The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, is planning on conducting a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 beginning at 1:18 p.m. CDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether improvements are needed. The test was originally planned for Sept. 20, 2018 but has been postponed until Oct. 3, 2018 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence. Read more.  Note: This is nationwide test conducted by the federal government. This is NOT an LLCC ALERT test.

Michael J. Kaiser

Michael J. Kaiser, VALIC Sr. Financial Advisor, will be on campus tomorrow, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room. He will be on site for 30-minute account review to help employees understand options and new enrollments. To register go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 2206SPR11AA.

The college is planning an update to the Facilities Master Plan. Pending Board of Trustees approval today, Demonica Kemper Architects (DKA) will conduct meetings with various departments the first week of October on the new plan.

There are two ways for LLCC employees to provide input in the master planning process. One, you should be asked to share your thoughts and ideas with the leadership of your department/division through meetings or completing the questionnaire (below) via email. Secondly, the Campus Climate Team will be meeting with DKA as part of the master planning process. You may provide your thoughts and ideas to any member of the Campus Climate Team: Kyla Kruse (chair), Kim Elder, Lucas Ostendorf, Jacob Deters, Becky Parton, Dr. Deanna Blackwell, Dr. Deborah Brothers, Danyle Watkins, Esteban Cruz, Shelby Bedford, Nicole Ralph, Tisha Miller, Tim Ervin, Darla Cochran, Nick Ferreira and Ben Roth.   

• Anticipated department or space usage changes over the next 5-10 years
  • Existing department / programmatic growth or decline
  • Potential new programs
  • New technology
  • Pedagogical changes
  • Stakeholder interactions
• Discussion of proposed space to support anticipated changes above
  • Classroom space
  • Lab space
  • Office space
  • Informal space (collaborative, lounge, reception, etc.)
  • Support space (storage, etc)
• Adjacencies
  • To other related department / programmatic spaces
  • On campus
  • Does your department need to be together or can it be spread out?
  • If your department / program interacts with students, is it easily identified and easy to find?

The college is planning an update to the Facilities Master Plan. Pending Board of Trustees approval next Wednesday, Demonica Kemper Architects (DKA) will conduct meetings with various departments the first week of October on the new plan.

There are two ways for LLCC employees to provide input in the master planning process. One, you should be asked to share your thoughts and ideas with the leadership of your department/division through meetings or completing the questionnaire (below) via email. Secondly, the Campus Climate Team will be meeting with DKA as part of the master planning process. You may provide your thoughts and ideas to any member of the Campus Climate Team: Kyla Kruse (chair), Kim Elder, Lucas Ostendorf, Jacob Deters, Becky Parton, Dr. Deanna Blackwell, Dr. Deborah Brothers, Danyle Watkins, Esteban Cruz, Shelby Bedford, Nicole Ralph, Tisha Miller, Tim Ervin, Darla Cochran, Nick Ferreira and Ben Roth.   

• Anticipated department or space usage changes over the next 5-10 years
  • Existing department / programmatic growth or decline
  • Potential new programs
  • New technology
  • Pedagogical changes
  • Stakeholder interactions
• Discussion of proposed space to support anticipated changes above
  • Classroom space
  • Lab space
  • Office space
  • Informal space (collaborative, lounge, reception, etc.)
  • Support space (storage, etc)
• Adjacencies
  • To other related department / programmatic spaces
  • On campus
  • Does your department need to be together or can it be spread out?
  • If your department / program interacts with students, is it easily identified and easy to find?

A VALIC representative will be on campus today, Sept. 19, from noon to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room.

Each semester, LLCC tests its emergency alert system called LLCC ALERT.

LLCC ALERT allows the college to communicate with you by text, phone and email in an emergency, as well as for severe weather and other closures. Current employees and students are automatically enrolled in LLCC ALERT.

The next test will take place today, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. You will receive a test message from LLCC ALERT.

We encourage you to visit www.llcc.edu/alert and log in with your LLCC username and password to check your current contact information and manage how you receive emergency notifications. LLCC ALERT uses the information about you currently stored in the college’s Colleague system, and this information may need updating. Please add your office phone number if it is not listed, and make any other revisions needed.

For assistance, please contact the IT Service Desk at 786-2555or helpdesk@llcc.edu.

Note: Updating your contact information in LLCC ALERT will NOT update that information in Colleague. To update your information in Colleague, please contact LLCC Human Resources.

Each semester, LLCC tests its emergency alert system called LLCC ALERT.

LLCC ALERT allows the college to communicate with you by text, phone and email in an emergency, as well as for severe weather and other closures. Current employees and students are automatically enrolled in LLCC ALERT.

The next test will take place tomorrow, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. You will receive a test message from LLCC ALERT.

We encourage you to visit www.llcc.edu/alert and log in with your LLCC username and password to check your current contact information and manage how you receive emergency notifications. LLCC ALERT uses the information about you currently stored in the college’s Colleague system, and this information may need updating. Please add your office phone number if it is not listed, and make any other revisions needed.

For assistance, please contact the IT Service Desk at 786-2555 or helpdesk@llcc.edu.

Note: Updating your contact information in LLCC ALERT will NOT update that information in Colleague. To update your information in Colleague, please contact LLCC Human Resources.

Each semester, LLCC tests its emergency alert system called LLCC ALERT.

LLCC ALERT allows the college to communicate with you by text, phone and email in an emergency, as well as for severe weather and other closures. Current employees and students are automatically enrolled in LLCC ALERT.

The next test will take place Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. You will receive a test message from LLCC ALERT.

We encourage you to visit www.llcc.edu/alert and log in with your LLCC username and password to check your current contact information and manage how you receive emergency notifications. LLCC ALERT uses the information about you currently stored in the college’s Colleague system, and this information may need updating. Please add your office phone number if it is not listed, and make any other revisions needed.

For assistance, please contact the IT Service Desk at 786-2555 or helpdesk@llcc.edu.

Note: Updating your contact information in LLCC ALERT will NOT update that information in Colleague. To update your information in Colleague, please contact LLCC Human Resources.

Linda Carman, custodial shift supervisor, is retiring after serving LLCC for over 11 years. Please join LLCC Facilities Services in the Trutter Center today from 3-5 p.m. for refreshments as we wish Linda well on her future adventures.

Linda Carman, custodial shift supervisor, is retiring after serving LLCC for over 11 years. Please join LLCC Facilities Services in the Trutter Center on Friday, Aug. 31 from 3-5 p.m. for refreshments as we wish Linda well on her future adventures.