Saturday, Feb. 25 – Rube Goldberg Competition for fifth graders – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Union, Menard Hall; public is invited. “Outlandish machines” designed by area fifth graders will be on display.

A Rube Goldberg device, such as the board game “Mousetrap,” is an outlandish machine designed to complete a certain task through a number of complex steps. Area fifth graders are currently developing their own unique Rube Goldberg devices for this year’s competition. They receive assistance from engineer volunteers who visit classrooms and provide instruction on machines and engineering in general, along with suggestions for their “secret” Rube Goldberg.

The purpose of this event is to introduce children to the idea of pursuing a career in engineering or a closely related field. It is the only Rube Goldberg program in the nation specifically aimed at elementary age school children.

Black History Month Ebony Dance, 9 p.m. to midnight, Trutter Center. The event is co-sponsored by the African-American History Month Committee and the Open Door Mentorship program.

Wendy Howerter, Ed. D., associate vice president, academic innovation and effectiveness, wrote the article “Undoing the Endless Cycle of Developmental Education: Where to Begin?” for the website of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. The article details a pilot Pathways to Results project at LLCC, combining the highest-level developmental courses from reading and English into a single, pre-requisite course for college English. Pathways to Results is a continuous quality improvement process developed by the OCCRL for the State of Illinois Career and Technical Education programs.

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There have been reports of problems submitting items to LincIn, including KUDOS nominations, since some security upgrades were made to LincIn.

Please use Chrome or Firefox as your internet browser when submitting LincIn items and KUDOS nominations. Or, you may email items and nominations to lynn.whalen@llcc.edu.

Thank you!

The deadline to submit your deposits to the Finance Department is MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 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!

Anyone interested in participating in the upcoming LLCC production of the Vagina Monologues is invited to auditions this Friday, Feb. 24, from 4-6 p.m.  in Menard 2262, or contact Dr. Deborah Brothers by email or at 786.4966.

A production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” will be held on March 31 and April 1 in the Trutter Center. This year’s performance features a pre-show called “Cis-iety Interrupted,” and features original monologues from LLCC students/faculty and members of the Springfield community. The preshow begins at 7. The Vagina Monologues will start at 8 p.m.

The Summer ’17 and Fall ’17 payment plan flier is now available.  To order printed copies for your area, please complete a PRM KBOX ticket.

Payment Plan Flier

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Robin Ackman at ext 62762 or robin.ackman@llcc.edu.  Thank you!

Jolene Adams, coordinator, Culinary Institute, wrote this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register: Tea Time Treats.

The Finance Department will be holding two training sessions on the new Board approved travel policy and procedures.  The new policy will take effect March 1.  The travel forms have been updated and will be ready for distribution on March 1.  Both training sessions will be held in the R. H. Stephens Room.  The first session is Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 2-3:30 p.m. and the second session is on Wednesday, March 1 from 10-11:30 a.m.

LLCC’s observance of African American History Month continues today with African-American Food and Vendor Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. The event features free samples of African-American food, displays exhibiting the wares of African-American entrepreneurs, and “Saxophone and African-American Poetry Improvisations” performed by LLCC retired business law professor and jazz musician Virgil Rhodes, J.D.

Saturday, Feb. 25, is the Black History Month Ebony Dance from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Trutter Center. The event is co-sponsored by the African-American History Month Committee and the Open Door Mentorship program.