We extend our sympathy to the family of Don Jones, retired professor of chemistry at LLCC. Don’s wife, Midge Jones, passed away recently after a long illness. Private services will be held. Anyone who would like to sign a sympathy card, please see Carrie Henry in the Mathematics and Sciences Department Office (Sangamon 2306) by the end of the day Tuesday, Sept. 8.

The LLCC PD is  offering Basic CPR(cardiopulmonary resuscitation/AED (automated external defibrillator) training on Sept. 17  to all interested faculty and staff. There will be two sessions, one at 8:30 a.m. and one at 1 p.m. Both will be in the R. H. Stephens Room. The training lasts approximately two hours. Interested? Contact Heather Voyles, LLCC Police assistant, at x62278 to reserve a spot.

Beginning Sept. 1, all faculty and staff requests for data/information from the LLCC Institutional Research Office should be requested via a  “Data Request” form.  The form, IR Data Request, is located in the Electronic Forms Library on the Employee Portal.  This change is being implemented to help the IR staff prioritize and track internal data requests.

Read the latest news from the LLCC Foundation in the September issue of “Circle of Friends.”

Bistro To Go, LLCC’s student-run café,  will open Monday, Sept. 14 and run through Wednesday, Nov. 18. Bistro to Go will be open Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.  It will offer soups, salads, sandwiches, entrees, baked goods and coffee drinks for take-away.  Weekly changing menus will be posted on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LlccCulinaryArtsAndHospitalityProgram .  We ask for orders no large than six, and no call-in orders.

Read today’s Epicuriosity 101 column, in which Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, gives the reasons you should take a cooking class, and a list of what’s offered this fall.

LLCC is committed to Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI). If you haven’t yet taken CQI training, here’s your chance.

The first CQI session in FY ’16 will take place Friday, Sept. 11, 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sept. 18, 8:15-12:30 p.m. Lunch will be served the first day, and coffee will be served both days. The session is being held at Capital City Training Center.  To register,  call 524-6749 or email at cctc@llcc.edu.

Jim Dietz, volleyball coach, recorded his 300th win at LLCC Saturday during the Loggers Invitational, which the Loggers won 4-0. The team now has a record of 7-1. Congratulations, Jim!

Mark Hardiman, professor of theatre, theatre students Nick Snyder and Shannon Murphy and LLCC alum Katie Steinhour recently participated in Theatre in The Park’s benefit, “Broadway and Chocolate,” with a new scene from Prof. Hardiman’s adaptation of “Treasure Island.” Attendance total for the event was 360 and there was positive feedback and applause when “Treasure Island” was announced. The collaborative production of “Treasure Island” will be open May 20, 2016. Visit theatreinthepark.net for details soon.

Janet Semanik, development specialist, was interviewed by the State Journal-Register for an upcoming story on the “Small World” exhibit opening later this month in the Trutter Museum. (We’ll have more information on the exhibit in LincIn later this week.) The SJ-R will be photographing Janet and Thom Whalen, professor of art, later this week, as they prepare for the exhibit.

Non-credit food and wine courses starting this week at the LLCC Culinary Institute were featured in the A La Carte column of the Aug. 30 SJ-R. Jay Kitterman, Culinary Institute consultant, was interviewed.