10.10.18

Many thanks to all who assisted with Campus Visit Day!

College. Are you Ready? Campus Visit Day. Monday, Oct. 8, 2018Fall Campus Visit Day on Oct. 8 was a great success with more than 350 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. Carmen Allen, Dr. Gary Armour, Chris Barry, Holly Bauman, Shelby Bedford, Barb Bernardi, Dr. Deanna Blackwell, Whitney Brandenburg, Dave Bretscher, Laurel Bretz, Dr. Victor Broderick, Dawn Burch, Michelle Burger, Dean Butzow, Shanda Byer, Christina Courier, Andrea DeRosa, Brian Earley, Kim Eddings, Cathleen Ferguson, Nick Ferreira, Dave Ferrill, Dr. Claire Gordon, Sergeant Mike Hanson, Tricia Hardway, Bill Harmon, Claire Heffron-McKinney, Ryan Howland, Tim Humphrey, Leslie Johnson, Dr. Judy Jozaitis, Don Kallembach, Sean Keeley, Kevin Kirsch, Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, Diane Liesen, Dr. Cynthia Maskey, Lorie McDonald, Tisha Miller, Alison Mills, Janelle Murphy, Officer Lucas Ostendorf, Becky Parton, Michael Phelon, Dave Pietrzak, Jennifer Ramm, Laurie Rhodes, Julie Rourke, Karen Sanders, Sarah Scheufele, Tom Sidener, Lori Smith, Shelly Smothers, Julie Sutfin, Nancy Sweet, Jan Szoke, Libby Tennikait, Ashly Thomas, Chris Tople, Officer Brian Tweryon, Amanda Wiesenhofer, Doris Williams and Marina Wirsing.

Also, thank you to the student presenters (Natalie Baker, Austin Harris and Vanessa Robnett) and clubs that participated (Chemistry Club, Dance Club: Express Your Seoul, Environmental Club, Honors Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Government Association and Student Radiographers Association).

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10.10.18

Congratulations to The Lamp

The Lamp placed second in the John M. Ryan Best of Show award category at the the Illinois Community College Journalism Association’s fall 2018 conference at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. The best of show award is given to the community college with the single best issue of any newspaper published since January 2018. The contest allows larger and smaller schools to highlight the best example of their work. The Lamp’s co-editors are Niko Robledo (holding award) and Meredith Howard.

The Lamp staff with Tim McKenzie, professor of journalism and humanities

Tim McKenzie, professor of journalism and humanities, is pictured with the 14 Lamp staff members who attended the two-day conference on Oct. 4 and 5. They worked with professional journalists to learn about storytelling visually, writing better and covering one’s campus. The editor and general manager of the Mattoon/Charleson Journal-Gazette/Times-Courier, Penny Weaver, gave the keynote address on how to tell the story while remaining  mindful of one’s community and ethics.

10.10.18

LLCC Honors Program collecting Halloween costumes for distribution

The LLCC Honors Program is collecting Halloween costumes on campus and at several area locations, to be distributed to families at a “BOOtique” Oct. 20.

The public is invited to donate all sizes of costumes, both complete and partial, along with masks, props and accessories, by Oct. 16. Drop boxes are located at:

  • Springfield – LLCC Student Life Office, Menard Hall, 5250 Shepherd Rd.; Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. 6th St.
  • Auburn – Auburn Public Library, 338 W. Jefferson St.
  • Chatham – Chatham Public Library, 600 E. Spruce St.; Chatham Police Department, 117 E. Mulberry St.; Fulgenzi’s Trattoria and Catering, 214 W. Chestnut St.
  • Divernon – Divernon Public Library, 221 S. 2nd St.
  • Nokomis – Nokomis High School, 511 Oberle St.; Ugly Mugs, 125 W. State St.
  • Pawnee – Pawnee Public Library, 613 Douglas St.

Halloween pumpkins

The “BOOtique” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC campus. Families are invited to pick out free costumes for their children during the event .

More information is available at https://www.facebook.com/springfieldbootique.

10.10.18

Thank you from Neci Faine

I would like to thank you for your thoughtfulness and kind expressions of sympathy on the passing of my mother, Clester Faine. My family and I appreciate your care and concern during this difficult time.

Neci Faine, duplication and mail center technician,

10.09.18

Attention faculty: Student Satisfaction Inventory being administered fall 2018

In 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015 Lincoln Land Community College administered Noel-Levitz’s Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) to a group of randomly selected course sections. The results are used to provide feedback to departments throughout the college to inform and improve student satisfaction and success.

During the month of October, we plan to administer the SSI once again to randomly selected course sections in conjunction with our regularly scheduled three-year cycle. So as to reduce interruption of the selected classes, the survey does not have to be completed during class time. Instead, faculty are simply asked to distribute the survey to students to take with them, complete, and return at the next class meeting. This is the procedure we employed in 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015. Because of the excellent support of faculty, we gathered meaningful data with minimal interruption of class time. However, if you would like to administer it during your class, you certainly may do so. Administration during class increases the response rate for the survey which gives us better data results. If you do choose to administer it during your class, the survey takes approximately 20-30 minutes for students to complete. If you teach a hybrid or online course, please just post an announcement in Blackboard. Those students will be surveyed electronically.

We ask your cooperation once again with this important project, which cannot proceed without your help. If one or more of your classes are selected through the random selection process, you will receive a packet containing directions and student surveys. Completed surveys should be returned to the Vice President of Student Services office, Menard Hall 1256. Faculty teaching online or hybrid sections will receive just a letter and suggested Blackboard announcement.

10.09.18

Sign up now to “Take a Stand” against domestic violence

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, all staff and faculty members are encouraged to join the SAVE Taskforce in taking a stand against intimate partner violence — literally! Symbolic of our refusal to be passive bystanders of intimate partner violence in our community, we will have at least one person “taking a stand” in A. Lincoln Commons from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Using materials provided, participants are also encouraged to use this platform to engage willing passersby in healthy, constructive conversations about domestic and intimate partner violence, encouraging our campus community to “See the Signs, Say Something.”

Follow the instructions at the top of the “Take a Stand Tuesday” sheet to sign up for a time slot. Student club/organization advisors are encouraged to ask organization members to participate as well. Questions? Email shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.

10.09.18

“Tuesday Nights at the Movies” begins tonight with “Lone Star”

The Arts and Humanities Department at Lincoln Land Community College presents Tuesday Night at the Movies
The LLCC Arts and Humanities Department invites the public to a free film and discussion series entitled, “Tuesday Nights at the Movies.” The first film showing will be of “Lone Star” tonight at 6 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2209.

Oct. 9: “Lone Star” (1996) – Set in a fictional Texas border town called Frontera, “Lone Star” explores the intersections among cultures and families who are struggling to come to terms with their pasts, relationships and identities. As personal and sometimes conflicting narratives unfold, so do the details surrounding a local mystery that one man is determined to solve. What he finds ultimately opens a pathway to acceptance and healing.

Other films in the series will include “Enemy” (2013) on Nov. 13, “Silence” (2016) on Feb. 12, and “Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids” (2004) on March 19. Read more about these films.

The films will be hosted by Dr. Deborah Brothers, John Paul Jaramillo and Cara Swafford, professors of English; Joseph Hoff, professor of Spanish; and  LLCC students.

10.09.18

Bistro To Go and Bistro Grab & Go

Bistro VerdeBistro Verde, LLCC’s student run café, is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Thursday as Bistro To Go and on Wednesday and Friday as Bistro Grab & Go.

Bistro To Go will have soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffee drinks and smoothies available for takeout. Orders can be placed in person, at 786-2821 or at bistroverde@llcc.edu (instructions on the Bistro Verde website). View the fall Bistro To Go PDF menu.

Bistro Grab & Go offers premade soups, salads, sandwiches, snacks, baked goods and other quick items. Beverages such as tea, sodas, coffee and specialty coffees will be available too! Sorry, no call ahead orders for Bistro Grab & Go. View the fall 2018 Bistro Grab & Go menu.

10.09.18

Faculty art exhibit

LLCC Faculty Art Exhibit, Menard Hall, second floorThere is still time to view the LLCC faculty art exhibit through Thursday, Oct. 11 in the James S. Murray Gallery on the second floor of Menard Hall. The exhibit showcases the work of Laura Anderson, Melissa Cunningham, Ashley Dickey, Al Shull, Leslie Stalter, Emily Thompson and Thom Whalen, all currently teaching courses at LLCC this semester. The gallery is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.