Welcome Week activities for Wednesday, Aug. 23 include bingo, prizes, food and free haircuts! Haircut Wednesdays are back at LLCC, courtesy of the Black Student Union. You can stop by A. Lincoln Commons and receive a free haircut 10 a.m. -3 p.m.

LLCC is participating in the Springfield Area Arts Council’s On My Own Time program, providing LLCC faculty and staff the opportunity to display original art created outside the office. Faculty and staff may each enter up to three artworks created since 2014 for $5 per entry fee. Artwork, artwork entry form, artwork identification form and fees will need to be submitted by Wednesday, Sept. 6 to one of the LLCC coordinators (Misty, Judy or Janet).

There are 12 categories of artwork:

1. Painting
2. Drawing
3. Printmaking/Etching
4. Mixed Media/Collage
5. Fiber/Fabric/Quilts & Needlework (including handmade paper or basketry)
6. Pottery/Ceramics
7. Photography
8. Digital Art
9. Jewelry
10. Sculpture
11. Glass
12. Other (art that doesn’t fit into other categories including but not limited to artificial floral arrangements)

View the rules, as well as a detailed category list:

• 2017 OMOT Rules
• 2017 OMOT Categories and Descriptions

The LLCC community is invited to an opening reception at the Trutter Museum on Thursday, Sept. 21 from 4-6 p.m.

The city-wide exhibit at the Springfield Art Association (in October) will showcase first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions. Last year, seven LLCC employees had 10 pieces of art move on to the city-wide exhibit!

Contact us with questions.
Misty Hagstrom, 786.2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu
Judy Jozaitis, 786.2420, judy.jozaitis@llcc.edu
Janet Semanik, 786.2217, janet.semanik@llcc.edu

The Assessment Proficiency Project at LLCC is designed to increase understanding of assessment practices and to promote a culture of assessment through participation in identified assessment activities. Open to full-time faculty participants and program directors, APP will offer an opportunity to complete assessment activities during the 2017-18 academic year. Upon completion of the project, full-time faculty participants who have met the project requirements will receive additional professional development funds equivalent to the annual amount in the current contract. There are six spots available. Applications are due to the LLCC Office of Academic Effectiveness on Sept. 1.

Assessment Proficiency Program – 2017_2018

Office of Academic Effectiveness brochure

Loggerpalooza takes place Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Because of expected rain, it will take place inside of A. Lincoln Commons. The event features music by DJ Yinka, vendor booths, free food and more!

The James S. Murray Gallery at Lincoln Land Community College is featuring the colored pencil art exhibit, “On the Move” by L.A. Fuller Aug. 21-Sept. 14. You are invited to attend a reception with the artist, which will be held Tuesday, Aug. 22 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the gallery.

Also, encourage students to attend as part of Welcome Week. If they’re waiting for a 6 p.m. class, they can stop by the gallery to get a cookie and view the art!

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 Andrew Blaylock, director, campus services, on the birth of a new baby boy, Luke Benjamin Blaylock, born Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7:13 p.m., weighing 8.0 pounds and measuring 20 inches. All are home and doing well!

We extend our sincere condolences to Karla Wilham, information technology specialist, on the passing of her mother, Rose Mary Root, on Aug. 18. Services are being held on Tuesday, Aug. 22 in Rushville. Read the full obituary.

We welcome students as weekday classes begin today! There are still timeslots available if you would like to assist in greeting new students as they arrive and helping them find their classrooms.

To sign up, please add your name to this Welcome Week sign up sheet or contact Amy Flynn at amy.flynn@llcc.edu.

On Aug. 21, Samantha Reif, associate professor, will be live streaming the total solar eclipse from southern Illinois from approximately 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. She’ll be going live on the Lincoln Land Community College Facebook page every half hour to let others experience all the interesting phenomenon associated with an eclipse and to answer questions. These video feeds will be shown A. Lincoln Commons, where there will also be supplies on hand for people to make pinhole viewers to safely monitor the eclipse for themselves.

Read Samantha’s essay, “The eclipse: a once in a lifetime experience! Here’s what to know,” to learn more about this once in a lifetime experience and get important eclipse safety tips.

The LLCC Department of Academic Innovation and eLearning is excited to offer access to SoftChalk Create Version 10 and SoftChalk Cloud to LLCC faculty and staff. Please read below for more information and to learn how to get started using these exciting programs.

1) Click this link for some general information regarding SoftChalk Create Version 10 and the new SoftChalk Cloud.

2) To access your account activation key and activate your SoftChalk Cloud account, visit the Blackboard Shell called SFC000BL (SoftChalk v10 at LLCC).

3) You can always contact Barry Lamb at barry.lamb@llcc.edu or Gary Bach at gary.bach@llcc.edu to learn more or for help getting started with SoftChalk Create 10 and SoftChalk Cloud.

Please note: During the transition to SoftChalk Create 10 and SoftChalk Cloud, you will still have access to SoftChalk Create Desktop Version 9 as you have had over the last few years. However, you are strongly encouraged to upgrade to SoftChalk Create 10 and SoftChalk Cloud as soon as possible.