A Walk the Walk event is being held today at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Bring a coworker, a new employee or just yourself to not only meet your daily activity needs but learn more about the benefits of physical activity. Meet in front of Cass Gym to join the event.
Next week is PTK Awareness Week
Students are invited to join Phi Theta Kappa in activities to learn more about what members do. Please help spread the word!
Tuesday, Sept. 5
PTK & Play — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons (or outside, weather permitting) — sandwiches, snacks and games
Chapter Meeting & Game Night— 5:30-7 p.m. in R.H. Stephens Room — This chapter meeting is open to all and will be a time to enjoy playing games and getting to know each other. The event is co-sponsored by the LLCC Games Club.
Wednesday, Sept. 6
PTK will have a table at the Club Info Fair (10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons).
Thursday, Sept. 7
PTK Provisional Member Drive — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons — Sign up for a Phi Theta Kappa provisional membership for $5 (good for one semester)! The first 50 students to sign up will receive a goody bag.
Spirit Day is coming up on Sept. 6
LLCC Student Life is hosting a variety of activities to kick off the fall 2023 semester. Please help spread the word to students about these opportunities!
Sept. 6 is Spirit Day with an LLCC T-shirt (or other LLCC item) exchange. If you have items to contribute, please contact the Student Life office or drop them off there.
Next week’s activities
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room — Finding Your True Colors — Gather with other Loggers for a lunch conversation centered on personality and how learning about ourselves can be of help in many areas. Lunch provided to students! Space is limited.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons — Spirit Day and Club Info Day — Visit with student clubs to learn about ways to get involved, and join in an exchange of LLCC branded items!
Thursday, Sept. 7, 4-5 p.m. (arrival) at Knight’s Action Park — Field Trip — Take some time to unwind after a busy few weeks! Student Life will be at the register ready to treat students (and their plus-ones) to mini golf or a couple of other activities.
Also, ongoing from through Sept. 8, there is Back to School Bingo. Students can complete tasks/challenges to mark off spots on a bingo card and potentially win a prize! A new card will launch each week, and students can participate from anywhere. Cards are posted on the Lincoln Landing app.
In the news
Mackenzie Bryant, recruitment specialist, was interviewed for this evening’s Friday Night Rivals game featuring Maroa-Forsyth at Auburn to be broadcast on the CW 23. Her interview will be played during one of the breaks in the game, which begins at 7 p.m. She discussed the beginning of the school year and the upcoming LLCC Open House Oct. 9. LLCC is the education sponsor of Friday Night Rivals.
Hannah Werth, head coach, volleyball and sports information specialist, was interviewed on 1450.com’s podcast “The download with DP” Aug. 31. She spoke about her volleyball career and coaching at LLCC.
HR advertising for compliance and prevention coordinator
LLCC Human Resources office is advertising for a compliance and prevention coordinator. Full details on this and all other open positions can be viewed on the HR employment page.
Show off your artwork at the LLCC Art After Hours Exhibit this fall
Your artwork IS good enough! Show it off by participating in the Springfield Area Arts Council’s Art After Hours (AAH) program (formerly known as On My Own Time).
Artwork entry form and fees will need to be submitted by Monday, Sept. 25 to the LLCC coordinator (Misty Schierer). Artwork is due to the LLCC coordinator by Monday, Oct. 16.
2023 Employee Entry Form
2023 Guidelines
2023 Categories
LLCC’s in-house exhibit will be featured on the LLCC-Springfield campus in October/November. The artist of the favorite piece at LLCC will win the LLCC People’s Choice Award and receive a $100 Visa gift card courtesy of the Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Museum.
This unique program provides LLCC faculty and staff an opportunity to display original art they have created outside the office. There will be an in-house exhibit at LLCC followed by a city-wide exhibit showcasing first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions. The fee assists SAAC with costs of the AAH program.
Misty Schierer, 217-786-2466, Misty.Schierer@llcc.edu
Happy birthday to those celebrating in September!
See which faculty and staff have birthdays in September.
Year-end progress update form due tomorrow
As a reminder, in an effort to gather progress information for the last fiscal year’s initiatives, we have created a simple Year-End Progress Update Form for your completion. This will serve as a close-out for all FY23 Planning & Budgeting Projects. The updates should be submitted by the end of the day tomorrow, Sept. 1.
If you submitted a project request during FY23 Planning & Budgeting Process, you will be required to submit year-end progress update information for approved projects. Updated FY23 Planning & Budgeting documents are available on SharePoint. Budget Maintenance requests are excluded from this process.
Please access the SharePoint form and provide progress information for each of your FY23 projects. The form is filtered to display the project ID numbers that you will need to respond to. Select a project ID number, provide the necessary information, include supporting documents as attachments and submit the form. As each project ID is completed, it will be removed from the drop down list on the SharePoint form.
All submitted forms will be routed directly to your VP for review. Your responses should include specific evidence to support your project progress.
If you have questions about what type of specific support, please contact Karie Longhta. If you have any problems with accessing the SharePoint page, contact Megan McCann.
Bistro Verde reopens Sept. 5
Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student-led café, reopens Sept. 5 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Sept. 5-Oct. 5, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks.
From Oct. 24-Nov. 16 (closed Nov. 7), the café transforms into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience. The full-service lunch features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, drinks and chef inspired dishes that are prepared from scratch using high quality ingredients and finished with creative flair. Reservations are recommended.
The menu as well as ordering and reservation information are available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC campus in Springfield.
In the LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts program, part of a student’s learning experience is to run a working café that is open to the public. LLCC offers an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts and in hospitality management and services. Professional certificates offered include first cook, culinary manager, baking and pastry, hospitality professional and hospitality supervisor. LLCC also offers non-credit cooking and baking classes, as well as dinners at Bistro Verde.
LLCC sponsors chamber job fair
LLCC was the presenting sponsor for the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Job Fair Aug. 29 at the Crowne Plaza. Participating at the LLCC display were Tina Compton, employee recruitment coordinator; Mac Warren (organizer), assistant director, recruitment and response; Kirsten Taylor, director, enrollment and benefits; Mike Murphy, Chamber president and CEO; Dr. Yvonne Cosentino, program director, occupational therapy assistant; Josh Collins, assistant vice president, business relations. (Also participating but not pictured was Jeff Martin, workforce recruitment and placement coordinator, and Karina Moore, health professions recruiter.)