The first of two wellness screening/flu shot clinics on campus is being held today. The other clinic is scheduled for Oct. 21. These clinics are open to all benefit-eligible employees and their spouses. Benefit-eligible employees who complete the wellness screening, including the online health risk assessment, will receive a $50 Visa gift card. Full details of this event are provided in the guide emailed by HR.
Deer hunting near campus
The City of Springfield’s City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), with assistance from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), will begin (starting Oct. 1) allowing archery deer hunting on specific properties around Lake Springfield this year to lower the overpopulated white-tailed deer herd. These areas include CWLP property that borders the main campus (view map).
Canvas Communication
Please read below to learn about today’s Academic Innovation and eLearning workshop, some upcoming new and updated features in Canvas and to view another video from the Canvas “Did You Know?” video series from the AIeL team.
Noteworthy Advice from Canvas Pilot Faculty, Oct. 4
Current online faculty participating in the Online Proficiency Program can receive one point for successful completion of this workshop. Register for Noteworthy Advice from Canvas Pilot Faculty.
Monday, Oct. 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Delivery – Virtual (Zoom)
Brian Douglas, DNP, professor, nursing
Rebecca Miller, assistant professor, psychology
Join Becky Miller and Brian Douglas, two members of the Canvas Pilot Faculty Team, to hear their lessons learned and advice for using Canvas efficiently for you and your students. This session will also include time for Q & A.
Canvas Release Notes, Oct. 16
Instructure periodically releases information on new and updated features for the Canvas Learning Management System. This Canvas communication is to make you aware of notable new and/or updated Canvas features planned for Oct. 16, 2021. More information on these and other updates can be found on the Canvas Release Notes Page.
New Features
Navigation – Sticky Navigation Menus – All Users
- The Account, Course and User Navigation menus remain sticky and are always visible on their respective pages.
- This change allows users to access the menus at any time.
- Watch a video overview of the Sticky Navigation Menu feature
SpeedGrader – Submission Status Label Edits – Instructors
- Submission status labels can be edited in SpeedGrader
- This change allows graders to change the submission status for a student’s assignment directly in SpeedGrader
- Watch a video overview about this editing feature
Updated Features
User Settings – Microsoft Immersive Reader – All Users
- The Microsoft Immersive Reader button can be enabled in User Settings, if not already enabled by the institution. Additionally, the Reader is supported in Assignments, the Course Home Page and the Syllabus.
- This change allows additional resources to be used with the Microsoft Immersive Reader.
- Watch a video overview on the Immersive Reader feature
Did You Know? Video
The following video gives an overview of adding an assignment and viewing it in your Calendar in Canvas.
Basket Recipients from the Assessment Fair
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Assessment Fair on Friday, with a special thanks extended to those who volunteered as presenters. Winners of the baskets included:
- Coffee Basket – Kari Mason, director, LLCC-Jacksonville
- Foundation Basket – Debbie Bell, custodial operations supervisor
- Lincoln Basket – Cathleen Ferguson, associate professor, nursing
- Syrup/Jams Basket – Taylor Littig, student success coach I
- Soups Basket – Andrea DeRosa, financial aid advisor
- Sauces/Breads Basket – Dee Krueger, director, LLCC-Taylorville
- Chocolates Basket – Sarah Laurent, instructor, nursing
LLCC Workforce Institute offers fall solar classes
Registration is now open for classes in solar photovoltaics and solar site assessor training offered by the Workforce Institute at LLCC. The classes involve online coursework followed by an in-person, on-campus lab in December.
Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics covers the basics of solar electricity, how photovoltaic systems work, identifying necessary components, evaluating the solar window, investigating energy efficiency recommendations and researching systems costs. The course involves approximately eight hours of online coursework and a two-hour face-to-face lab the morning of Dec. 11. Cost is $135.
Site Assessor Training is an approximately 10-hour online course demonstrating how to perform a PV site assessment for a home or small business. Topics covered include load profiles and consumption history, energy efficiency and fuel switching opportunities, site-specific shade analysis and client financing options. It is followed by an in-person, on-campus lab the afternoon of Dec. 11. Cost is $195.
Registration for these classes is available by calling 217-786-2292.
The classes will also be offered in the spring.
LLCC in Litchfield and Taylorville to host financial aid events
LLCC-Litchfield, 1 Lincoln Land Drive, will host Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from 4-8 p.m. LLCC-Taylorville, 800 S. Spresser, will host Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 4-8 p.m. The events will assist high school seniors and their parents/guardians in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
An online registration form and more information on documents to bring to the event are available at www.llcc.edu/litchfield or www.llcc.edu/taylorville. Registration is also available by calling 217-786-3401 (Litchfield) or 217-786-2754 (Taylorville).
Current LLCC students who will be attending college next year are invited to attend as well. Prospective students may take a tour of the facilities and get assistance with enrollment steps.
“Catch a Student Doing Something Right” program
The LLCC Police Department recently began a new program in which officers are on the lookout, “catching students” doing something right! The officers are trained at observing people’s behaviors and actions and have already “caught” several students doing things such as holding doors open for others or picking up trash. They have even caught one student helping another student change a flat tire. Each student that is “caught” is given either a gift card for a free Quiznos’ sandwich or a free “I Got Caught” T-shirt.
Today is Institutional Improvement Day/Campus Assessment Day
Time | Activity | Location |
---|---|---|
9-10 a.m. | Welcome and Keynote – Dr. Tia Brown McNair
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices and student success. She is the lead author of “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education” (January 2020) and “Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success” (July 2016). |
Student Union
In-person attendance is strongly encouraged, but a remote option via Zoom is available. |
10-10:30 a.m. | Break | NA |
10:30 a.m. to noon | Assessment Fair
Join your colleagues to discuss their improvement efforts (Poster Descriptions/Table Map). Faculty and staff will share their operational improvements, metrics or learning outcome work. |
A. Lincoln Commons |
Noon to 1 p.m. | Lunch on your own | NA |
1-4 p.m. | Assessment Workshop
Departments work on their own to report on analysis of last cycle’s data, plans to move forward with action based on assessment, etc. Consider reporting your afternoon work via our Try It, Track It tool, found on the IRE SharePoint site. |
Department specific locations – contact your supervisor. |
Register for Wellness Screening and Flu Shot Clinic
As a reminder, there is still time to sign up for the wellness screening/flu shot clinic on Monday, Oct. 4. There is another clinic scheduled for Oct. 21 as well. These clinics are open to all benefit-eligible employees and their spouses. Benefit-eligible employees who complete the wellness screening, including the online health risk assessment, will receive a $50 Visa gift card. Full details of this event are provided in the guide emailed by HR.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, domestic violence is defined as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of domestic violence is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the other. (from https://ncadv.org/learn-more)
Abusers use these tactics and more in a systematic pattern to exert control and power over their intimate partner or family member. Domestic violence affects people from all walks of life, regardless of gender, orientation, socioeconomic status, age, race or nationality. We all have a part in stopping it. The first step is recognizing what domestic violence is and saying something if you see it happening.
During the month of October, there will be many virtual events, as well as news stories and social media events to increase awareness. We encourage you to get involved and learn more.
Thank you for all you do for our students!
– LLCC Student Success staff
Links
Below are links with more information to Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2021:
- breakthecycle.org
- nomore.org/campaigns/dvam
- nationaltoday.com/national-domestic-violence-awareness-month
Help
If you or someone you know needs help, please use the following numbers:
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Sojourn Shelter and Services
217-726-5200 (24-hour hotline)
TTY: 217-726-7385
1-866-help4dv (435-7438)
Lincoln Land Community College — confidential advisor
LLCC Title IX Coordinator
Contact: Leslie Johnson, AVP Student Success, 217-786-2848