10.16.19

In the news

The announcement of the LLCC Library presentation of a collection of 133 books owned by renowned Lincoln biographer Dr. Benjamin P. Thomas to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was covered by WICS/FOX Illinois, WCIA and WAND TV news, and the State Journal-Register. Interviewees were Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, dean, LLCC Library, and Ian Hunt, acquisitions chief of the ALPLM. Tammy is also being interviewed about the event on WTAX this morning.

Bill Harmon, agriculture program coordinator, was interviewed by RFD Radio on Monday. They discussed the benefits of the $18 million gift announced last year, the  groundbreaking for the new Kreher Agriculture Center, agriculture faculty and staff at LLCC and ag student activities.

Sheridan Lane, interim director, culinary program and operations, is the author of today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Life Beyond Pie.”

10.16.19

Thank you to all who assisted with Campus Visit Day!

Dr. Charlotte Warren speaking at Campus Visit DayFall Campus Visit Day on Oct. 14 was a great event with 250 individuals in attendance! LLCC Public Relations and Marketing would like to thank all who assisted with this important recruitment event. We sincerely appreciate you sharing your time, expertise and enthusiasm for LLCC!

Those who assisted include: Dr. Charlotte Warren, Dr. Lesley Frederick, Dr. Carmen Allen, Laura Anderson, Dr. Gary Armour, Sara Bachmann, Bill Bade, Chris Barry, Holly Bauman, Shelby Bedford, Barb Bernardi, Dr. Deanna Blackwell, Andrew Blaylock, Whitney Brandenburg, Laurel Bretz, Dr. Victor Broderick, Shanda Byer, Amy Chernowsky, Julie Clevenger, Christina Courier, Jacob Deters, Carter DuBois, Brian Earley, Kim Eddings, Cathleen Ferguson, Nick Ferreira, David Ferrill, Cody Ford, Dr. Claire Gordon, Sergeant Mike Hanson, Bill Harmon, Dr. Sonja Harvey, Richard Hayes, Bob Howard, Asia Jackson, Leslie Johnson, Rashawn Jones, Sean Keeley, Kevin Kirsch, Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, Kim Lesko, Laurie Lewis-Fritz, Teresa Liberati, Diane Liesen, Dr. Cynthia Maskey, Dr. Chris McDonald, Tisha Miller, Alison Mills, Janelle Murphy, Lori Large Oldenettel, Michael Phelon, David Pietrzak, Dr. Scott Queener, Jennifer Ramm, Adrienne Range, Cheri Reardon, Brooke Rhoades, Laurie Rhodes, Ben Roth, Randy Rue, Denese Schaljo, Matt Shaver, Candace Silas, Adam Smith, Shelly Smothers, Tom Spears, Leslie Stalter, Julie Sutfin, Jan Szoke, Keven Tait, Red Tomnitz, Chris Tople, Officer Brian Tweryon, Jason Waddell, Lindsey Weihmeir, Duane Whitney, Amanda Wiesenhofer, Eleanor Wild, Doris Williams, Marina Wirsing and Dallas Woomer.

Also, thank you to the student presenters (Skye Kretzinger, Felipe Buenrostro, Hailey James, Maggie Jacobs, Seth Jacobs and Cheyenne Kesselring) and clubs that participated (Ag Club, Chemistry Club, Dance Club: Express Your Seoul and Phi Theta Kappa).

Dr. Gary Armour speaking with prospective students and guestsRashawn Jones speaking with prospective students and guestsDr. Carmen Allen speaking with prospective students and guestsJanelle Murphy speaking with prospective students and guests

10.16.19

Dr. Carmen Allen panelist for today’s presentation in “Finding Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts” series

Dr. Carmen Allen, professor of computer science at LLCC; Bethany Bilyeu, Psy.D., L.C.P.C., director, UIS Counseling Center; Siobhan Johnson, deputy director of human resources, Illinois Deptartment of Public Health; and Shane Overby, detective, Springfield Police Department will serve as panelists at “Pants on Fire” today, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Thorne Deuel Auditorium at the Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St. This panel presentation will uncover big and little lies in everyday interactions. The presentation is the second in the series “Finding Truth in the Age of Alternative Facts” hosted by LLCC’s Academy of Lifelong Learning and the Illinois State Museum.

The moderator for all three programs will be Jim Leach, news director of News/Talk 94.7 and 970 WMAY. Registration is requested by calling 786-2432.

For more information and panelist biographies, visit www.llcc.edu/all-newsletters-and-special-events.

10.15.19

LLCC Library to donate Lincoln biographer’s book collection to ALPLM this morning

The LLCC Library will present a collection of more than 100 books owned and used by Lincoln biographer Benjamin P. Thomas to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum this morning at 10:30 a.m. in the LLCC Library. Speakers Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, dean of the LLCC Library, and Ian Hunt, acquisitions chief, ALPLM, will discuss the history and significance of the gift.

10.15.19

“Stamps of Hope” opens in Murray Gallery Oct. 21; reception Oct. 24

Stamps of HopeLLCC will host the traveling art exhibit “Stamps of Hope,” showcasing Syrian refugee artwork from the Zaa’tari Refugee Camp in Jordan, from Oct. 21-Nov. 14. The exhibit can be viewed in the James S. Murray Gallery, located in Menard Hall, on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The public is invited to attend a gallery talk on Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. in the Trutter Center on the LLCC Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road. The talk will be followed by a gallery tour and reception featuring Middle Eastern cuisine.

Rihab Sawah, LLCC assistant professor of physics and organizer of the Stamps of Hope exhibit, will present the gallery talk. “The art celebrates the hope of a war-torn people who have left their home to try to create a better life for themselves and their families. This community of artists is struggling to make a living in a country where they have no security or citizenship,” she explains.

Artist at work at the campSome refugees had brought a few art supplies with them from Syria. They painted on available material such as newspapers and cardboard boxes that were used for transporting food and tent fabric from the camp. Eventually, they held an art exhibit within the refugee camp. The UN Commission and International Relief and Development Organization became interested in the art projects and supported the refugees by bringing in art supplies and arranging for participation in art exhibits outside the refugee camp.

Studio circle of Jasmine - contemporary artThe artists regularly organize art workshops for children in the refugee camps. Such workshops offer the children a platform to express their ideas and sentiments, as well as give them hope for a brighter future, which they paint with their own hands and hearts. These artists have created a place for children to share their emotions and to come together as a community and learn they are not alone. The children’s workshops are a place for encouraging creativity and healing war wounds, and are funded by the artists themselves from the sale of their artwork.

The current “Stamps of Hope” exhibit is opening at LLCC and will travel around the country for five years. New paintings and new contributing artists join the exhibit annually. The exhibit is sponsored by the Midwest Institute for International and Intercultural Education (MIIIE) based at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan.

10.15.19

Onsite wellbeing assessment and flu shot clinic Oct. 23

The last opportunity to participate in an onsite wellbeing assessment and flu shot clinic will be on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 7-11:30 a.m. in the Trutter Center. This event is open to all LLCC benefit-eligible employees and their spouses. For those employees and their spouses who are enrolled in an LLCC health insurance plan, the wellness screening (and flu shot for those participating in the screening) is free!  All benefit-eligible employees who participate in the wellness screening will receive a $50 Visa gift card – just for participating!

To register for the onsite wellness screening and/or flu shot, open the screening guide emailed on Oct. 14 for login/registration instructions. Please note that there is a separate registration for the wellness screening and the flu shot. If you would like to do both, please be sure to register for both. When registering for a flu shot, you may be asked to enter a job code. If that should happen, please log out of the website, shut down your browser and then go back in. You should no longer see a request for a job code and can begin the registration process for the flu shot.

Not available on Oct. 23? Select “Physician Screening” when registering for the wellbeing assessment and follow the instructions for having your physician conduct the screening instead. If you have your physician conduct the screening and fax the results to CHCWellbeing by Oct. 31, benefit-eligible employees will also receive the $50 Visa gift card incentive for participating remotely!

If you have any questions, please Nicole Ralph at nicole.ralph@llcc.edu or 786-2342.

10.15.19

Register for the Oct. 23 Inclusivity Series Presentation

LLCC Inclusivity Speaker Series. Diversity, Inclusion, Identity, Community.The first speaker in the Inclusivity Series, Dr. Penny A. Pasque, will be presenting on “Understanding Implicit Bias and Identifying Action Strategies Toward Change” on Oct. 23 at noon in the Student Union. Registration for the event is requested. The event will include a 60-minute keynote at noon, followed by a 30-minute activity at 1 p.m.

Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions and decisions in an unconscious manner. Implicit bias exists around race, ethnicity, gender, national identity, disability or any social identity. This interactive session will explore your own social identities and, focusing on race, define and explore the complexities of implicit bias for yourself, students and colleagues. The event will address how implicit bias shows up on community college campuses and work toward tangible action strategies toward change.

Dr. Penny A. PasqueDr. Pasque is a professor in educational studies and associate director of qualitative methods in the Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration at Ohio State University. In addition, she is editor of the “Review of Higher Education,” which is considered one of the leading research journals in the field. Her research addresses complexities in qualitative inquiry, inequities in higher education, and disconnections between higher education and society. She utilizes qualitative methodology as well as studies qualitative methodology. Pasque’s research has appeared in approximately 100 journal articles and books. She is currently the primary investigator for 1) the National Study on Women in Higher Education and Student Affairs since 2008 2) the Epistemological Injustice in Graduate Education research project with Leslie Gonzales, 3) Researching Educational Diversity – The Decolonizing Indigenous Research Team (RED-DIRT).

10.15.19

Bistro To Go is open today, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bistro Verde in the Workforce Careers Center
Bistro To Go, LLCCs student-run café, is open today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The café, located in the Workforce Careers Center, offers takeout soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods and coffees prepared by LLCC culinary arts, baking and pastry, and hospitality students. View the fall 2019 menu.

Lunch orders can be placed in person, at 786-2821 or at bistroverde@llcc.edu. Additional information and instructions on how to email your order can be found at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Cash and debit or credit cards are accepted.

Bistro To Go is open for the fall semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Sept. 10-Nov. 21 (with the exception of Nov. 5).