This fall, LLCC will once again be participating in the Springfield Area Arts Council’s On My Own Time (OMOT) program. This unique program provides LLCC faculty and staff an opportunity to display original art they have created outside the office, truly, on your own time. There will be an in-house exhibit at LLCC followed by a city-wide exhibit at the Springfield Art Association showcasing first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions.

LLCC’s in-house exhibit will be featured on the LLCC-Springfield campus September-November.

Faculty and staff may enter up to three artworks each, created since 2016, for a fee of $5 per entry. The fee assists SAAC with costs of the OMOT program. Details and deadlines will be announced at the beginning of fall semester.

So spend time this summer using your imagination and skills to create new artwork! A detailed list of the categories, as well as the rules are attached.

Please contact me with any questions.
Misty Hagstrom, 786-2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu

2019 OMOT Categories
OMOT 2019 Rules and Regulations

I wanted to thank everyone for their thoughtful cards and very kind words. I was very moved by the donations made in my mom’s name by LLCC and my ARHM colleagues to the Alzheimer’s Foundation and the Belleville Humane Society. And I know my mom would have been very moved as well. So, a heartfelt thank you.

Joe Hoff, Ph.D., Professor of Spanish

Please join us in welcoming Marlo Davis, a building custodian for the college. He recently graduated from the LLCC electrical distribution lineman program and also took part in the HIRE education construction program. Marlo can be reached at marlo.davis@llcc.edu. Welcome!

Please join us today, May 10, from 2-4 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room to celebrate Beth Hoffmann, professor of communication, as she retires from LLCC after 25 years of service!

For more information, please contact Claire Gordon at claire.gordon@llcc.edu or 786-4944.

Please join us tomorrow, May 10, from 2-4 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room to celebrate Beth Hoffmann, professor of communication, as she retires from LLCC after 25 years of service!

For more information, please contact Claire Gordon at claire.gordon@llcc.edu or 786-4944.

The U.S. flag and the state flag are being flown at half-staff until sunset Friday, May 10 in honor and remembrance of Firefighter Kody M. Vanfossan of the Cristopher Fire Department.

Michael Phelon, coordinator of the LLCC Open Door Mentorship Program, was honored last Friday in Washington, D.C. with a 2018 Director’s Community Leadership Award for the Springfield division. Michael accepted the award on behalf of the organization he founded, The Outlet. He received the award from FBI Director Christopher Wray. According to the FBI, “Springfield officials asked The Outlet for help in 2017 after several shootings claimed the lives of three teenagers. The Outlet developed and hosted a camp that city officials believe helped keep youth and the community safe. Since 2004, The Outlet has provided a place for youth to gather.”

Michael was also a keynote speaker at the recent Mayor’s Unity Breakfast in Jacksonville. He was recognized for founding The Outlet and mentoring fatherless boys ages 8-22 as well as his work with the Open Door Mentorship Program at LLCC.

Please join us in welcoming Lindsey Weihmeir, who recently joined the college as admission and registration services representative. Lindsey comes to us with experience working in continuing education at Heartland Community College and running traffic safety school in McLean County. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Illinois State University. Lindsey can be reached at lindsey.weihmeir@llcc.edu or 786-2061. Welcome!

The Ag club is holding a fundraiser at Texas Roadhouse in Springfield from 3-10 p.m. today. Tell your server that you are there to support the LLCC Ag Club, and the restaurant will donate 10 percent or more of your bill to the club.

A presentation Tuesday, May 7 at 2 p.m. in Montgomery Hall 1143/1144 will cover health insurance changes, the new online open enrollment process and information about DirectPath services.

The annual open enrollment process for all benefit options begins today and ends Thursday, June 6. Please thoroughly review the memo in an email from HR. It provides an overview of information about the health and dental insurance coverage for the plan year beginning July 1, 2019, including premium information. Open enrollment will offer the opportunity to make changes to other benefit options as well, including, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Cancer and Critical Illness Benefit and Accident Benefit.

Change to open enrollment process

The open enrollment process will be conducted entirely online. Today,  you will receive an email prompting you to complete tasks related to open enrollment. The email will contain a link to access your open enrollment tasks. You will use your LLCC login credentials to access the system. You will be immediately taken to the My Tasks page, which will list all of the items you must complete. Please view each item and complete according to the instructions by no later than Thursday, June 6, 2019. To aid you in completing this process, a benefit statement will be mailed to your home this week, which will list what your current coverage is for all options.

Introducing DirectPath

Effective immediately, employees will have access to a health care advocacy and consumerism tool, DirectPath. You will have access to advocates who can assist you with resolving claims and billing issues, finding a doctor or hospital, assisting with prior authorizations and providing cost and quality comparisons for certain procedures and tests. Please see the attachments for more information.

Benefit information

View more detailed information regarding benefit options.  You will find  information including:

• Schedule of benefits for Open Access and High Deductible Plans
• Schedule of benefits for vision
• Schedule of benefits for dental
• FAQs for the High Deductible Plan and Health Savings Accounts
• Information about Allied Benefit Systems and our network, HealthLink
• Important notices about insurance
• IRS documents on health savings accounts
• Affordable Care Act summaries of benefits and coverage
• Benefit overviews for Life/AD&D, Long-Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness and Cancer

Questions?

Attend tomorrow’s presentation at 2 p.m. in Montgomery Hall 1143/1144. The presentation will cover health insurance changes, the new online open enrollment process and information about DirectPath services. Also, a representative from Allied will be on campus Wednesday, May 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. to answer questions you have about health insurance benefit coverage, claims, physician network, etc. This session is open house style, so feel free to stop by the Human Resources Conference Room during any of those times to meet with a representative. As always, HR staff are also available to answer any questions.