LLCC Facilities welcomes Williemae Stephens

Williemae StephensLLCC Facilities welcomes Williemae Stephens to the team! Williemae started on Oct. 10 as a building custodian. She will focus on Menard & Sangamon Halls. She was most recently at SIU School of Medicine but brings her years of industry experience to her new position. Williemae was born and raised in Chicago, and now calls Springfield home. Welcome to LLCC Williemae!

LLCC Facilities welcomes Diane Green!

Diane GreenLLCC Facilities welcomes Diane Green to the team. Diane, who started on Oct. 1, is the facilities office coordinator. She comes to us from the State of Illinois. She holds a business management degree and has extensive experience in real estate. Welcome Diane!

Parking Changes today for Ag & Workforce Careers Expo

Local employers will be moving in equipment today for the Ag & Workforce Careers Expo. To help our current students with parking, employees are asked to park in lots 9, 11, 13 or 15 or in Cass Gym lots. View campus map.

Thank you for your assistance as we prepare for this event, which connects high school students with local employers to learn about careers in ag, health care and the skilled trades.

(Note: LLCC students are encouraged to park in Lots 1, 3, 5 and 7.)

Parking Changes for today and Thursday

Local employers will be moving in equipment today for the Ag & Workforce Careers Expo. To help our current students with parking, employees are asked to park in lots 9, 11, 13 or 15 or in Cass Gym lots. View campus map.

Thank you for your assistance as we prepare for this event, which connects high school students with local employers to learn about careers in ag, health care and the skilled trades.

(Note: LLCC students are encouraged to park in Lots 1, 3, 5 and 7.)

Hall between A. Lincoln Commons & Menard Hall closed today

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, contractors will continue to work outside of the student services construction barrier in Menard Hall. The portion of the hallway between A Lincoln Commons and Menard Hall will be closed the entire day.

Entering Menard Hall from the east or through A. Lincoln Commons and either up or downstairs will be the only way to access each building.  There will still be access to the elevators in Menard Hall as well as classrooms and offices on the 1st floor when entering from the east.  We appreciate your patience as we continue to work to improve these areas of campus and hope the inconvenience is minimal. As always, please use caution and follow all signs, caution tape, barricades and barriers in this area. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tim Ervin, director, construction & environmental, health and safety at 217-786-9605.

Hall between A. Lincoln Commons & Menard Hall closed on Wednesday

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, contractors will continue to work outside of the student services construction barrier in Menard Hall. The portion of the hallway between A Lincoln Commons and Menard Hall will be closed the entire day.

Entering Menard Hall from the east or through A. Lincoln Commons and either up or downstairs will be the only way to access each building.  There will still be access to the elevators in Menard Hall as well as classrooms and offices on the 1st floor when entering from the east.  We appreciate your patience as we continue to work to improve these areas of campus and hope the inconvenience is minimal. As always, please use caution and follow all signs, caution tape, barricades and barriers in this area. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tim Ervin, director, construction & environmental, health and safety at 217-786-9605.

Facilities Master Plan on portal

LLCC’s current Facilities Master Plan is now available on the Employee Portal. The document is a critical review of the existing facilities for LLCC and includes a plan of potential projects that respond to the challenges facing the college as it functions in a dynamic environment. The plan works to address existing concerns while also planning for future needs.

Fall 2024 Construction Update

As the fall semester begins, I wanted to update the college community on some of the ongoing and upcoming construction projects you can expect to see around campus and Outreach Centers.

  • We are nearly complete with a renovation for student services in Menard Hall! We hope to have this open to serve students later in fall 2024. There will be a transition period as we move folks to their newly renovated space in Menard Hall.
  • We have a renovation planned for the science lab in the Litchfield Admin Building. The goal is to start this project in spring 2025 and have it ready for classes in fall 2025.
  • We are excited to see work start this fall on our EDA Grant funded project to construct a new storage building behind the Workforce Careers Center for ag, diesel, EMS and truck driver training and … to renovate Logan Hall for improvements to the OTA and EMS programs. We expect these projects to last through summer/fall of 2025. The work in Logan Hall will be phased and will occur during the regular semester so pardon the noise and dust as we improve this space.
  • Right next to the new storage building behind WCC, we will also start construction on a project to expand the existing truck driver training concrete pad, add additional lighting and drainage to this area. We are optimistic that this project will be complete in fall 2024.
  • Construction has begun on the renovation of Sangamon South to become the new construction training lab. This space will have a large lab space with tools needed for these programs along with two large classroom spaces, storage and office space. We expect this project to be complete in early summer 2025 for use starting in fall 2025.

We recently completed the new Facilities Master Plan and will have this posted to the SharePoint site soon.
We are also working our way through the FY25 approved small project list to prioritize and implement these projects. Of note on this list is an Innovation Center planned for Sangamon 0105. We are in preliminary layout/design phase of this project now with the hopes to have it completed later in the fall 2024/early 2025. We’ve had a busy summer and look forward to a productive fall as folks return to campus! Big thanks to all of the departments and teams that we have worked with to make all of these happen … your help is greatly appreciated!

Tim Ervin, director of construction & EHS

LLCC welcomes Jay Denton

Jay DentonLLCC Facilities welcomes Jay Denton to the team. Jay, who will go by J.D., is a building custodian who will work on the 2nd floor of Sangamon Hall. Jay comes to LLCC with years of experience from HSHS St. John’s. Welcome to LLCC, Jay!