“You know?” student communication: Week of Aug. 21

Please join us in letting students know that we’re so glad they’re joining us this semester and to keep an eye out for “You know?” messages, which will help keep them in the loop on important dates, events and services available to them as LLCC students.

Also, throughout the year, LLCC Student Life will be hosting events for learning, skill building and fun. To get notifications, students can download the Lincoln Landing app, using their LLCC email address to sign in. More information is available www.llcc.edu/lincoln-landing.

07.24.23

“You know?” student communication: Week of July 24

The student communication project’s focus this week is on student wellness and celebrating progress.

Please join us in reminding students that reflection is important.

Have they celebrated successes?
What’s going well and what could be improved?
Are they practicing self-care?

LLCC student success coaches are students’ partners and can help them reflect on their journeys. In addition, the college collaborates with Talkspace, a telemental health provider, to offer free mental health services for currently enrolled students.

www.llcc.edu/student-well-being

06.12.23

“You know?” student communication: Week of June 12

The student communication project continues this week with a focus on LLCC Center for Academic Success and Writing Center services: www.llcc.edu/cas.

Please join us in inviting students to make use of:

Highly trained writing center specialists, who are available to help students with any type of writing assignment.
Academic success professionals, who are experts in college learning strategies and can help students maximize their performance in the classroom.
Our Math Center, where students can get help with any LLCC math course. No appointment needed; it operates on a walk-in basis.

Helping students achieve college success — it’s what we do!

Besides a means of disseminating college-wide information, the vision of this project is to strengthen the connection between the college community and the students.

06.05.23

“You know?” student communication project

The Progress Sub-team of the Enrollment Management Team gathered input on priority student messages (by month) earlier this year, and now the student communication project launches today with the start of summer session.

This project involves monthly, college-wide messages that will be relayed to students in a coordinated, consistent manner from a variety of college representatives. Besides a means of disseminating college-wide information, the vision of this form of communication is to strengthen the connection between the college community and the students.

This week’s “You know?” message is welcome to summer session at Lincoln Land Community College! Join us in letting students know that we’re so glad they’re joining us this term and to keep an eye out for “You know?” messages, which will help keep them in the loop on important dates, events and services available to them as LLCC students.

04.24.23

BSU hosts event for D186 seniors

Members of the LLCC Black Student Union (BSU) welcomed approximately 60 District 186 seniors to BSU Fest Friday, April 21, on the Springfield campus.

The event was held to help students explore educational options and enhance community connection and inclusion among Black students.

Participants toured campus; participated in sonography, poetry or natural hair care workshops; and heard from BSU alumni, faculty and staff.

04.03.23

April 6 Salsa event

Come see Julio Barrenzuela, the “Salsa Ambassador,” and learn how to dance the Salsa on April 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.

Barrenzuela has been teaching Salsa for over 10 years in any place that he can, including nursing homes, facilities for those with disabilities and youth organizations. He says, “Music brings people together, and that’s what I want to do through my efforts. The hope is to make a difference by giving the community’s most unlikely people, be it from their wheelchair or jail cell, the opportunity to see themselves as salsa dancers and therefore members of a much larger ‘salsa community.’”

He is a veteran of the Navy and has a doctorate in cultural studies from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. He is currently president of CIELO, a culturally integrated organization dedicated to promoting the education, employment and culture of Latino Americans in communities that are within about a 60-mile radius of Springfield.

03.31.23

LLCC DEFI Grant

The IDI-funded LLCC Diversity & Equity Fellowship Initiative (DEFI) is making great progress this spring. The grant was awarded to the diagnostic medical sonography (DMS) program as a faculty recruitment tool with the goal of increasing the diversity of the health professions faculty pool.

A DEFI fellow, Tracey Benn-Cockayne, was selected to assist with a curriculum proposal for a new cardiovascular sonography (CVS) AAS degree program. Tracey is a registered echocardiographer who is from a minoritized group. She serves as the co-chair for the CVS Planning Committee along with current DMS Program Director Leigh Giles-Brown.

During her short time as a DEFI fellow, Tracey has developed and administered a workforce needs analysis survey which identified staffing shortages and the crucial need for a CVS program to be established in central Illinois. Tracey serves on all subcommittees for the CVS program planning process and presented progress notes during recent DMS Program Advisory Committee and CVS Planning Committee meetings. “Her expertise is invaluable to crafting the many sections of the required ICCB Form-20. Tracey’s details and insights are helping us design a quality CVS program that will benefit students and the workforce,” said Leigh Giles-Brown. Currently, Tracey is contributing to the review of all CVS curriculum components for alignment with accreditation and industry standards. The target completion date for submission to the LLCC curriculum approval process is this May.

In addition, Tracey has gone above and beyond the expectations of the fellowship by identifying two prospective student recruitment opportunities taking place in April. These events will give the DMS program an opportunity to present the current sonography program to more interested students.

03.30.23

April 6 Salsa event

Come see Julio Barrenzuela, the “Salsa Ambassador,” and learn how to dance the Salsa on April 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.

03.13.23

OTA IDI Grant debut at Dubois Elementary School

LLCC grant funding has promoted a partnership between the LLCC Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois. The grant initiative aims to increase diversity of OTA student applications by increasing community awareness of the occupational therapy profession. This funding has supported development of a first-year OTA student service-learning project in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Clubs after school program located at Dubois Elementary School in Springfield. The project, “Healthy Minds, Hearts and Hands,” brings engaging activities promoting fitness, emotional well-being and social language development for building student confidence and success at school. Additionally, the program offers traditional school-based occupational therapy strategies to help students who struggle with homework to build skills that will carry over into the classroom.

Thank you to the LLCC Foundation; Dr. Cynthia Maskey, dean of health professions; Tiffany Mathis, CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois; Ms. Shamill Hill, Boys & Girls Clubs Site Director; and Hirut Harris, COTA/L, an LLCC OTA graduate and grant co-author, for making this service-learning project possible! The first session brought many smiles during Minion zumba, yoga, relaxation breathing and a craft activity called “Say Hello to Me.”

Yvonne Cosentino, OTD, OTR/L
LLCC OTA Program Director

02.28.23

Complete survey on priority messages for students yet today

The Progress Sub-team of the Enrollment Management Team developed and proposed a student communication project which was approved by Quality Council in December 2022. This project involves monthly, college-wide messages that will be relayed to students in a coordinated, consistent manner from a variety of college representatives (advisors, faculty, financial aid reps, PRM, bookstore, etc.). Examples of messages could be completing the FAFSA application, registering for the next semester, applying for LLCC Foundation scholarships, etc. Besides a means of disseminating college-wide information, the vision of this form of communication is to strengthen the connection between the college community and the students. This idea is patterned after a similar, successful project at Mizzou.

The Progress Sub-team would like your input on what priority messages (by month) should be communicated to students. We kindly ask you to complete the Progress Sub-team Employee Survey by today, Feb. 28. We appreciate you taking time to complete the survey as we hope to get participation from all areas of the college. Our hope is to test the monthly messages this summer with full implementation in fall 2023.

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