Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) professional development training is taking place this morning in Montgomery Hall 1143/1144.

In 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015 Lincoln Land Community College administered Noel-Levitz’s Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) to a group of randomly selected course sections. The results are used to provide feedback to departments throughout the college to inform and improve student satisfaction and success.

During the month of October, we plan to administer the SSI once again to randomly selected course sections in conjunction with our regularly scheduled three-year cycle. So as to reduce interruption of the selected classes, the survey does not have to be completed during class time. Instead, faculty are simply asked to distribute the survey to students to take with them, complete, and return at the next class meeting. This is the procedure we employed in 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015. Because of the excellent support of faculty, we gathered meaningful data with minimal interruption of class time. However, if you would like to administer it during your class, you certainly may do so. Administration during class increases the response rate for the survey which gives us better data results. If you do choose to administer it during your class, the survey takes approximately 20-30 minutes for students to complete. If you teach a hybrid or online course, please just post an announcement in Blackboard. Those students will be surveyed electronically.

We ask your cooperation once again with this important project, which cannot proceed without your help. If one or more of your classes are selected through the random selection process, you will receive a packet containing directions and student surveys. Completed surveys should be returned to the Vice President of Student Services office, Menard Hall 1256. Faculty teaching online or hybrid sections will receive just a letter and suggested Blackboard announcement.

The 2018 LLCC Commencement ceremony will be held this evening at the Bank of Springfield Center and will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. with the processional. Attached is information regarding Commencement logistics (parking, layout of the center, etc.) and line of march. Please review this information thoroughly.

• Faculty and Administrator Instructions for Commencement 2018
• Line-of-March 2018

Regarding parking: The Old Capitol Art Fair is this weekend and artists will be arriving today to set up. Some downtown roads are blocked off and parking may be at a premium, including the Horace Mann parking lot.

Regarding line of march: The line of march is more of a guide as opposed to a hard and fast rule. If you believe you should be somewhere else in the line, feel free to move there.  The faculty marshalls this year are Beth Hoffman and Dean Butzow, and they will direct you to the appropriate location during the seating process. There are 10 seats in a row. So if there are last minute no-shows, you may be bumped up a row depending on the 10-in-a-row seating arrangement.

The line of march will be posted in several locations to refer to upon your arrival. Please line up according to your  line (line “A” [left]  or line “B” [right]) and row number, which will also be posted. Please do not congregate at the front of the line making it difficult for others to get to their assigned place in line.

Commencement is a time when the focus is on our graduating students and their accomplishments. We appreciate your attendance at the ceremony and look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our students together.

Each year we do our best to ensure that the line of march is accurate. The line changes each year due to retirements, resignations and individuals who have received permission to be excused from the ceremony. Also, there may be some instances where a hire date is inaccurate or there are not only two, but several hire dates. The line of march is more of a guide as opposed to a hard and fast rule. If you believe you should be somewhere else in the line, feel free to move there.  

The attached line of march indicates where you will be seated during the 2018 commencement ceremony. The faculty marshalls this year are Beth Hoffman and Dean Butzow, and they will direct you to the appropriate location during the seating process. There are 10 seats in a row. So if there are last minute no-shows, you may be bumped up a row depending on the 10-in-a-row seating arrangement.

The line of march will be posted in several locations to refer to upon your arrival. Please line up according to your  line (line “A” [left]  or line “B” [right]) and row number, which will also be posted. Please do not congregate at the front of the line making it difficult for others to get to their assigned place in line.

Commencement is a time when the focus is on our graduating students and their accomplishments. We appreciate your attendance at the ceremony and look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our students together.

Line-of-March 2018

It is that time of year again … Commencement! Attached is a document with information regarding Commencement logistics – parking, layout of the center, etc. Please review this information thoroughly.

Regarding parking, an update: The Old Capitol Art Fair is this weekend and artists will be arriving Friday to set up. Some downtown roads are blocked off and parking may be at a premium, including the Horace Mann parking lot.

Faculty and Administrator Instructions for Commencement 2018

LLCC Retention and Student Success has launched a parent and family newsletter which now has 61 subscribers. Read the newsletter and feel free to share with any parents or family members of LLCC students (or others that would be interested). Also, please direct parents and family members to this subscription page if they would like to receive the newsletter. For more information, contact Chris Barry, director of retention and student success, at 786-4505.

Commencement Student Speaker Nominations

The LLCC Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking student speaker nominations for Commencement 2018. Please take a few minutes to consider students you would recommend as a potential speaker. If you would like to nominate a student, instructions along with an application and graduate listing are attached below for your convenience.

All nominations should be returned to Menard Hall, room 1255, no later than noon today, April 6. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer 2017 or fall semester 2017, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2018 or summer term 2018. All nominated students need to have their speech ready to audition on Wednesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2207.

MEMO Student Speakers_APPLICATIONS_for faculty_2018
2018 Graduates eligible for Commencement

Outstanding Graduate Nominations

The LLCC Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking outstanding graduate nominations for Commencement 2018. The recognition of an outstanding graduate is an important part of the commencement tradition at LLCC.

If you would like to nominate a graduate, instructions, application and graduate listings are attached below for your convenience. Please complete and return to Gailyn Draper, Menard Hall, room 1255, no later than noon today, April 6. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer term of 2017 or fall semester 2017, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2018 or summer term 2018.

Outstanding Grad_APPLICATIONS_for faculty and staff_2018
2018 Graduates eligible for Commencement
2018 Graduates with GPA 3.00 or greater

Commencement Student Speaker Nominations

The LLCC Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking student speaker nominations for Commencement 2018. Please take a few minutes to consider students you would recommend as a potential speaker. If you would like to nominate a student, instructions along with an application and graduate listing are attached below for your convenience.

All nominations should be returned to Menard Hall, room 1255, no later than noon on Friday, April 6. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer 2017 or fall semester 2017, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2018 or summer term 2018. All nominated students need to have their speech ready to audition on Wednesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2207.

MEMO Student Speakers_APPLICATIONS_for faculty_2018
2018 Graduates eligible for Commencement

Outstanding Graduate Nominations

The LLCC Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking outstanding graduate nominations for Commencement 2018. The recognition of an outstanding graduate is an important part of the commencement tradition at LLCC.

If you would like to nominate a graduate, instructions, application and graduate listings are attached below for your convenience. Please complete and return to Gailyn Draper, Menard Hall, room 1255, no later than noon on Friday, April 6. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer term of 2017 or fall semester 2017, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2018 or summer term 2018.

Outstanding Grad_APPLICATIONS_for faculty and staff_2018
2018 Graduates eligible for Commencement
2018 Graduates with GPA 3.00 or greater

The LLCC Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking student speaker nominations for Commencement 2018. Please take a few minutes to consider students you would recommend as a potential speaker. If you would like to nominate a student, instructions along with an application and graduate listing are attached below for your convenience.

All nominations should be returned to Menard Hall, room 1255, no later than noon on Friday, April 6. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer 2017 or fall semester 2017, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2018 or summer term 2018. All nominated students need to have their speech ready to audition on Wednesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2207.

MEMO Student Speakers_APPLICATIONS_for faculty_2018
2018 Graduates eligible for Commencement

The LLCC Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking outstanding graduate nominations for Commencement 2018. The recognition of an outstanding graduate is an important part of the commencement tradition at LLCC.

If you would like to nominate a graduate, instructions, application and graduate listings are attached below for your convenience. Please complete and return to Gailyn Draper, Menard Hall, room 1255, no later than noon on Friday, April 6. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer term of 2017 or fall semester 2017, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2018 or summer term 2018.

Outstanding Grad_APPLICATIONS_for faculty and staff_2018
2018 Graduates eligible for Commencement
2018 Graduates with GPA 3.00 or greater