Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student-run café, will be open during the fall 2021 semester as Bistro To Go. It will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Sept. 14-Nov. 18 (except for Nov. 2). You are invited to enjoy takeout soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks prepared by LLCC culinary arts, baking and pastry, and hospitality students.
Orders can be placed in-person at Bistro Verde. Online ordering will also be available.
Taylor Vazquez has joined LLCC as a library specialist. She most recently worked as the circulation supervisor at University of Illinois Springfield Brookens Library where she also worked with reference and instruction. Taylor earned a master’s in library science form University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She can be reached at taylor.vazquez@llcc.edu. Welcome Taylor!
Looking to brush up your Word or Excel skills? LLCC-Medical District is offering Microsoft Office classes on Word and Excel this fall. All classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The cost is $95 per person for each class (budget manager approval required). To get more information on class outlines and to register, email llccmedicaldistrict@llcc.edu or call 217-524-6749.
This number represents the number of lives saved by blood donations from LLCC over the last few years. LLCC Student Life is happy to announce that we are partnering with ImpactLife once again for a blood drive. Our first blood drive of the year will be on Monday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Trutter Center.
One big change for this year is that appointments are required to donate blood. For those who donate, ImpactLife will give donors their choice of a Retro T-Shirt or gift card as a thank you. So, please help Student Life meet our donation goal of 20 units and continue growing the number of lives our college community has saved.
Brooke Greenwood joined LLCC Monday as a nursing skills lab professional, health professions. She completed her education at Culver-Stockton College and has worked at St. John’s Intermediate Care, Concordia Village and Springfield Clinic. Brooke can be reached at brooke.greenwood@llcc.edu or 217-786-2867.
Kay Sill is also a new nursing skills lab professional, health professions at LLCC. She graduated from LLCC’s ADN program, and earned a bachelor’s degree from SIUE and a master’s degree in nursing from Spring Arbor University. Prior to coming to the college, she served as director of nursing at Bright Star Care. Kay can be reached at kay.sill@llcc.edu or 217-786-2871.
Welcome Brooke and Kay!
Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Shana tovah! Try this traditional Jewish holiday pudding.”
Results from the fall 2020 Revealing Institutional Strengths and Challenges (RISC) survey administration are available on the IRE SharePoint site. We participated in this national survey to identify campus offices that excel in helping students succeed and pinpoint where our students experience obstacles. Please take some time to review the documents. You will learn what our students identified as institutional strengths and challenges.
Each week, Academic Innovation and eLearning is sending out a link to a different Monday Morning Mentor program by MAGNA Publications. Each topic is presented by respected academic peers and covers timely and relevant topics in only 20 minutes — brief enough to fit busy schedules, but long enough to deliver valuable, actionable content. The weekly videos and support materials will be available for a full week so you may view at a time that is convenient for you.
This week’s topic:
How Can Understanding Group Dynamics Lead to Better Group Work?
Presentation date: Aug. 30, 2021 and on-demand for one week
Link to the presentation: mondaymorningmentors.com
From this link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor and access the transcript, handouts and supplemental material. These materials are only available for the week of the presentation.
NOTE: You will need to enter a password in order to view the program. See Monday’s email from Becky Parton for the password, or contact becky.parton@llcc.edu.
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.
David Jones, certified financial planner with VALIC/AIG Retirement, will be on campus Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the VP Conference Room of Menard Hall. To schedule a 30-minute appointment for an account review and to provide information about your options and new enrollments, go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 6303SPR11AB.
