Coaches in the Commons tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To encourage students to register early for fall semester classes, LLCC Student Success is hosting “Coaches in the Commons: Compete and Complete” tomorrow, April 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Students can compete in games to win prizes. Student success coaches are available to help students with questions about resources and scheduling appointments to meet with their success coach. Please encourage your students to stop by.

VALIC/AIG rep on campus April 19

Wednesday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
VP Conference Room, Menard Hall

David Jones, certified financial planner with VALIC/AIG Retirement, will be on campus for 30-minute account reviews to help you understand your options and for new enrollments.

  • 403b Plans
  • Roth 403b Plans
  • 457b Plans
  • Financial Planning
  • Retirement Planning

To register, go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 6303SPR11AB.

In the news

Nicole Ralph, associate vice president, human resources, and Josh Collins, assistant vice president, business relations, were interviewed for a story on the current labor market in the May edition of the Springfield Business Journal.

Dee Krueger, director, LLCC-Taylorville, was interviewed yesterday on the WTIM Morning show. She discussed summer and fall classes, Microsoft Office training and the three free summer programs.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Throughout this week, we are focusing on the work research of Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan documented in their book, “Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study on Sex, Power and Sexual Assault” on campus.

In the prologue of the book, Hirsch and Shamus define their use of the term “sexual citizens,” indicating it:

… denotes the acknowledgment of one’s own right to sexual self-determination, and importantly, recognizes the equivalent right in others. Sexual citizenship isn’t something some are born with and others are born without. Rather, sexual citizenship is fostered, and institutionally and culturally supported …. We mean a socially produced sense of enfranchisement and right to sexual agency.

Sexual citizenship focuses attention on how some people feel entitled to others’ bodies, and others do not feel entitled to their own bodies. As a social goal, promoting sexual citizenship entails creating conditions that promote the capacity for sexual self-determination in all people, enabling them to feel secure, capable, and entitled to enact their sexual projects; and simultaneously insisting that all recognize others’ right to self-determination.” (Kindle version, page xvi)

Want to talk more about the research and the authors’ recommendations? Plan on attending a LLCC community discussion led by Dr. Karen Sisk on Thursday, April 13, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons and via Teams. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches and a smart device to participate in an electronic conversation. Light snacks and water will be provided.

Additional information and resources on sexual assault are available on LLCC’s website. You may also contact Nikki Baker, compliance and prevention coordinator, at nikki.baker@llcc.edu or 217-786-3426.

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor from AIEL

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor topic from Magna Publications:
What Is the Best Citizenship Advice I Ever Received?

Presentation date: April 10, 2023, and on-demand for one week
View the presentation and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material: https://mondaymorningmentors.com.

NOTE: You will need to enter the following password in order to view this week’s program: citizenship854.

Access to the programs in the Monday Morning Mentor series is restricted to members of the subscribing institution. Any unauthorized use or access, including sharing access with faculty and staff not affiliated with the subscribing institution, is prohibited.

Bistro Verde open Tuesday and Wednesday

bistro verde in the Workforce Careers Center
Bistro Verde in the Workforce Careers Center is open Tuesday and Wednesday this week, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be closed Thursday, April 13, for a private event.

LLCC’s student-run restaurant offers a full-service lunch experience that features appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, coffees and drinks. View the menu. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by leaving a message at 217-786-2821 or by emailing BistroVerde@llcc.edu. Your phone or email reservation will be confirmed as soon as we are able.

Online to-go orders will be accepted, but we very much encourage guests to make a reservation and join us in person.

Each week student chefs will feature their own three-course Prix Fixe Menu. Check out LLCC Culinary and Arts program on Facebook for weekly specials and pictures.

Gaye Catlin returns to campus to speak to OTA students

Gaye Catlin in wheelchair, Dr. Cynthia Maskey, Scott Catlin and Occupational Therapy class posingDr. Cynthia Maskey, Gaye Catlin in wheelchair, Scott CatlinGaye Catlin, former assistant to Dr. Cynthia Maskey, dean of health professions, returned to campus Friday to speak to occupational therapy assistant students about her recovery from traumatic injuries suffered in a fall at her home in December, 2019. Accompanied by her husband, Scott Catlin, and Dr. Maskey, Gaye told students how important their work is, even though patients “may not like them at the time.” She encouraged them to be persistent yet understanding with patients as they work on various therapy strategies. She said they would be appreciated later when patients realized how their assistance helped them regain strength and mobility. 

Dr. Yvonne Cosentino, director, OTA program, said the visit was very special and valuable to her class. “Thank you to Dr. Maskey for arranging an OTA program guest speaker visit with Gaye Catlin. This is Gaye’s first visit back to Health Professions  after experiencing a lifechanging injury. Gaye and her husband  shared their very personal experience with students in the second year OTA cohort.  Students asked pertinent questions and received honest feedback from Gaye who went through an extensive rehabilitation process. This invaluable experience will support the future practices of our LLCC OTA students through an understanding of the rehab process from the perspective of the client. The OTA program is grateful for the time Gaye and Scott took away from their busy schedules and look forward to future visits! What a wonderful start to April, the National Occupational Therapy Celebration Month!”

 

Superfans softball game Thursday

Three LLCC softball players with the words: Loggers (logo) softball Thursday, April 13th, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. versus Moberly Area CC. Superfan game Come out to cheer on the Loggers and win prizes..Plan to attend the next Superfans game featuring softball Thursday, April 13, a doubleheader versus Moberly Area Community College starting at 2 p.m. Wear white!

Next week, the baseball Superfans game will be Wednesday, April 19 at 4 p.m. versus Lake Land College. Wear LLCC colors!

 

Book giveaway this morning as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault will be giving away copies of the book “Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study on Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus” to LLCC community members this morning from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Additional copies will be available in other campus locations. Named one of NPR’s best books of 2020, “Sexual Citizens” shares student perspectives on sex and sexual assault from more than 150 student interviews. NOTE: The book contains detailed descriptions of sexual assault.

More about the research and book is available in this interview with author/researcher Jennifer Hirsch on NPR and this podcast from National Sexual Violence Resource Center featuring the authors/researchers and a member of the NSVRC team.

An LLCC community discussion will be led by Dr. Karen Sisk, professor of English, on Thursday, April 13, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons or join via Teams. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches and a smart device to participate in an electronic conversation. Light snacks and water will be provided. This is a collaborative event hosted by LLCC Student Life and Compliance and Prevention.

Additional information and resources on sexual assault are available on the compliance and prevention webpage or contact Nikki Baker, compliance and prevention coordinator, at nikki.baker@llcc.edu or 217-786-3426.