04.14.21

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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04.14.21

In the news

Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., LLCC president, is featured in the April edition of the Springfield Business Journal in its Q & A with a local community leader. Brenda Elliott, director, apprenticeship programming, was interviewed for the article “LLCC apprenticeship program builds tech skills.”

Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Experimenting with a new air fryer.”

04.14.21

Congratulations to Emily Orrick!

Emily Orrick. Lincoln Land (IL)The NJCAA has announced two honorees to be inducted into the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Former student-athlete Emily Orrick of Lincoln Land Community College and head coach Paula Wiedemann of West Plains, Missouri have been admitted to the 2021 class.

At LLCC from 2011-12, Orrick was known to be one of the most dominant volleyball players at the two-year college level. Her dedication to the sport of volleyball has earned high levels of success as a player and a coach.

Orrick began her collegiate career with the Loggers in 2011, playing for two seasons. Her accomplishments consist of a lengthy list of regional and conference selections, including: two-time NJCAA All-America honoree, two-time All-Region 24, an All-Conference selection for LLCC, and she was named the conference’s freshman of the year in 2011.

Today, Orrick continues to hold LLCC’s program records and has maintained her status as one of the best players to come out of the program. She currently holds the LLCC career record for digs with 2,048, and led the NJCAA in digs in both the 2011 and 2012 seasons. She was the first two-time All-American in LLCC history and was a valuable part of the team that led the Loggers to its first NJCAA DII Volleyball Championship appearance in program history in 2012.

Upon finishing at LLCC, Orrick went on to play for the Illinois State Redbirds. While there, she received numerous honors and proved herself an undeniable asset on the court.

Orrick went on to work for the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) volleyball staff as a graduate assistant where she earned a master’s degree in kinesiology and sports studies with a sport management focus. Following her time at ETSU, Orrick joined the University of Alabama volleyball staff as its director of operations in 2019. Orrick continues to work for the University of Alabama as the operations coordinator and assistant coach.

Jim Dietz, LLCC’s head volleyball coach, nominated Orrick for the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Dietz has spoken to Orrick’s abilities stating that she is the best libero to ever play at the NJCAA level.

Read more on the NJCAA.org website.

04.13.21

Discover LLCC

A series of virtual events for prospective students. Discover LLCC.
Discover LLCC virtual events continue today, April 13. Prospective students have the opportunity to learn more about LLCC’s many health care degree, certificate and short-term program opportunities during virtual sessions at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Transfer programs will be featured in sessions on April 14 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and future students can learn about short-term career training programs on April 15 at 3 and 6 p.m.

Prospective students are also 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. 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.

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

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04.13.21

Photo contest for students

Two photos are displayed side-by-side. Each photo shows a student wearing a mask holding a colorful cardboard frame with the Lincoln Land Community College logo in the bottom right corner. Underneath the photos reads "Photo contest, Lincoln Land Community College" with an outline of a camera on the right side of the text.Current students are invited to participate in a photo contest for a chance to win a Visa gift card and LLCC swag! The contest, posted on LLCC’s Facebook page, asks students to submit a photo of themselves and in one to three words finish the sentence “LLCC is …” Submissions should be sent to llccnews@llcc.edu by the end of April 22. On April 23, all submissions will be posted on the LLCC Facebook page, and the photo with the most “likes” at the end of April 26 will be the winner. The winning student will be announced April 27.

Please encourage students to participate by directing them to the contest post pinned at the top of the LLCC Facebook page. If you are an account administrator on an LLCC-affiliated Facebook page, please also consider sharing the contest post to your page. If you have any questions, contact Caitlin Perry at caitlin.perry@llcc.edu.

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04.13.21

LEAGUE winner announced 

Congratulations to Janelle Murphy who was the first $150 cash prize winner of the LEAGUE campaign. Janelle wanted to pay it forward so she donated the money back to the Foundation for the benefit of our students and programs. Money for the drawing was donated by members of LLCC’s Cabinet.

Be sure to get entered into the second and final drawing to win $150 cash. All you have to do is make a donation to the annual faculty and staff campaign known as LEAGUE by April 30. You can make your contribution by completing the 2021 LEAGUE Form.

For more information, contact the LLCC Foundation at 217-786-2785 or by email LLCCFoundation@llcc.edu.

04.13.21

OCCRL Equity Academy

This year’s Equity Academy will be held on April 30, 2021, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Its goal is to advance support for leadership that prioritizes equity-driven change during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. D-L Stewart, a professor in the School of Education at Colorado State University, will provide the keynote address. The sessions will focus on advancing collaborative work to close racial equity gaps in Illinois community colleges.

This opportunity is funded by the Illinois Community College Board and open only to community college administrators, faculty, and staff members in Illinois. Register for the OCCRL Equity Academy

04.13.21

Monday Morning Mentor program

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.

This week’s topic: What Are Five Easy-to-use Technologies That Have a Big Impact on Learning in the Online Classroom?

https://www.magnapubs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-Spring-MMM-04-12.pdf
Presentation date: April 12, 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.