LLCC will be hosting a surplus auction Saturday, June 8 starting at 10 a.m. To see the items for sale, go to leachauctions.com. Items include tables, chairs, filing cabinets, vehicles, welders, etc. The auction will be located back by the storage buildings.
Welcome to summer session!
We welcome students as summer session weekday classes begin today! Volunteers will be assisting at the welcome table in A. Lincoln Commons, helping answer students’ questions and providing directions.
Repair of drives and parking lots begins today
Starting on today, June 3, paving contractors will be working on repairing drives and parking lots on the main campus in Springfield and updating parking lots at our Taylorville location. Work on the main campus will include resurfacing of the main vehicular circulation drive, Cass Gym parking lot, Montgomery parking lot and other miscellaneous curbing, gutter and drainage repair work. In Taylorville, the existing parking lot will get a seal and stripe and additional paving of the gravel lot and work at the entrance drive will be taking place. We anticipate this work will continue through the summer and will be complete in mid-August. Please plan accordingly as Cass and Montgomery parking lots and sections of the main drive may be inaccessible for short periods of time. Contractors will be sure to maintain at least one drive lane open at all times on the main campus and will maintain access to the Taylorville parking lot at all times. Please use caution and follow all construction traffic signs, cones/barrels and directions during this time at both locations. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tim Ervin at 786-9605 or at tim.ervin@llcc.edu.
Renovation of five classrooms starts tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, June 4, contractors will begin renovating five classrooms in Sangamon and Menard halls. It is anticipated that this work will be ongoing through the end of July. Please use caution, and be aware of all construction activities, barriers, etc. that could be present in and around the hallways during this time. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tim Ervin at 786-9605 or at tim.ervin@llcc.edu.
HR announces position vacancies
LLCC Human Resources is now accepting applications for an IT project manager and an air conditioning, refrigeration and heating instructor. Full details can be viewed on the HR Employment page.
Message to faculty from CAS
The LLCC Center for Academic Success looks forward to working with faculty and students this summer. Please feel free to come down and visit us in the lower level of Sangamon Hall and speak with our staff about the many services offered to help students reach their goals and achieve academic success. To help get the semester off to a great start, please check your email for the following files sent on May 30: a makeup testing form, summer 2019 service hours and a Smart Start Seminar flyer.
- Makeup testing form – In the event that any of your students are unable to take an exam during regular class time, please use this form to provide our testing proctor with necessary details regarding how you would like your make-up test to be administered in the Center for Academic Success.
- Summer 2019 service hours -This is a great resource to include with your syllabus on the first day of class and to post on bulletin boards in your office.
- Smart Start Seminar flyer – This, again, can be included with your syllabus or posted in your classroom. Our seminars teach students a variety of proven strategies for success in college level courses. All of the seminars cover the same topics, so students may choose the one day and time that works best with their schedules.
For more detailed information about our services, you can also visit us online at www.llcc.edu/cas. Have a great semester, and please let us know if we can be of further assistance!
In the news
Aaliyah Kissick, student trustee, was interviewed on the WICS Marketplace program, where she spoke about attending LLCC and how her business classes have assisted her in running her own business.
Welcome to Brooke Rhoades and Fabiola Gonzalez!
Please join us in welcoming Brooke Rhoades, academic success specialist for the TRIO Student Support Services program. She has served as an adjunct English instructor for the college since 2010 and worked with TRIO programs at Richland Community College and the University of Maine. Brooke attended Illinois Central College in Peoria and transferred to Southern Illinois University Carbondale where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in American history. She went on to earn a master’s degree in English with a focus on composition at the University of Maine. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in higher education administration from Northeastern University – Boston. Brooke can be reached at brooke.rhoades@llcc.edu or 786-2306.
TRIO is also pleased to have Fabiola Gonzalez as program assistant. Fabiola has held previous positions at LLCC as a student worker in Student Life and in Student Success (formerly Advising, Counseling & Career Services). She earned her associate degree with a concentration in business administration from LLCC in May 2019. Fabiola plans to transfer to University of Illinois-Springfield in fall 2019. She will major in legal studies. Fabiola can be reached at fabiola.gonzalez@llcc.edu or 786-4683.
VALIC representative on campus tomorrow
Michael J. Kaiser, VALIC sr. financial advisor, will be on campus Tuesday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room. He will be on site for 30-minute account reviews to help employees understand options and new enrollments. To register go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 2206SPR11AA.
Complete open enrollment for benefits by June 6
As a reminder, the annual open enrollment process for all benefit options is being conducted entirely online. On Monday, May 6, you received an email prompting you to complete tasks related to open enrollment. The email contained a link to access your open enrollment tasks. You will use your LLCC login credentials to access the system. You will be immediately taken to the My Tasks page, which will list all of the items you must complete. Please view each item and complete according to the instructions by no later than Thursday, June 6, 2019. To aid you in completing this process, a benefit statement was mailed to your home and listed what your current coverage is for all options.
Introducing DirectPath
Effective immediately, employees have access to a health care advocacy and consumerism tool, DirectPath. You have access to advocates who can assist you with resolving claims and billing issues, finding a doctor or hospital, assisting with prior authorizations and providing cost and quality comparisons for certain procedures and tests.
Benefit information
View more detailed information regarding benefit options. You will find information including:
- Schedule of benefits for Open Access and High Deductible Plans
- Schedule of benefits for vision
- Schedule of benefits for dental
- FAQs for the High Deductible Plan and Health Savings Accounts
- Information about Allied Benefit Systems and our network, HealthLink
- Important notices about insurance
- IRS documents on health savings accounts
- Affordable Care Act summaries of benefits and coverage
- Benefit overviews for Life/AD&D, Long-Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness and Cancer
Questions?
As always, HR staff are available to answer any questions.