To my extended family at LLCC I just wanted to thank you for all the love, prayers and support regarding my mothers recent passing. My family appreciates it.
Jimmy Montgomery
LLCC Police

The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Springfield Mobile Vet Center will visit LLCC-Litchfield on Monday, May 9. Vet Center staff will be in attendance from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer questions about readjustment counseling services. Vet Center staff encourages all Veterans to come learn more about Vet Center and VA programs that they may be eligible for.

New letterhead is currently being ordered to reflect our new student trustee, which we expect to have in by mid-May.  In the meantime, if you have extra stock of letterhead that you will not use between now and then, please return it to the Printshop/Mailroom as soon as possible to share with offices that will need it.

Sonya Jones, who won second place on the Biggest Loser Season 16, dropped by the CSI cottage while on campus last week to say hello to friend Randy Rue, professor of criminal justice. Rue reports the students were excited to meet her!

A group of LLCC students, staff, and faculty recently attended Take Back the Night at UIS as part of a partnership that LLCC’s Sexual Assault and Violence Education (SAVE) Taskforce formed with the UIS Women’s Center for the event. Take Back the Night is an event that includes a march and rally to acknowledge worldwide violence against women, challenge the normalization of such violence, and demand a change in the aspects of each society and culture around the world that perpetuate gender-based violence. If you are interested in learning more about SAVE, please contact Leslie Johnson (leslie.johnson@llcc.edu) or Shelby Bedford (Shelby.bedford@llcc.edu).

Take Back the Night Attendees:
Front Row: L-R: Shelby Bedford, Samuel Jackson Leslie Johnson, Deanna Blackwell, Brenda Protz
Back Row: L-R: Olatayo Ajenifuja, Marie Watson, Kat Chamberlain, Bella Fisher, Emmi Fisher

Lorie McDonald, Director of LLCC Litchfield, was named the Lella M. Schaaf Advisor of the Year at the annual Student Recognition Ceremony, April 26. Lorie advises the Litchfield Student Club. Congratulations!

I would like to thank everyone at LLCC for the support and kindness after the passing of my mom, Aggie Mahkovtz. The cards, emails and memorial donations to the Carlinville Hospital Lifeline and the Liz Rozenberger Scholarship meant a lot to me and is very much appreciated.

See which faculty and staff are celebrating birthdays in May.

Recommended Reads:

Born on a Blue Day: A Memoir, by Daniel Tammet

Available at the library: http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/vf-llc/Record/llc_64834