This week the student communication project is sharing information on LLCC Foundation scholarships and the FAFSA.

Please join us in reminding students about these opportunities for the next academic year (beginning fall 2024).

Apply for LLCC Foundation scholarships.

The application period for 2024-25 Foundation scholarships is open through Feb. 15. Full- and part-time students are encouraged to apply using their LLCC email account at llccfoundation.org/scholarships.  Only one application form is needed to apply. Many of the scholarships are open to students in any program of study, with the average award being approximately $1,500 per academic year.  More information is available by emailing michlle.burger@llcc.edu or calling 217-786-4502.

Plan to submit the FAFSA.

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that the FAFSA for the 2024-25 academic year will open on Dec. 31, 2023. To prepare, students can get their FSA ID (FAFSA username and password) ready at studentaid.gov. LLCC Financial Aid staff are available to help. Contact Financial.Aid@llcc.edu or 217-786-2237. Once the FAFSA opens, staff will be available to assist starting Jan. 2.

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

Please join us in letting students know how they can use the LLCC Center for Academic Success to help them maximize their classroom skills.

• Writing Center specialists are available to help students with any type of writing assignment.
• Academic success professionals are experts in college learning strategies and will help students improve their performance in the classroom.
• The Math Center can help students with any LLCC math course and operates on a walk-in basis.
• Highly trained peer tutors are available to assist students one-on-one with most LLCC courses at no cost to students.

More information is available at www.llcc.edu/cas.

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.

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

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.

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.