10.16.24

Menard Hall: New home for student services

We've movedAs offices in LLCC Student Services have moved over the last week into the newly remodeled space on campus, we need help letting students know that they can now find these services in Menard Hall. If you interact with students, please let them know they can check in at the Student Services Hub for student success advising, financial aid, records, registration, compliance and prevention, and recruitment. Accessibility services, testing and support programs like TRIO, PATH and WEI are located next to the Hub. Testing will be moved to Menard Hall by the end of the week.

As spring registration begins this week, students may be coming to campus to meet with these offices. We want to ensure they can find the help they need.

Thanks for your assistance.

10.16.24

Around the World Gourmet Dinner Kit Pickup Event – Friday, Nov. 1

Take and Create, LLCC Gourmet at home. Join us Friday, Nov. 1. LLCC Foundation Gourmet Dinner Kit Pickup prepared by LLCC Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Program. 217-786-2343. www.llccfoundation.org.The LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Program is once again offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Nov. 1. Formerly known as the Around the World event, Take and Create features dishes prepared by culinary students that can be finished and served with a little preparation at home.

Gourmet dinner kits with drink pairings are $150 and serves two people. View the menu and order your gourmet dinner kits today on the Take and Create web page for pick up between 4-5:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. This fundraiser benefits our students and programs while providing a hands-on experience for culinary students.

Take and Create LLCC Gourmet at Home. LLCC Gourmet at home dinner kit courses.

10.16.24

In the news

Today, Oct. 16, is World Food Day. Learn more about this observance and how you can use the last of this season’s garden production in a vegetarian chili with blistered tomatoes and roasted fall veggies in this week’s State Journal-Register Epicuriosity column, “World Food Day 2024,” by Sheridan Lane, director, culinary and hospitality programs.

10.15.24

Just-in-Time Programming Workgroup meets this Thursday, Oct. 17

The final LLCC workgroups, inspired by convocation, meets Oct. 17 from 1-3 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room.

Just-in-Time Programming

Traditional students will always be a part of our student body, however potential adult students and employers are looking for other options. There is increasing need for short-term programming to learn basic new skills, get a quick refresher on a subject, prepare for a new job, keep up with current job requirements, or seek opportunities for a promotion. This means building new certificate/program offerings that provide the opportunity to “ramp on and ramp off” to meet more immediate work needs of current students, potential students, and employers.

Co-chairs: Dr. Brent Todd, Josh Collins
Cabinet Liaison: Dr. Jason Dockter
Kick-off Meeting: Oct. 17, 1-3 p.m., Menard Hall, Robert H. Stephens Room

All LLCC colleagues are encouraged to join a workgroup that interests them. Diverse input helps ensure that decisions are well-rounded and consider the needs of the entire campus community. See the message from Dr. Charlotte Warren and the entire list of kick-off meetings.

10.15.24

Condolences to Bill Harmon and Brianna VanMeter

We extend our sympathy to Bill Harmon, professor, agriculture and Brianna VanMeter, recruitment specialist on the passing of Elmer Harmon of Taylorville. Elmer is the father of Bill and grandfather of Brianna. A memorial service is scheduled for Oct. 19 in Taylorville. Donations may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) or First Presbyterian Church of Taylorville. Read the obituary.

10.15.24

Navigating Research at LLCC: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies

Join us tomorrow, Oct. 16 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room for a cross-disciplinary discussion that explores the opportunities, benefits and pitfalls of engaging with research and creative expression in one’s field. The panel will draw from personal experiences to offer their insights into the role of such engagement at a community college, including strategies for integrating your scholarly and creative endeavors into an already busy teaching schedule, avenues of financial support and practical tips for getting your work accepted, whether for publication, conferences or through exhibition.

Dr. Natasha Casey, assistant professor, communication; Dr. Mark Roehrs, professor, history; Dr. Ryan Stringer, assistant professor, philosophy; Laura Anderson, professor, art; John Paul Jaramillo, professor, English; moderated by Ryan Roberts, professor, librarian.

Register for Navigating Research at LLCC.