Lincoln Land Community College has received a $10,000 grant from the Modern Language Association to help students connect what they learn in humanities classrooms with skills that can be used in their future careers.

LLCC was also the only community college selected to receive the distinction during the current grant cycle.

The project is called “Thinking, Deciding and Connecting From Classroom to Career: Amplifying Humanities’ Durable Skills.” Through the program, students will build skills including critical thinking, decision-making, communication and problem-solving through hands-on undergraduate research projects.

The pilot courses are being led by LLCC faculty members Marlene Emmons, Karen Sisk, Eric Stachera and Cara Swafford.

Students participating in the courses will also have the opportunity to demonstrate those skills to community workforce partners during a research symposium scheduled for December 10th.

The project will also include the development of digital and print guidebooks designed to highlight the long-term value of a humanities education and show how classroom experiences can translate into career opportunities. Students in Professor Laura Anderson’s graphic design class will help create the guidebooks as part of a hands-on learning experience.

Dr. Corrine Hinton, dean of LLCC Humanities, Arts, Communication and English, says humanities courses help students develop important skills such as critical thinking, communication and collaboration that are valuable in both their personal and professional lives.

She says the new project will help students better recognize and communicate those skills as they prepare for the workforce.

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