LLCC will conduct commencement exercises on Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. Madison Baker of Hillsboro has been selected as this year’s commencement speaker, and Melissa Plummer of Chatham and David Western of Rochester are serving as marshals. Dr. Andrew Thoron of Springfield is being recognized with the 2016 LLCC Honored Alumni Award. Read more HERE.
Insurance Information Session May 11 via SKYPE
The second information session on employee insurance will be held Wednesday, May 11 from 2-3 p.m. via SKYPE.
Please contact Nicole Ralph at nicole.ralph@llcc.edu or 6-2342 for a link to the meeting.
For more information about open enrollment and the plans available, view this article.
Retirement Reception for Linda Chriswell May 13
A retirement reception is being held for Linda Chriswell, accessibility services professional, Friday, May 13 from 2-4 p.m. in the Stephens Room. Please join us in honoring her service to the college and wishing her farewell!
In the News
Ken Bradbury, adjunct instructor of theatre at LLCC-Jacksonville, was interviewed for this article in the Jacksonville Journal-Courier about the latest theatre class production, “A Trip Through Time.”
“Food For Fines” at LLCC Library
Do you have an overdue library book? Don’t forget, the LLCC Library is accepting “Food for Fines” until the end of the semester (this Friday).
Food for Fines is a fundraiser drive allowing patrons (students, faculty, staff, or community members) to “pay off” any fines or fees on their account by bringing in donations for a local food pantry. Patrons can bring in one non-perishable item to receive $5.00 off their total fines. For instance, if you owe $20 in processing fees and bring in 4 donation items, your account balance will go down to zero. Please note that donations cannot be used to pay for lost books. We have teamed up with the Central Illinois Foodbank to donate everything we collect. View a list of items that the Central IL Food Bank is in need of. Feel free to contact Mary DiMaggio if you need any more information. Thank you!
CAS Testing Area Hours – Final Exam Week
The CAS Testing Area will be open and available for test proctoring on the following days this week:
Monday, May 9 | 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10 | 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 11 | 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 12 | 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The testing area will be closed on Friday, May 13. No tests will be proctored on that day. Faculty have until 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 13 to pick up their exams from the testing area. After 11:00 a.m., all remaining exams will be placed in faculty mailboxes.
Students with disabilities who require a test reader or a scribe may contact the CAS Information Desk at 786-2396 to schedule an appointment with an Academic Success Professional.
Pearson Master Teacher and Distinguished Service Award winners announced
Dr. Jason Dockter, professor of English, was named the 2016 Drs. Raymond and Ann Pearson Master Teacher at yesterday’s Employee Recognition Ceremony. Congratulations Jason! Finalists for the prestigious honor included Janice Badgett, Deborah Brothers, Mary Goldstein and Ryan Roberts.
Distinguished Service Award winners were administrator: Ron Riggle, athletic director; professional: Lee Boblitt, student development professional; classified: Donald Loftis, general maintenance technician, CCTC; faculty: Jennifer Ramm, assistant professor of chemistry.
Recipients of the NISOD Excellence Awards are faculty: David Leitner, assistant professor of English, and staff: Robin Ackman, student accounts manager.
Congratulations also to all LLCC employees honored for service anniversaries this year. Check the LLCC Facebook page later today for a photo album of the event!
LLCC Choir performances today
Don’t forget to come hear a performance by the LLCC Choir at noon today in A. Lincoln Commons! In addition, the public is invited for a performance by the LLCC Choir at 7 p.m. this evening in the Commons.
College construction update
As the College prepares for Commencement, we are preparing for projects that may affect some of us returning to our campuses from time to time through the summer.
On May 31, the day after Memorial Day, we will begin another project to repair and maintain our main campus parking lots and roadways. The project calls for milling and patching areas that have large areas of bad pavement, filling cracks and seal coating all of the parking lots and roadways. We will also be striping parking spaces, cross walks and curbs. After the patching portion of project is completed we intend to start sealing at the east side of the campus and work our way west to Shepherd Road. The Contractor will provide traffic control and signage to provide access to all areas of the campus.
Another project, to replace an aging chiller in the Sangamon Hall physical plant, will also commence at this time. This will require an interruption to our air conditioning for the week of May 23. During that period we will be using outside air to mitigate the loss of conditioned air. The new chiller will allow us to provide chilled water and air conditioning much more efficiently and economically than in the past.
As these projects near completion we will continue our ongoing efforts to replace the old carpet around the campus. In August we will replace the carpet in the Trutter Center with new carpet tiles. During this period we ask, and are grateful for, your patience as we continue to maintain and upgrade our facilities.
Finally, but no less important than any of the above projects, we will also be replacing the HVAC system at our Litchfield Administration building and have begun working with our colleagues there to help mitigate the impact that project will have on their services and facilities.
If you would like to contact our office about any of these projects, I am available at 786-9605 or at hugh.garvey@llcc.edu
Thank you.
Hugh Garvey
Asst. VP Construction
Position Vacancy Announced
The Human Resources office is currently advertising for an Education Services Representative in Litchfield. Complete information on this position can be found on the HR Employment site.