LLCC Human Resources is currently advertising for the student engagement coordinator position. Full details on this opportunity can be found on the HR Employment site.
SGA holding 2021-22 elections
The LLCC Student Government Association is holding elections for the 2021-22 academic year. Completed election packets are due April 7.
Email studentlife@llcc.edu if you have any additional questions. After April 2, Leslie Johnson will be advising SGA. So if you have any specific questions after that date, 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.
MIIIE International Festival today
The Midwest Institute for International and Intercultural Education & Iowa Central Community College are presenting “Kosovo: Citizen Diplomacy at its Best” today, noon to 1 p.m. CDT, as part of their Virtual International Festival Spring 2021 (more info: facebook.com/ICHumanitiesFocus).
Did you know that Iowa and Kosovo have both a military and a civilian partnership — a relationship that is strictly unique to Iowa? Kim Heidemann, staff member of the Consulate of the Republic of Kosovo in Des Moines, speaks about the relationship between Iowa and the European nation of Kosovo.
Zoom.us meeting id: 817 386 4812
Passcode: 2901216453
Community Garden spots available for 2021 season
LLCC Community Garden spots are available for the 2021 season! Please contact registration at 217-786-2292. Garden plots are $25 each for the first plot and $15 for each additional plot, with four plots being the maximum number allowed. Once registered, please contact Tom Spears at Thomas.spears@llcc.edu or 217-786-3675 for a contract and plot assignments.
In-Center Blood Drive March 29-April 4
LLCC Student Life In-Center Blood Drive
Monday, March 29-Sunday, April 4
CICBC Springfield Donor Center, 1999 Wabash Ave.
Note: Appointments are required.
When donating, please tell blood center staff to credit LLCC Student Life by using group code 61258.
All donors will receive a voucher to redeem for socks or a gift card.
Vaccine 101 Town Hall today
Please join us today, April 1, at 2 p.m. for a town hall discussion on the currently available vaccines for COVID-19. Dr. David Acheson will provide a presentation and answer your questions. If you would like to submit a question in advance, please send those to Nicole Ralph at nicole.ralph@llcc.edu. To join this town hall, please use the link below.
No foolin’: Chemistry is fun!
It’s the first of April! Check out the No Foolin’: Chemistry Is Fun information and video. Watch, learn, be surprised and maybe FOOLED as Jennifer Ramm, professor of chemistry, demonstrates fun experiments as a part of the NEA Big Read Sangamon County.
SGA sponsoring T-shirt fundraiser through April 6
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 April 6. Proceeds will benefit Sojourn Shelter & Services and the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault.
Access T-shirt order forms. Every purchase is greatly appreciated!
- Sojourn Shelter & Services gives safe refuge to victims of domestic voilence and provides support services including legal advocacy, crisis support and counseling for victims and children. View more information about the Sojourn Shelter. Donate to the Sojourn Shelter.
- The Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault works to help survivors of sexual assault by providing medical and legal advocacy, crisis support and counseling, and it also endeavors to prevent sexual assault in the first place through community education and activism. View more information about the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault. Donate to 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.
In-Center Blood Drive March 29-April 4
LLCC Student Life In-Center Blood Drive
Monday, March 29-Sunday, April 4
CICBC Springfield Donor Center, 1999 Wabash Ave.
Note: Appointments are required.
When donating, please tell blood center staff to credit LLCC Student Life by using group code 61258.
All donors will receive a voucher to redeem for socks or a gift card.
Happy birthday to those celebrating in April!
See which faculty and staff have birthdays in April.
