IDI Grant application opens today

idi Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant ProgramThe Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion (IDI) Grant application opens today! The IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, student or department, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity.

There is $1500 available to be awarded in spring 2021. Grant proposals will be accepted through March 15. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

If you have questions, please contact shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Team (appointed by the Campus Climate Team’s Safety & Inclusivity Workgroup):
Shelby Bedford, chair
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

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 workshops are being offered:

  • Monday, Feb. 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Virtual Faculty Break Room
  • Thursday, Feb. 18, 3-4 p.m. – Commenting on Essays: Pedagogy Applied to Online Classes
  • Friday, Feb. 19, 2-3 p.m. – Migrating Course Content from Blackboard to Canvas

FSI Conference, May 19

Save the date for the FSI Conference on Wednesday, May 19. The event will once again be held virtually through Zoom. More information is available at http://conferences.illinois.edu/fsi/index.html.

FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology is an annual conference that brings educators and instructional-technology professionals together each May. Attendees come from across Illinois and as far away as Canada. The conference features keynote presentations, networking, and hands-on training on the use of modern communication and information technologies in education.

Jeff Eason joins IT

Jeff EasonIT welcomes Jeff Eason! He will begin his new position today as the helpdesk specialist I. Jeff previously served as the bookstore stockroom technician.

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Transfer Tuesday

This week’s Transfer Tuesday, from 1-2:30 p.m. on Zoom, features Columbia College – Chicago, North Central College and Illinois State University (ISU). 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.

Abraham Lincoln in Illinois

Lincoln's Birthday Feb. 12Happy birthday to Abraham Lincoln! LLCC is proud to be his namesake. In honor of his birthday, below is a timeline of Lincoln’s life with special attention to his time in Illinois.

1809 – Abraham Lincoln was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky.

1830 – The Lincoln family moved to Macon County and settled on the north side of the Sangamon River, around 10 miles west of Decatur.

1831 – Lincoln piloted a flatboat headed for New Orleans. The boat became stuck on a dam in New Salem. After his trip, Lincoln came back to New Salem to live. He held several jobs including one as a store owner.

1832 – Lincoln volunteered to fight in the Black Hawk War and was elected captain of his company. In August, Lincoln lost his first bid for the state legislature. When his store failed, he found work as a postmaster and surveyor.

1834 – Lincoln ran again for the state legislature and won. He started studying law with the help of state representative John Todd Stuart and often visited him at his law office in Springfield. At this time, the state capitol was in Vandalia.

1836 – He was reelected and served the Central Illinois district that had seven state representatives and two senator who were dubbed the “Long Nine” due to their average height being six feet.

1837 – Lincoln moved to Springfield and was influential in having the capital move to Springfield in 1839.

1840 – Lincoln was reelected to a fourth consecutive term and served as leader of the Whig party.

1842 – Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, and their first son Robert Todd Lincoln was born 1843.

1844 – Lincoln purchased the only home he ever owned on Seventh Street and paid $1500.

1846 – Lincoln ran and won a seat in Congress.

1848 – Lincoln, after serving one term in Congress, left politics and became one of the leading attorneys in Illinois and appeared in front of the State Supreme Court, the federal courts and in various courthouses of the large Central Illinois Eight Judicial District.

1858 – The newly formed Republican Party nominated Lincoln for U.S. Senate, and his opponent was Stephen Douglas. They met in debates several times, and Lincoln lost to Douglas.

1860 – Lincoln is elected President over Douglas.

1861 – Lincoln leaves for Washington in February. He is shot in Ford’s theater on April 14, 1865, and buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield.

Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, compiled the above timeline, collecting the information from several documents in the Illinois Secretary of State Archives.

Upcoming conferences from ILCCO and NISOD

ILCCO Growing Online Learning Conference, Feb. 16-18

A reminder that the Illinois Community Colleges Online (ILCCO) will be holding the Growing Online Learning Conference next week from Feb. 16-18. Registration for ILCCO Growing Online Learning Conference is still open.

The theme this year is “TLC: Teaching, Learning, and Caring.” The keynote presentation will be “COVID Fatigue: A Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Moving Forward” and will be conducted by wellness and student services staff from multiple community colleges. This is a free online conference for Illinois community colleges, but seats are limited.

NISOD International Conference, 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. The institutional registration allows all Lincoln Land Community College 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 NISOD conference using your college email address. 

LLCC Foundation social media

LLCC Lincoln Land Community College Foundation. Facebook: @Lincoln Land Community College Alumni and Friends. Instagram: @LLCCAlumni. LinkedIn: @LLCCAlumni. Twitter: @LLCCAlum
For the latest in LLCC alumni news and nostalgia, please visit the LLCC Foundation on social media! “Like or follow” the channels if you don’t already, and consider sharing on your personal social media. Thank you for your help!

Discover LLCC

A series of virtual events for prospective students. Discover LLCC.
Discover LLCC virtual events begin this Friday with Transfer Program sessions at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. On Monday, Feb. 15, Discover LLCC Health Care programs will debut at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Discover LLCC short-term career training programs will be on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 3 and 6 p.m. For more information on the Discover LLCC virtual events, visit www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc.

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