10.17.16

CCTC offering Continuing Ed for Social Service Professionals

LLCC is now an approved continuing education sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Licensed Social Workers, Professional and Clinical Counselors.

The Capital City Training Center will be holding two workshops presented by Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, for social service professionals on December 2. Workshop attendees will be awarded 3 contact hours per workshop.

  • 9a.m.-noon Cultural Competence in Clinical Practice
  • 1-4p.m. The Counselor’s Toolbox: Strategies for Engaging the Most Difficult to Reach Clients

For seminar details and registration information visit:
http://www.llcc.edu/career-training/cctc/continuing-education/
Deadline to sign up is Nov. 15.

10.17.16

Resources for students in Advising, Counseling and Career Services

With the retirement of the Center for Academic Success’ Student Development Professional, I want to remind everyone of the resources available in the Advising, Counseling and Career Services office.  Now at mid-term, with the holidays approaching, these can be stressful times for students.  We have four Student Development Professionals available to talk with students: Anne Armbruster, Melissa Franzen, Claire Heffron-McKinney and Ryan Howland.  These professionals can provide short-term, personal or career counseling and are trained in crisis intervention.  Students can contact Advising, Counseling and Career Services to make an appointment with one of them.

Also, if you have a crisis situation, faculty or staff can call 786-9660 for immediate assistance (please note: this phone number is for faculty and staff only, students are encouraged to call 786-2224). If you have questions, please call the office of Advising, Counseling and Career Services at 786-2224.

Mary Beth Ray, M.A., LPC
Director, Advising, Counseling and Career Services

10.17.16

Free “Interviewing Skills” workshop for students Wednesday

Career Services and Student Life are collaborating to provide a free career workshop to students entitled “Interviewing Skills” on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in the A. Lincoln Commons.

Presenter Paul Carter has been the director of Human Resources at Cast Industries Inc. for the last 10 years and previously was the senior employee supervisor of stages at Express Personnel Services for 13 years. Mr. Carter is known in the Springfield community as a hiring specialist and prides himself on matching workers’ skills with companies in need of specific types of employees.

Please encourage your students to attend!  If you have any questions, please contact michelle.burger@llc.edu.

10.17.16

Bistro to Go begins new menu on Monday!

Bistro to go announces a new menu for the second half of the semester!

Bistro To Go is open Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. through Nov. 16. Orders can be placed in person, by telephone at 786-2821 or by email at bistroverde@llcc.edu  (instructions on Bistro Verde website).

Keep an eye on the LLCC Culinary Arts & Hospitality Program Facebook page for more information and weekly specials!

10.14.16

Be the First! Purchase an Engraved Brick and Etch Your Name in History

twobricksIn celebration of the college’s 50th anniversary in 2017, the LLCC Foundation is introducing the SteppingSTONES recognition brick program.  You can be among the first to purchase an engraved 4” x 8” brick with the inscription of your choice for $100 or an 8” x 8” brick paver for $250.

Proceeds benefit the LLCC Foundation’s Grow Beyond Endowment Fund which assists students through scholarships and emergency, short-term help, responds quickly to new initiatives, and creates flexible, state-of-the-art learning environments.

img_0869Your brick will be installed in the spring of 2017 in the SteppingSTONES courtyard which will be located just outside of the A. Lincoln Commons on the Springfield campus.  Bricks will encircle the tree dedicated in memory of Jan Sanderson, assistant to the President for 21 years.

Purchase an engraved brick today by completing an online order form at www.llccfoundation.org/stepping-stones or complete the printable form and return to the Foundation.  Bricks are limited and are being offered to faculty, staff and students before making them available to the rest of the community.   Literally etch your name in stone – or that of someone dear to you – by purchasing an engraved brick today! For more information, please contact the LLCC Foundation at 6-2785.

10.14.16

Last day to Register for SURS Counseling

A reminder that today, Oct. 14, is the last day to register for a retirement counseling appointment when SURS is on campus Nov. 16. SURS will offer one-on-one retirement counseling appointments for employees who are within four years of retirement eligibility and have not met with SURS in the past 12 months, you can contact SURS to schedule an appointment.  Please follow the attached instructions: Scheduling your SURS appointment.

If you do not qualify for a one-on-one appointment, you will have other opportunities to ask questions this fall.  SURS will be present on campus during the upcoming Benefits Fair (Oct. 11) and the fall Professional Development Day (Nov. 1).

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10.14.16

Join the LLCC team to help at Girls on the Run!

As part of the 50 Acts of Service in conjunction with the college’s 50th Anniversary, LLCC is putting together a WATER STOP team to volunteer at the Girls on the Run 5K. All staff and faculty are welcome to participate. Please sign up by Oct. 27! If you would like to join the volunteer team or if you have any questions, email Laurel.Bretz@llcc.edu.

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2016
Time: 9:30a.m.-noon
Location: Lincoln Land Community College Continue reading →

10.13.16

Update to Professional Development Day schedule

There has been a small change to Professional Development Day schedule. The Silkscreen and Textiles session has been moved to the morning and will run from  9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. This session will have a limited number of seats, so we ask that participants preregistration. Participants are also asked to bring their own black or navy blue t-shirt to the workshop.

Silkscreen and Textiles (9:45 am – 11:15 am)
This workshop will explore the formulation of a digital design through the printing process with a finished product. The session will also include a discussion about the silkscreen courses at LLCC. Participants are asked to bring their own black or navy blue t-shirt. This session has a maximum capacity of 15.
Preregister at: https://goo.gl/bK7JS5
Thom Whalen, M.F.A, Professor, Art
MNRD 2204

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10.13.16

In the News

Marnie Record, workforce specialist, was interviewed Oct. 11 by the State Journal-Register on plans for a new Springfield Winter Market in the Enos Park neighborhood. As part of the USDA Local Food Promotion Program grant that LLCC received in fall 2014, the college is working on starting a kitchen incubator where individuals can rent space to make or develop food products without the often prohibitive expense of starting a kitchen of their own. In addition, a committee has formed, including a wide range of community members and organizations, to start the Springfield Winter Market, which will run monthly, January through April. The market will feature many of the same farmers that attend existing Springfield markets selling products such as meat, dairy, produce, baked goods and prepared foods. The market is being established to offer consumers an opportunity to purchase local food year-round and create a market for area farmers to sell their products directly to consumers in the winter.

10.13.16

COMING SOON – Vehicle Request Queue in KBOX

ITS and the Finance Department will soon be launching the Vehicle Request Queue in KBOX. Be on the lookout for the LincIn notice that Vehicle Requests are available through KBOX. When the queue officially opens, the Vehicle Request InfoPath form will no longer be accessible OR accepted. The information required for a request has not changed but detailed instructions will be made available. Immediate supervisor AND Cabinet Level approvals will also still be required. We are very hopeful that this system will provide for a more streamlined process that allows for all parties to know the status of a reservation at any given time.