Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Michael Sheedy, of Palmer, Ill., who passed away Wednesday, July 5. He was an army veteran and served as Christian County deputy sheriff for many years. He was also the first public safety assistant at LLCC-Taylorville, working there from 2003-2008. Read the full obituary.

As part of the continuing effort to maintain and upgrade campus facilities, LLCC will be conducting an eight-hour electrical power outage that will affect most of Sangamon and Menard halls on Friday, July 7. ITS asks all staff to please turn off their computers before leaving on Thursday, July 6. Your patience as this necessary operation takes place is appreciated.

Terri Bailey, VALIC financial adviser, will be on campus Monday, July 10 from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the VP conference room to answer questions about the 403(b) and 457(b) deferred compensation plan options available to LLCC employees from VALIC. Those interested can register online for a consultation time. Deferred compensation options are available to employees from VALIC and TIAA-CREF.

VALIC invite

VALIC plan options comparison

Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, wrote this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Sugar – is it good or bad for you?” It features nutritional information on sugar and a chickpea cookie dough recipe from Charlyn Fargo, adjunct instructor, hospitality management.

The LLCC Aviation Center co-sponsored the EAA’s B-17G “Aluminum Overcast” tour stop at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport June 30-July 2. Visitors learned about WWII history and could participate in ground tours and flights.

Photo credit: Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science

The James S. Murray Gallery, located on the second floor of Menard Hall, is featuring “The Living Tributary,” a ceramic art exhibit by Kyle Kirkpatrick, from July 3-27. Campus and community members are invited to view the work, read the artist’s statement presented in the form of a riddle-like poem and try to solve the riddle. A closing reception with the artist will be held Wednesday, July 26 from noon-1:30 p.m. at the gallery.

Kirkpatrick studied ceramics under LLCC’s Michelle Coakes and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from SIU Edwardsville. He continues to study and practice where he can, including some additional time at LLCC.

Join us in wishing Dr. Scott Stallman, associate vice president, LLCC outreach, all the best in his next adventure! His farewell party is on Tuesday, July 11, from 1-3 p.m. at LLCC-Taylorville. Anyone wishing to donate to Scott’s farewell gift, please send your donation to either Doris Williams or Tisha Miller by Thursday, July 6.

View the June addendum for recent phone directory updates: Monthly Phone Directory Addendum June 2017.

• Phone service
• Colleague and WebAdvisor
• Website and public sites
• Cloud resources (Office 365, Blackboard, email, etc.)

For operational efficiency, beginning Aug. 1, 2017, use of the LLCC Fitness Center will be available to LLCC students enrolled in physical conditioning classes, students in athletic programs, and LLCC faculty and staff who have paid the user fee. The Fitness Center will no longer be open to the public.

Hours of operation may vary from semester to semester in order to accommodate classes. Hours will be posted at the beginning of each semester in LincIn and at the Fitness Center entry. For the time being, there will be no open sessions in Cass Gym. Alternatives are being explored for future semesters.

Faculty and staff wishing to use the Fitness Center will sign up each semester through Registration as usual. Also, in December, employees may sign up for a yearlong membership through the Human Resources office.