Erin Peterson of Sherman – Capstone, Ellie Lieber of Springfield – Best of Show, Anneke Finch of Springfield – 3D, Ashlyn Brickey of Buffalo – Drawing, Ren Schattschneider of Springfield – Painting, Faith Barnett of Waverly – Photography, Anaela Martin of Springfield – Digital, Aurora King of Chapin – Art History and Abby Oller of Springfield – Student Show Poster. Lilith Bing of Cantrall was honored with the Alexis Wernsing Pinnacle Award.
On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Commencement ceremony will be held at the Bank of Springfield Center,
1 Convention Center Plaza (Eighth Street between Adams and Washington Streets), Springfield, and will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. with the processional. If you are not planning to be at Commencement, please be reminded that you need to email President Warren for approval.
PLEASE BE AWARE: The Springfield PRIDEFEST is scheduled for May 18, and they will begin setting up the afternoon and evening of May 17. There will be street closures so please allow sufficient time to find alternative routes and parking if necessary. Also please note that 4th Street and Adams is now two-way traffic.
Faculty should arrive no later than 7 p.m. so that you can assemble in line. Faculty and Administrators will line up on the South Ramp. The seating in The Center will be graduates seated in two sections in front and the faculty will be seated behind the graduates in two sections. The Line of March will be posted in the LincIn on Wednesday, May 15.
When you arrive, you will see the Line of March posted in several places. The Line of March will look like this:
1. Find your last name and determine whether you are in Line A or Line B.
2. Then locate your row and your specific place within that row.
If you are Ruth Acermanr, you would be in line B (house right), row# 2 and the 7th person in that row.
If you were Cathy Allan, you would be in line A (house left) , row# 3 and the 10th person in that row.
Lines and rows will be clearly marked in the designated area for assembly. Please refrain from congregating at the front of the line, as this obstructs the path for other faculty and administrators trying to find their place and reduces the space for the personnel that will be on the platform to assemble. Remember, Faculty Emeriti are always positioned at the front of the line.
We do our best to ensure that the LOM is correct. The Line of March may each year and up to the night of Commencement due to retirements, resignations, illnesses, and other circumstances. Consider the Line of March as a flexible guide rather than a strict rule. If you believe you should be positioned elsewhere in the line, feel free to stand where you think is appropriate. Amy Williams and Vickie Ward will be there to assist you with getting your regalia on and/or helping you find your position in the LOM.
There are 10 chairs in each row. Stand in front of one chair only. Your faculty marshals this year are Kirk Yenerall and Matt Shaver. They will lead you in.
Please note: Due to liability issues, there will NOT be a place to check your personal belongings. Please leave anything you do not wish to carry in your vehicle.
Processional
• FIRST: The Board of Trustees and platform members will proceed into The Center’s main hall; graduating students, faculty and administrators will remain at their designated locations until the platform members are at their seats.
• SECOND: When members of the platform party are at their seats, there will be a pause in the music followed by a fanfare, and then faculty and administrators will proceed to their row of seats, led by the two faculty marshals. A program will already be in your chairs—it will not be necessary to pick one up from the ushers.
• THIRD: There will be a pause in the music, followed by a fanfare, and the graduating students, led by the marshals, will proceed to their rows of seats.
Recessional
• FIRST: The Board of Trustees and platform members will recess to the lobby area.
• SECOND: The graduating class who will recess between the two sections where faculty and administrators are seated.
• THIRD: After the graduates have recessed the faculty and administrators will recess. Again, the two faculty marshals will lead the faculty and administrators out.
• We kindly ask faculty members to be considerate of the staff and employees at the BOS Center. Please remember that there are individuals responsible for cleaning up after commencement. Before leaving, we request that you pick up your program, water bottle, or any other trash near your chair and properly dispose of it in the designated trash receptacles. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Regalia
If you have not yet picked up your regalia from the bookstore, please do so asap! Also, please do not forget to return your regalia at the BOS Center at the completion of Commencement. Please be attentive when returning your regalia and place your regalia IN the box, not beside under the box or just thrown on the floor.
Each year the college takes an evening to recognize the valuable contributions of our students during the LLCC Student Recognition Ceremony. Academic and leadership awards will be given, in addition to special awards. Please join us tonight at 6 p.m. for the 2024 ceremony. If you have any questions, please email studentlife@llcc.edu.
Join us on May 16 for the annual Employee Recognition Ceremony where we will celebrate and honor the hard work, dedication and achievements of our exceptional employees. We will honor those celebrating milestone anniversaries and present the Distinguished Service Awards. The ceremony will take place in the Student Union from 3-5 p.m. More details and invitations will follow soon. Please mark your calendars and join us as we acknowledge outstanding contributions and inspire each other. We look forward to seeing you there!
LLCC’s Alpha Epsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa was recently named one of the organizations Top 100 Chapters for the first time in chapter history! That places the chapter in the top 8% of all PTK chapters internationally.
Dr. Gillian Bauer was awarded a Paragon Award for New Advisors, which recognizes significant contributions to chapter and individual member growth by an advisor with less than four years of experience. Olivia Marchizza was recognized as a Coca Cola New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and chapter president Isaac Barrett, who also serves as the PTK Illinois Region central vice president, represented the Illinois Region on stage during the convention’s opening session.
Congratualtions to Coach Ron Riggle, LLCC’s athletics director and head baseball coach, who received the 2024 Loyalty Award on April 17 at the NJCAA Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Coach Riggle has served as the athletics director at LLCC since 1997 and is in his 34th season coaching Loggers baseball and his 22nd year as head coach.
“Throughout his impressive career as athletics director, Ron has adhered to the principle that our student athletes are first students and then athletes. He fosters an environment in the athletic department that supports students academically and athletically,” said Shanda Byer, vice president of student services at LLCC. “His leadership, along with his compassion and support of students and coaches, is certainly deserving of the NJCAA Loyalty Award.”
Under Riggle’s leadership, LLCC’s student athletes maintained an average GPA of 3.14 in 2023. As a coach, Riggle led the Loggers to two NJCAA Division II national championship titles in 1994 and 2000. He also led the baseball team to the NJCAA Division II World Series in 1993, 1995, 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2021.
Riggle played at LLCC during the 1987 and 1988 seasons. He then continued his collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University where he was a member of the back-to-back Big South Conference Championship teams.
The Loyalty Award is given to an active athletic director in the NJCAA membership that has worked to uphold the ideals of the organization. It recognizes leadership in an athletic program exemplifying excellence both on the field and in the classroom.
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes more than the “employee of the year.” This award is given to LLCC employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values. Service is a matter of the job. Leadership can be provided in subtle ways. This award recognizes those who provide service and leadership beyond the minimum. Nominations should clearly describe what qualities exhibited by the nominee through his/her performance, attitude, behavior and action puts them in the elite class of “Distinguished Service Award Recipient.”
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award will be selected from the nomination pool. If no one is nominated in a particular category, no award will be given. The Committee does not widen the pool beyond those nominations received, so your nomination is important! The selection committee is comprised of past recipients of the award and other members of the college community. All employment classifications are represented.
To make a nomination, please submit the nomination form along with an essay about the nominee. The essay can be as long or short as you want it to be so long as concrete examples are provided of the areas identified in the nomination form. The information provided in the essay will be the basis of the evaluation for the selection committee.
The deadline for nominations to be submitted is Friday, April 19, 2024. For more information, please feel free to contact Kaelyn Bormida at 786-2214 or kaelyn.bormida@llcc.edu.
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes more than the “employee of the year.” This award is given to LLCC employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values. Service is a matter of the job. Leadership can be provided in subtle ways. This award recognizes those who provide service and leadership beyond the minimum. Nominations should clearly describe what qualities exhibited by the nominee through his/her performance, attitude, behavior and action puts them in the elite class of “Distinguished Service Award Recipient.”
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award will be selected from the nomination pool. If no one is nominated in a particular category, no award will be given. The Committee does not widen the pool beyond those nominations received, so your nomination is important! The selection committee is comprised of past recipients of the award and other members of the college community. All employment classifications are represented.
To make a nomination, please submit the nomination form along with an essay about the nominee. The essay can be as long or short as you want it to be so long as concrete examples are provided of the areas identified in the nomination form. The information provided in the essay will be the basis of the evaluation for the selection committee.
The deadline for nominations to be submitted is Friday, April 19, 2024. For more information, please feel free to contact Kaelyn Bormida at 786-2214 or kaelyn.bormida@llcc.edu.
Join us on May 16 for the annual Employee Recognition Ceremony where we will celebrate and honor the hard work, dedication and achievements of our exceptional employees. We will honor those celebrating milestone anniversaries and present the Distinguished Service Awards. The ceremony will take place in the Student Union from 3-5 p.m. More details and invitations will follow soon. Please mark your calendars and join us as we acknowledge outstanding contributions and inspire each other. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes more than the “employee of the year.” This award is given to LLCC employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values. Service is a matter of the job. Leadership can be provided in subtle ways. This award recognizes those who provide service and leadership beyond the minimum. Nominations should clearly describe what qualities exhibited by the nominee through his/her performance, attitude, behavior and action puts them in the elite class of “Distinguished Service Award Recipient.”
Recipients of the Distinguished Service Award will be selected from the nomination pool. If no one is nominated in a particular category, no award will be given. The Committee does not widen the pool beyond those nominations received, so your nomination is important! The selection committee is comprised of past recipients of the award and other members of the college community. All employment classifications are represented.
To make a nomination, please submit the nomination form along with an essay about the nominee. The essay can be as long or short as you want it to be so long as concrete examples are provided of the areas identified in the nomination form. The information provided in the essay will be the basis of the evaluation for the selection committee.
The deadline for nominations to be submitted is Friday, April 19, 2024. For more information, please feel free to contact Kaelyn Bormida at 786-2214 or kaelyn.bormida@llcc.edu.
Congratulations to the winners of the LLCC 2024 Juried Student Art Show.
LLCC’s Alpha Epsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
director at LLCC since 1997 and is in his 34th season coaching Loggers baseball and his 22nd year as head coach.