All are welcome to join LLCC’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s team for a fun and engaging lunch. Here’s how it works:

• Save the date for Wednesday, Sept. 20, at noon in Millennium, Room 2203.
• Before work that day, make a brown bag lunch (feel free to get creative and decorate your bag while also listing any allergies like nuts, gluten, citrus, etc.).
• When you arrive to the event, add your brown bag lunch to the others on the table and grab a number.
• Once everyone arrives, each person gets to pick a bag not knowing what is in it. You can either eat what is in your bag, or trade with another person (kind of like elementary school when you traded with your friends).
• If you feel inclined, donate the money you saved from not going out to lunch that day to a charity. We are biased, but we love LLCC’s Team Loggers supporting the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®!

Any questions? Reach out to Leslie Johnson at leslie.johnson@llcc.edu.

Join the Data Governance Council (DGC) for the first Data Byte conversation of the fall semester at 11:10 this morning in Millennium Center, Room 2203. This month’s focus will be the rurality of the LLCC student body.

The fall series will take place on the second Tuesday of each month: Oct. 10 (scholarships);  Nov. 14 (probation/suspension students); and Dec. 12 (employees). All will be held in Millenium Center, Room 2203 from 11:10-11:50 a.m. Feel free to bring your lunch. Or maybe you’ll be the lucky attendee who wins a Quiznos lunch!

LLCC Institutional Research and Effectiveness staff are available during dedicated drop-in hours weekly during the fall semester. Stop by MCTR 2215 on Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. Bring your questions or requests regarding Zogotech, Navigator and Power BI. We look forward to seeing you! Those with a need to meet virtually should contact IRE for a Teams meeting link.

Dr. Carmen Allen, professor of computer science, was interviewed on WTAX Sept. 11 regarding SkySoar Fest, an outdoor showcase of radio-controlled flyers and drones which will be held this Friday, 1-3 p.m. on campus.

Leslie Stalter, professor of art, gave a presentation to a visiting Lego League group on the intersections between art and technology last Friday afternoon. Thanks to copious amounts of behind the scenes assistance from Patrick Wheeler, arts and communication Fab Lab technician, middle school students from three different schools got a demonstration on the two different kinds of 3D printers in the Fab Lab and the positives and negatives of using each.

This semester’s LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning workshops focus on current topics in teaching and learning and have been arranged below by topic. Open labs will also be offered. Detailed session descriptions, including presenters and registration information, can be found on the AIeL Portal Page.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• Sept. 18 – Perspectives on AI: ChatGPT as a Threat or a Challenge?
• Oct. 2 – Perspectives on AI: An Open Conversation With Faculty on the Impact of AI in Higher Education
• Nov. 8 – Artificial Intelligence AI Virtual Summit

Innovative Teaching Strategies

• Oct. 11 – Flip This Class! Increasing Student Engagement Through Flipped Classrooms
• Sept. 14, Oct. 24 and Nov. 29 – H5P Innovation Playground

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Sept. 26 – Accessible Content in Canvas
• Oct. 20 (Part 1) and Nov. 3 (Part 2) – Introduction to Anti-Bias Antiracist Education
• Self-paced, asynchronous (registration closes Oct. 13) – Establishing a Sense of Belong in Online Courses

Open Labs

• Sept. 27, 4-5 p.m., Workforce Careers Center, Room 1169
• Oct. 17, 11 a.m.-noon, Sangamon Hall, Room 2309
• Nov. 16, noon-1 p.m., Logan Hall, Room 1139
• Dec. 4, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Menard Hall, Room 2229