07.14.25

Join the LLCC Staff Book Club

Build better habits, break unhelpful ones and make meaningful change — one small step at a time.

We’re excited to launch a staff book club. Our first book is the best-selling “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. This book offers practical strategies for improving your daily routines, boosting productivity, and achieving personal and professional goals.

Atomic Habits book

Join our kickoff meeting on Aug. 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room.

The group will meet monthly through the fall semester. Join in person or via Microsoft Teams — whatever works best for you! The book club will also be hosted on Canvas for easy access to resources, discussions and schedules.

Whether you’re an avid reader or just looking to grow alongside your colleagues, this is a great opportunity to connect, reflect and develop positive habits together.

Email Chelsy Lovelace to sign up or learn more. Spots are limited. The deadline to join is July 28, 2025.

07.07.25

Join the LLCC Staff Book Club

Build better habits, break unhelpful ones and make meaningful change — one small step at a time.

We’re excited to launch a staff book club. Our first book is the best-selling Atomic Habits by James Clear. This book offers practical strategies for improving your daily routines, boosting productivity, and achieving personal and professional goals.

Atomic Habits book

Join our kickoff meeting on Aug. 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room.

The group will meet monthly through the fall semester. Join in person or via Microsoft Teams — whatever works best for you! The book club will also be hosted on Canvas for easy access to resources, discussions and schedules.

Whether you’re an avid reader or just looking to grow alongside your colleagues, this is a great opportunity to connect, reflect and develop positive habits together.

Email Chelsy Lovelace to sign up or learn more. Spots are limited. The deadline to join is July 28, 2025.

06.18.25

Stop the Bleed, Hands Only CPR and AED Use

A reminder that employees are invited to attend a 90-minute session to gain valuable knowledge and confidence to respond during emergency situations.

The session includes two essential topics. Each topic will be taught in a 45 minute segment.

  • Stop the Bleed – Learn how to recognize and control life-threatening bleeding using pressure and tourniquets.
  • Hands Only CPR and AED Use – Gain confidence in alerting EMS, performing chest compressions, and using an Automatic External Defibrillator, or AED, during emergencies.

Event Details

  • Thursday, June 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Millennium Center, Rooms 1106 and 1108.
  • Registration is required.
  • Please note that cards will not be issued during these sessions.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain potential lifesaving skills that could help a coworker, loved one or even a stranger.

05.02.25

In the Community

Young professionals from LLCC attend the RISE Springfield ConferenceLLCC was well represented at the 2025 RISE Springfield Leadership Conference this week. The full-day event, hosted by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, is designed for young professionals eager to enhance their leadership and professional skills.

Pictured left ot right: Chase Dilworth, financial aid advisor, LLCC Financial Aid; Sarah Bruntjen, donor relations coordinator, LLCC Foundation; Rhilee Cochran, career coach, LLCC Advancement; Alex Dean, student support specialist, TRIO; Tiffany Sunderlin, athletics program specialist, LLCC Athletics; and Brandon Lewis, program navigator, WEI.

04.29.25

Final Faculty Workshop of the spring semester

Learn how to make your videos more engaging with H5P! Join Jennifer from the H5P Core Team, today from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Zoom, to learn how to enrich your videos with explanations, extra pictures, tables, fill in the blank and multiple-choice questions, interactive summaries, and more. Quiz questions support adaptivity, meaning that you can jump to another part of the video based on the student’s input. We will demonstrate these features and show how to build these interactions yourself, using only a web browser.

Registration is preferred.

04.24.25

NISOD Webinar about addressing student mental health

Join a free NISOD Zoom Webinar today, April 24, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. titled, “Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success.”

Today, mental health concerns are a significant challenge for college students across the country. Mental health symptoms among college students have been rising dramatically for the past decade. These symptoms cause distress in all aspects of students’ lives and impact their ability to focus on academic work, increasing the likelihood of negative outcomes and withdrawing from school. Community college teams must do better at leveraging knowledge to support students’ mental health and well-being. In this session, participants gain insight about students’ experiences with mental health in college, reflect on the extent to which institutions are positioned to respond to students’ mental health needs and identify strategies to improve student support.

Register in advance.

04.22.25

Congratulations! Teaching with Artificial Intelligence program completers

AIeL is thrilled to celebrate those LLCC faculty and staff who completed the Teaching with Artificial Intelligence professional development course hosted by Auburn University! This self-paced, online experience explored the evolving impact of AI on higher education and invited participants to engage deeply with the urgent questions the GenAI disruption presents. The course provided a rich, interactive space for sharing ideas, reflecting on change and preparing to support learners in a rapidly shifting landscape. This five-module course has been featured in both the Chronical of Higher Education and Inside Higher Education. The course was also awarded the 2024 Outstanding Program: Noncredit Award.

Thank you for your commitment to growth, collaboration, and innovation!

Tayler Brizendine, instructor, basic nurse assistant
Dr. Justine Cobb, professor, biology
Dr. Diana Coffman, professor, biology
Dr. Yvonne Cosentino, program director, occupational therapy assistant
Dr. Srinivasan Durairaj, adjunct instructor, biology
Tiffany-Anne Elliott, academic support programs coordinator, center for academic success
Dr. Corrine Hinton, dean, English & humanities
Christie Hovey, professor, business
Rashida Kadiani, assistant professor, accounting
Jazzy Quick Kennedy, assistant professor, integrated media and design
Nicholas Klein, adjunct instructor, technical math
Lisa Lang, program assistant, center for academic success
Dr. David Leitner, professor, English
Brandon Lewis, program navigator, workforce equity initiative
Dr. Teresa Liberati, Professor, Biology
Ann Neilson, Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Crystal Norris, administrative assistant to the dean, social sciences & business
Jim Pierce, professor, engineering
Samantha Reif, professor, geology
Ryan Roberts, professor, librarian
Amanda Roche, professor, nursing
Lesle Ross, professor, librarian
Dr. Matthew Schownir, professor, history
Dr. Scott Searcy, dean, mathematics & computer Science
Dr. Kalith Smith, dean, social sciences & business
Dr. Amy Strawn, assistant professor, criminal justice
Matthew Trueblood, instructional designer,
Dr. Matthew Wiediger, assistant professor, psychology

04.07.25

Faculty Development Workshop today on CourseTalk+3

CANCELLED

Discover the potential of combining quantitative and qualitative assessment data in this workshop, “Build Your Best CourseTalk+3 Learning Improvement Narrative” Join Matthew Shaver, professor, integrated media design, as he guides you through the process of harnessing the power of both quantitative insights from Canvas and the qualitative depth of CourseTalk+3 Learning Improvement Narratives to enrich teaching and learning practices.

This workshop takes place today, Monday, April 7, from 3:30-4:30  p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2229. Registration is recommended.

Workshop Outcomes:

  • Transform quantitative data into a compelling qualitative story that contextualizes student performance and their learning journey.
  • Engage in practical exercises that navigate you through the process of creating your own CourseTalk+3 Learning.
  • Improvement Narrative. Collaborate with faculty friends to refine narrative skills and trade pedagogical strategies and secrets!

Workshop bonus: Participants can complete a CourseTalk+ 3 Learning Improvement Narrative!

04.04.25

Build your Best CourseTalk+3 Learning Improvement Narrative!

Discover the potential of combining quantitative and qualitative assessment data in this workshop, “Build Your Best CourseTalk+3 Learning Improvement Narrative” Join Matthew Shaver, professor, integrated media design, as he guides you through the process of harnessing the power of both quantitative insights from Canvas and the qualitative depth of CourseTalk+3 Learning Improvement Narratives to enrich teaching and learning practices.

This workshop takes place Monday, April 7, from 3:30-4:30  p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2229. Registration is recommended.

Workshop Outcomes:

  • Transform quantitative data into a compelling qualitative story that contextualizes student performance and their learning journey.
  • Engage in practical exercises that navigate you through the process of creating your own CourseTalk+3 Learning.
  • Improvement Narrative. Collaborate with faculty friends to refine narrative skills and trade pedagogical strategies and secrets!

Workshop bonus: Participants can complete a CourseTalk+ 3 Learning Improvement Narrative!