LLCC PD to host second “Coffee with a Cop” April 3

Officers from the LLCC Police Department and the LLCC community (students, faculty and staff) will come together Monday, April 3 in an informal, neutral space to discuss issues, build relationships, drink coffee and enjoy refreshments. The informal get-together runs from 5-7:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons, LLCC-Springfield, 5250 Shepherd Road. Everyone is invited to attend.

Coffee with a Cop” provides a unique opportunity for individuals to ask questions and learn more about the department’s work.

The majority of contacts law enforcement has with the public happen during emergencies, or emotional situations. Those situations are not always the most effective times for relationship building, and some individuals may feel that officers are unapproachable on campus. “Coffee with a Cop” is designed to break down barriers and allows for relaxed, one-on-one interactions.

“We hope that students, faculty and staff will feel comfortable to ask questions, bring concerns or simply get to know our officers,” said LLCC Police Chief Brad Gentry.

“Coffee with a Cop” is a national initiative supported by the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Similar events are held across the county, as local police departments strive to make lasting connections with the communities they serve.

The program aims to advance relationships between police officers and individuals one cup of coffee at a time.

More information is available from LLCC Officer Lucas Ostendorf at 786.2278, lucas.ostendorf@llcc.edu.

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Professor Mark Hardiman and students in short film

Theatre Professor Mark Hardiman and LLCC students made appearances in a short film by Springfield artists. The film, “Sarah,” Hardiman plays the role of a professor in the film, while LLCC students Cambry Bennett, Katelyn Berns, Bryce Robertson, Allen Schmitz, Emily Slightom and Yin Yan appear as extras. One scene was filmed in a classroom here at LLCC. Read more about the film HERE. View the film on YouTube.

Ag students serve Farmer’s Luncheon March 24

The LLCC Agriculture Club’s served its 5th annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon Friday, March 24.  The meal costs $.50, which represents the amount a farmer receives from a $6 lunch. Participants learned about agriculture ag trivia while enjoying lunch. Ag trivia winners were awarded prizes.

Honors Program selling Krispy Kremes today!

The Honors Program is selling Krispy Kreme donuts TODAY in the A. Lincoln Commons from 8 a.m.-1 pm. Original glazed donuts are available and the cost is $6 per dozen. Cash or checks payable to “LLCC.” Proceeds from the fundraiser will help the Honors Program Club members pay for a Chicago museums day trip. Please consider purchasing a dozen (or two!).

Today: Professional Development Day

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Morning: Departmental professional development activities

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: LEAGUE Kickoff Luncheon
Join the LLCC Foundation for their 2017 LEAGUE Kickoff Luncheon in the Student Union.

1-3 p.m.: Innovation Celebration
The Academic Innovation and eLearning department is hosting the Innovation Celebration in the A. Lincoln Commons. The Innovation Celebration is a series of poster sessions highlighting innovative instruction and student learning initiatives at LLCC. This event provides an opportunity to share ideas about teaching experiences, student engagement activities, and other innovative college initiatives in a casual atmosphere with colleagues across campus.

Exhibits (InnovationCelebration2017map)

Accessibility Services Faculty Resource Guide • Assessment as Program Development: How Our Assessment Process Informs Curriculum and Instruction • Brainfuse HelpNow: Online Tutoring and More! • College for Kids Summer Tech Camps • Design, Develop, and Deliver Your Own eTextbook • Learn about Blackboard Community • Lightning Deaths and Injuries Over a 50 Year Span: Student Project • LLCC Anatomy Professors: The Real World • LLCC Bird Banding Station: Highlights of our First 9 Seasons • LLCC Food Pantry • Microsoft Office 365 – OneDrive • New eResources Available at LLCC Library • The Perfect Recipe: Special CAS 121 Section + Culinary Arts Students • Rap Poetry 101: Writing Rap Lyrics in ‘Introduction to Poetry’ • Reaching Out: Innovation at the Outreach Centers and in the Dual Credit Program • Sexual Violence Prevention and Education at LLCC • SoftChalk Cloud at LLCC • Springfield Parks Project: Student Project • STEAMSEAS Research Experience in Pacific Ocean: Student Presentation • Student Success Plan • Therapy Dogs • Using GIS to Understand Henry’s Appliance Repair Customer Base: Student Project

An ice cream social will also be held in the A. Lincoln Commons beginning at 1:30 p.m.

3:15-4:15 p.m.:  The New Look of Assessment – A Panel Discussion, Robert H. Stephens Room
Wondering about the new assessment process that was announced at Convocation?  Want to know more about the programs participating in the pilot and what they have accomplished so far?  In this session, members from the group piloting the new assessment process will be addressing these and other questions during their panel presentation. Find out what they have learned so far regarding assessment and their programs through the new process by engaging in a dialogue with current pilot members.

Evening Activities:

Instructional Department Meals and Meetings

 **Arts & Humanities Faculty will have their meal in MN2250 beginning at 5:00pm and the department meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the same room.

 **Math & Science Faculty will have their meal in MN2207 beginning at 5:00pm and the department meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the same room.

Social Science Faculty will be holding their evening activities in MN 2209. There will be a potluck beginning at 5 p.m. with the department meeting beginning at 6 p.m.

Business and Technology Faculty will have both their meal and meeting at 6 p.m. in WFCC 1156.

Medical Coding Faculty will have both their meal and meeting at 6 p.m. in Logan Hall 1114.

7-9 p.m.:  Assessment Workshop for Adjuncts,  MN2201
This workshop has been designed to assist adjunct faculty in their participation in the assessment process at LLCC. Participants will receive an assessment overview to gain an understanding of assessment as it occurs at LLCC and take part in a working session to complete various assessment activities, as time allows. Participants are asked to bring a syllabus with student learning outcomes, assignment instructions, assignments and/or tests, and data from completed tests and/or assignments that need to be analyzed.

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LEAGUE Kickoff tomorrow!

Get Your Game On for the LEAGUE Kickoff! 

All faculty and staff are invited to join the LEAGUE Committee for lunch, fun, prizes and a little friendly competition at the annual kickoff luncheon of the LEAGUE Campaign tomorrow, Tuesday, March 28 from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. in the Student Union.
Here’s what’s in store:

  • Jennifer Ramm and friends will play as you feast on pizza, salad and breadsticks beginning at 11:30 am.
  • Play super-size editions of JENGA, Pickup Sticks and Connect Four.
  • Test your knowledge during LLCC Trivial Pursuit to earn a spot unwrapping the fabulous prizes in the saran wrap ball game.
  • Contestants will try fill to match answers with celebrity panelists in LLCC Match Game.
  • Vote for your favorite department or center in the LEAGUE door decorating contest.
  • Make your annual donation to the LEAGUE Campaign using the 2017 Enrollment Form. All size gifts are welcome and gifts are given at various levels for donating:

2017 Thank You Gifts

$20+ per pay or $480+ per year – All items
$10 per pay or $240 per year – T-shirt
$7 per pay or $168 per year – Fleece blanket
$5 per pay or $120 per year – 16 oz. tumbler
$2 per pay or $72 per year – Cell phone stand

  • $10,000 in LEAGUE grant awards will be announced at the end of the program.
  • Join your colleagues in the A. Lincoln Commons afterwards for the Innovation Celebration and ice cream sundae bar.

Thanks to all of you who help our students each and every day and to our prize sponsors:

AMC Theaters
Chick-Fil-A
Country Market
Firehouse Subs
Food Fantasies
Knight’s Action Park
Jennie O’Malley and Austin Simpson
Lindsay Martin, Lula Roe
Papa Murphys
Road Ranger LLC
Sparkling Clean Car Wash
St. Louis Cardinals
Target
Wild Birds Unlimited

NOTICE REGARDING END OF THE MONTH DEPOSITS

The deadline to submit your deposits to the Finance Department is THURSDAY, MARCH 30TH AT NOON!  As a reminder, if you’ve taken in funds, it is necessary to submit them and corresponding deposit slips to the Finance Department on a daily basis.

Please hand the deposit to Elyse Calhoun, Libby Elder or Robin Ackman as monies should not be left unattended. 

If you have questions, please contact Student Accounts at 217-786-2480.  Thank you!

Transfer Fair today

A College Transfer Fair is being held today Monday, March 27 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Representatives from private and out-of-state colleges and universities will be available. See a list of participating schools: Transfer Fair

 

Innovation Celebration & other PDD activities March 28

Professional Development Day is next Tuesday, March 28. Below is an outline of the day’s activities. The Innovation Celebration is being held in the afternoon (see information below). You can find details and exhibit descriptions at: http://www.llcc.edu/itde/innovation-celebration/

Additionally, there have been slight changes to the meal plans for the ARHM and MTSC faculty and adjuncts. Please note those changes marked below with **.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: LEAGUE Kickoff Luncheon
Join the LLCC Foundation for their 2017 LEAGUE Kickoff Luncheon in the Student Union.

1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Innovation Celebration
The Academic Innovation and eLearning department is hosting the Innovation Celebration in the A. Lincoln Commons. The Innovation Celebration is a series of poster sessions highlighting innovative instruction and student learning initiatives at LLCC. This event provides an opportunity to share ideas about teaching experiences, student engagement activities, and other innovative college initiatives in a casual atmosphere with colleagues across campus.

Exhibits (InnovationCelebration2017map)

Accessibility Services Faculty Resource Guide • Assessment as Program Development: How Our Assessment Process Informs Curriculum and Instruction • Brainfuse HelpNow: Online Tutoring and More! • College for Kids Summer Tech Camps • Design, Develop, and Deliver Your Own eTextbook • Learn about Blackboard Community • Lightning Deaths and Injuries Over a 50 Year Span: Student Project • LLCC Anatomy Professors: The Real World • LLCC Bird Banding Station: Highlights of our First 9 Seasons • LLCC Food Pantry • Microsoft Office 365 – OneDrive • New eResources Available at LLCC Library • The Perfect Recipe: Special CAS 121 Section + Culinary Arts Students • Rap Poetry 101: Writing Rap Lyrics in ‘Introduction to Poetry’ • Reaching Out: Innovation at the Outreach Centers and in the Dual Credit Program • Sexual Violence Prevention and Education at LLCC • SoftChalk Cloud at LLCC • Springfield Parks Project: Student Project • STEAMSEAS Research Experience in Pacific Ocean: Student Presentation • Student Success Plan • Therapy Dogs • Using GIS to Understand Henry’s Appliance Repair Customer Base: Student Project

An ice cream social will also be held in the A. Lincoln Commons beginning at 1:30 p.m.

3:15-4:15 p.m.:  The New Look of Assessment – A Panel Discussion, Robert H. Stephens Room
Wondering about the new assessment process that was announced at Convocation?  Want to know more about the programs participating in the pilot and what they have accomplished so far?  In this session, members from the group piloting the new assessment process will be addressing these and other questions during their panel presentation. Find out what they have learned so far regarding assessment and their programs through the new process by engaging in a dialogue with current pilot members.

Evening Activities:

Instructional Department Meals and Meetings

 **Arts & Humanities Faculty will have their meal in MN2250 beginning at 5:00pm and the department meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the same room.

 **Math & Science Faculty will have their meal in MN2207 beginning at 5:00pm and the department meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the same room.

Social Science Faculty will be holding their evening activities in MN 2209. There will be a potluck beginning at 5 p.m. with the department meeting beginning at 6 p.m.

Business and Technology Faculty will have both their meal and meeting at 6 p.m. in WFCC 1156.

Medical Coding Faculty will have both their meal and meeting at 6 p.m. in Logan Hall 1114.

7-9 p.m.:  Assessment Workshop for Adjuncts,  MN2201
This workshop has been designed to assist adjunct faculty in their participation in the assessment process at LLCC. Participants will receive an assessment overview to gain an understanding of assessment as it occurs at LLCC and take part in a working session to complete various assessment activities, as time allows. Participants are asked to bring a syllabus with student learning outcomes, assignment instructions, assignments and/or tests, and data from completed tests and/or assignments that need to be analyzed.

A few tickets still available for today’s Ag Club Farmer’s Share Luncheon

A few tickets are still available for the LLCC Agriculture Club’s 5th annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon TODAY from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Trutter Center.  The meal costs $.50, which represents the amount a farmer receives from a $6 lunch. The menu includes pulled pork or chicken breast, cheesy potatoes, green beans and cookies. Agriculture trivia and games will be played during the meal for those in attendance.  Contact Ag Club adviser Bill Harmon at 62573 or bill.harmon@llcc.edu.