The LLCC Foundation invites students, faculty, staff, alums and retirees to nominate an outstanding full-time, tenured faculty member for the 2016 Drs. Raymond and Ann Pearson Master Teacher Award. This award annually recognizes an exceptional faculty member for his or her professional contributions to LLCC. A faculty member may receive the award one-time only.
Online nominations are now being accepted. Simply click here for the nomination form or log into Blackboard. Nominations must be submitted to the Foundation by Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
For more information stop by the LLCC Foundation, Level one, Menard Hall room 1214, call 786-2217 or e-mail LLCCFoundation@llcc.edu.
Dave Pietrzak, director of the Aviation program, was interviewed by the Springfield Business Journal for a story in the February edition about the program and upcoming expansion.
LLCC will be closed Monday, Jan. 18 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No classes are being held and all administrative offices at the Springfield campus and outlying locations will be closed. Classes and regular business hours resume at all locations Tuesday, Jan. 19
The American Cancer Society – Relay for Life recently awarded LLCC a plaque recognizing our support and dedication to their “mission of HOPE” for those in our community. The Relay for Life has been held on campus for the past three years. LLCC staff and personnel have worked closely with the committee to ensure a safe and successful event. Pictured are L to R: LLCC Police Sergeant Mike Hanson, Community Manager for the Relay For Life, Rachel Ray, and LLCC Facilities Reservations Technician Julie McKinney.
We encourage instructors to encourage their students to submit their best work in academic and creative writing and digital and fine art to the Lincoln Land Review. Of course, we are also interested in any other work students are proud of that they would like to submit. Students do not have to be currently enrolled in an English or Art class to submit; our last publication actually includes academic writing from a number of disciplines and personal work that students have created on their own!
Submissions will automatically be entered into the 2015-2016 LLCC Writing and Art Contest for a $50 prize in each category. Furthermore, publication in a campus literary journal looks great on a resume or college transfer application, while showcasing student work to the campus community and beyond.
Students can go to the Lincoln Land Review website to use our submission form: lincolnlandreview.org They can also submit to us or send specific questions directly to LincolnLandReview@llcc.edu.
Thanks for your support of student writing and art!
Cara Swafford, Associate Professor of English, 217-786-2398
The spring 2016 Instructional Technology and Distance Education department’s workshop schedule has been announced. There is a large number of workshops this semester, covering a variety of teaching and learning topics. We ask that you register in advance for each session you would like to attend. Please feel free to contact Becky Parton if you have any questions regarding these sessions.
Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars now for Professional Development day this semester – Tuesday, March 29. ITDE will be hosting the Innovation Celebration again this year on Professional Development Day. Information on how to participate will be coming soon.
Kevin Lust, director, Illinois Small Business Development Center at LLCC, discussed how to start a business in Illinois on Sports Radio 1450’s AM Springfield program Jan. 11, and will appear on Good Day Marketplace on FOX 55 this morning at 8:20.
Jamie Stout, director of Community Education, (and her dog!) are featured in an article in the current SO (Springfield’s Own) magazine.
Lisa Collier, associate vice president, enrollment services, was interviewed by WSMI Jan. 8 on the FAFSA and various forms of financial aid and scholarships.
The LLCC Board of Trustees met in special session yesterday afternoon and unanimously approved naming of a new aviation classroom building the Levi, Ray and Shoup, Inc. Aviation Center at Lincoln Land Community College.
The board’s special meeting preceded a press conference at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to announce a gift of $850,000 from Dick Levi of Levi, Ray and Shoup, Inc. to the LLCC Foundation to allow for construction of a new classroom facility adjacent to the current LLCC aviation center at the airport.
At the special board meeting, LLCC Chair Craig Findley noted the many years of work by former chair and long-time LLCC trustee Kent Gray in envisioning and planning for the expansion.
Mr. Gray joined the board in thanking Mr. Levi and Levi, Ray and Shoup for the generous and community-minded donation. “This gift will fulfill our long-held dream to improve our training facilities in the growing field of aviation mechanics. We will potentially be able to double the number of students we serve who can train for secure careers in the aviation maintenance field. We will have more room for classrooms, currently housed in modular structures, and outstanding spaces for hands-on technical training.”
The Springfield Airport Authority will own and oversee construction of the new facility, which is scheduled to begin this spring and open next fall.
At the press conference following the board meeting, Mr. Levi commented, “I am truly pleased and proud to make this gift to benefit students and the community.”
A number of LLCC aviation students who were on hand for the press conference have paid internships and offers to work at StandardAero, located at the airport, which was acquired last fall by Veritas Capital based in New York. At the time of the acquisition, the company announced an increase in hiring, and LLCC’s program puts students in a good position to compete for those expanding jobs.
LLCC’s 18-month aviation mechanics program, the only such program in central Illinois, prepares students to take the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification exam for airframe and power plant mechanics. The program emphasizes hands-on experience with the repair and maintenance of modern engines and airframes.
Classes in the program begin every January and August. The new program beginning January 19 still has openings for students.
More information on enrolling is available by calling Dave Pietrzak, director of aviation, at 217.544.4965 or 309.530.7372 or online at www.llcc.edu/aviation.
Facilities Services will be conducting tests of the fire sprinklers in the outreach centers today, 1/6/16. During these tests it will be necessary to periodically activate the fire alarm horns and strobes. Disruption will be kept to a minimum as much as possible and as always, we appreciate your patience.
