July 1, 2015 is the date that LLCC goes smoke and tobacco-free. Quitting will not only improve your health, but save you money. Fines will be imposed for smoking on any LLCC-owned or operated property: $25 for the first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses.
There are resources to help you kick the habit.
Read other details of the new state law and LLCC’s policy pursuant to that law.
Happy Birthday to all faculty and staff born in June! 
Click on the “Birthdays” tab at the top of LincIn to see who is celebrating.
Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre, appeared on Good Day Illinois on Fox 55 May 21 to promote “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” to be presented by LLCC Theatre and Theatre in the Park beginning May 29.
Click HERE for ticket and more information.
I’d like to express a sincere thank-you to the very caring and supportive people that make LLCC such a great place to belong. Your condolences on the passing of my mother were very thoughtful and much appreciated.
Thank you, Janelle
Chris McDonald, Ph.D., captured on camera this heron that caught two fish. The heron caught the two fish, put one down while eating the other. Then the heron took the dropped fish back to the water, rinsed it off and then ate it too!
Click: Line of March 2015
The Line of March for Commencement is determined by the hire date for a full-time, Board of Trustees-approved position. Adjunct instructor positions do not fall into this category. If an adjunct instructor fills a full-time, benefit-eligible, Board-approved position, the date they were hired into that position becomes the hire date used to determine position in the line of march. If someone leaves LLCC, vacating a full-time, Board-approved position, and then returns, the date on which they were re-hired becomes the new hire date in determining their position in the line of march (because employment was not continuous). Individuals who are unable to attend the ceremony in a given year are removed from the line of march for that year. As a result, there is some shifting every year based on who is and who is not attending the ceremony.
We do our best to ensure that the line of march is accurate. However, there may be some instances in which a hire date is inaccurate. If you believe you should be somewhere else in the line, feel free to stand there. The line of march is more of a guide as opposed to a hard and fast rule. The commencement ceremony is focused on graduates, and that is where the majority of effort and preparation occurs. We appreciate your attendance at the ceremony and look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our students.
Office of the Vice President, Student Services
Craig McFarland, financial aid advisor, was named the Lella M. Schaaf Advisor of the Year at the annual Student Recognition Ceremony. Craig advises the LLCC Veterans Club. Congratulations!
For a complete list of all students honored at the ceremony, click HERE.
Congratulations to the most recent group to complete Project Redesign through the Instructional Technology and Distance Education department. The Project Redesign program is a faculty professional development program for current online faculty led by Jason Dockter, Ph.D. (left). New graduates of the 10-week program are Dave Cox, Dean Butzow, Melinda P. Kaye, and David Leitner, Ph.D. In the program, participants discuss current online teaching and learning methods, course design processes, and online learning technical tools. Faculty share and discuss experiences and issues related to online teaching and learning, while also redesigning a current online course they teach.
Dr. Michael Ramm, professor of chemistry, was named the 2015 Drs. Raymond and Ann Pearson Master Teacher at yesterday’s Employee Recognition Ceremony. Congratulations Michael! Finalists for the prestigious honor included Dr. Anthony DiMaggio, Dr. Jason Dockter, Eve Fischberg and Rebecca Klatt.
Distinguished Service Award winners were administrator: Susan Simpson, director of institutional research; professional: Robin Ackman, student accounts manager; classified: Linda Cunningham, assistant to the vice president of student services; faculty: Leslie Rios, assistant professor, librarian. Congratulations!
Dr. John Roberts, professor of history, was honored for a new milestone at LLCC, 45 years of service. He received several well-deserved standing ovations.
Also, employees serving 25, 20, 15, 10 and five years were recognized, along with retirees Melinda Catteau, Jay Kitterman and Brenda Brown. (Several other retirees were recognized in absentia: Barb Charlton, Teresa Dickey-Rogers, Donald Jones, Russell Kuster, Charles Nichols, Beverly Provines and Jan Terry.)
The newest member of LLCC’s group of Faculty Emeriti, Mary Ellen Monroe-White, along with NISOD Excellence Award recipients Sharon Cheek, professor of radiography, and Paula Hermes, programmer analyst, were also recognized.
The Center for Academic Success invites faculty and staff to encourage summer students to use free CAS services this summer. Click for more information: Summer 2015 services & hours