Nominate a deserving colleague for KUDOS!

Lincoln Land Community College KUDOS: Key or Unique Demonstrations of Outstanding ServiceKey or Unique Demonstrations of Outstanding Service award nominations are now open! They will be accepted through Thursday, April 29. Nominate a deserving colleague by filling out the online submission form. (Please use a Chrome or Firefox browser when completing this form.) The KUDOS awards will be announced Friday, May 7.

The KUDOS awards are an informal way to recognize the special contributions — small and large — made by faculty and staff that create the positive environment that is LLCC. Brighten someone’s day. Say, “Thank you! Great job!” by nominating that person for a KUDOS award!

Registration open for fall classes

Registration for 2021 fall classes is now open! Please encourage students to register early for fall semester classes, which begin Aug. 21.

Five class formats will be offered: fully face-to-face (with a continued commitment to safety); fully online; remote, which meets on scheduled days and times via Zoom or other video conferencing technology; flex, which combines face-to-face with online and/or remote learning; and hybrid, which are provided mostly online with some face-to-face components.

Current students may register for classes via LoggerCentral (www.llcc.edu/logger-central) or by phone. Students are encouraged to contact their success coach at www.llcc.edu/meet-your-coach to discuss course options. New students should first fill out an application at www.llcc.edu/getting-started. Students may also call the Springfield campus (217-786-2292) or an LLCC Outreach Center in Jacksonville (217-243-6699), Beardstown (217-323-4103), Taylorville (217-786-2754) or Litchfield (217-786-3401). In-person services are also available by appointment.

Discover LLCC

A series of virtual events for prospective students. Discover LLCC.
Discover LLCC virtual events continue today, April 13. Prospective students have the opportunity to learn more about LLCC’s many health care degree, certificate and short-term program opportunities during virtual sessions at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Transfer programs will be featured in sessions on April 14 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., and future students can learn about short-term career training programs on April 15 at 3 and 6 p.m.

Prospective students are also invited to participate in the Campus Cruise April 21, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at LLCC’s Springfield campus to learn more about the college’s programs, services and facilities.

Participants can take a tour of campus from their cars, accessing videos on their smartphones at various stops along the way. At one of the stops, participants will receive a packet of information, college swag and treats prepared by LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Prospective students who also complete an information request form on www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc will get a free T-shirt that they can pick up at the cruise.

More information is available at www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc or by calling 217-786-2577.

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Photo contest for students

Two photos are displayed side-by-side. Each photo shows a student wearing a mask holding a colorful cardboard frame with the Lincoln Land Community College logo in the bottom right corner. Underneath the photos reads "Photo contest, Lincoln Land Community College" with an outline of a camera on the right side of the text.Current students are invited to participate in a photo contest for a chance to win a Visa gift card and LLCC swag! The contest, posted on LLCC’s Facebook page, asks students to submit a photo of themselves and in one to three words finish the sentence “LLCC is …” Submissions should be sent to llccnews@llcc.edu by the end of April 22. On April 23, all submissions will be posted on the LLCC Facebook page, and the photo with the most “likes” at the end of April 26 will be the winner. The winning student will be announced April 27.

Please encourage students to participate by directing them to the contest post pinned at the top of the LLCC Facebook page. If you are an account administrator on an LLCC-affiliated Facebook page, please also consider sharing the contest post to your page. If you have any questions, contact Caitlin Perry at caitlin.perry@llcc.edu.

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Campus Cruise April 21

A series of virtual events for prospective students. Discover LLCC.
Prospective students are invited to participate in the Campus Cruise April 21, 3:30-5:30 p.m. at LLCC’s Springfield campus to learn more about the college’s programs, services and facilities.

Participants can take a tour of campus from their cars, accessing videos on their smartphones at various stops along the way. A map of the driving route and videos for each stop are available at www.llcc.edu/campus-cruise.

At one of the stops, participants will receive a packet of information, college swag and treats prepared by LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Prospective students who also complete an information request form on www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc will get a free T-shirt that they can pick up at the cruise.

As a part of Discover LLCC events, the college is also hosting virtual information sessions for prospective students and their parents to learn more about the many transfer and career programs at LLCC and how to get started. This month there are sessions on health care programs – April 13, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; transfer programs – April 14, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.; and short-term career training programs – April 15, 3 and 6 p.m. Sessions are scheduled through July.

More information is available at www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc or by calling 217-786-2577.

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Latest edition of FORWARD

Lincoln Land Community College FORWARD Magazine April 2021. Picture yourself at LLCC Lincoln Land Community College.The latest edition of FORWARD magazine will soon be arriving in mailboxes throughout the LLCC district and is now available online! Read articles about LLCC Admission and Registration Service Representative Rashawn Jones‘ inspiring story of persistence, success coaches — a student’s go-to resource, Phi Theta Kappa, preparing leaders, respiratory therapists — saving lives on the front lines, upgrading a career with new online certificates, how the Workforce Equity Initiative is changing lives and building futures, tips from LLCC Applied and Emerging Technology experts, how LLCC helps families afford college, the LLCC Foundation Loyalty Circle, the NEA Big Read Sanagmon County and more. There is also a list of all LLCC degrees, certificates and short-term training opportunities as well as summer classes and Community Education classes.

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LLCC-Taylorville history wall wins national award

The history wall display at LLCC-Taylorville won second place (silver) in the category of interior signage/display at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations 2021 Paragon Awards. The awards were announced Wednesday at the NCMPR virtual national conference. Those involved in the project include Dee Krueger, Greg Walbert, Steve Handy, Phil Burnett and Jud Walker. Congratulations!

LLCC-Taylorville History Wall display starting with Taylorville High School 1969-1992LLCC-Taylorville History Wall Display that ends with the welding lab in 2018

Also at the conference, Lynn Whalen, chief communications officer, PRM, was installed as past president of NCMPR. Kyla Kruse, assistant director, public relations, presented “Be Heard, Be Recognized: Internal Communication Strategies.”

NCMPR, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), is the leading professional development association exclusively serving those working in communication at two-year community and technical colleges.

Discover LLCC

A series of virtual events for prospective students. Discover LLCC.
Discover LLCC virtual events continue today, March 18. Prospective students have the opportunity to learn more about LLCC’s many health care degree, certificate and short-term program opportunities during virtual sessions at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Transfer programs will be featured in sessions on March 23 at 3 and 6 p.m., and future students can learn about short-term career training programs on March 26 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

For more information on the Discover LLCC virtual events, visit www.llcc.edu/discover-llcc.

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