Please join the LLCC Student Services team tomorrow, Feb. 1, from 8:30-10 a.m. on the second floor of the Millennium Center for a meet and greet. We are welcoming Dr. Amanda Turner, director, student success and Kristin Booher, director, student engagement.
There will be light refreshments provided, and faculty and staff can visit as their schedule allows.
The following LLCC staff members have accepted new positions at the college:
Rashawn Jones is LLCC’s new PATH program navigator.
He previously served as an enrollment services representative and has been with the college since May 2019. He can be reached at 217-786-2377 or rashawn.jones@llcc.edu.
Erin Pearl is now with the college full time as the PATH program assistant.
She was previously a contractual program assistant for LLCC Adult Education and also worked with American Ambulance. She is May 2022 LLCC graduate. Erin can be reached by phone at 217-786-3423 or at erin.pearl@llcc.edu.
No need to hire Sherlock Holmes to find where the rest of the LLCC Student Success team is moving. On Dec. 5, the following staff are moving to Millennium Center, second floor and Sangamon Hall, lower level:
LLCC Student Services is at-the-ready to give students a hand! With Thanksgiving almost here, join in festivities by stopping by the Student Services hallway to vote on your favorite hand turkey. You’re also invited to make your own.
Have a great Thanksgiving Recess!
As a reminder, LLCC Student Services is bringing back the annual Thanksgiving lunch. Please, let students know Student Services, CAS and Adult Education is serving a Thanksgiving lunch to students today, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Menard Hall Atrium. Students can sit and eat with friends or get a to-go container.
LLCC Student Services is bringing back our annual Thanksgiving lunch. Please, let students know Student Services, CAS and Adult Education will be serving a Thanksgiving lunch to students Thursday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Menard Hall Atrium. Students can sit and eat with friends or get a to-go container.
Roslyn Simmons-Lindsay joined LLCC Nov. 1 as the PATH program director. She previously worked for a nonprofit in the area of family stabilization with a focus on reunification and also for the Illinois State Board of Education. Rosalyn took courses at Richland Community College and transferred to University of Illinois Springfield where she majored in history and minored in African-American studies and earned a master’s degree in human services, social services administration. She can be reached by phone at 217-786-2847 or by email.
Welcome Roslyn!
Open registration for spring 2023 classes begins today. Spring semester and mod 3 weekday classes begin Jan. 9, and mod 4 classes begin March 13.
Current students may register for classes via LoggerCentral or by phone at 217-786-2292. Students are encouraged to contact their success coach to discuss course options.
New students should first fill out an application. Students may also visit or call the Springfield campus or an LLCC Outreach Center.
Photo: Leslie Johnson, LLCC assistant vice president, student success; Kelli Sinclair, LLCC vice president, student services; Shelley Vaughan, PCASA associate director, prevention and outreach; Nikki Baker, LLCC compliance and prevention coordinator
Officials of LLCC signed an agreement last week with the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (PCASA) to provide confidential advisors to any students in need of these services. Per state statute, all Illinois colleges and universities are required to have confidential advisors and other resources in place.
PCASA will offer confidential support for any student who has ever experienced sexual misconduct, domestic or dating violence or stalking. Confidential advisors will assist students with information on reporting to law enforcement agencies, seeking emergency medical treatment, campus and community support services while protecting the student’s privacy and rights under the law.
Shelley Vaughan, associate director for prevention and outreach at PCASA, commented, “We are pleased to partner with LLCC in this endeavor and continue our longstanding partnership to offer our services and support to LLCC students.”
“I want to extend my thanks to Ms. Vaughn and our colleagues at PCASA for making this agreement possible,” said Kelli Sinclair, LLCC vice president of student services. “Our partnerships and relationships with local community agencies like PCASA are integral to our success at LLCC. In this case, PCASA’s ability to serve in the ‘confidential advisor’ capacity at LLCC helps us keep the safe and healthy learning environment we have for students. We are grateful for their expertise and support.”
All services to students provided by PCASA will be within the guidelines of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. Students seeking more information may contact Nikki Baker, LLCC compliance and prevention coordinator, at 217-786-3426 or nikki.baker@llcc.edu.
LLCC welcomed a new vice president and two new deans this summer.
Kelli Sinclair joined LLCC Aug. 1 as vice president of student services. “Kelli has more than 20 years of proven leadership experience in community college student affairs and enrollment management.” said Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., president of LLCC. “We welcome her expertise, enthusiasm and commitment to student success.”
Sinclair previously served as executive dean for student success and retention at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Ill. Earlier, she served as associate dean of enrollment management at Elgin Community College and associate/interim director of university admissions at Aurora University. She is a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission and has taught college classes in disability studies, College 101 and psychology. Sinclair holds a master’s degree in counseling with a higher education emphasis and bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northern Illinois University.
Also new at LLCC are Dr. Kalith Smith, dean of social sciences and business, and Brent Todd, dean of natural and agricultural sciences.
“We are pleased that Dr. Kalith Smith and Brent Todd have joined LLCC. They are both champions for helping students discover their potential and prepare for their future,” said Dr. Vern Lindquist, vice president of academic services.
Dr. Smith previously worked at the New Mexico Military Institute for 16 years, most recently as the associate dean of student success. He earned a doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a guidance certificate from New Mexico State, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Texas Tech.
Todd most recently served as dean of instruction at Lincoln Trail College for five years. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at Eastern Illinois University, teaching biological sciences and botany, and also worked at SIU School of Medicine and Lake Land College. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in public administration from University of Illinois Springfield and holds a master’s degree in biological sciences, a bachelor’s degree in botany from EIU and an associate degree from Danville Area Community College.