch in the World Series. In 1957, following the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, Joseph Lowery, Josephine Baker, and others founded the Southern Leadership Christian Conference (SCLC) at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta as an African-American Civil Rights organization. Dr. King served as President of SCLC until his assassination on April 4, 1968. SCLC became involved in many civil rights crusades not only in the South but also throughout the country. In 1966, Andrew Brimmer became the first African-American to serve on the Federal Reserve Board on the board of governors. Brimmer was appointed to this position by President, Lyndon B. Johnson, and served there for eight years. Additionally, Brimmer, worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as an economist, established the central bank of Sudan and served on the Tuskegee University’s board of directors. In 1977, Clifford Leopold Alexander Jr., became the first African-American to serve as Secretary of the Army. He was appointed to this position by President Jimmy Carter, which he served for four years. During this time he concentrated upon improving the all-volunteer Army, stressing programs to enhance professionalism, and emphasizing the award of contracts to minority businesses to fulfill the federal commitment to encourage diversity. In 1990, after serving 27 years in prison, South African anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, was released from prison by President, F.W. de Klerk due to international pressure as a result of his unjust sentence of life imprisonment due to his anti-apartheid activities. In 1994, as a result of all races voting for the first time ever, Mandela was voted president and served one term which lasted five years. For the last fifteen years of his life after his presidency, Mandela went on a nation tour for reconciliation with the people who were formerly apart of the apartheid government prior to 1994. In 1793, Congress passes the first fugitive slave law, requiring all states, including those that forbid slavery, to forcibly return enslaved people who have escaped from other states to their original owners. In 1909, the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was formed as a result of the Springfield, Illinois race riot the previous year. NAACP was founded at the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The founders of this civil rights organization that included African American leaders such as W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The organization fought against lynching of African-Americans, especially in the South, as well as other types of racial discrimination affected African-Americans and people of color. Its most famous moment came on May 1954 when NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund founder Thurgood Marshall won the landmark Brown v. Topeka, KS Board of Education decision. In 1923, the New York Renaissance, the first all-Black professional basketball team, is organized. The Renaissance, commonly called the Rens, become one of the dominant teams of the 1920s and 1930s. In 1939—seven years before the launch of the NBA—the Rens won the World Professional Basketball tournament. In 1963, the Rens team was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1817, Frederick Douglass was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in Maryland. Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and insightful anti-slavery writings. Douglass believed in working with people across different ideologies and backgrounds throughout the rest of his life. In 1968, Henry Lewis became the first African-American to lead a symphony orchestra in the United States when he became the conductor and musical director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in Newark, and continued as musical director from 1968 until 1976. During this time, he transformed the group from a small community ensemble of largely part-time instrumentalists into a nationally recognized orchestra. Lewis vastly increased the orchestra’s performance schedule from 22 concerts per year to 100 concerts per season. In 1951, New York City Council passed bill prohibiting racial discrimination in city-assisted housing developments. In 1970, Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis in the fourth round at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and became the world heavyweight boxing champion. It was not only the first time Ellis was knocked out, but it was his first ever loss. In 1918, Charles Hayes was born in Cairo, Illinois. Hayes was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress by a special election held on August 23, 1983, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Harold Washington, who had been elected mayor of Chicago. While a representative, Hayes was on the Committee on Education and Labor and Small Business Committee. Hayes was a resident of Chicago for most of his adult life after graduating from Cairo High School in 1936. During the late 1950s, he raised funds for Martin Luther King Jr.’s voter registration drive in the South. He was a civil rights leader who worked closely with King in the SCLC during the 1960s. Later, he was one of major labor leaders arrested during the 1980s anti-apartheid protests that eventually won the freedom of Nelson Mandela. Congressman Hayes was the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)’s first executive vice president, serving from 1972-1986. He was most noted for pieces of legislation to encourage school dropouts to re-enter and complete their education. Hayes served four terms as a member of the House of Representatives until 1993. In 1931, Toni Morrison, a well-renowned novelist, was born Chloe Ardelia Wofford in Lorain, Ohio. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed Song of Solomon (1977) brought her national attention and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987); she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. In 1965, Dr. Dre was born Andre Romelle Young at Compton, California, a suburb south of Los Angeles. In 1986, he along with Arabian Prince, DJ Yella, Ice Cube and Eazy-E formed the band, NWA. The band were the pioneers of gangster rap, which incorporated profane lyrics about violence, drugs and life on the streets. They gained prominence with their first album in 1988, “Straight Outta Compton” which became a major success. In 1991, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube left the group to form Death Row Records with bodyguard, Marion “Suge” Knight. He released his first single at Death Row for the soundtrack of the film “Deep Cover” in which he collaborated with rapper Snoop Dogg. Dr. Dre also released his first solo album titled “The Chronic” in 1992 which became triple platinum. In 1996, Dr. Dre left Death Row to form his own label “Aftermath Entertainments.” His first album with Aftermath titled “Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath” which went platinum. In 2008, he founded the company Beats Electronics with producer Jimmy Iovine. The company sold Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones, which were so popular that Apple bought them out in 2014 for $3 billion, which made Dre the richest rap star. Both Dre and Iovine joined Apple in executive roles. 1940: Soul singer William “Smokey” Robinson born in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to being a singer, Robinson was a songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. Robinson was the founder and leader of the singing group, The Miracles, which he formed in 1955 while still in high school. The group’s first success came in 1960 with the hit, “Shop Around.” Between 1960 and 1970, Robinson would produce 26 top forty hits with the Miracles as lead singer, chief songwriter and producer, including several top ten hits such as “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me”, “I Second That Emotion“, “Baby Baby Don’t Cry” and the group’s only number-one hit during their Robinson years, “The Tears of a Clown“. Other notable hits such as “Ooo Baby Baby“, “Going to a Go-Go“, “The Tracks of My Tears“, “(Come Round Here) I’m The One You Need“, “The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage” and “More Love” peaked in the top twenty. In 1965, the Miracles were the first Motown group to change their name when they released their 1965 album Going to a Go-Go as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles. Between 1962 and 1966, Robinson was also one of the major songwriters and producers for Motown, penning many hit singles such as “Two Lovers“, “The One Who Really Loves You“, “You Beat Me to the Punch” and “My Guy” for Mary Wells; “The Way You Do The Things You Do“, “My Girl“, “Since I Lost My Baby” and “Get Ready” for the Temptations; “Stillwater” for the Four Tops; “When I’m Gone” and “Operator” for Brenda Holloway; “Don’t Mess With Bill“, “The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game” and “My Baby Must Be a Magician” for the Marvelettes; and “I’ll Be Doggone” and “Ain’t That Peculiar” for Marvin Gaye. After being retired from the music business for five years raising his family, Robinson in 1975 produced the album, Quiet Storm. The album launched three singles – the number-one R&B hit “Baby That’s Backatcha”, “Love Machine”, and “Quiet Storm.” His last hits were: “Cruisin”,”Being With You”, “Just to Tell Her”, “Tell Me Tomorrow.” On February 22, 1983, Smokey was awarded an individual star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Four years later, in 1987, Robinson was inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Robinson’s single “Just to See Her”” from the One Heartbeat album was awarded the 1988 Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. This was Robinson’s first Grammy Award. One year later, in 1989, he was inducted to the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. In 1919, Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, met a Grand Hotel, Paris. There were fifty-seven delegates sixteen from the United States and fourteen from Africa form sixteen countries and colonies. Blaise Diagne of Senegal was elected president and Du Bois was named secretary. In 1942, during World War II, the Army Air Corps’ all African American 100th Pursuit Squadron, later designated a fighter squadron, was activated at Tuskegee Institute. The squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen, served honorably in England and in other regions of the European continent during the conflict. In 1992, John Singleton became the first African American director to be nominated for the Academy Award for best director and best screenplay for his first film, Boyz N the Hood. The film’s title is a double entendre; a play on the term boyhood and a reference to the 1987 Eazy-E rap song of the same name, written by Ice Cube. In 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. In 1936, Barbara Charline Jordan was born in Houston, Texas. Jordan was an American lawyer, educator and politician who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. In 1976, she became the first African-American, and the first woman, to ever deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous other honors. She was the first African-American woman to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery. Jordan is also known for her work as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, which recommended reducing legal immigration by approximately one-third. In 1965, in New York City, Malcolm X, an African American civil rights, nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated while addressing his organization, Organization of Afro-American Unity, at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. He was 39. Three members of the Nation of Islam—Mujahid Abdul Halim, Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam—were soon after charged with first-degree murder. Islam and Aziz maintained their innocence, and during the 1966 trial, Halim confessed to the crime and testified that Islam and Aziz were innocent. All three men were found guilty, however, and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. In 1950, Julius Winfield (“Dr. J“) Erving II, professionally known as Julius Erving or Dr. J, is born in Roosevelt, New York. He is regarded as one of the most influential basketball players of all time. Erving played collegiately at the University of Massachusetts before playing professionally from 1971-87. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA) and was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–76 season. Erving won three championships, four Most Valuable Player Awards, and three scoring titles with the ABA’s Virginia Squires and New York Nets (now the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets) and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers. During his 16 seasons as a player, none of his teams ever missed the postseason. He is the eighth-highest scorer in ABA/NBA history with 30,026 points (NBA and ABA combined). He was well known for slam-dunking from the free-throw line in slam-dunk contests and was the only player voted Most Valuable Player in both the ABA and the NBA. The basketball slang of being posterized was first coined to describe his moves. In 1993, Erving was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1994, Erving was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 40 most important athletes of all time. In 1996, Erving was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. In October 2021, Erving was again honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In 1868, W.E.B. DuBois was born William Edward Burghardt Du Bois at Great Barrington, Massachusetts. DuBois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community, and after completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. Du Bois was a prolific author. His collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, is a seminal work in African-American literature. His 1940 autobiography Dusk of Dawn is regarded in part as one of the first scientific treatises in the field of American sociology, and he published two other life stories, all three containing essays on sociology, politics and history. In his role as editor of the NAACP’s journal The Crisis, he published many influential pieces. DuBois passed away while living in Ghana at the age of 93 on August 27, 1963, a day before Dr. King’s March on Washington which Dr. King delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech. In 1811, Daniel Alexander Payne, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, was born as a free Black in Charleston, South Carolina. Payne stressed education and preparation of ministers and introduced more order in the church, becoming its sixth bishop and serving for more than four decades (1852–1893) as well as becoming one of the founders of Wilberforce University in Ohio in 1856. In 1863, the AME Church bought the college and chose Payne to lead it; he became the first African-American president of a college in the United States and served in that position until 1877. By quickly organizing AME missionary support of freedmen in the South after the Civil War, Payne gained 250,000 new members for the AME Church during the Reconstruction era. Based first in Charleston, he and his missionaries founded AME congregations in the South down the East Coast to Florida and west to Texas. In 1891, Payne wrote the first history of the AME Church, a few years after publishing his memoir. In 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler becomes the first African-American woman to receive a medical doctorate degree (M.D.). She graduated from the New England Female Medical College in Boston. In 1975, Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam since 1934, passed away due to congestive heart failure at the age of 77. Many children, including his two daughters and six sons by his wife, most notably future leader Warith Deen Muhammad, survived him. During his time as leader of the Nation of Islam, Muhammad had developed the Nation of Islam from a small movement in Detroit to an empire consisting of banks, schools, restaurants, and stores across 46 cities in America. The Nation also owned over 15,000 acres of farmland, their own truck- and air- transport systems, as well as a publishing company that printed the country’s largest black newspaper. As a leader, Muhammad served as a mentor to many notable members, including Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Louis Farrakhan and his son Warith Deen Mohammed. The Nation of Islam is estimated to have between 20,000 and 50,000 members, and 130 mosques offering numerous social programs. In 1870, during the Reconstruction period in the United States, Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African-American to be elected in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 81 to 15 in the Mississippi legislature to finish the term of one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate, which had been left vacant since the Civil War. Previously, Albert G. Brown, who withdrew from the U.S. Senate in 1861 when Mississippi seceded, had held it. At the time, as in every state, the Mississippi legislature elected U.S. senators; they were not elected by popular vote until after ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913. In 1869, the U.S. Congress adopts the 15th constitutional amendment, making it illegal for the US or any single government to deny or abridge the right to vote “on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” It was ratified on February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments. After surviving a difficult ratification fight, the amendment was certified as duly ratified and part of the Constitution on March 30, 1870. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress, and represented New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1972, she became the first major-party African-American candidate for President of the United States, and the first woman ever to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1984, Michael Jackson’s sixth album, Thriller, wins eight Grammy Awards. His album, broke all sales records to-date, and remains one of the top-grossing albums of all time. Thriller sold one million copies worldwide per week at its peak. Thriller was the best-selling album in the United States in 1983 and 1984, making it the first album to be the best-selling for two years. It also spent a record 37 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, from February 26, 1983, to April 14, 1984, and has remained on the chart for 485 nonconsecutive weeks (and counting). Quincy Jones, who had previously worked with Jackson on his 1979 album Off the Wall, produced the album. Jackson wanted to create an album where “every song was a killer”. With the ongoing backlash against disco, he moved in a new musical direction, resulting in a mix of pop, post-disco, rock, funk, and R&B sounds. Thriller foreshadows the contradictory themes of Jackson’s personal life, as he began using a motif of paranoia and darker themes. In 1896, in the First Italo-Ethiopian War at the Battle of Adwa, Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force. The decisive victory thwarted the campaign of the Kingdom of Italy to expand its colonial empire in the Horn of Africa. By the end of the 19th century, European powers had carved up almost all of Africa after the Berlin Conference; only Ethiopia and Liberia still maintained their independence. Adwa became a pre-eminent symbol of pan-Africanism and secured Ethiopian sovereignty until the Second Italo-Ethiopian War beginning in October 1935. The Italians suffered about 6,000 killed and 1,500 wounded in the battle and subsequent retreat back into Eritrea, with 3,000 taken prisoner. Ethiopian losses have been estimated at around 4,000–5,000 killed and 8,000 wounded. As a direct result of the battle, Italy signed the Treaty of Addis Ababa, recognizing Ethiopia as an independent state.
Lake Land College to host Laker Visit Day Posted on January 19, 2022 Lake Land College will host Laker Visit Day from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 21 in the Luther Student Center, giving potential students the opportunity to learn about The Laker Advantage and how it can guide them on the path to success. Attendees will tour campus with a student ambassador, who will share information from a student perspective. Participants will also meet with faculty to learn more about specific programs. Representatives from many services, including Counseling Services, Career Services, Student Accommodations & Mental Health Initiatives, TRIO Student Support Services, Health Services and more will be available to provide information and answer attendees’ questions. A parent/guardian session will be offered as well to provide information relevant to potential parents or guardians of future Lakers. “This is a great opportunity for people to get to know the campus and learn about all the great things Lake Land has to offer,“ Pam Hartke, Associate Dean of Enrollment Management, said. “I highly encourage anyone considering attending to come to this event” For more information or to register, visit lakelandcollege.edu/visit. -30-
Help Train Future Dental Hygienists! Posted on January 14, 2022 Lake Land College is seeking a part-time Dentist to teach best practices in clinical settings to Dental Hygiene students in its state-of-the-art patient clinic on campus in Mattoon, Illinois. The Clinical Dentist is essential to the success of the patient clinic and will play in instrumental role in shaping the skills of future dental hygienists. In the second year of the program, students perform clinical services on patients under the direct supervision of the Clinical Dentist and faculty members. The clinic is open three days a week for four hours. The Clinical Dentist position is part-time and is expected to be on campus 4-20 hours per week. The qualified applicant would begin working with faculty and students in March 2022. Dental Hygiene is a competitive, Special Admission Associate in Applied Science Degree program that has a long history of success in preparing students for successful careers. Lake Land College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the rigorous and evidence- based dental curriculum is recognized and endorsed by The Commission on Dental Accreditation. Follow this link to review the job description and apply. Questions may be directed to Kristen Holsapple, Dental Hygiene Instructor/Director of Dental Hygiene at kholsapple@lakelandcollege.edu or Erin Swingler, Division Chair Allied Health/Nursing Instructor at eswingler@lakelandcollege.edu
Lake Land College celebrates assessment month Posted on February is the month to celebrate assessment at Lake Land College. Students and staff members are encouraged to participate in this year’s activities to learn about the importance of assessment. According to Lisa Madlem, director of assessment and program review for the college, the assessment process at Lake Land is essential to help students and staff make informed decisions that ultimately improve the teaching-learning process. “Assessment seems fairly straightforward, but in reality it is an involved process that systematically measures student performance in order to improve the quality of educational programs, courses and the institution overall,” said Madlem. “Essentially, assessment is what students should know, value or be able to do upon the completion of a course, program or interaction with a department.” Lake Land College uses institution-wide measures and program and course-specific measures to assess student outcomes. Learner outcomes have been established for each of the college’s associate degree and certificate programs, as well as all courses and departments at the College. During Assessment Week from February 7 to 11, Madlem will provide online activities for students, faculty and staff. Additionally, a student quiz will be available for the chance to win a $100 Walmart gift card or a grand prize $200 Amazon gift card. “Overall, the college is actively assessing courses, programs and institutional departments,” said Madlem. “Each component of assessment is working toward assessing the student experience and we are continuously learning from the assessment process in order to make necessary changes and plans of action to ensure that every student at Lake Land College is provided with a continuous learning environment.” Assessment is an important step in developing Lake Land College’s programs to best suit its students and their growing skills in order to prepare them to enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year university. For more information about assessment at Lake Land College, contact Madlem at 217-234-5088 or lmadlem@lakelandcollege.edu or visit lakelandcollege.edu/assessment. -30-
Lake Land College 2021 Fall graduates announced Posted on January 13, 2022 Lake Land College is pleased to announce the students who graduated following completion of the Fall 2021 semester. The Fall 2021 graduates are: First & Last Name City Degree Degree Title Katelynn Grimsley Altamont Associate in Arts Secondary Education-Biology Cierra Reed Altamont Certificate Medical Assistant Jessica Spour Altamont Associate in Applied Science Human Services – Health Mariah Winter Altamont Certificate Office Support Specialist-Medical Mariah Winter Altamont Certificate Office Support Specialist Dalee Leinweber Arcola Certificate Cosmetology Hannah Diener Arthur Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Noah Switzer Ashmore Associate in Applied Science Human Services – Sociology Brittany Quick Atwood Certificate Cosmetology Anthony Wilkins Atwood Associate in Applied Science Medical Coding & Health Information Anthony Wilkins Atwood Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Grant Hoke Bainbridge Associate in Applied Science Civil Engineering Technology Katlyn Johnson Beecher City Associate in Arts Business Allie Stell Beecher City Associate in Arts Business Cohen Collins Bethany Associate in Applied Science Horticulture Production & Landscape Scott Miller Blue Ridge Associate in Liberal Studies Kayla Haslett Brownstown Associate in Science Conservation/Pre-Wildlife Peyton Richie Buckingham Associate in Arts Agriculture Transfer Crushion Stubbs Champaign Associate in Liberal Studies Amethyst Ames Charleston Certificate Cosmetology Dayse Brenes Villela Charleston Associate in Applied Science Medical Assistant Tamar Brookins Charleston Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Andrea Buell Charleston Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Josiah Estrada-Drum Charleston Associate in Applied Science Broadcast Communication Josiah Estrada-Drum Charleston Certificate Radio Broadcasting Matthew Griffith Charleston Certificate Basic Welding Abigail Held Charleston Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Lyndsy Hunt Charleston Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Nicole Johnson Charleston Associate in Arts Psychology Paige Nisbet Charleston Certificate Cosmetology Preston Shambo Charleston Associate in Applied Science IT-Network Administration Chandler Smith Charleston Associate in Arts Communication Studies Marla Villalobos Charleston Associate in Arts Pre-Nursing: BSN Transfer Natasha Wiley Charleston Associate in Arts Other Major Kayla Williams Cherry Associate in Applied Science Medical Coding & Health Information Kayla Williams Cherry Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Adam Service Cisne Certificate Renewable Energy Technician Victoria Caldwell Edgewood Associate in Applied Science Human Services – Health Andrew Brown Effingham Associate in Liberal Studies Andrew Brown Effingham Certificate Computer Technician Casey Clow Effingham Certificate Entrepreneurship Jamie Dillow Effingham Certificate Accounting Emily Durbin Effingham Associate in Arts Business McKenzie Gallagher Effingham Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Victoria Gormley Effingham Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Averee Greene Effingham Associate in Arts Psychology Aleah Hamilton Effingham Associate in Applied Science IT-Graphic Design Aleah Hamilton Effingham Certificate Desktop Publishing Liam Hammer Effingham Associate in Applied Science Automotive Technology Mariah Kramer Effingham Associate in Arts Elementary Education Alan Lovell Effingham Associate in Applied Science IT-Network Administration Dylan Ritz Effingham Associate in Arts Business Jared Roderick Effingham Associate in Applied Science IT-Computer Applications Jared Roderick Effingham Certificate IT-Digital Media Specialist Kailey Rush Effingham Associate in Applied Science Automotive Technology Teri Sapp Effingham Certificate Management Teri Sapp Effingham Certificate Accounting Stacey Sehy Effingham Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Jennifer Smith Effingham Certificate Accounting Wyatt Steffen Effingham Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Sam Thompson Effingham Associate in Arts Business Zachary Worman Effingham Associate in Applied Science Computer Aided Design Technology Garrett Tippit Findlay Associate in Applied Science Agriculture Production & Management Paige Tippit Findlay Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Sophie Zimmerman Findlay Associate in Arts Elementary Education Jerik Bishop Greenup Associate in Arts History Elijah Lamb Greenup Associate in Science Pre-Medicine Michael Reynolds Greenup Associate in Applied Science Renewable Energy Michael Reynolds Greenup Certificate Sustainable Energy Justin Wallace Greenup Associate in Applied Science IT-Network Administration Emily McBee Herrick Associate in Arts Undecided Kristen Rake Hidalgo Associate in Arts Business Gabriela Becerra Hindsboro Associate in Applied Science Human Services – Psychology Chavala McClenahan Hindsboro Associate in Arts Business Cory King Humboldt Associate in Arts Business Blake Lee Kansas Associate in Arts Physical Education Kaitlyn Rardin Kansas Associate in Liberal Studies Tieyeala Barnes Lynwood Associate in Science Pre-Physical Therapy Kenneth Noble Marshall Associate in Applied Science Management Kenneth Noble Marshall Certificate Entrepreneurship Kenneth Noble Marshall Certificate Management Kenneth Noble Marshall Certificate Business Development Kenneth Noble Marshall Certificate Professional Sales Kenneth Noble Marshall Certificate Marketing Gage Rager Marshall Certificate Basic Welding Joanna Carver Martinsville Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Kylie Zimdars Mason Associate in Arts Business Gage Beck Mattoon Certificate IT-Computer Applications Specialist Alissa Bell Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Horticulture Production & Landscape Alissa Bell Mattoon Certificate Horticulture Selah Brimner Mattoon Certificate Cosmetology Derek Brown Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Welding Derek Brown Mattoon Certificate Welding Technology Meah Butler Mattoon Associate in Arts Elementary Education Alicia Buttery Mattoon Certificate Cosmetology Kaden Cook Mattoon Associate in Science Pre-Engineering Dean Cope Mattoon Certificate Basic Welding Kyle Coulom Mattoon Associate in Arts Undecided Rhiannon Douglas Mattoon Associate in Science Bioscience Non-Teaching Lexi Dutton Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Early Childhood Care and Education Shelby Grissom Mattoon Certificate Cosmetology Amanda Imlay Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Medical Coding & Health Information Amanda Imlay Mattoon Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Alex Junge Mattoon Associate in Arts Pre-Nursing Brendon Miller Mattoon Associate in Applied Science IT-Programming Brendon Miller Mattoon Certificate IT-Programming Madison Milligan Mattoon Certificate Cosmetology Jade Pearce Mattoon Associate in Arts Criminal Justice Kynley Scott Mattoon Associate in Arts English Michael Thomas Mattoon Certificate Industrial Maintenance Ashly Thompson Mattoon Associate in Liberal Studies Veronica Tryon Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Medical Coding & Health Information Veronica Tryon Mattoon Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Jacob Upton Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Electronics Systems Specialist Teresa Urie Mattoon Associate in Applied Science Accounting Teresa Urie Mattoon Certificate Accounting Cheyanne Ward Mattoon Associate in Arts Other Major Molly Baker Neoga Certificate Cosmetology Amanda Phillips Neoga Associate in Liberal Studies Erika Roderick Neoga Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Emily Barrow Newman Certificate Cosmetology Lori Hunt Oakland Associate in Applied Science Medical Assistant Charlene Parsley Oakland Associate in Applied Science Medical Coding & Health Information Charlene Parsley Oakland Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Jordan Wright Oakley Certificate Cosmetology Linsaie Gatons Oconee Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Baylee Adams Pana Certificate Cosmetology Michele Anderson Pana Associate in Applied Science Human Services Isabel Carter Pana Associate in Arts Communication Studies Tyler Conlin Pana Associate in Arts Agriculture Transfer Alex Crawford Pana Associate in Applied Science Management Shayna Stremming Pana Associate in Applied Science Accounting Shayna Stremming Pana Certificate Accounting Patrick Beal Paris Certificate Basic Welding Sara Drake Paris Associate in Applied Science Accounting Sara Drake Paris Certificate Accounting Christina Duke Paris Associate in Applied Science Accounting Christina Duke Paris Certificate Accounting Christina Duke Paris Certificate Management Alexander Garcia Paris Certificate Basic Welding Teri-Rae Long Paris Associate in Liberal Studies Hillary Robison Paris Associate in Applied Science Medical Coding & Health Information Hillary Robison Paris Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Johnathan Sexton Paris Certificate Basic Welding Benjamin Schuler Pontiac Associate in Science Pre-Physical Therapy Sally Schirmer Prairie Village Certificate IT-Network Administration Jessica Carroll Ramsey Associate in Applied Science Accounting Jessica Carroll Ramsey Certificate Management Jessica Carroll Ramsey Certificate Accounting Brianna Kelly Ramsey Associate in Arts Business Maureen Bruns Rosamond Certificate Management Maureen Bruns Rosamond Certificate Professional Sales Maureen Bruns Rosamond Certificate Business Development Maureen Bruns Rosamond Certificate Marketing Deserae Allen Shelbyville Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Matthew Amerson Shelbyville Associate in Applied Science IT-Network Administration Blake Hayden Shelbyville Associate in Applied Science IT-Graphic Design Blake Hayden Shelbyville Certificate Desktop Publishing Tiffany Moeller Shelbyville Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Gabrielle Pierce Shelbyville Associate in Liberal Studies Cody Rodman Shelbyville Associate in Applied Science Horticulture Production & Landscape Cody Rodman Shelbyville Certificate Horticulture Whitney Thompson Shelbyville Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Amy Whitaker Shumway Associate in Applied Science Management Amy Whitaker Shumway Certificate Management Amy Whitaker Shumway Certificate Electronic Marketing Amy Whitaker Shumway Certificate Marketing Amy Whitaker Shumway Certificate Business Development Amy Whitaker Shumway Certificate Professional Sales Becca Turner Sigel Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Blake Mummel Sorento Associate in Arts Criminal Justice Mackenzi Tabbert Stewardson Certificate Cosmetology Layni Boyer Sullivan Certificate Cosmetology Colin Ernst Sullivan Associate in Applied Science Management Colin Ernst Sullivan Certificate Management Colin Ernst Sullivan Certificate Marketing Colin Ernst Sullivan Certificate Business Development Colin Ernst Sullivan Certificate Professional Sales Michael Gingerich Sullivan Associate in Applied Science Mechanical-Electrical Technology Michael Gingerich Sullivan Certificate Programmable Logic Controllers Caleb Lane Sullivan Certificate IT-Programming John Sentel Sullivan Associate in Science Conservation/Pre-Forestry Jessica Voyles Sullivan Associate in Arts Liberal Arts Madison Wall Sullivan Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Tiffany Wallis Sullivan Associate in Science Bioscience Non-Teaching Lucas Drees Teutopolis Associate in Applied Science Welding Amy Goeckner Teutopolis Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Claire Rhodes Teutopolis Certificate Cosmetology Emily Uthell Teutopolis Associate in Arts Business Molly Wendt Teutopolis Associate in Applied Science Accounting Molly Wendt Teutopolis Certificate Accounting Cole Jackson Toledo Associate in Arts Criminal Justice Tayler Brizendine Tower Hill Associate in Applied Science Associate Degree Nurse Alex Crawford Tower Hill Certificate Management Alex Crawford Tower Hill Certificate Entrepreneurship Alex Crawford Tower Hill Certificate Marketing Dean Link Tower Hill Associate in Applied Science Applied Engineering Technology Owan Patton Tower Hill Associate in Arts Undecided Allison Simpson Tower Hill Associate in Arts Communication Studies Savannah Barnes Tuscola Certificate Cosmetology Jeannette Dyer Tuscola Certificate Medical Coding Specialist Austin Hagen Watson Associate in Arts History Chelsea Coleman-Scott Windsor Associate in Arts Sociology/Social Work Mesa Cruz Windsor Associate in Liberal Studies
There’s Still Time to Enroll Posted on December 22, 2021 There’s still time to enroll for Spring! Even though the college is closed through Jan. 2, there are several things you can check off your to-do list. You can take the first step now by completing your intent to enroll at lakelandcollege.edu/enroll. While you wait, check out our Career Coach tool. This online resource is a way to connect interests to careers and majors. You can also take a virtual tour of campus, which includes a 360-degree experience. Start exploring today here. Remember to take a look at the many scholarship opportunities we have available! Click here for more information. Applications are due Feb. 1. When we return on Jan. 3, faculty and staff will be available virtually, or in some cases in person by appointment, to assist you. Visit lakelandcollege.edu/offices-and-services/ to connect with us beginning Jan. 3! Accounting/Tuition & Fees Payment 217-234-5214 mbailey1292@lakelandcollege.edu Admissions and Records 217-234-5434 admissions@lakelandcollege.edu Bookstore 217-234-5420 bookstore@lakelandcollege.edu Counseling Services 217-234-5232 counsel@lakelandcollege.edu Financial Aid and Veterans Services 217-234-5231 financialaid@lakelandcollege.edu New Student 217-234-5301 assessment@lakelandcollege.edu Placement Testing 217-234-5301 assessment@lakelandcollege.edu TRiO Student Support Services 217-234-5456 triosss@lakelandcollege.edu
Resources for Current Lakers Posted on We hope you have a wonderful winter break and look forward to welcoming you to the Spring Semester in January! Like you, our advisors, faculty and staff will be taking a break between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2. Here is some helpful information for the break, as well as when we return on Jan. 3. If you have been cleared to register by your advisor, you can register for classes in the Laker Hub. If you have not been cleared, you can email your advisor to request clearance. Visit your Advisement Information page in the Laker Hub. Here’s how! If you have not already returned them, mail your fall textbooks by Jan. 3. Print your spring book list or order your textbooks. Learn More Complete your scholarship application which is due Feb. 1. Click here or look for the link in the Laker Hub. When we return on Jan. 3, faculty and staff will be available to assist you. Visit lakelandcollege.edu/offices-and-services/ to connect with us beginning Jan. 3! Accounting/Tuition & Fees Payment 217-234-5214 mbailey1292@lakelandcollege.edu Admissions and Records 217-234-5434 admissions@lakelandcollege.edu Bookstore 217-234-5420 bookstore@lakelandcollege.edu Counseling Services 217-234-5232 counsel@lakelandcollege.edu Financial Aid and Veterans Services 217-234-5231 financialaid@lakelandcollege.edu New Student Orientation 217-234-5301 assessment@lakelandcollege.edu Placement Testing 217-234-5301 assessment@lakelandcollege.edu TRiO Student Support Services 217-234-5456 triosss@lakelandcollege.edu
Lake Land College Broadcasting Club holds successful food drive Posted on December 20, 2021 The Broadcasting Club at Lake Land College recently collected several boxes of non-perishable food items to donate to the Lake Land College Laker Food Pantry. The Broadcasting Club at Lake Land College recently collected several boxes of non-perishable food items to donate to the Lake Land College Laker Food Pantry. Pictured in the front row are Stephanie Sample, Sullivan and Chandler Smith, Charleston. In the back row are Paige Van Dyke, Louisville; Konner Remlinger, Martinsville and Anthony Vonderheide, Stewardson. “Nobody should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from, and being a part of a community that takes care of their own is really one of the best parts of being a Laker,” Broadcasting Club President Stephanie Sample said. “I’m honored to have been able to participate and support the wonderful work that our food pantry is doing. I’m hoping that more people can become aware of its presence on campus and know that it is there for them if they need it.” Sample said students in need of food and the mission of the Laker Food Pantry were topics with which she had personal experience. “As someone who grew up in a low-income household, I’m familiar with the helplessness that comes with having to go without,” Sample said. “My motivation for getting involved with the food drive was to make sure none of my peers ever had to feel that way as they go about the process of getting an education and sharpening their skills.” Communication Studies/Broadcasting Instructor and Station Manager of WLKL 89.9 FM Greg Powers also acknowledged the importance of the food drive. “This is a great opportunity for the club to give back to the community and understand the importance of volunteering,” Powers said. “Broadcasters are always involved in their communities and have the potential to do so much for the areas they serve.” The food drive is a month-long event put on every year by the club since 2008. To learn more about clubs and organizations at Lake Land College, visit lakelandcollege.edu/student-life. -30-