The National Weather Service will offer a free two-hour “Severe Weather Storm Spotting” class at LLCC Monday, Feb. 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. Open to the general public, in addition to learning about the formation and tracking of tornadoes, the session will give attendees an opportunity to become official NWS storm spotters. The training program–the only one in Sangamon County in 2016–will be held in the Student Union on the lower level of Menard Hall. Continue reading →

Join us for the 8^th annual Lincoln Lecture in commemoration of Lincoln’s birthday, Friday, Feb. 12, at 9 a.m. in the Trutter Center.

“Abraham Lincoln and the Todd Women of Aristocracy Hill” will be presented by Erika Holst, author of “Wicked Springfield: Crime, Corruption and Scandal during the Lincoln Era” and “Edwards Place: A Springfield Treasure.”

Ms. Holst, a frequent contributor to the Illinois Times, spent four years with The Papers of Abraham Lincoln project before joining the Springfield Art Association as curator of collections for historic Edwards Place in Springfield. She will discuss her research on how Mary Todd Lincoln and her sisters influenced a rough looking country lawyer who became President of the United States.

The lecture is free and refreshments will be served.

Yesterday at the annual Leadership Planning Roundtable,  David Laubersheimer and Jay Kitterman presented preliminary plans for LLCC 50^th Anniversary starting this August. Be a part of history and join the committee planning events for the year.  Contact Jay Kitterman at jay.kitterman@llcc.edu for more information.

Chelsea Vance has joined LLCC as an Admission and Registration service representative. She is located in the Admission and Registration area in Menard Hall and he can be reached at 786.4938 or chelsea.vance@llcc.edu.

Since we began our campaign to save paper at convocation last year, we have heard some great ideas on how YOU are making a difference with reducing your printing and paper footprint at the college. Please send us your best ideas and we will share them in LincIn with the college community. Send your best ideas to the Paper/Printing Reduction Awareness Committee with the Subject “Too Valuable to Waste” at darla.cochran@llcc.edu.

LLCC is hosting the Series 2, 2015-16 Financial Aid Certification Program workshop Feb. 4 in Montgomery Hall, rooms 11/43-44. Online registration is available at isac.org/financialaidcertification.

To assist individuals in helping students with the financial aid process and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), ISAC offers free professional development opportunities for counselors, mentors and community partners through an annual certification series of training modules. Workshops give professionals a detailed understanding of the financial aid process and its programs through the use of case study scenarios and real-life examples. Continue reading →

The next KUDOS awards will be announced in March. Nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS tab in the upper right corner of LincIn.

The KUDOS award is an informal way to recognize the small and large ways our faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS.

WebAdvisor is now open for viewing summer and fall classes! Please spread the word so students can start planning their schedules.

Please also note new registration dates:
Open registration for summer classes begins Feb. 25.
Open registration for fall classes begins April 21.
View all Important Dates for Summer and Fall 2016.

On the 2016-2017 Academic Calendar, for Institutional Improvement Day, the date listed at the top of the calendar did not match the date listed in the grid below.  The correct date for Institutional Improvement Day is October 7, 2016.  The date listed at the top, under the heading “No Class Days for Students”, was originally listed incorrectly as September 30, 2016.  An updated calendar is available on our website or you can download this PDF.

All new or current employee who have not completed Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) training are encouraged to sign up now for the next session April 1 and 8! Facilitators will be Nicole Ralph and Karen Sanders. Register by calling 425-6749 or email cctc@llcc.edu.