03.20.17

CCTC offering “Current Trends in Drug Abuse” seminar

LLCC’s Capital City Training Center is offering a continuing education seminar June 14 titled “Current Trends in Drug Abuse.” The seminar is being presented by Bruce Talbot.

The Illinois heroin epidemic is being challenged with a wave of designer synthetic narcotic drugs. With strange chemical names such as “U-4,” and “W-18,” or a street slang name of “Badger Repellent,” these next generation narcotics are up to 10,000 times more potent than morphine! Other common street drugs of abuse such as cocaine and marijuana are also being challenged by designer synthetics including alpha-PVP (Blue Aqua) and 5F-ADB (Spice). This one-day seminar will update professionals on the latest street drugs of abuse in Illinois and innovative community responses to this latest drug challenge. Current Illinois drug abuse data will be presented from the Illinois Department of Health and drug seizure data from the Illinois State Police forensic labs.

Six contact hours is being awarded to nurses, professional/clinical counselors and social workers. Teachers will be awarded six CPDUs. IAODAPCA continuing education credits have been applied for and are pending. Law enforcement professionals as well as first responders are also encouraged to attend.

View the presenter bio and registration information HERE.

03.20.17

In the news

Jamie Stout, director, Community Education was interviewed March 17 by WTIM radio about the College for Kids program.

Judy Jozaitis, Ed.D, vice president of workforce development, and Julie Rourke, director of workforce development, were interviewed March 17 by the Springfield Business Journal about the renewable energies field.

03.17.17

Vacancies announced

The Human Resources office is currently advertising for the following positions:  Assistant Director-Public Relations, Nursing Instructor and Programmer Analyst I.  Complete information on these positions can be found on the HR Employment site.   

 

03.17.17

Recital Series continues Sunday with Brickhouse Brass and Blackwater Strings

As part of the 2016-2017 Recital Series, Chamber Music Recital with Brickhouse Brass and Blackwater Strings will be held Sunday, March 19 at 4 p.m. in Trutter Center. The recital is free and open to the public.

The Brickhouse Brass ensemble consists of Wil Adams, trumpet; Vince Camille, trumpet; Jan Arnold, horn; Jason Waddell, associate professor of music at LLCC, euphonium; and Tom Philbrick, tuba. The ensemble will perform various songs including “I Ain’t Got Nobody,” “St. James Infirmary,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and “a couple of goofy tunes to make the audience smile.”

The Blackwater Strings ensemble consists of Ashley Peterson Rescot, violin I; Mary Gamble Lueking, violin II; Rachel Gamble Helton, viola; and Chet Lord-Remmert, cello. The ensemble will perform String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Opus 18, No. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven.

 

03.17.17

Monday events at LLCC: SAT and astronomy presentations, VALIC rep onsite

SAT presentation – The Office of Placement & Testing is hosting SAT representative, Mark Barrett on Monday, March 20 at 2 p.m. in room 1178 of Menard Hall.  Mr. Barrett will speak about recent changes to the SAT as well as answer any questions.  We encourage administration and faculty to attend; however, anyone interested in learning more about this is welcome.  Seating is limited.

Chemistry Club astronomy presentation – The LLCC Chemistry Club is hosting Dr. John Martin, professor of astronomy at UIS, on Monday, March 20 from 3-4 p.m. in MN2207.  Dr. Martin’s presentation, “Seeking the ‘Missing’ 96% of the Universe,” will cover dark energy and dark matter in the universe. All students, staff, faculty, and community members are invited. Snacks will be provided.

LLCC’s VALIC representative will visit campus Monday, March 20 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. See flyer for more details: VALIC-You are INVITED

03.17.17

Biology students learn about dendrochronology

During a recent class, Professor David Cox’s biology students learned about dendrochronology, the study of dating tree rings. Professor Cox brought in tree ring sections from two historic trees from the Springfield area for students to study in order to compare their age and growth.

The first piece is from the Gudgel Oak, found on Gudgel Avenue, west of Athens, near New Salem.  The Gudgel Oak is a tree that was present prior to the founding of the United States. The tree dates back to the late 1700s.  The other ring is from an oak tree that grew near the Lincoln Vault in Springfield. Professor Cox acquired the pieces from Guy Sternberg, an arborist who maintains Starhill Forest Arboretum.  You can learn more at http://www.starhillforest.com/gudgel_oak.htm.

03.16.17

Professional Development Day is Tuesday, March 28

Spring 2017 PDD Flyer

Morning: Departmental professional development activities

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. L.E.A.G.U.E Kickoff Luncheon Join the LLCC Foundation for their 2017 L.E.A.G.U.E Kickoff Luncheon in the Student Union.

1-3 p.m. Innovation Celebration The Academic Innovation and eLearning department will be hosting the Innovation Celebration in 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.

 1:30 p.m.: Ice Cream Social in  A. Lincoln Commons

 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 for faculty: Instructional Department Meals and Meetings

Arts & Humanities and Math & Science Faculty will have their meal in the student union at Subway. The meal will be available between 5 and 5:45 p.m. Meetings for each department will begin at 6 p.m. ARHM will meet in MN2250 and MTSC will meet in MN2207.

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.

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 6:00 pm.

 Assessment Workshop for Adjuncts 7-9 p.m. 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.