LLCC computer network will be unavailable Friday November 25th from 10:00pm – 11:59pm due to maintenance performed by IT. Network resources including Website, Blackboard and WebAdvisor will not be accessible as this maintenance occurs.
Please contact the IT Service Desk with any questions at Ext. 62555 or helpme@llcc.edu
Bill Harmon, professor of agronomy, was interviewed on WFMB Nov. 21 regarding the Ag Career Expo being held today on campus.
Maryjane Million, enrollment operations coordinator, was interviewed Nov. 21 by WJIL/WJVO radio station, about spring registration and class offerings in Jacksonville.
Items collected at LLCC-Litchfield
LLCC-Taylorville and Litchfield hosted a Thanksgiving food drive during the month of November as one of the 50 acts of service to celebrate LLCC’s 50th anniversary. Between the two locations, nearly 900 non-perishable food items were collected. The food items will be donated to Montgomery County CEFS food pantry, Taylorville Emergency Food Pantry and the Thanksgiving Food Basket Project. The class that donated the most items at each location won a pizza party. The winning class at Litchfield was Developmental Beginning Algebra II (MAT 092) taught by Ann Todt and the winning class at Taylorville was Criminology (CRJ 101) taught by Jerrilyn Dixon.
The deadline to submit your deposits to the Finance Department is Tuesday, Nov. 29 at noon. As a reminder, if you’ve taken in funds, it is necessary to submit them and corresponding deposit slips to the Finance Department on a daily basis. Please hand the deposit to Elyse Calhoun, Libby Elder or Robin Ackman as monies should not be left unattended. If you have questions, please contact Student Accounts at 217-786-2480. Thank you!
Over the summer break I was given the opportunity to travel to Baltimore, Md. for a professional conference in Early Childhood Education. The conference was sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development was a great conference for individuals teaching in preschools or elementary schools and for those who are instructors in these fields. This conference taught me a great deal and I felt it was a very worthwhile experience.
I went to sessions with topics regarding advocacy, nature in early childhood, and powerful interactions. Our plenary session featuring Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, was politically charged. All sessions offered a learning opportunity for myself to bring back to work with me.
One of the sessions that stood out to me was on Advocacy in Early childhood. I find this to be an interesting topic, because I try to integrate advocacy into all of my courses. It is important for early childhood as a field to advocate for children’s rights and the education that we are offering to them. So this session gave us information on finding our message and speaking to legislatures. I will be integrating some of the ideas from this session into my Home, School, and Community course. Many students have to complete a service learning project and attend an Advocacy Day for this course.
Danyle Watkins, assistant professor, early childhood education
Please accept our sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in Jeans Day. Your donations will help purchase hats and gloves in support of the Eastside Pride coat drive.
The LLCC United Way employee campaign raised $16,207 this year to assist members of the community in need. The United Way Committee thanks our 62 generous donors, and also those who participated in the LLCC-Jacksonville fundraiser, which raised $220 of that amount. Thank you also to Christi Hustedt and Student United Way for stuffing envelopes and providing goody bags for donors. And, congratulations again to our gift basket winners Vanessa Avery, Dr. Mark Roehrs, Cynthia Burger, Dave Sykes and Paula Luebbert.
Appreciatively,
United Way Committee
Tiffany Andrews, Nicole Ralph, Greg Walbert, Tara Walk, Lynn Whalen
The Gay-Straight Alliance is holding a Bake Sale today and tomorrow in A. Lincoln Commons. Stop by to pick up some pre-holiday goodies to share with friends and family!
Mark your calendar and join us for the second annual Winter Art Sale at the Trutter Center on LLCC’s Springfield campus. A wide variety of original artwork including ceramics, fine art and more is reasonably priced and would make great gifts for the upcoming holiday season. All artwork has been created by LLCC students during the fall semester.
On Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 7 p.m., anyone is welcome to attend the preview party for a $10 admission fee, which includes a first-opportunity to browse and buy art, plus gourmet hors d’oeuvres by LLCC students and music by jazzman Virgil Rhodes and his band, Footprints. A cash bar will be available. Reservations are suggested by calling 786.2785.
The art sale continues on Thursday and Friday, December 1 and 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee and cookies will be served and the event is free and open to the public. Purchases can be made with cash, check or credit cards.
This event supports both LLCC art students and programs and the Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Museum. For more, go to http://llccfoundation.org/news-and-events.
The Academic Innovation and eLearning departments will be migrating the Blackboard system into a hosted environment over the winter break. This will require extended downtime.
Blackboard will be unavailable beginning Monday, December 19th at 2:00 pm and we anticipate the system will be fully restored and online by the end of the workday on Monday, January 2nd. This date is not guaranteed however, we will keep you posted if any additional time will be needed.
Given this lengthy downtime, we strongly encourage you to begin preparing your Spring 2017 course shells as soon as possible. Please contact Andy Miktos, coordinator, learning management systems, if you have any questions.