The LLCC Feminist Activist Coalition is developing a production inspired by the social activism work of playwright Eve Ensler titled “(Cis)ciety Interrupted” and is seeking submissions from the public.

The coalition is looking for theatre monologues, dialogues or ensemble pieces of one to seven minutes expressing how gender, race, ethnicity, age, body image or sexuality has impacted one’s experiences in the world. While anyone of any age may write and submit a piece, performers must be at least 18 years old. All submissions are due by Feb. 1 to the coalition advisor, Dr. Deborah Brothers, LLCC professor of English, at deborah.brothers@llcc.edu.

 The performance is scheduled for March 31-April 1 at the Trutter Center.

My family and I would like to extend a sincere thank you to my LLCC family for the many, many offers of support, and heartfelt condolences following the sudden death of my father. Your kindness is very much appreciated.

Jeris Creasey

IT trainer/technical writer

Want fresh food grown right here at LLCC sold to you hours after being picked? The Workforce Development department is looking for your feedback to inform our gardening plan for growing produce to be made available at a campus farm stand starting late spring. Please share your interest in purchasing LLCC grown food and flowers through this 3-5 minute survey using this link.

Your answers will determine what the campus farm stand will have available, where it will be located, and what time and day the farm stand will be held. We greatly appreciate your time in responding to the survey!

The Human Resources office is currently advertising for a Program Assistant, Student Support Services.  Complete information on this position can be found on the HR Employment site.

LLCC Theatre, in collaboration with Theatre in the Park, will hold auditions Wednesday, Jan. 25, Thursday, Jan. 26 and Friday Jan. 27 from 7-9 p.m. in Sangamon South room 0015 for Ken Ludwig’s “Three Musketeers,” adapted from the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas.

The production will be directed and fight directed by Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre. The production will run May 19, 20, 21, 25, 26 and 27 at Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site. Auditions will also be held for a historical piece to be performed in the spring at Theatre in the Park.

The production will employ cross gender casting for many roles. All roles are open in this production. Auditions will include reading from the script and movement exercises. The cast is comprised of adults and young men and women able to play 17 years and up. College students and community members are encouraged to audition. Those interested in backstage duties, stage management, or assistant to the director should drop by auditions for a brief conference with the director.

Ludwig’s adaptation of the famous novel is a hilarious, rollicking and suspenseful adventure that in addition to telling the story of the musketeers made so famous in the original, adds a young woman to the mix who becomes a de-facto musketeer. “It is a fantastic addition to a great tale,” says Hardiman. “This adaptation balances the roles of men and women quite well. It also adds more fun and swashbuckling!”

LLCC Theatre is committed to education in theatre, emphasizing not only performance but also growth in those involved in the production. Those participating will register for college credit or participate through LLCC’s Community Education program.

Questions may be directed to mark.hardiman@llcc.edu or by calling 217.786.4942. Persons who would like to audition but cannot attend should contact Professor Hardiman. More information on the productions may be found at theatreinthepark.net.

Nancy Sweet, director, culinary programs and operations, was interviewed Jan. 5 by WTIM radio about the upcoming re-opening of Bistro Verde Jan. 25.

Marnie Record, workforce specialist, did this interview on WTAX Dec. 17 regarding LLCC participation in the city’s winter farmers’ market.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Effective 01/01/17 the mileage reimbursement rate changed to 53.5 cents per mile. 2017 Mileage Report forms are available on the Finance Department portal page in Documents for Accounts Payable. Please contact Jill Whitney at 6-2256 or Cheryl Sneed at 6-2247 if you have any questions.

The Paper/Printing Reduction Sub-Committee continues to urge LLCC faculty, staff and students to “think before you print.” The committee recently compiled these usage numbers for FY ’16 as compared to FY ’15.

Multi-functional Printers • Staff down 18% • Faculty down 9% • Adjunct up 2% Faculty Xerox Printers in Duplication • Staff, Faculty and Adjuncts down 11%

The Blackboard migration and update are complete, and Blackboard is now online and ready for use. Faculty should check courses as soon as possible and contact Andy Mitkos (x62763) if they see anything out of the ordinary. For those who use Softchalk, they will need update server settings in the Softchalk software. See this file publishing-sc-bb-sp2017 for detailed instructions. If you have any questions regarding Softchalk, please contact Barry Lamb (x62344) or Gary Bach (x62345).

Academic Innovation & eLearning would like to thank everyone for their support and patience as they have worked to provide an upgraded and advanced Blackboard system.

Karen Sanders, executive director, LLCC Foundation, along with Ken Elmore, chair, LLCC Foundation Board, were interviewed for an upcoming article in the State Journal-Register on the Grow Beyond endowment campaign, which has raised more than $3.1 million.