Lincoln Trail College is pleased to announce a new and exciting opportunity for community members to embark on a creative journey with a Beginning Knitting class. This hands-on course is designed for individuals eager to explore the world of knitting and develop essential skills while crafting beautiful projects.

Lincoln Trail College is excited to offer a unique opportunity for individuals with a flair for the dramatic. The College will be hosting a six-week Improv Class, offering students the chance to hone their acting and improvisational skills in a fun and supportive environment. 

Students in Olney Central College’s Welding Program are gaining real-world experience through projects that are benefiting not only the college, but the community. Instructor Curtis Marshall said students spent numerous hours this semester on the fabrication of two new batting cages for the OCC Baseball team. Baseball Coach Phil Britton received an OCC Foundation mini grant to help fund the updates and requested Marshall’s assistance with the project.

Olney Central College is expanding opportunities for young musicians through its new Children’s Choir directed by Keegan Tucker. An elementary music teacher in Robinson, Tucker has been active for many years in the Olney Central College Theater and helps facilitate its Summer Children’s Theatre Workshop, which is held in conjunction with the Olney Arts Council.

The Olney Central College Community Choir will present its Holiday Pops Concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 in the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center. Director of Choral Activities Dr. Andrew Pittman said this year’s event will feature a lighter fare of holiday favorites including Winter Wonderland, All I Want for Christmas is You, You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch and Christmas Time is Here from the 1965 animated television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Students from 22 different countries came to Lincoln Trail College on November 17 for IECC’s Annual Thanksgiving Meal. International students from each campus are invited to participate in the event and they were joined by several American students, including some from the TRIO Student Support Services program.

Members of the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society put a focus on mental health for their fellow nursing students. They put on a special event on November 13 where students in the nursing program could visit a variety of stations and learn about mental health topics and study tips.

Olney Central College Professor David Denton will explore the most recent developments in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy during a presentation at 6 p.m. on November 21 in the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center at OCC.

Lincoln Trail College business students had the opportunity to learn about a venture that’s made the Guinness Book of World Records and another that’s headed by an LTC alumnus. The students took separate trips that took them to visit Casey, Ill. to learn about their Big Things in a Small Town and to The Woods Event Center located between Robinson and Oblong.  

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges received high marks from Intelligent.com, as the education research website ranked Frontier Community, Lincoln Trail, Olney Central and Wabash Valley among the top community colleges in Illinois and the nation.