Spring 2024 Professional Development Day is coming up tomorrow. Access the updated schedule-at-a-glance and the full session descriptions on the Staff Training and Development page on the HR portal.

Tomorrow is the kickoff of the annual faculty and staff giving campaign known as LEAGUE.

Here are some interesting facts about LEAGUE:

• LEAGUE is an acronym for Leaders Establishing Annual Gifts Underwriting Education.
• LEAGUE donations do not automatically renew unless you choose this option.
• Last year, 120 faculty and staff members donated to the LEAGUE campaign for a total of approximately $48,000.
• Almost $20,000 has been donated already this year to LEAGUE.
• The average gift is $362 but you can donate any amount you want.
• The average participation rate in the LEAGUE campaign since 2003 is almost 40%.
• Since 2003, almost $900,000 has been donated to the LEAGUE for the benefit of our students and programs.

Guess the LEAGUE Friend

Did you guess the LEAGUE Friends from Friday was Darla Cochran, workforce enrollment specialist?

Here are some fun facts about today’s LEAGUE Friend:

• This 1997 alum has worked at LLCC for 23 years and has donated for that long as well.
• They donate because they like to give back to our students. “LLCC has been a big part of my life and that of my daughters’.”
• They were a student worker in LLCC Testing.
• They have two daughters, three bonus sons, one granddaughter, two dogs, a horse and mule.
• They love spending time at the beach with their spouse and at Disney with their family, especially their granddaughter.
• Other hobbies include baking, reading, puzzles and Legos.

If you’re as good at researching data as they are maybe you can guess this LEAGUE Friend? Submit your answer to LLCCFoundation@llcc.edu.