Each semester, LLCC tests its emergency alert system LLCC ALERT. LLCC ALERT allows the college to communicate with you by text, phone and email in an emergency, as well as for severe weather and other closures. Current employees and students are automatically enrolled in LLCC ALERT.

The next test will take place tomorrow, Jan. 19, at approximately 11 a.m. You will receive a test message from LLCC ALERT.

We encourage you to visit www.llcc.edu/alert and log in with your LLCC username and password to check your current contact information and manage how you receive emergency notifications. LLCC ALERT uses the information about you currently stored in the college’s Colleague system, and this information may need updating. Please add your office phone number if it is not listed, and make any other revisions needed.

For assistance, please contact the IT Service Desk at 217-786-2555 or helpdesk@llcc.edu.

Note: Updating your contact information in LLCC ALERT will NOT update that information in Colleague. To update your information in Colleague, please contact LLCC Human Resources.

LLCC will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes will be held, and all administrative offices at the Springfield campus and outlying locations in the LLCC district will be closed. Classes and regular business hours will resume at all locations Tuesday, Jan. 18.

As a reminder, LLCC will be hosting a vaccination clinic on Monday, Jan. 24, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Students and employees wishing to get vaccinated can drop in during the vaccination clinic hours and receive a free vaccination (no appointment needed). Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will all be available. Students and employees receiving the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine will need to complete the second dose to be considered fully vaccinated. Booster shots will also be available. If you are wanting a booster or second dose, please bring your vaccine card. The clinic is being provided by HR Support, contracted in partnership with IEMA through the state of Illinois.

Additional vaccination clinics will be held at LLCC Outreach Centers:

• LLCC-Litchfield — Tuesday, Jan. 18, from 12:30-3 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Vaccinations and boosters will be available through the Montgomery County Health Department. The clinic will be open to LLCC students, employees and community members.
• LLCC-Taylorville — Tuesday, Jan. 18, from noon-1 p.m., in the South Building lounge. Vaccinations and boosters will be available through the Christian County Health Department. The clinic will be open to LLCC students, employees and community members.

The spring semester has begun, and today kicks off Welcome Week! Please join us in welcoming new and returning students to campus. Volunteers will be in A. Lincoln Commons, Kreher Agriculture Center, Montgomery Hall and the Workforce Careers Center greeting students, providing directions and helping answer questions.

Registration is still open for 8- and 12-week classes. Twelve-week classes begin Monday, Feb. 7, and 8-week classes begin Monday, March 14.

Save the date for this year’s Lincoln Lecture on Feb. 11!

More Painful than Pleasant?: Abraham Lincoln and His Father
by Samuel Wheeler, Ph.D.
Director of History Programs,
Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission

Friday, Feb. 11, 9 a.m.
Location: TBD

Dr. Samuel Wheeler is a historian specializing in the history of Illinois, the Civil War Era, and the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. An LLCC graduate and 2019 Honored Alumnus, he earned his Ph.D. in history from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has worked in the field of public history for more than two decades, including as State Historian of Illinois and Director of Research and Collections at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

LLCC will be hosting a vaccination clinic on Monday, Jan. 24, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 25, from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Students and employees wishing to get vaccinated can drop in during the vaccination clinic hours and receive a free vaccination. Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will all be available. Students and employees receiving the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine will need to complete the second dose to be considered fully vaccinated. Booster shots will also be available.

The Montgomery County Health Department will be providing a vaccination clinic at LLCC-Litchfield on Tuesday, Jan. 18, from 12:30-3 p.m. The clinic will be open to LLCC students, employees and community members. Additional vaccination clinics will be held at LLCC Outreach Centers. Look for information on these clinics in LincIn.

LLCC wishes you happy holidays! You are welcome to share the image and its hyperlink with any individuals with whom you interact on behalf of the college.

Here are some scenes from yesterday’s holiday celebration!