Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column, “All that’s new in grilling!”
Preparation for the line of march at Commencement 2023
It’s almost here … LLCC Commencement! And that means the line of march for faculty and administrators.
Each year we do our best to ensure that the line of march is accurate, and the line changes each year due to retirements, resignations and those individuals who have received permission to be excused from the ceremony.
As a reminder, if you are planning to be absent from the Commencement ceremony this year on May 12, please send an email to Dr. Warren requesting permission to be excused from the ceremony. This will help with the preparation for the line of march. The line of march will be published here two days before Commencement and will be posted at the BoS Center.
If you have questions, please contact Gailyn Draper at 217-786-2213 or gailyn.draper@llcc.edu.
Get tickets for Farmers Share Luncheon on April 17
The LLCC Agriculture Club is hosting its 10th annual Farmers Share Luncheon on Monday, April 17, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Lunch will be either a pulled pork or chicken breast sandwich, Nelson’s cheddar potatoes, green beans, cookies and tea, lemonade or water. One hundred tickets will cost $1, to represent the fact that farmers only receive 14% of the total cost of Americans food expenditures. Tickets will be sold in A. Lincoln Commons on April 12 at noon, or they can be ordered from Ag Club Advisor Bill Harmon at bill.harmon@llcc.edu. Ag trivia and door prizes will be offered during the meal.
Canvas open lab today
Canvas Open Lab
Tuesday, April 11
11 a.m. to noon in S0119
Zoom Link for Open Lab
Andy Mitkos, Director, Academic Technology Systems and Support
Gary Bach, Instructional Technology Specialist
Attend the Canvas Open Lab and ask the AIeL team your Canvas questions and for any additional help with Canvas you may need. The Canvas Open Lab will be held both in person and virtually via Zoom.
Registration is not required for open labs.
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.
April is National Minority Health Month
A reminder that April is National Minority Health Month. Visit the Health and Wellness tab on the HR portal to review this week’s topic on health literacy. The two available Ted Talks provide information on the meaning of health literacy and its importance.
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.