The LLCC Student Government Association is holding elections for the 2021-22 academic year. Completed election packets are due tomorrow, April 7.
Leslie Johnson is advising SGA. If you have any specific questions, please let her know.
SGA is a great opportunity for your students to build their resume and leadership skills. As an added incentive, the student trustee and president roles include a tuition waiver. Please pass on this packet to any student that might be interested. And please encourage those that you think would make excellent candidates.
The LLCC Office of Student Success will be hosting the State University Transfer Day (SUTD) Fair via Zoom on Wednesday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The fair is being held for current students looking to transfer after graduation to a four-year college or university to complete a bachelor’s degree. They can meet with representatives from four-year institutions in virtual rooms and gather information to help them select a school.
Please encourage your students in transfer majors to attend the fair. Students interested in attending should contact their student success coach for more information and Zoom links.
SUTD attendees include: Chicago Statue University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, University of Illinois – Chicago, University of Illinois – Springfield, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Western Illinois University.
If you were unable to attend Illinois Community Colleges Online’s (ILCCO’s) Growing Online Learning 2021: TLC: Teaching, Learning and Caring virtual conference held February 16-18, you may now view the session recordings and access the supporting documents through the conference website.
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: How Can I Gauge Online Learning Through Engaging Activities and Assignments?
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.
The LLCC Student Government Association is sponsoring a T-shirt fundraiser this year to help raise awareness of domestic or intimate partner violence and sexual assault. You might not know it, but statistically, it is very likely that you know someone who has been impacted by intimate partner violence and/or sexual assault. One out of every six American women has been the victim of attempted or completed rape. One in four women and one in nine men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, sexual violence and/or stalking. People of color, people with disabilities and people in the LGBTQ community experience even higher rates of sexual and intimate partner violence. SGA is taking a stand against this violence and in support of survivors, and you can, too!
At LLCC, many of the awareness and prevention programs focus on reminding the community that Awareness + Action = Social Change. SGA has partnered with LLCC Compliance & Prevention and Student Life to provide our community with a reminder of the importance of awareness and action in the form of a T-shirt! All students who participate in Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month activities will receive a shirt. In addition, all LLCC staff and faculty have the opportunity to buy this shirt with all of the proceeds going in support of agencies that serve the LLCC area. The deadline to order is today, April 6. Proceeds will benefit Sojourn Shelter & Services and the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault.
Both organizations do wonderful work that helps provide support to victims of violence in our communities. In addition, Sojourn and PCASA both support LLCC by providing programming and informational materials as well as participating in campus taskforces focused on gender-based violence prevention and education. During a time where COVID has halted their usual fundraising events, these organizations need our support now more than ever. Every T-shirt purchased is an important step to a world where we need not worry about the issues that plague us today.
If you are not interested in a T-shirt but still want to help, please donate money to these organizations or any number of other similar shelters/organizations dedicated to combatting violence.
References:
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2019). National Crime Victimization Survey, 2018.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2014). Nonfatal Domestic Violence, 2003-2012. https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ndv0312.pdf.
Center for Disease Control (2010). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: An Overview of 2010 Findings on Victimization by Sexual Orientation.
The Spring 2021 Professional Development Day was held Tuesday, March 30. Some live sessions were recorded and are now available to view on demand. SURS also has made available the handouts from their presentation, as requested by many attendees. Access the options to view recorded sessions and handouts.
Please remember to complete the feedback survey (available at link above). We need your feedback to continue to improve this day and bring timely, appropriate training to our faculty and staff.
The vice president of student services is currently seeking nominations for Outstanding Graduate for Commencement 2021. The recognition of a student as the Outstanding Graduate is an important part of the commencement tradition at LLCC.
Each year, you have the opportunity to nominate candidates for consideration for this recognition. If you would like to nominate a student, instructions and graduate listings are attached below for your convenience. Submit the Outstanding Graduate nomination form by by the end of the day, April 8, 2021.
Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of summer term 2020, fall semester 2020, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2021 or summer term 2021.
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.
The LEAGUE Grant awards were announced during the Zoom event on Professional Development Day. Awards were given to the following areas and programs:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography for a DMS neonatal head phantom
Radiology for two portable IV/venipuncture training arms
Respiratory Care program for a preemie neonatal simulator
Radiography for CD series on Patient Centered Care for Diverse Populations
Accessibility Services for an exam reader pen
Culinary Arts & Hospitality for updated technology for Bistro Verde
Watch assistant professor Ada Range explain how LEAGUE grants have benefited students in math and science department at LLCC.
Make your donation to the LEAGUE Campaign by submitting the 2021 LEAGUE Form. With your donation you will also have a chance to win one of the two $150 cash prizes available!
For employees who celebrated a milestone service anniversary or retirement during fiscal year 2021, Terryberry will send personalized communication to you directly during the month of April. You will then follow the instructions provided within that communication to select and receive your recognition gift. Since the COVID-19 restrictions do not allow us to meet in large groups quite yet, we will once again host the “Week of Recognition” during the week of May 3. Throughout this week, the HR office will present daily videos showcasing the individuals who achieved milestone service anniversaries or reached retirement during the fiscal year 2021.
Beginning July 1, 2021, Terryberry will send monthly notifications directly to employees who reach retirement or celebrate a milestone service anniversary. Subsequently, every May, LLCC faculty and staff will gather, in some form, to celebrate those who achieved this accomplishment throughout the year. Whether that meeting is on video or in person, the celebration will continue.
If you have any questions regarding the information presented over the past couple of weeks, please contact Kim Elder at 217-786-2214.
Can You Guess the LEAGUE Superfriend?