The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet this evening at 5:15 in the R. H. Stephens Room. Read the agenda.
50th anniversary digital letterhead available
New LLCC e-letterhead for the 50th anniversary is available on the portal. Visit the PRM Portal Page and click the top announcement “50th Anniversary E-Letterhead” to access downloadable Word documents for main campus, Jacksonville/Beardstown and Taylorville/Litchfield versions.
We have also received a small quantity of the letterhead in the Printshop – the remainder to be arriving within two weeks.
Christie Hovey authors eBook
Christie Hovey, professor of computer applications, is the co-author of the recently published eBook, “Building a Foundation with Microsoft Office 2016.” Christie noted that what is unique about this book is that it has a “digital first” approach … a “fully interactive eBook that delivers embedded video, bite-sized content, integrated, built-in assessment and more.”
Here are the specifics:
Fehl, A., Jahn Hovey, C., Linford, B, Murphy, J., and Scott, A. (2017). Building a Foundation with Microsoft ® Office 2016. Berkley, CA: Labyrinth Learning
Congratulations!
WEIGHT WATCHERS TO BRING BACK THE AT WORK SERIES
Weight Watchers will be back on campus this fall for another At Work Series. If you are interested in this program, please contact Kim Elder (6.2214) in HR with your interest no later than this Friday, Aug. 26.
Nominate LLCC for the Illinois Times Best of Springfield!
The Illinois Times will be announcing the Best of Springfield 2016 on Oct. 27.
Now through Sept. 4, nominations are being accepted for the “best” in many categories. Please keep LLCC, our events, programs and employees in mind when you make your nominations!
Then, be sure to go back Sept. 15-Oct. 2 to vote!
In the News
Nancy Sweet, director, culinary program and operations, is the featured author of this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the SJ-R. Read “Is zucchini coming out of your ears? Here’s how to use it.”
In the Community
Maryjane Million, enrollment operations coordinator, spoke about LLCC at the Sunrise Rotary Club meeting in Jacksonville as well as the Beardstown Chamber meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
50th anniversary celebration is underway!
Lincoln Land Community College, founded on Feb. 23, 1967 with the passage of a referendum establishing the Lincoln Land district, kicked off the celebration of its 50th anniversary on Friday, Aug. 19 at the annual Convocation for faculty and staff. A special guest was Bill Ames, the first student to enroll at LLCC. See an album of photos from Convocation.
Dr. Charlotte Warren, the college’s sixth president, spoke on the extensive impact of LLCC, noting that 301,636 students have earned college credit at LLCC since its inception. She announced that the 50th anniversary observance will continue through the fall and spring semesters, including these major activities and events:
50 Acts of Service – LLCC faculty, staff and students will participate in 50 volunteer service activities throughout the LLCC district.
Spotlight on 50 alumni – The LLCC Foundation will highlight the accomplishments of 50 distinguished alumni of the college.
Historic display of LLCC artifacts and photos – A display of historic LLCC objects, memorabilia and photos will open in February in the James S. Murray Gallery on the Springfield campus. Travelling exhibits will also be featured at LLCC Outreach Centers throughout the district.
Oral history project: Interviews are being conducted of individuals key to the history of LLCC, including Dr. Robert Poorman, the college’s first president, and Eldon Greenwood, a founding trustee.
Founders’ Day Celebration Feb. 18, 2017 – Beginning at 12:30 p.m. with the opening of a time capsule from 25 years ago and the sealing of a new capsule by Phi Theta Kappa student honor society, the celebration continues at 1 p.m. with a ceremony honoring LLCC’s founders. Attendees may then visit the historic display in the James S. Murray Gallery and attend homecoming basketball games, where the latest class of the LLCC Athletic Hall of Fame will be introduced.
Book on the history of LLCC – A book on the first 50 years of LLCC is currently being researched and written by Dr. Betty Workman, former instructor of English at LLCC. The book, to be published by the LLCC Press, will first be available for sale at the Founder’s Day Celebration.
History Conference – LLCC will host the Illinois State Historical Society’s annual conference April 20-22.
60s style LLCC Foundation Gala – The 11th annual LLCC Foundation Gala May 6 will feature a theme of the late 1960s, when LLCC was founded and opened.
Commencement – LLCC’s annual commencement May 12, 2017 will provide the culmination of the 50th anniversary observance.
More information on LLCC’s 50th anniversary celebration can be found at www.llcc.edu/50.
Print Shop Submission and other KBOX Forms
The Duplication/Print Shop submission, PRM Project Request, Institutional Research and Effectiveness queries, and Facilities Services Work Order system have been migrated from portal forms to new queues within KBOX, the ITS Service Desk software application. There are multiple ways to access these!
- If you are on a college PC, click the ITS Service Desk icon on your desktop.
- From our website, go to MyLLCC and click KBOX Forms under Faculty/Staff Resources.
- Directly type in the url https://help.llcc.edu.
- Some department portal pages have links to the new KBOX forms in place of the old forms.
Frequently asked questions about using KBOX forms can be found on the ITS Services website (http://its.llcc.edu) and click on the News icon. You will still contact the department directly for inquiries regarding your ticket requests and/or procedures. Should you require assistance with the KBOX software to submit, view or add a comment to an existing ticket, please contact the ITS Service Desk at 786.2555 or helpme@llcc.edu during our scheduled hours. Instructional Guides are available on the Employee Portal, IT, Faculty & Staff Specialized ITS Training page. https://my.llcc.edu/C3/ITSTraining/default.aspx
Murray Gallery opens with humorous new exhibit “Otto Cricket Hits!”; artist reception Sept. 8
The James S. Murray Gallery is now open for the fall semester, featuring the work of local educator, graphic designer and artist Brytton Bjorngaard.
“Otto Cricket Hits!” takes a humorous look at the effect of “autocorrect” on communication. The exhibit will be open to the public on the second floor of Menard Hall through Sept.15. A reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The gallery’s regular hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays.
As something intended to perfect and thus improve interactions with each other, autocorrect often has quite the opposite effect. Bjorngaard’s medium is photographic collage, an appropriate choice for someone who is still very active as a commercial designer and also a nod to Dada, the art movement that not only popularized collage but also dealt heavily in sardonic humor.
Bjorngaard, who teaches at the University of Illinois Springfield, has long been interested in personal interaction and subsequent experience with design. As a master of fine arts candidate at Iowa State University, she studied the effects of environmental design in healthcare.