The June safety tip brought to you by the Environmental Health & Safety Team:

Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function which can cause death within minutes. Each year nearly 360,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital with over 80 percent of those happening at home.
The American Heart Association (AHA) lists the following as signs of cardiac arrest:
– A sudden loss of responsiveness
– No normal breathing

Click HERE to learn what to do if these signs are present and find more resources about responding to cardiac arrest.

The Cultural Awareness Team has posted minutes from meetings held January-April.  Click HERE to view full minutes and see what CAT has been up to during the Spring semester!

The Sustainability Team held a meeting May 6, at which they discussed deer populations issues on campus.  View the full minutes for details.

Minutes have been posted from the Shared Governance Council meeting recently held on May 5, 2014.  View the minutes to learn about actions taken regarding the dissolution of the Professional Development Team.

March minutes also provide some discussion of the issue.

The May safety tip brought to you by the Environmental Health & Safety Team:

Injuries to the back can be some of the most debilitating and can make even the simplest task nearly impossible. Many physical occupations place significant demands on your back and even routine office work can cause or worsen back pain.

Fortunately, you can take steps to prevent back pain and injuries. Click HERE to learn more!

The spring issue of the Assessment newsletter is available HERE or by visiting the CELT website.  In this issue, get to know your assessment coordinators and learn more about what’s going on in assessment at LLCC.

The Curriculum Team met April 25. Click HERE to learn about recommendations discussed and approved by the team at this meeting.

At the February 25 Assessment Team meeting, members reported updates from the Standardized Test Workgroup, GEAR Workgroup and Steering Workgroup. View the minutes for more info.

At the March 17 Environmental Health & Safety Team meeting, discussion was held regarding rooms for nursing mothers and adding bag hooks to Library restrooms.  View the full minutes to read about these topics and more.

The Curriculum Team met on March 28.  Click HERE to view the recommendations that came out of that meeting.

The Sustainability Team met April 1 to finalize plans for Earth Week activities as well as discuss projects related to the prairie restoration area.  Click HERE for details in the full minutes.

At the March Shared Governance council meeting, a recommendation regarding the Professional Development Team was drafted and the council heard an issue regarding faculty taking classes that was recently put before Faculty Senate.  The council also heard about a new Student Success Workgroup and planned for Team elections in April.  Look out for an email from your constituency for a chance to volunteer or nominate coworkers for positions on the 7 Teams!  Click HERE to view the full meeting minutes.