Left: Deanna Blackwell, director, student support services, 786.2868, deanna.blackwell@llcc.edu.
Right: Shelby Bedford, program assistant, 
student success, 786.4516, shelby.bedford@llcc.edu.
Category Archives: General
A thank-you message from Jane Hartman Irwin
I would like to thank the LLCC family for the many sentiments and cards in honor of my father, John Allen, who passed away Oct. 17. Please know how I appreciate these kind expressions of friendship.
Jane Hartman Irwin
Think Before You Print tip
Shrink your documents if copies are for your own filing; this is an option on most copiers. Four pages, if reduced 65%, will fit onto one double-sided sheet and still be readable – and take up less space in the file cabinet.
Distinguished Cuban professor to visit LLCC Nov. 16
Dr. Mario Masvidal Saavedra, a distinguished professor at the University of the Arts in Havana, Cuba as well as a popular Cuban 
radio and TV host, will speak at LLCC Monday, Nov. 16.
At 10 a.m., Dr. Masvidal will speak to students and faculty on Ernest Hemingway’s connection to Cuba. His morning presentation is entitled “Hemingway and Cuba.”
At 6 p.m., Dr. Masvidal will speak on “USA vs. Cuba? A Love Story,” taking an in-depth look at Cuban/American relations before and after U.S. involvement, and through the Castro regime, along with his outlook for future relations. The public is invited to attend his evening presentation in the Trutter Center, focusing on Cuban/American relations since the 1940s.
Currently, Dr. Masvidal is a full professor in the Linguistics Department, University of the Arts in Havana, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in semiotics, communication theory and other related disciplines. He also teaches courses at University of Havana (foreign languages, social communication, arts and letters), “Jose Marti” International Institute of Journalism, and The Center for TV and Radio Studies, all in Havana; as well as the International Film and TV School in San Antonio de los Banos,
Dr. Masvidal has also taught courses and workshops on the history of the English speaking countries, English as a second language, linguistics, English and Spanish stylistics and professional communication at the Enrique J. Varona Teachers Training College and the Paul Lafargue Foreign Language Teachers Training College, both in Havana.
He currently hosts the talk show “Catalejo” at Habana Radio Station and participates in four TV programs: “Cuerda Viva,” in which he interviews musicians; “X-Distante,” an animated show for adults in which he presents and comments on the cartoons; ”Ritmoclip,” a music video program where he presents and comments on artistic music videos; and “Banda Sonora,” where he is a script writer.
Dr. Masvidal is a full member of both the Ph.D. National Board of Examiners in the fields of linguistics, arts and social communication, and the Scientific Council at The University of the Arts in Havana. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistic studies from the University of Havana, where his thesis explored Hemingway’s literary prose.
He has served as adviser to the rector, vice-rector, dean, vice-dean and department chair at several universities and colleges, and written and co-authored academic books, as well as essays and scripts. He is a founding member of both the Cuban Linguists Association and the Teachers Association of Cuba.
Dr. Masvidal’s visit is at the invitation of LLCC president Dr. Charlotte Warren and other Illinois community college presidents who met with him and several other Cuban academics last February. LLCC is his first U.S. speaking engagement before traveling to several other community colleges in the state.
LLCC Theatre presents “Your Swash Is Unbuckled” Nov. 11, 12 & 13
LLCC Theatre presents “Your Swash Is Unbuckled” by Jeff Goode, a collection of short, humorous plays featuring swashbuckling, sword-swinging action, on Nov. 11, 12 and 13. Curtain time is 8 p.m. in the Hoogland Center for the Arts Theatre III.
Three of the plays are world-premieres, authored by Goode just for LLCC Theatre under the direction of Mark Hardiman, LLCC professor of theatre.
Tickets are on sale for $18 ($16 for seniors and $10 for students with ID) at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 South 6th St., by calling 217.523.2787 or online at http://www.hcfta.org. The production is suggested for mature audiences.
More information about the play can be found HERE.
Today at LLCC
ITDE workshop, “Brain Sticky,” 10:30-11:30 a.m., has been cancelled.
SGA Denim Day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Take $5 donation to Student Life Office.
Today at LLCC
Open registration begins for spring 2016
Bistro to Go is open, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Order in advance by emailing bistroverde@llcc.edu. See this week’s awesome menu: Bistro to Go 10.26.15.
LLCC farm stand is open, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., outside Bistro Verde. Various greens and radishes available for purchase.
LLCC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:15 p.m., R.H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. View the October board agenda HERE.
Campaign through United Way underway; donors get swag bags and chances for gift baskets!
The annual LLCC campaign through United Way begins TODAY and continues through Nov. 6. Please see the letter in your campus mailbox and consider a payroll deduction or cash/check/credit card gift to help those in need in our community.
Your support is needed now more than ever, as the state budget impasse is affecting many individuals served by social service agencies, like Antonio Ramirez, 94, a U.S. Army veteran who relies on meals from Senior Services of Central Illinois, a United Way agency.
Your undesignated gift funds programs in Central Illinois addressing the greatest need. Or, you may designate your gift to one or more qualified 501(c)3 agencies in any location.
All donors get a swag bag of three gifts (courtesy of LLCC Student United Way) and chances to win a gift basket! Make your gift today!
This week at LLCC
Monday, Oct. 26 – Chemistry Lab Haunted Lab, 5:30-7:30 p.m., SGMN Hall, rooms 2213, 2215 and 2216. Designed for children five and over with parents/guardians. Pre-register at www.llcc.edu/haunted-lab.
Wednesday, Oct. 28 – LLCC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:15 p.m., R.H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. View the October board agenda HERE.
Thursday, Oct. 29 – ITDE workshop “Brain Sticky,” 10:30-11:30 a.m., SGMN 0119. SGA Denim Day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Donate $5 to wear denim. Visit Student Life.
Today: Sustainability Day activities continue; Child Development Center Family Fun Night Open House
Sustainability Day activities continue today in A. Lincoln Commons. Student clubs and the Green Center will have informational tables, games and snacks from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. From noon-1:15 p.m., the film “Unacceptable Levels” will be shown.
If you are looking for excellent child care, attend the LLCC Child Development Center’s Family Fun Night Open House tonight from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Parents, children and families are welcome to view the facilities and children’s activities, talk to teachers and parents of enrolled children, and enjoy refreshments and a story time.
The LLCC Child Development Center, which was honored with the ExceleRate Illinois Gold Circle of Quality Award last year, is open to any child in the community, from 15 months to kindergarten entry. The Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and adheres to learning curriculum through play. Tuition assistance is available to those who qualify.
For more information or to schedule an individual visit, call 786.2450 or visit www.llcc.edu/child-development-center.