Lake Land College will welcome higher education faculty from across Illinois on Friday, October 17th, when it hosts the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s Faculty Advisory Council meeting. The sit-down will begin at 7:45 a.m. in Webb Hall, room 081, on the Lake Land College campus in Mattoon. The gathering brings together representatives from colleges and universities across the state to share ideas, discuss issues affecting higher education, and to strengthen collaboration among Illinois colleges and universities.

Lake Land College President Dr. Josh Bullock will open the meeting with his remarks. Following his introduction, instructors Tara Blaser, Philosophy and English, and Ed Thomas, Division Chair of Humanities and Communications and Speech and Communications instructor, will deliver a presentation titled “How Humanities Got a Glow-Up.” Their talk will highlight creative new recruitment efforts designed to attract a modern generation of students to humanities programs.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to tour several Lake Land College campus labs led by Greg Powers, Director of Broadcast Operations and Speech, as well as Communication and Broadcasting Instructor, and Beth Hartrich, Director of the Dental Hygiene Program and Instructor. Valerie Lynch, Senior Managing Director for the Illinois Board of Higher Education, will also present during the meeting.

The event is open to the public, and anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP by contacting English Instructor Matt Landrus at 217-234-5317 or by email at mlandrus@lakelandcollege.edu.

The Faculty Advisory Council represents educators from public universities, community colleges and private institutions across Illinois. The council provides input and guidance to the Illinois Board of Higher Education on statewide policy matters and educational initiatives. More information about the Faculty Advisory Council and its work is available at www.facibhe.org.