Think before you print electronic memos and bulletins. Communicate in the office electronically. Invitations, instructions and important notices can be sent via email.

An osprey was spotted near the lake on campus Friday. Thanks to Dr. Chris McDonald for this majestic image.

New LLCC police officers took the oath of office yesterday during a ceremony in the R. H. Stephens Room conducted by LLCC Police Chief Brad Gentry.

Theresa (Tess) Olson, the first female police officer on the LLCC police force, and Lucas Ostendorf graduated last month from the 480 hour Basic Law Enforcement Academy at the U of I Police Training Institute.

Dency Grubbs, adjunct instructor at LLCC, has published the second in a calendar series of cozy murder mysteries.  The title is “Mrs. Modine and The Case of the Haunted Halloween Séance Murder” featuring Mrs. Ellie Modine, a retired English teacher and widow who manages to get herself embroiled in various mysteries.

The novel is published by CreateSpace, (ISBN  9781517140434) and may be purchased online through amazon.com.  Dency uses the pen name D. Ann Johnson.

Chris McDonald, Ph.D., gave an analysis of the Democratic Presidential Debate in this interview on WTAX Radio Wednesday morning, Oct. 14.

Marnie Record, workforce specialist, Value Added Local Foods Program, wrote the Oct. 14 Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Local beer and seasonal food pairings.”

In PowerPoint, print “handouts” not “slides.” Text in PowerPoint is generally large, so if you print using the “slides” option, it will print one slide per page. If you need to make overheads, that is the way to go. Otherwise, the best and fastest way is to print “handouts.”

LLCC Board Of Trustees, President Warren, Faculty and Staff,

Thank you for your support, kind words and expressions of sympathy following the recent death of my dad. Your kindness helped ease my sorrow.

With gratitude,
Pat Gallagher

Preview your document prior to printing to reduce printed errors. If you find a mistake after printing, reprint only the page(s) you need to replace the page with the error.

Wednesday, Oct. 7 – 12th annual Multicultural Fest • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. outside A. Lincoln Commons. The annual Fest showcases various cultures with entertainment, samples of ethnic food and cultural exhibits. View the schedule of events, in addition to participating entertainers, food vendors and exhibitors HERE.

Thursday, Oct. 8 – East Asia Film and Lecture Series • 6-9 p.m. • Trutter Center. The film will be “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring” (2003), directed by Ki-duk Kim. Discussion will be led by Alex Jong-Seok Lee, Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at UIUC. Admission is free.

The spring 2016 issue of FORWARD is available. Copies can be picked up in the lower level east hallway of Menard Hall.