LLCC will be hosing an open house next Tuesday, June 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This includes the main campus and Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Litchfield and Taylorville.
New billboards
New “Start Here” campaign billboards can now be seen at various locations around Springfield! The theme promotes LLCC as the place to start a college degree, get training for health care and workforce careers, or add new skills.
Rt. 72 near 55 exit
Veterans Parkway at J. David Jones
Taylor and S. Grand
Stanford and 5th
6th at Cordelia
In the News
WAND covered LLCC’s Girls in Construction program yesterday. The College for Kids program is being held in partnership with O’Shea Builders and YMCA to give young women hands-on experience in construction trades. Dr. Laurel Bretz, associate vice president, continuing, corporate and professional education; Matt O’Shea, adjunct instructor; and Mattie Tierney, student, were interviewed.
LLCC Agriculture students Matt Crow, Darci Wolber and Drake Germann were recently interviewed by 1450 AM about their experience in the program’s ag industry tour this year in Oregon.
Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events consultant, takes us through the latest in restaurant technology in this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column for the Springfield State Journal-Register.
Lightboard system instructional video
If you have plans to work on your instructional videos this summer, please take a look at our Lightboard system, a transparent whiteboard made for video creation. Becky Miller and Matt Vespa have put together a demonstration video of the Lightboard. If you are interested in learning more about the Lightboard or would like to reserve time this summer to use it, please contact Andy Mitkos at andy.mitkos@llcc.edu or at (217)786-2763.
Thanks for helping with Welcome Week
LLCC Public Relations & Marketing thanks everyone who joined us in greeting and assisting students across campus last week. You helped students get a great start to the summer session! It would not have been possible without all of you who took time out of your busy days to help students find classes, print off schedules and much more.
Those who helped greet during Welcome Week included: Robin Ackman, Sarah Bailey, Kristin Booher, Mackenzie Bryant, Lisa Clanton, Julie Clevenger, Josh Collins, Alex Dean, Mion Denton, Gailyn Draper, Leslie Johnson, Lisa Lang, Deanne Mott, Katrina Quattlander, Leanne Roseberry, Karen Sanders, Scott Searcy, Karen Sisk, Shelly Smothers, Amy Strawn, Shelley Vaughan, Karla Wilham, Marina Wirsing and Carley Young.
Juneteenth Fact of the Day
Juneteenth celebrations waned during the era of Jim Crow laws. In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. planned the Poor People’s March in Washington D.C. to coincide with the date. The march brought Juneteenth back to the forefront and the holiday was reborn. Read more at Mental Floss.
Make plans to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day at LLCC on June 19, 2024, with the second annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. Each day before the celebration, the LLCC Juneteenth Committee will share a fact about this historic day.
Order your Juneteenth t-shirts from Kim Wilson, recruitment specialist, by end of day, Thursday, June 13. Tshirts are $20 each. For more information or questions about the t-shirt order, email or call Kim Wilson at 217-786-2810.
Walk on Wednesday
Join the Walk on Wednesday today by meeting in front of Cass Gym at 12:30. Feel free to sign up!
Introducing DataBit – Join the Campus Conversation!
This summer, the Institutional Research and Effectiveness (IRE) staff will begin publishing a monthly DataBit. A what? Yes, we said a DataBit! In computing, a bit is the smallest or most basic unit of information. In a similar fashion, our DataBit series looks to spur campus conversations by focusing on a single data point. We will visualize and distribute the DataBit once a month via email. Intrigued? If yes, send an email to tricia.kujawa@llcc.edu to be added to the distribution list. Our initial DataBit of “online enrollment” will be distributed in mid-June. Don’t be left out of the conversation. Sign up today!
Condolences to Tom Spears
We extend our condolences to Tom Spears, workforce development program coordinator, on the passing of his mother, Elaine Grman, on June 9. Services are June 15 in Mt. Olive. Read the obituary.
May Vacation Accruals Update
Due to technical difficulties, May vacation accruals have been delayed. We are working to fix this issue promptly and will notify you once the accruals are processed. We appreciate your understanding and patience.