Dean Butzow publishes article in National Council of Geographic Education journal

Dean Butzow, professor of geography, wrote the article, “Using Sense of Place in the Classroom” for the National Council of Geographic Education (NCGE) journal, The Geography Teacher.  In the summer of 2017, Dean was selected to participate in NCGE’s Geocamp Iceland for educators in the U.S. The article was published in a special issue of The Geography Teacher, centered around using lessons learned in Iceland as a focus in our geography classes. Dean gave a presentation on his article at the Illinois Geographical Society Conference on April 27 in Dubuque, Iowa.

In the community

Jolene Lamb, coordinator, Culinary Institute, participated in a cooking demo May 10 with the Central Illinois Food Bank, preparing an asparagus, snap pea and radish salad at Sam’s Club. Look for her recipe in Wednesday’s Epicuriosity 101 column!

Finals week schedule for Math Center

Please let your students know about the finals week schedule for the math center.  Students can pick up copies of the finals week math center schedule in the LLCC Center for Academic Success.

S=Statistics assistance
P=Physics/Engineering assistance

Monday

8-9 a.m. – Cooper Wilson
9-10 a.m. – Peter Embalabala
10-11 a.m. – John M. Henry, Steve Collins
11 a.m.-noon – John M. Henry, Patty Williams
Noon-1 p.m. – Peter Embalabala, Patty Williams
1-2 p.m. – Peter Embalabala, Maria Coderko (S)
2-3 p.m. – Maria Coderko (S)
3-4 p.m. – Aaron Harrell
4-5 p.m. – Aaron Harrell
5-6 p.m. – Aaron Harrell
6-7 p.m. – Aaron Harrell

Tuesday

8-9 a.m. – Kallie Matthews
9-10 a.m. – Peter Embalabala, Gerry Dalano (S)
10-11 a.m. – Peter Embalabala, Gerry Dalano (S)
11 a.m.-noon – Peter Embalabala, Stephen Paca
Noon-1 p.m. – Stephen Paca
1-2 p.m. – Stephen Paca
2-3 p.m. – Kallie Matthews
3-4 p.m. – Kallie Matthews
4-5 p.m. – Kallie Matthews
5-6 p.m. – Cooper Wilson
6-7 p.m. – Cooper Wilson

Wednesday

8-9 a.m. – Cooper Wilson
9-10 a.m. – Peter Embalabala, Gerry Dalano (S)
10-11 a.m. – Peter Embalabala, Gerry Dalano (S)
11 a.m.-noon – Kevin Kirsch (P), Maria Coderko (S)
Noon-1 p.m. – Kevin Kirsch (P), Maria Coderko (S)
1-2 p.m. – Kiley Hutton
2-3 p.m. – Kiley Hutton
3-4 p.m. – Kiley Hutton
4-5 p.m. – Kiley Hutton

Heirloom tomatoes available

The LLCC Environmental Club still has beautiful heirloom tomatoes left. Come on over to the greenhouse in Sangamon Hall between noon and 3 p.m. today, if you would like to pick some up!

KUDOS to these employees!

Lincoln Land Community College KUDOS: Key or Unique Demonstrations of Outstanding ServiceKUDOS to the employees listed below for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.

Lisa Avendano, Shelby Bedford, Ira Bradley, Dr. Victor Broderick, Dawn Burch, Shanda Byer, Kat Chamberlain, Mary Dellert, Carissa DuBois, Richard Hayes, Cathy Huffman, LLCC-Litchfield Maintenance Staff, Alison Mills, Sarah Mills, Amanda Roche, Robert Schuerman,
Al Shull, Julie Sutfin, Dawn Townsend
and Vickie Ward.

View the May 2019 KUDOS Award Winners PDF to read about how these faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC and who nominated them for this recognition.

The next KUDOS award announcement will be made in the summer term. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS. You can nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS Nomination tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn.

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Tomato plant pickup

Tomato plants ordered from the LLCC Environmental Club can be picked up from the greenhouse, on the second floor of Sangamon Hall. Students will be there to help you from from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, May 10. Payments can be accepted in cash or by check. If you have any small boxes, please bring them over with you. (Also, It’s not too late to order, just come on over and choose from what we have left!)

If you cannot pick up during this timeframe, please contact Becky Croteau at becky.croteau@llcc.edu. All plants must be picked up no later than Wednesday of next week. Thank you for supporting the LLCC Environmental Club!