Register at no cost for NISOD virtual conference to be held April 28-30

Internal Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence. NISOD. Virtual. April 28-30, 2021.LLCC Academic Services has purchased an institutional license for NISOD’s 2021 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence to be held virtually April 28-30, 2021. The institutional registration allows all LLCC employees to register at no cost for this event.

Registering for the conference will allow you to engage in 70 live sessions, three general sessions, as well as a series of pre-recorded sessions and countless opportunities to connect with colleagues throughout the event. In addition, you will have access for 12 months to watch sessions you may have missed during the live event.

All you need to do to participate without cost is register for the conference on the NISOD site using your college email address.

This week’s AIeL workshops

LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning Spring 2021 Workshop Schedule
LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning spring 2021 professional development workshops are being offered in three different formats: online, live via Zoom and on-demand. Workshops cover both teaching topics and instructional technology tools. There are also many opportunities, both live and on-demand, to learn to use the new Canvas learning management system. Access links and view the spring 2021 AIeL workshop schedule.

In addition to the workshop schedule you will also find additional offerings from the Faculty-to-Faculty Support Team, including the new Virtual Faculty Break Room, offered twice a month, and Trivia Night – Pandemic Style.

This week the following are being offered:

  • Tuesday, April 13, 3-4 p.m. – Migrating Course Content from Blackboard to Canvas
  • Wednesday, April 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – AIeL Virtual Open Lab
  • Thursday, April 15, 2-3 p.m. – Assessing Information Literacy: Creating Assignments to Address Student Needs

Transfer Tuesday

This week’s Transfer Tuesday, from 1-2:30 p.m. on Zoom, features North Central College, University of Illinois – Springfield (UIS), Grand Canyon University and Bradley University. LLCC students looking to continue their education after graduation by transferring to a four-year institution can meet with a college representative, who will be able to show videos/pictures, share documents and talk with students.

Students interested in attending should contact their student success coach for more information and the Zoom link.

View the full Transfer Tuesday spring semester schedule.

2021 Distinguished Service Award nominations due April 19

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes more than the “employee of the year.” This award is given to LLCC employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values. Service is a matter of the job. Leadership can be provided in subtle ways. This award recognizes those who provide service and leadership beyond the minimum. Nominations should clearly describe what qualities exhibited by the nominees — through their performance, attitude, behavior and action — put them in the elite class of “Distinguished Service Award Recipient.”   

Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award will be selected from the nomination pool. If no one is nominated in a particular category, no award will be given. The committee does not widen the pool beyond those nominations received, so your nomination is important! The selection committee is comprised of past recipients of the award and other members of the college community. All employment classifications are represented. 

To make a nomination, please submit the nomination form (available on HR portal), along with an essay about the nominee. The essay can be as long or short as you want it to be. The quality of the writing is not what is important; what is important is providing concrete examples of the areas identified in the nomination form. Simply stating that the nominee exhibits these qualities is not sufficient. The information provided in the essay will be the basis of the evaluation for the selection committee. Nomination forms are due to HR by Monday, April 19, 2021. For more information, please feel free to contact Kim Elder at 217-786-2214 or kimberly.elder@llcc.edu. 

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Campus Cruise April 21

A series of virtual events for prospective students. Discover LLCC.
Prospective students are invited to participate in the Campus Cruise April 21, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at LLCC’s Springfield campus to learn more about the college’s programs, services and facilities.

Participants can take a tour of campus from their cars, accessing videos on their smartphones at various stops along the way. A map of the driving route and videos for each stop are available at www.llcc.edu/campus-cruise.

At one of the stops, participants will receive a packet of information, college swag and treats prepared by LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Prospective students who also complete an information request form on www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc will get a free T-shirt that they can pick up at the cruise.

As a part of Discover LLCC events, the college is also hosting virtual information sessions for prospective students and their parents to learn more about the many transfer and career programs at LLCC and how to get started. This month there are sessions on health care programs – April 13, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; transfer programs – April 14, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; and short-term career training programs – April 15, 3 and 6 p.m. Sessions are scheduled through July.

More information is available at www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc or by calling 217-786-2577.

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In the news

Michelle Burger, scholarship program and alumni services coordinator, talked yesterday morning on WMAY and WTAX about scholarships and the newly established Stand Together Scholarship from the LLCC Foundation that was recently awarded to Kylana Moore.

Commencement week events – order your free T-shirt now!

LLCC Commencement 2021. Drivent to Succeed. LLCC.As part of Commencement 2021, graduates are being invited to a Graduate Parade on the LLCC Springfield campus on Thursday, May 13, beginning at 6 p.m. (rain date Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m.). Students who have signed up for the Virtual Commencement will be sent invitations to participate in the Graduate Parade.

Participating faculty and staff will be assigned locations along the campus parade route. LLCC will provide faculty and staff with free T-shirts to wear at the event. The T-shirts have the theme “Driven to Succeed” with an original logo by Greg Walbert, graphic design manager. Complete the T-shirt order form by Thursday, April 15. (Even if you cannot participate in the event, you can order a free T-shirt.)

2021 graduates have also been invited to the LLCC Springfield campus Wednesday, May 12 and Thursday, May 13 (times are TBD) to a “selfie station” in the Trutter Center and at Outreach Centers. Students will sign up for a time so proper social distancing can be ensured. Virtual Commencement video, with speakers and photos of graduates, will debut online on Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m.

Latest edition of FORWARD

Lincoln Land Community College FORWARD Magazine April 2021. Picture yourself at LLCC Lincoln Land Community College.The latest edition of FORWARD magazine will soon be arriving in mailboxes throughout the LLCC district and is now available online! Read articles about LLCC Admission and Registration Service Representative Rashawn Jones‘ inspiring story of persistence, success coaches — a student’s go-to resource, Phi Theta Kappa, preparing leaders, respiratory therapists — saving lives on the front lines, upgrading a career with new online certificates, how the Workforce Equity Initiative is changing lives and building futures, tips from LLCC Applied and Emerging Technology experts, how LLCC helps families afford college, the LLCC Foundation Loyalty Circle, the NEA Big Read Sanagmon County and more. There is also a list of all LLCC degrees, certificates and short-term training opportunities as well as summer classes and Community Education classes.

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