The LLCC Agriculture Club is hosting its Eighth Annual Farmer’s Share Lunch on Wednesday, April 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trutter Center. The club is selling tickets for the meal that will include a pork BBQ or steakburger sandwich, green beans, potato salad, cookies, and tea or lemonade for 50 cents. The cost represents the portion of the meal’s cost that actually goes back to the farmers who grew the food. The rest of the cost is for processing, marketing, transportation, etc. Only 100 tickets are available, and they may be purchased from any LLCC Ag Club member or by contacting club advisor Bill Harmon at 786-2573 or bill.harmon@llcc.edu.

During the event, guests will also be able to test their agriculture knowledge with trivia questions and win prizes. The event is open to anyone in the campus community as an educational activity for the club.

Thanks to all who attended my retirement party, sent cards and blessed me with gifts. Words cannot even describe how much I love my LLCC family. I will certainly miss you. To my “groupies” in Admission, Records and Registration — thank you so much for the awesome party and gift. I love you all!

Tammy Chrisler, data centralization specialist

Join us in welcoming two new computer science faculty members who have joined LLCC this semester.

Lucinda Caughey (pronounced [caf-ee]) joined LLCC as computer science instructor in January. Previously, she served as an adjunct instructor at LLCC last fall and taught computer science full-time at UIS. Lucinda also has 20 years experience in aerospace engineering. She holds a master’s degree in computer science.

Lucinda is located in Logan 1124 and can be reached at 786-2588 or lucinda.caughey@llcc.edu.

William Cox has rejoined LLCC as a computer science instructor. He has 38 years combined experience teaching computer science courses at the college level and applying his skill set in the business and industrial sectors. He is an LLCC alum and has a master’s degree in management information systems from UIS.

William is located in Logan 1128 and can be reached at 786-2587 or william.cox@llcc.edu.

David Jones, VALIC financial advisor, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room. He will be on site for 30-minute account reviews to help employees understand options and new enrollments. To register go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 6303SPR11AB.

A retirement celebration for Tammy Chrisler, data centralization specialist, is being held today, April 10, from 2-4 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Come have some refreshments and wish Tammy a happy retirement after 32 years at LLCC!

A retirement celebration for Tammy Chrisler, data centralization specialist, will be held tomorrow, April 10, from 2-4 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room. Come have some refreshments and wish Tammy a happy retirement after 32 years at LLCC!

Michael J. Kaiser, VALIC sr. financial advisor, will be on campus today, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room. He will be on site for 30-minute account reviews to help employees understand options and new enrollments. To register go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 2206SPR11AA.

Please note the following dates:

Last date for all major purchases — April 19, 2019

• Purchases for office furniture, equipment, materials or supplies that have longer lead times, should be placed in order to ensure timely delivery of order.
• An online requisition must be done and approved by corresponding Budget Manager(s), with correct account number(s), and forwarded to the Purchasing Department.

Last date Purchase Orders will be issued — May 23, 2019

• This will be the last day a purchase order will be used to order anything.
• An on-line requisition must be completed prior to this date which includes approval by corresponding budget manager(s), with correct account number(s) and forwarded to LLCC Purchasing, by the above date.
• That also means your budget transfer(s) should have already been submitted to LLCC Budgeting, should there be a need to do that.

Last date to order items on a Blanket Purchase Order — May 23, 2019

• This includes Office Depot/Staples blankets.

Last date to process payments on a Blanket Purchase Order — June 13, 2019

• All supporting documentation, invoices and blanket purchase order payment requests must be approved by corresponding Budget Manager(s) and submitted to LLCC Accounts Payable by 5 p.m. on the June 13.

Only emergency purchases will be allowed after the above dates, and as such must have the appropriate approvals.

• Purchases will require written approval from your appropriate cabinet member prior to the purchase.
• Due to audit cut off dates, unless such purchases are received on campus by June 30 the purchase will be charged to your FY 20 budget.

 Grant purchases — above dates apply to grants ending June 30, 2019

• For those grants that do not end on June 30, 2019, please work closely with Sarah Goodman, Rachel Patarozzi and LLCC Purchasing to facilitate your purchases.

Dr. Vern Lindquist, vice president, academic services, was interviewed by WICS/FOX Illinois news regarding the new multiple measures method of placing students into college-level coursework. He will be interviewed today by the State Journal-Register on the same topic.

Michael J. Kaiser, VALIC sr. financial advisor, will be on campus tomorrow, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room. He will be on site for 30-minute account reviews to help employees understand options and new enrollments. To register go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 2206SPR11AA.