Greetings!
 

 

The students really came together this week as they decorated and co-hosted the breakfast and travelled to Effingham County for a day-long field trip.

 

Please consider joining us at the Business Solutions Center's Annual Reception  on Wednesday, November 14th from 4-6 pm at the Doudna on Eastern Illinois University's campus. Two additional students will be giving testimonials about their experience with the class and we will showcase winning YouTube videos created by the students. Here is the line-up for the week.

 

Monday, November 12th - Personal Accountability, 
LifeSpan Center, 11021 E. Co. Rd. 800N, Charleston

 

Tuesday, November 13th - Crucial Communications
With Don Davis - LifeSpan Center

  

Wednesday, November 14th - Breakfast Profit Analysis, Peer Evaluations - LifeSpan Center

  

Thursday, November 15th- Jamie Pilson of Pilson Auto Center - Pilson's Auto in Mattoon

Friday, November 16th - No Class - Veteran's Day
 
Please consider stopping by and visiting the class on your way to work. We meet daily from 7:30-9 am. The class's home base for this quarter is the LifeSpan Center on Loxa Road. Everyone is welcome!  


Coles Connected Leadership Breakfast

The Coles Connected Leadership Breakfast was a success! A special thanks to the CCEC students for all of their hard work in planning and organizing the event, and to everyone who joined us to make it so enjoyable!
   


Field Trip!
After a busy week for the students with all of the hard work they put into the organization of the Breakfast, we went on a fun-filled and educational field trip to visit businesses in Effingham! 


Tour of Mid-America Motorworks
With Jennifer Hinterscher
 
  
 


Tour of Midland States Bank LEED Building
With Lee Harms
 
 


Agracel
With Jack Schultz



Table Etiquette at Firefly Grill
With Dwight and Karen Erskine


Teambuilding at Prairie Training Center
With Frank Brummer
 
 


Class Investors


Adams Memorials

Advanced Digital Solutions

Anonymous (2)

Bella Vein Laser Center Medical Spa

City of Charleston

City of Mattoon

Coldwell Banker Real Estate

Commercial Electric

Consolidated Communications

Corrie Appraisal & Consulting, Inc.

Curry & Co.

Curry Construction

Dr. Dean and Jeanne Dau

Diepholz Auto Group

Doehring Winders & Co. LLP

Ealy's Real Estate Appraisals

Eastern Illinois Properties

First Federal Savings & Loan Association

First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust

First Neighbor Bank

Flesor's Candy Kitchen

General Electric

Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan LLP

Jerome C. Groniger

Jimmy John's/Clyde's Animal Clinic

Howell Paving, Inc.

Innovative Staff Solutions

Lake Land College

LD Mechanical Contractors

Lifetime Eye Care

Lorenz Supply Company

Marketing by Jones, LLC

MARS Petcare US

McDonald's of Coles County 

Midas

Mid-Illinois Concrete, Inc.

Pilson Auto Center 

Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC

Porter Auto Body

Reed's Fly-On Farming

Rexdon, Inc.

Company

Rural King Supply

Sarah Bush Lincoln 

Health System

Scholes Trucking, Inc.

Eli & Ann Sidwell

The Sparks Foundation

Unique Home Properties

United Graphics, Inc.

Upchurch Group, Inc.

Vantage Outsourcing

Veolia Environmental Services

Wells Fargo Advisors

West & Company, LLC

Other Financial Contributors