The Human Resources office is currently advertising for an Assistant Director-Public Relations. Complete information on this position can be found on the HR Employment site.
Congratulations to Marnie Record and the Value-Added Food program!
LLCC’s Value-Added Food Program and Marnie Record, workforce specialist, have been selected as winners of the Illinois Stewardship
Alliance (ISA) Scaling Up Golden Beet Award.
The Golden Beet awards are given out annually by ISA in order to recognize those outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses that are paving the way for local food system development throughout Illinois. Six Golden Beets are awarded each year under the following categories: farm to school, restaurants and institutions, community food projects, innovative farmer, scaling up, and other varieties.
An unbiased selection committee made up of individuals involved in local food work around the state selected Marnie as the winner of the Scaling Up category for your work in creating the Value Added Food Program at Lincoln Land Community College. The awards will be presented Thursday, Dec. 3 at the ISA’s annual meeting.
Congratulations, Marnie!
Loggers win first match at nationals
The LLCC Loggers volleyball team won their first match at nationals against No. 11 seed Pasco-Hernando State College, Fla. At LincIn press time Thursday, the Loggers were scheduled to play in the quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. against No. 3 seed Johnson County Community College, Kan. Good luck, Loggers!
In the news
LLCC student Emily Montgomery was featured in this article in the Fulton Sun (Mo.) about the North Callaway FFA Livestock judging team landing fifth place at the national competition in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 30.
LLCC was featured in this article in AgriNews about nitrogen management demonstrations.
Life, LTD, critical illness/accident insurance open enrollment ends Tuesday
A reminder that forms are due in the Human Resources office by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 for the life, LTD, critical illness and accident insurance open enrollment.
Long-Term Disability Insurance: A personalized enrollment form was sent to you via your campus mailbox. If you did not receive the form, please contact the HR office. If you are a current LTD plan participant, please note that you must complete the enrollment form if you wish to continue your coverage. If we do not receive your form, your coverage will end Dec. 31, 2015. As of yesterday, there were still over 100 current plan participants who had not submitted their form.
Life Insurance: During open enrollment, you have an opportunity to increase your life insurance coverage. A personalized enrollment form was sent to you via your campus mailbox. If you did not receive the form, please contact the HR office. Your personalized form contains your current coverage information to assist in your decision-making process.
Critical Illness and Accident Insurance: These are two voluntary benefits that were introduced one year ago. Attached to this email is information about both types of coverage, an enrollment form and instructions for completing the enrollment form if you wish to participate in one or both of these insurance benefits. Current plan participants are not required to complete the enrollment form if they wish to continue their coverage.
Instructions for Completing Enrollment Form Critical Illness and Accident Ins Enrollment Form Lincoln Land Community College – Accident BH Lincoln Land Community College – CI and Cancer BH
FYE 101: First-Year Experience being offered this spring
This spring a new course, FYE 101: First-Year Experience, is being offered to help students transition successfully to college. In this course, students will experience, discuss, write about and apply knowledge, skills, behaviors, strategies and mindsets that help them succeed in college. This course empowers students to develop inner qualities that assist in making wise decisions, which result in the outcomes and experiences they desire. Students learn how to think critically about and prepare for their academic and career pathways. FYE 101 can be used as elective credit and transferred to a four-year college or university.
Highlights:
• Interactive, student-centered teaching
• Success groups for students to support one another
• Help constructing a transfer or career plan
• Improvement in key areas to help students achieve their goals
• Strategies and skills to create success in college and life
FYE 101 is a three-credit course and students may use financial aid to pay for the course. For more information or to enroll, students may talk with their academic advisor, email success@llcc.edu,
call 217.786.2292 or visit Admission and Registration in Menard Hall.
Facilities Services conducting testing of generator system Nov. 27
Facilities Services is conducting testing of the electrical generator system beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27. Power outages in Sangamon Hall, Menard Hall, Cass Gym, Millennium Center and Trutter Center are necessary during these tests. We would recommend unplugging any sensitive electrical equipment before 8 a.m. Friday morning. Contact Dave Bretscher at 786-2238 or David.Bretscher@llcc.edu with any questions.
Notes about upcoming campus events
Thursday, Nov. 19 – Parking Lot #1 will be reserved to accommodate valet parking for LLCC Foundation Donor Scholarship Reception, 5-7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21 – Jingle Bell Run activities, 8 a.m.-noon/run at 10 a.m. Police and Security will be directing traffic at the main entrance of campus. There may be some delay upon entering campus shortly after 10 a.m. and traffic will be reduced to one lane during run.
Monday, Nov. 23 – Parking Lot #10 will be reserved for bus parking to accommodate LLCC’s Agriculture Career Expo, 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Community College Completion Corps continues through Friday
Phi Theta Kappa (with assistance from Student Government Association) is conducting a “Community College Completion Corps” (“C4”) event in A. Lincoln Commons every day this week (Nov. 16-20) from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Both students and employees are being asked to sign a pledge card and a banner, showing their commitment and support for students completing their degrees. Participants will get free popcorn and a C4 sticker to wear! The ESAs in Beardstown and Litchfield campuses are also hosting this event.
Interested employees should stop by the C4 table and sign a pledge card and banner. You can also help by encouraging students to sign a pledge card. This semi-annual event is intended to further promote a culture valuing completion at LLCC. Every participant counts!
Notice regarding end-of-the-month deposits
The deadline to submit your deposits to the Finance Department is Tuesday, Nov. 24 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 Elyse at ext. 62204 or Robin at ext. 62762. Thank you!