Category Archives: Campus Climate Team

01.26.22

Next Inclusivity Speaker Series presentation Feb. 9

Make plans to come hear Andrea Echelberger in the livestream of “Your Brain on Accents: The Impact of Accent Bias and Discrimination in the U.S.” on Feb. 9 at 2:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons!

Andrea EchelbergerIn 2004, Echelberger began a two-year AmeriCorps position in St. Paul teaching adult refugees and immigrants English, and she’s never looked back. Throughout her teaching career, she has worked with a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and language levels, and while she’s loved every class that she’s taught, literacy level learners are her favorite group to teach. From her experience and research, Andrea will share on how accent bias impacts our society.

01.20.22

IDI Grant applications: Submit your ideas!

Do you have an idea on how we can address a need and/or promote and celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at LLCC? Submit your ideas for an IDI Grant!

idi Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant Program

LLCC’s IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, department, student or student club. IDI Grant proposals will be accepted through Jan. 31.

There is $3,500 available to be awarded in spring 2022. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

Have questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to kyle.roughan@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Committee:
Kyle Roughan
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

01.19.22

Next Inclusivity Speaker Series presentation Feb. 9

Andrea Echelberger Save the date! Please join us to view a livestream of the second part of the Inclusivity Speaker Series on Feb. 9, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons with Andrea Echelberger, English language specialist. Andrea will be presenting “Your Brain on Accents: The Impact of Accent Bias and Discrimination in the U.S.”

Echelberger has been working as a classroom teacher of English language learners, a teacher trainer and curriculum designer since 2003. She spent two years in Cambodia with the EL Fellowship program and has served on several State Department projects. Andrea is currently serving as president on the international board of LESLLA, an organization that focuses on adult emergent readers.

01.07.22

IDI Grant applications: Submit your ideas!

What comes to mind when you think of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? Do you have an idea on how we can address a need and/or promote and celebrate diversity? Submit your ideas for an IDI Grant!

idi Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant Program

LLCC’s IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, department, student or student club. IDI Grant proposals will be accepted through Jan. 31.

There is $3,500 available to be awarded in spring 2022. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

Have questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to kyle.roughan@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Committee:
Kyle Roughan
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

12.16.21

IDI Grant applications: Submit your ideas!

What comes to mind when you think of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? Do you have an idea on how we can address a need and/or promote and celebrate diversity? Submit your ideas for an IDI Grant!

idi Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant Program

LLCC’s IDI Grant is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, department, student or student club. IDI Grant proposals will be accepted through Jan. 31.

There is $3,500 available to be awarded in spring 2022. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

Have questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out to kyle.roughan@llcc.edu.

IDI Grant Project Committee:
Kyle Roughan
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

12.06.21

IDI Grant applications: Promote and celebrate diversity and inclusion

Candace Silas, one of the 2020-21 LLCC Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant recipients says, “The IDI grant was just what the Workforce Equity Initiative needed! WEI did not have marketing or retention funds designated in our first round of funding, and we needed to do a more robust media campaign and enhance our retention efforts. With the help of the IDI grant, we were able not only to meet our grant deliverables but we exceeded them. It also gave WEI the opportunity to show our external evaluators and funding source that LLCC is committed to promoting and celebrating diversity and inclusion.”

idi Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant Program

LLCC’s IDI Grant is once again available! It is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, department, student or student club, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity. IDI Grant application proposals will be accepted through Jan. 31.

There is $3,500 available to be awarded in spring 2022. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

Have an idea? Don’t hesitate to reach out to kyle.roughan@llcc.edu with any questions.

IDI Grant Project Committee:
Kyle Roughan
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

11.16.21

Review the Internal Communications Matrix

Have you had a chance to review the recently created Internal Communications Matrix for employees yet? The Campus Climate Team’s Employee Satisfaction Workgroup encourages you to review the document, which was developed as a result of the Internal Information Distribution and Consumption Guidelines project. It provides a standardized institutional communication distribution guideline to help with understanding, participation in and effectiveness of internal communication processes.

11.05.21

IDI Grant applications: Just do it!

Alex Berry, one of the 2020-21 LLCC Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant recipients says, “Just do it! I had thought about submitting something earlier in the application process, but hadn’t until after talking to an IDI Grant committee member. Then, I decided to go for it. If you have ideas, just ask! The committee is helpful and provides guidance along the way.”

idi Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion Grant Program

LLCC’s IDI Grant, which began in 2020-21, is once again available! It is an internal opportunity for any LLCC faculty, staff, department, student or student club, and can be used to address a need and/or to promote and celebrate diversity. IDI Grant application proposals will be accepted through Jan. 31.

There is $3,500 available to be awarded in spring 2022. More information and helpful resources (standards of evaluation, project samples and more) are now available on the Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion Grant SharePoint page (be sure you’re logged in to Office 365 to access).

Have an idea? Don’t hesitate to reach out to kyle.roughan@llcc.edu with any questions.

IDI Grant Project Committee:
Kyle Roughan
Laura Anderson
Michelle Pulce-Flynn
Jamil Steele
Kyla Kruse

11.03.21

Chalkguy presentation this morning at 11 in Commons or via Zoom

As part of the Inclusivity Speaker Series today at 11 a.m. in A. Lincoln Commons, Ben Glenn, the ChalkGuy, will give a livestream presentation and discussion of his story growing up with attention deficit and learning disabilities. Rather than letting this condition hold him back, he has chosen to inspire others through writing, speaking and artwork. If you are unable to attend this event in person, please join https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88397847857 virtually.Photo of the Chalkguy speaking on a microphone in front of his artwork