09.26.23

LLCC to host haunted house in October

“Fear 101” sponsored by LLCC Police Department

Grim reaper graphic. Lincoln Land Community College Fear 101. It's the last exam you'll ever take.LLCC invites the public to a haunted house called “Fear 101” on Fridays, Oct. 13, 20 and 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28 from 6:30-11 p.m. The evening haunted house is recommended for ages 13 and up. A special “lights on” version for those younger and less adventurous will be held on Oct. 28 from 4-6 p.m.

Fear 101 is sponsored by the LLCC Police Department. Students from construction and art classes assisted in building and decorating the haunted house, which is located in the lower level of Sangamon Hall South on the LLCC campus, 5250 Shepherd Rd.

Admission is $5 and $2 for LLCC students.

“Visitors who dare to attend the Fear 101 haunted house will travel through multiple, themed rooms filled with ghosts, ghouls and other scary sights,” said LLCC Police Chief Chris Russell. “Come see what our talented students, faculty and staff have created to get you in the Halloween spirit.”

09.26.23

Thank you to expo volunteers

Students visiting employers at rows of outdoor exhibitsA huge shout out and thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Workforce Careers and Ag Expos a huge success! Volunteers included Robin Ackman, Shawn Allen, April Bergman, Dr. Laurel Bretz, Mackenzie Bryant, Michelle Burger, Shanda Byer, Rhilee Cochran, Josh Collins, Cody Cox, Lyndsey Craigmiles, Brandon Davis, Sarah Frey, Caitlin Davis, Barbara Eades, Brenda Elliot, Kelly Ellis, Kathi Frieden, Lynn Gerton, Dr. Bryan Goers, Megan Hallberg, Bobbi Henry, Leslie Johnson, Kyla Kruse, Ashley Krzesinski, Chelsy Lovelace, Barbara Messner, Tisha Miller, Karina Moore, Crystal Norris, Michelle Pulce-Flynn, Ron Riggle, Andre Rye, Misty Schierer, Kalith Smith, Shelly Smothers, Tiffany Sunderlin, Brent Todd, Greg Walbert, Vickie Ward, Mac Warren, Lynn Whalen, Kim Wilson, Diane Wilson, Carley Young, Debbie Bell and LLCC Facilities, Police, PRM and Foundation.

Our army of green worked together to support an awesome day for over 870 students and 70 employers. Your help is so important to the success of this event, and we cannot thank you enough.

09.26.23

Bistro Verde open today-Thursday

Bistro To Go in the Workforce Careers Center
Bistro To Go, LLCC’s student-led café, is open today, tomorrow and Thursday this week, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It offers a counter service concept with soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks. It will be open Tuesdays-Thursdays through Oct. 5.

View the Bistro To Go menu.
Place order.

Additional information is available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC Springfield campus.

From Oct. 24-Nov. 16 (closed Nov. 7), the café will transform into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience.

09.25.23

Results and photos from LLCC’S second cardboard boat regatta

Boats getting ready to launch in regatta with members of the college community looking on.
School spirit abounded at LLCC’s second cardboard boat regatta, which was enjoyed by students, faculty, staff and alumni on Friday, Sept. 22, at Lake Macoupin. The event raised $240 for charity. Boats from 10 teams were on display on the lawn west of the Helen Hamilton area prior to the race:

  • Team Bringing the Heat from Hillsboro with their boatBoat Scootin’ Boogie
  • Bringing the Heat from Hillsboro
  • Escape from Alcatraz
  • IV Leaguers
  • LLCC Games Club
  • S.S. Scholar-shipThe Pink Slip 2.0
  • RV Swan Linc
  • Ships N’ Giggles
  • SS FAFSA Simplification
  • SS Scholarship

DJ Frederick Van provided music during the event, Kona Ice served snow cones and LLCCPD grilled hamburgers and hot dogs.

Two members of library team accepting trophyBoats competed in two heats with the top two placers in each heat competing in a final race. The team from the LLCC Library (Alexis Rogers, Amanda Wiesenhofer, Skylar Kriegel, Katrina Quattlander, Leanne Roseberry, Scott Ebbing, Jill Campbell, Ryan Roberts, Leslie Ross, Tammy Kuhn-Schnell and Nancy Weichert) with the boat, RV Swan Linc, won the race, fastest boat (time of 2:05) and  best decorations.

Awards were also given for:

  • Second place finisher – SS FAFSA Simplification (Kenzie Chalifoux, Chase Dilworth, Kat Chamberlain, Dawn Burch, Alison Mills, Lara Marshall, Laura Wethington and Gianna Hines)
  • Third place finisher – Boat Scootin’ Boogie (Jennifer Davis and Jennifer Ramm)
  • Titanic and LLCC School Spirit Awards – IV Leaguers with a time of 32 seconds (Sarina Sloman, Capria Fields, Katie Kuschel and Kimberly Young)
  • Best Engineered Award – LLCC Games Club (Ben Fenimore, Aerwyna Eastvold, Tamara Pierson, Lucas Turner, Tea Shuman, Kyra, Aislinn and Kirk Yenerall)

Chase and Makenzie with trophyJennifer Ramm and Jennifer Davis with trophy and flag that says "Boat Scootin' Boogie"Members of IV Leaguers accepting trophyMembers of LLCC Games Club regatta team with trophyPink Slip 2.0 in the raceEscape from Alcatraz in the race

09.25.23

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023: Secure your screen

LLCC cybersecurity awareness campaign logo: Secure Your Screen. Shows five movie type posters.October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month — our chance to sharpen our cybersecurity skills, learn ways to avoid security threats and have some fun while we’re at it!

Starting next month, we’ll be rolling out the red carpet by sharing helpful tips and resources to help you stay safe and secure, whether at work or at home.

Learn more about it at https://infosecinstitute.wistia.com/medias/u0fswi51wk.

If you have any questions about cybersecurity or spot something suspicious, ask us! We’re here to help, just contact the LLCC Help Desk:

https://it.llcc.edu/
The Help Desk is located in Sangamon Hall, Room 1132 (outside of the library main entrance).
​​2​17-786-2555 – helpdesk@llcc.edu

Look for a new Secure Your Screen poster on bulletin boards around campus each week during the month.

Greg Matejka
IT Security and Assurance Manager

Posted in ITS |
09.25.23

Wellness screenings and flu shots

There is still time to sign up for a wellness screening and flu shot on Oct. 5 or Oct. 18. All benefit-eligible employees may participate, and for completing the wellness screening and health risk assessment, will receive a $50 Visa gift card!

New: All benefit-eligible employees who sign up for a wellness screening and/or flu shot may do so at no cost to the employee — whether you are enrolled in a LLCC health insurance plan or decline our health insurance coverage. However, only spouses who are enrolled in a LLCC health insurance plan may participate at no cost.

View Friday’s email from HR for the link and program code to sign up!

Posted in HR |
09.25.23

Art After Hours: Today is the entry form/fees deadline

Art After Hours with clock in "o" of Hours. Springfield Area Arts Council.Faculty and staff interested in participating in Arts After Hours (AAH), formerly known as On My Own Time, are reminded that today is the deadline to submit your entry forms and fees to the LLCC coordinator (Misty Schierer). Artwork is due to Misty by Monday, Oct. 16.

2023 Employee Entry Form
2023 Artwork Identification Form
2023 Guidelines
2023 Categories

LLCC’s in-house exhibit will be featured on the LLCC-Springfield campus in October/November (dates to be announced soon). The artist of the favorite piece at LLCC will win the LLCC People’s Choice Award and receive a $100 Visa gift card courtesy of the Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Museum.

This unique program provides LLCC faculty and staff an opportunity to display original art they have created outside the office. There will be an in-house exhibit at LLCC followed by a city-wide exhibit showcasing first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions. The fee assists SAAC with costs of the AAH program.

Misty Schierer, 217-786-2466, Misty.Schierer@llcc.edu
Public Relations and Marketing, Menard Hall

09.25.23

AIeL open lab today and workshop tomorrow

Open Lab

Monday, Sept. 25, 4-5 p.m.
Workforce 1169 | Open Lab Teams Link 

Join the staff of LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning as we take our open labs on the road this fall! Join us to talk about all things teaching, pedagogy, Canvas, instructional design, digital accessibility and more. We will be available in-person or online via Teams to answer your questions and to support what you’re doing in your classes. All faculty are welcome at any of our open labs, regardless of teaching modality or academic department.

Accessible Content in Canvas

Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
John Freml, instructional designer
Register for Sept. 26 workshop

Digital accessibility doesn’t have to be hard or overwhelming! In this session, we will provide quick and easy strategies to ensure that course materials you host on Canvas are universally accessible and ADA compliant. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss particular issues and concerns and shape the conversation, but possible topics may include: utilizing the accessibility checker in the Canvas Rich Content Editor, interpreting Ally accessibility reports, proper use of heading styles, best practices when creating hyperlinks, alt text for images, how to make tables accessible, color contrast issues, considerations for Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF documents and captions and audio descriptions for videos.

Note: Faculty participants will receive one point toward their Training and Innovation professional development total for successful completion of this workshop

09.25.23

Open office hours for ZogoTech tomorrow

Want to create a report in ZogoTech but just don’t quite remember where to start? Need a refresher on stacking filters in Navigator to get the right group of students? Have questions on a PowerBI Dashboard?

LLCC Institutional Research and Effectiveness staff are available during dedicated drop-in hours weekly during the fall semester. Stop by MCTR 2215 on Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 a.m. Bring your questions or requests. We look forward to seeing you!

Those with a need to meet virtually should contact IRE for a Teams meeting link.

Posted in IRE |
09.25.23

In the news

Chris Russell, LLCC Police chief, and Kirk Yenerall, professor of mathematics and LLCC Games Club advisor, were interviewed by WTAX about LLCC’s cardboard boat regatta and student involvement in the event. WAND also covered the event.

Hannah Werth, head coach, volleyball and sports information specialist, was recently interviewed by the Montgomery County Journal-News about LLCC volleyball player Hailee Belsher.