Arts and Humanities invites everyone to the next film in the “Through a Different Lens” series Thursday, Nov. 10, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

“To Live” (1994)  follows the life of one family in China, from the heady days of gambling dens in the 1940s to the austere hardship of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. And through all of their fierce struggles with fate, all of the political twists and turns they endure, their hope is basically summed up by the heroine, a wife who loses wealth and position and children, and who says, “All I ask is a quiet life together.”

The film series is hosted by Ashley Green, Ph.D., assistant professor of English; Paul Van Heuklom, professor of English; and Joseph Hoff, Ph.D., professor of Spanish. There is no charge to attend.

 Marnie Record, workforce specialist, wrote “The Great Pumpkins of Illinois” for this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register.

The Jacksonville Journal-Courier ran this photo (left) Nov. 8 taken Monday of LLCC-Jacksonville sophomore Brock Reid stacking canned goods. The college is accepting non-perishable food items to be donated to the Jacksonville Area Community Food Center. The college also is a Toys for Tots drop-off center until Dec. 1 and, beginning at 10:30 a.m. today, a chili and hot dog sale will benefit United Way. Maryjane Million, enrollment operations coordinator, was interviewed regarding the efforts, all parts of the 50 Acts of Service associated with LLCC’s 50th anniversary.

The LLCC Chemistry Club would like to thank everyone who helped make our 4th annual Haunted Lab a success this year. We had over 150 kids registered, and nearly 300 people attended overall this year! Thanks to PRM, Office of Academic Innovation and eLearning, and the Student Life Office for help with publicity, registration, and fantastic posters/buttons/magnets for the event. And special thanks to all of the faculty and staff and their kids for coming to the event and making it so much fun!

LLCC has launched a community survey to gauge public opinion about the college. Employees are encouraged to send the link to organizations you belong to within the LLCC district.

The survey takes about five-10 minutes to complete and responders can remain anonymous. Those who include their name and email or phone will be placed in a drawing for a $50 gift card. Deadline to fill out the survey is Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

The survey can be accessed at: www.llcc.edu/survey

Note: This is a different survey than the PACE Campus Climate Survey recently conducted for employees.

KUDOS to these employees for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.

Anne Armbruster, Chris Barry, Victor Broderick, Julie Clevenger, Kim Eddings, Officer Aaron Finigan, John Gaston, Danny Guthals, Misty Hagstrom, Lindee Hall, Sergeant Mike Hanson, Richard Hayes, Beth Hoffmann, Tim Humphrey, Leslie Johnson, Susan Mendenhall, John Moore, Dave Ogden, Officer Tess Olson, Patty Petersen, Nicole Ralph, Kegan Sullivan, Marie Watson, Jill Whitney

Click Fall 2016 Award Winners to read what the above employees did and who nominated them.

The KUDOS award is an informal way to recognize the small and large ways our faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS. The next announcement will be at the end of fall semester.  Nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS tab in the upper right corner of LincIn.

We have begun the project to upgrade the cooling and battery systems in the communications area in the lower level of Menard.  This will involve drilling holes in the concrete slab systems at the southeast corner of the building.  We will begin on Wednesday morning (today) and will limit our drilling to the hours prior to 8 a.m.  We may use the periods between classes to drill a small pilot hole or two, but this will be on a limited basis.

We expect that the entire project will be completed in a matter of weeks, not months, and appreciate your patience.

Thank you.

Hugh Garvey, AVP Construction

786-9605

Please view the latest Phone Directory Addendum and note these recent personnel changes that occurred in October for the 2016 Phone Directory.

Join the Student Life Office at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 2, in the R.H. Stephens Room as we learn about Spanish culture and the art of salsa dance!

Presenter is Nelson Aguiar, associate director for English language acquisition/immigrants & Latino issues for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) in Springfield since 2009. He serves as a liaison for Latinos and immigrants and oversees multicultural and diversity issues for the ICCB.  Aguiar-Rivera utilizes his passion for assisting adult learners and expertise with the Spanish culture and language to benefit communities in Illinois and beyond.

Event is free for students, faculty and staff. Contact studentlife@llcc.edu with any questions.

Happy Birthday to all celebrating in November!

See which faculty and staff have birthdays this month.