Category Archives: Center for Academic Success

04.03.20

Update on Writing Center services

The LLCC Writing Center will be offering Zoom live chat tutoring sessions for writing assignments beginning Monday, April 6. Students must contact the center so that staff may schedule Zoom chats ahead of time. Appointments can be made by calling the Writing Center at 217-786-2341. Zoom appointments are offered Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. These sessions will be scheduled for 45 minutes each.

Additionally, the Writing Center will continue to offer help via email if a student is more comfortable with that format or is unable to use Zoom. Email assistance is offered during all of our operating hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Email requests will be treated on a first come/first served basis (similar to a walk-ins). If students submit an essay for review outside of our normal hours, the Writing Center will respond the next day in the order that emails are received.

Students should include course information and assignment instructions when requesting assistance.

11.26.19

Open interviews for peer tutors continue today

Open interviews for peer tutors continue today from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Please remind your students (enrolled in at least six hours for spring 2019, 3.0 GPA, 12+ hours completed) to come see Jamie McCoy today in the LLCC Center for Academic Success to interview to be a peer tutor. No appointment needed!

For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.

11.25.19

Open interviews for peer tutors today

Open interviews for peer tutors are being held today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please remind your talented, responsible and qualified students (enrolled in at least six hours for spring 2020, 3.0 GPA, 12+ hours completed) to come see Jamie McCoy today in the LLCC Center for Academic Success to interview to be a peer tutor. No appointment needed!

Open interviews for peer tutors will also be held Tuesday Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.

11.21.19

Open interviews for peer tutors Nov. 25 and 26

Open interviews for peer tutors will be held Monday, Nov. 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. in the LLCC Center for Academic Success. Please inform your talented and qualified students of this great on-campus job opportunity for the upcoming spring semester. No appointment needed!

Peer tutor requirements:

  • Have 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Received As in courses they wish to tutor
  • Enrolled in six or more credit hours for spring 2020
  • Completed 12+ college credit hours
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills
  • Possess a strong academic commitment
  • Are responsible enough to work independently

For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.

11.19.19

Open interviews for peer tutors Nov. 25 and 26

Open interviews for peer tutors will be held Monday, Nov. 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. in the LLCC Center for Academic Success. Please inform your talented and qualified students of this great on-campus job opportunity for the upcoming spring semester. No appointment needed!

Peer tutor requirements:

  • Have 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Received As in courses they wish to tutor
  • Enrolled in six or more credit hours for spring 2020
  • Completed 12+ college credit hours
  • Have excellent interpersonal skills
  • Possess a strong academic commitment
  • Are responsible enough to work independently

For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.

10.11.19

CAS members present at the NCLCA annual conference

Julie Clevenger, executive director, Center for Academic Success, and Jamie McCoy, student academic support programs coordinator, were invited to present a session titled “Academic Recovery Programs for At-Risk Students” at the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky on Oct. 6. The session introduced participants to the Academic Recovery Plan (ARP) which the LLCC Center for Academic Success developed as a way to address the academic and life obstacles that many students face when trying to return to school. The session also provided a history of the development of the ARP program, the various departments involved, a walk-through of how the program works, including documentation and skill enhancement areas, and an examination of our institution’s longitudinal data. The NCLCA annual conference is attended by learning center directors and tutoring coordinators from both two- and four-year institutions located all around the world.

10.09.19

National Tutoring Week

Come celebrate and recognize the hard work and dedication of our tutors by writing a quick note of thanks or encouragement. There is an “appreciation station” set up in the Center for Academic Success all day today, Oct. 9, for students, faculty and staff to write notes to the tutors. If you have a tutor in your class, for a class you teach or know a tutor, please take a minute to thank them or acknowledge their work and dedication.

10.07.19

National Tutoring Week

Celebrate and recognize the hard work and dedication of our tutors by participating in National Tutoring Week, Oct. 7-11. There will be a traveling “appreciation station” for students, faculty and staff to write quick thank you notes and words of encouragement to the tutors. If you have a tutor in your class or for a class you teach, or know a tutor, please take a minute to thank them or acknowledge their work and dedication. There are currently 33 tutors on staff: 17 at Springfield campus, five in Jacksonville, three in Taylorville, two in Litchfield and six specialized subject specific tutors.

Appreciation Station Schedule:

  • Litchfield – Monday, Oct. 7
  • Springfield – Wednesday, Oct. 9
  • Taylorville – Thursday, Oct. 10
  • Jacksonville – Tuesday, Oct. 15

Tutor List:

  • Springfield — Abi High, Amala Assikumar, Angela Solon, Ben Garrett, Ethan Beck, John-Michael Davis, Kali Matchuny, Lauren Langfelder, Madison Turner, Olivia Whitney, Priscila Rodriguez, Rachel Larison, Seth Jacobs, Skyler Dodson, Tabitha Grigg, Louis Criscione, Cierra Richardson
  • Litchfield — Kim Currie, Josh Green
  • Jacksonville — Amanda Six, Jordan Gizdic, Kassie Volk, Sean Cowhick, Cody Acker
  • Taylorville — Shaunee Johnson, Justyce Scott, Madeline Colonius
  • Specialized Subject Specific Tutors — Ashley Ferreira, Allison Helmerichs, Britany Ray, Sabrina Korunka, Robert Kayma, Aaron Harrell