03.18.16

Office Supply Swap April 4 & 5

Fellow faculty and staff! Mark your calendars! The Finance Department is hosting an Office Supply Swap on April 4 and 5, 2016 in the R. H. Stephens Room. The way this will work is for all areas to collect supplies they no longer have a need for and bring them to the R. H. Stephens room on Monday, April 4 between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. The 4th will strictly be drop off day. Tuesday, April 5, between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., everyone is invited to come in and “shop” for items your office can use. You do NOT have to contribute items to shop for items.” This program is designed to eliminate waste and extend the usefulness of items we already have on campus as well as create a cost savings by not having to order certain supplies that may already be in existence but are not being used. Examples of items for the swap are as follows:

Basic Office Supplies –

  • staples, paperclips, tape, rulers, rubber bands, sticky notes, scissors, etc.
  • paper, cardstock, notepads, labels, envelopes, etc.
  • file folders, binders, tab dividers, report covers, etc.

Writing utensils Desk/Office Accessories –

  • book ends, drawer organizers, desktop organizers, staplers, hole punches, calculators, etc.
  • ink cartridges

If you have any questions about whether or not something should be included in the swap, please contact Dwayne Curry (6-2261) or Holly Walton (6-2260).

03.17.16

Gradfest Today!

Please encourage students that are graduating to attend GradFest today from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.” Summer 2015 and fall 2015 graduates and potential spring and summer 2016 graduates are all eligible to participate in Commencement 2016 on May 13, 2016 and can purchase their caps, gown and tassel for only $20 at GradFest.  After GradFest, students can purchase cap, gown and tassel from the LLCC Bookstore – in-person or online.

03.17.16

Welcome Amy Flynn!

Flynn Amy

Welcome Amy Flynn, new Public Relations and Marketing Assistant. Amy will be located at the Information Desk in A. Lincoln Commons.  She can be reached at 786-2422 or amy.flynn@llcc.edu.

 

 

Other changes in Public Relations and Marketing (PRM) to note: Colleen Pittman, marketing and communications coordinator, is located in PRM, room 1266. Rose Raikes, assistant director, Public Relations, is located in PRM, room 1270. Phone numbers remain the same.

03.17.16

In the News

Dr. John Vinzant, professor of political science, was interviewed about the Illinois primary election yesterday morning on WTAX’s Morning Newswatch.  Hear the interview.

Jay Kitterman, consultant, Culinary Institute, wrote this week’s SJ-R Epicuriosity 101 column, “Live Love Longer.”

Nancy Sweet, director, culinary program and operations, wrote “Try new recipes to avoid a cooking rut” for the March 9 Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register.

03.17.16

Thank you from Don Kallembach

I wanted to thank the College and everyone here for your support, cards and flowers after the passing of my mother, Frances Kallembach, on February 17. While Mom never taught at a community college, she was a teacher for 37 years at DeLand-Weldon Elementary School. She loved the teaching profession and thought the community college system was one of the best things, ever, for education. Thank you, again.

03.16.16

FAFSA Friday event March 18

LLCC Financial Aid sponsors FAFSA Friday events to help students fill out the FAFSA, which they have to do every year if they are interested in obtaining financial aid. The next will be an evening event, held Friday, March 18 from 1-3 p.m. in the Library Conference Room. Independent students (above 24 years old) should bring completed 2015 taxes or estimates of 2015 income; an FSA user ID and password obtained from fafsa.ed.gov; asset information including balance of checking and savings accounts; and social security number. Dependent students should bring all of the above, plus all of their parents’ information. A financial aid representative will be available for personal assistance.

03.16.16

Homegrown Fest & 13th annual Composting Symposium March 19

LLCC’s Green Center is hosting the first Homegrown Fest and 13th annual Central Illinois Composting Symposium this Saturday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Workforce Careers Center. Registrations are still being accepted.

The two events bring together community members to explore topics related to food and gardening with leaders in the field through interactive educational programs. “We are excited to combine the Homegrown Fest with the Composting Symposium for the first time this year to offer an expansive selection of learning opportunities that cover the full sustainable food cycle from growing to cooking and eating, to then returning those nutrients back to the soil and growing more healthy food,” says Marnie Record, workforce specialist at LLCC.  Read more.

03.16.16

Bistro Verde reopens March 22

Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student-run café, will again be open for lunch Spring semester Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. March 22 – April 28 featuring a Creole-themed menu. Reservations are strongly encouraged, and can be made by emailing bistroverde@llcc.edu, calling 786-2821, or stopping at the café during hours of business.

View our sample menu. Stay tuned for pricing information.

03.16.16

KUDOS nominations due today

The spring KUDOS announcement is coming up! Please submit nominations for a deserving colleague by the end of today, March 16. Click on the KUDOS tab in the upper right corner of LincIn for the form.

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.