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full ceremony will include graduate recognitions and remarks from
Heartland President Keith Cornille, Board of Trustees Chair Becky
Ropp and two student speakers.
The Heartland Commencement ceremony will be held at Grossinger
Motors Arena (101 S. Madison St, Bloomington, IL). There are no
restrictions on the number of guests who can attend to celebrate
with graduates.
Grossinger Motors Arena will be enforcing a "clear bag policy" for
all attendees. It is recommended that guests are informed in advance
of this policy and also bring a clear bag for their belongings.
Further details regarding the clear bag policy can be found at
www.heartland.edu/graduation.
Two selected as student speakers
Commencement celebration will feature two student speakers who are
graduating this spring.
Marlphonsia Kimbembe moved to the United
States from Congo while only knowing how to speak French and signed
for her first ESL class in 2015. Since then, she has not only become
fluent in English, but also became employed full-time as a janitor,
took care of her four children, and passed the test to become a U.S.
citizen in 2019.
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Marlphonsia will be completing
her certificate in Construction Skills as a non-traditional
student and transferring to Illinois State University for
Construction Management.
Rodney Billerbeck II recently completed his term as the
2022-2023 Student Trustee, where he served as a contributing
member to the Heartland Board of Trustees.
While at Heartland was also a Student Ambassador, as well as an
active member of Professional Agricultural Students and
Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), winning
national titles in both clubs.
Billerbeck, a native of Cullom, IL, is a graduate of Tri-Point
High School and served as the 2019-20 Section 10 FFA President.
In the fall, Billerbeck will be attending Illinois State
University to pursue an Agricultural Business degree.
The Commencement ceremony will also stream online via the
Heartland Facebook and YouTube pages.
[Steve Fast
Assistant to the President, Public Information and Communication
Heartland Community College]
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