The days of watermelons, cucumbers, sweet peppers and tomatoes are numbered! Visit the farm stand in A. Lincoln Commons today from 1:30-4:15 p.m. (or until sold out) for end of summer produce. Please note, the farm stand accepts cash only.

Below are the workshops being offered by LLCC Academic Innovation & eLearning for the week of Sept. 11. Please note that registration is required for all sessions, other than open labs.

• Beginning Blackboard – Monday, Sept. 11 – 4-5 p.m. – S0119
• Developing Effective Visual Vehicles for your Course Content – Part I – Tuesday, Sept. 12 – 2:30-3:30 p.m. – S0119
• Office of Academic Effectiveness Open Lab – Wednesday, Sept. 13 – 10 a.m.-noon – S0119
• Facilitator Training – Wednesday, Sept. 13 – 2-4 p.m. – TBA
• Program Review Training – CTE Program – Thursday, Sept. 14 – 2-3 p.m. – TBA
• ZogoTech Open Lab – Friday, Sept. 15 – 1-3 p.m. – S0119
  

A list of all courses, detailed descriptions and registration information can be found at www.llcc.edu/aiel/workshop-schedule.

Social Sciences will host a Constitution Day presentation entitled “Presidential Pardons” on Friday, Sept. 15 at noon in the Trutter Center on the LLCC-Springfield campus. Speakers are LLCC Professors of Political Science Chris McDonald, Ph.D., and John Vinzant, Ph.D. A discussion period will follow the presentation.

LLCC’s annual Recital Series kicks off Sunday, Sept. 24, with a performance by The River Ramblers. The recital begins at 4 p.m. in the Trutter Center.

The River Ramblers is a six-piece bluegrass band that hails from Springfield and surrounding areas. The group assembled in 1987 with the commitment to maintain the traditional bluegrass sound. Members of the group include three of the band’s original members: Duane Patterson, Marc Bourne and Mike Smith. Other members are Jennifer Ramm, professor of chemistry at LLCC; Don Randle and Steve Hatfield. The band performs the music of bluegrass icons such as Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers and Flatt and Scruggs, and has issued four recordings, which include traditional songs combined with original tunes.

All LLCC Recital Series performances are free and open to the public.

Read more about upcoming recitals.

If you have not yet seen “On the Move,” a colored pencil art exhibit by L.A. Fuller, you can do so through Thursday, Sept. 14 in the James S. Murray Gallery, located on the second floor of Menard Hall. Fuller, of Champaign, Illinois, paints with acrylic on canvas, but more recently has been focusing on the medium of colored pencil. The focus of her drawings are the landscapes that she encounters during her hikes and exploration of the outdoors. In particular, she has taken an interest in water and how it changes the materials that lie beneath its surface.

Congratulations to Amanda Roche, assistant professor of nursing, on graduating this summer with her DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) in Educational Leadership from American Sentinel University.

Blackboard Community
Andy Mitkos, learning management systems coordinator
Thursday, Sept. 7, 10-11 a.m. – S0119
In addition to courses, Blackboard now provides space for student clubs, extracurricular programs, department groups, committees and much more. The new Community Engagement system within the LLCC Blackboard system will allow you to connect with students and colleagues in a single online location. This session will provide a demonstration of this new tool and will show you how you can use this to communicate and connect with groups throughout the campus. A discussion on how to develop your own Blackboard Community Engagement module or organization will also be included. Click here to register http://bit.ly/2worvsV

Blackboard & SoftChalk – Open Lab
Gary Bach, instructional technology specialist
Thursday, Sept. 7, 1-3 p.m. – S0119
Have you ever had questions about how to accomplish something in Blackboard but couldn’t attend a previously scheduled Blackboard workshop? Have you ever been curious about the SoftChalk Software, or do you want to learn about the new features of SoftChalk Cloud? Now you can drop in to our open lab sessions to ask your question and to get help with your tasks. No registration is required to attend.

The Adjunct Certificate of Absence (COA) form is now available for use on E-trieve. All administrate assistants have been sent instructions on how to input and submit the form to the payroll department.

LLCC Theatre in collaboration with Cutlass Artists will hold auditions next Monday and Tuesday evenings for a new collaborative adaptation of “Alice in Wonderland” from the text by Lewis Carroll.

Auditions will be held Sept. 11 and 12 from 7-9 p.m. in Sangamon South room 0015. The production, directed by LLCC professor of theatre Mark Hardiman, will run December 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. in Sangamon South room 0015.

The cast will be comprised of adults, young men and women. College students and community members are encouraged to audition. The production will employ cross gender casting for many roles, and all roles are open. Auditions will include reading from the script and movement exercises. Those interested in backstage, stage management or assistant to the director duties should drop by auditions for a brief conference with the director.

Read more.