10.20.16

LLCC Choir plans fall concert Oct. 26

The LLCC Choir, under the direction of Dr. See Tsai Chan, will hold its fall concert Wednesday, Oct. 26. The lunchtime event will be held from 12:10-12:50 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Selections will include gospel music and songs from around the world, including Hebrew, Spanish, African, Croatian, Ukrainian and Italian.

In addition to teaching and directing the choir at LLCC, Dr. Chan is associate music director of the First United Methodist Church of Springfield. She earned her doctor of musical arts from Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, a postgraduate diploma in education from Chinese University of Hong Kong and piano performer’s diploma from Trinity College of Music, London. Dr. Chan has extensive experience teaching music and conducting choirs including the Eastman Repertory Singers, Millar Chapel Choir of Northwestern University, Chung Chi College Choir of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Blackburn College Choir and Voices, and St. Stephen’s Girls’ College Choir and Orchestra.

10.20.16

ISBDC client opens doors to new business

croweshoes-17Carlinville entrepreneurs Holly and Adam Crowe, who have been working with the Illinois Small Business Development Center at LLCC to get their business started, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, Oct. 17, for the opening of their new store Crowe Boot & Shoe Co.

Crowe Boot & Shoe Co. is at 218 West Main Street in Carlinville and officially opened for business on Wednesday. Pictured at the ribbon-cutting are owners Holly and Adam Crowe with their son and daughter, Mayor Deanna Demuzio, ISBDC at LLCC Director Kevin Lust, along with family, friends, and neighboring business owners.

10.20.16

KUDOS Announcement coming soon!

An announcement of KUDOS awards is coming soon! If you would like to honor a colleague for going above and beyond, please submit a KUDOS form by Oct. 24 to tell us about them!

The KUDOS award is an informal way to recognize the small and large ways our faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS.

10.19.16

Enrollment Services and Student Success invite other departments to help with Registration Rev Up!

Priority registration for Spring 2017 is today, Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 8 a.m..  Athletes, special needs, veterans, honors and healthcare students may register during priority registration.

Open registration for Spring 2017 begins tomorrow, Oct. 20 at 8 a.m.  This is for all students.  They can register online, by phone, or in person.

REGISTRATION PROMOTION EVENT – On Monday, Oct. 24, we are holding a theme day to promote registration.  The theme is REGISTRATION REV UP (think NASCAR) and we would love to have you all involved.  While there is no official prize, bragging rights can go to the area that most embraces the theme!

Each team will pick a color and be the “PIT CREW” for their department.  All of the staff in the department will dress in the chosen color of their crew.  Those that have already claimed colors:

  • Financial Aid – blue
  • Admission, Records & Registration – red
  • Placement & Testing  – green

If your team is going to participate, contact Shanda Byer with your theme color and she will supply you with PIT PASS name badges.

Enrollment Services will decorate the hallway with racing themed decor.
Each department can decorate their area as they see fit.

The best part is that for those who are participating, it is a jeans day! Departments should check with their supervisor for approval. So, let’s ramp up the enthusiasm and have fun with this theme!

10.19.16

Valic Rep on campus Oct. 20

In an effort to provide you with the tools to better prepare to meet your financial and retirement goals, LLCC’s VALIC rep, Terri Bailey, will be onsite Thursday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the VP conference room, Menard Hall, to address any questions you may have regarding your financial and retirement goals, such as:

  • Planning, setting up your retirement plan
  • Budgeting, to meet your savings goals
  • Managing your investments
  • Calculation contributions to meet your future retirement needs

If you have not met the Valic advisor, here is your opportunity to get acquainted. Come learn about the differences between the 403B and the 457(deferred compensation) plans available at LLCC! Faculty and staff can make appointments HERE. If you need to make an appointment outside of what is available, contact Terri at (217)306-2455.

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10.19.16

In the News

Cara Swafford, professor of English, was interviewed by WICS News at the Lincoln Land Review Readings Oct. 18 about the significance of the event.

David Bowman, workforce specialist, was interviewed for an article in Farm Week regarding LLCC’s new Agricultural Watershed Management program. The program was also featured in AgPro last week.

Nancy Sweet, director, culinary program and operations, wrote this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column, “Savory and sweet apple recipes,” in the SJ-R.

 

10.18.16

Academic Innovation and eLearning Workshops

Blackboard Upgrade and Changes for 2017
Tuesday, Oct. 18 | 10-11 a.m. | Sangamon 0119
Facilitator: Andy Mitkos, Learning Management System Coordinator
Click here to register for this session.

We are pleased to announce exciting changes coming to our Blackboard system. Come hear about all of the things that you can expect to see in our Blackboard system this coming spring semester and hear how these updates and changes may impact you and your students. This session is highly recommended for faculty who use Blackboard regularly for online and face-to-face classes.

Encourage Student Engagement With Live Streaming
Wednesday, Oct. 19 | 11 a.m.-noon | Sangamon 0119
Facilitators: Barry Lamb, Director, Instructional Technology Services
Click here to register for this session.

Recording and sharing video at any time is easier than ever! This workshop will feature demonstrations on how to stream video live and share information quickly and easily. Discussion will be focused on best practices to consider when live streaming.  Facebook Live, YouTube, and Periscope will be demonstrated.

Experimentation In Teaching
Thursday, Oct. 20 | 2-3 p.m. | Sangamon 0120
Facilitator Jason Dockter, Ph.D, Professor, English
Click here to register for this session.

Teaching is our first priority as faculty members of the college. We devise classroom activities, teaching methods, and instructional strategies all intended to help students learn the concepts of our courses. But it’s easy to become stuck in a rut, relying on the same activities, methods, and strategies semester after semester. This workshop is not a demonstration workshop – it’s a conversation workshop, mainly about you and what you do in your classroom to get out of those ruts. What out-of-the-box activities or approaches to teaching are you experimenting with? What do you do that you were a bit hesitant to try? What do you bring to your class that others might think is strange? weird? highly suspect? These are the sorts of things I want to hear about and share with other faculty. Your academic discipline doesn’t matter here – but your experimentation in teaching does. Bring your best to this workshop and share it with your peers — the weirder, the better!

Office of Academic Effectiveness Open Lab
Thursday, Oct. 20 | 2-4 p.m. | Sangamon 0119
Facilitator Elaine Guthals, Academic Effectiveness Manager
No registration is required.

Not sure how to get started with your mission statement? Have it developed; need to know what happens next? Still have questions on program review and assessment?   Have curriculum development and maintenance questions? We have added additional Open Lab sessions to address these questions. These open-lab sessions will give you the opportunity to get individual help with any of your curriculum needs.