12.10.15

Winter recess message from Facilities Services

In an effort to avoid inconveniences during winter recess, Facilities Services would like to remind all faculty and staff that the college is officially closed, as posted on the academic calendar, from Saturday, Dec. 19 through Sunday, Jan. 3.

To conserve resources when the college is closed, building temperatures are lowered, lighting levels are at a minimum and access to buildings may be restricted. Snow and ice removal is also limited to priority routes.

We have scheduled several projects during winter recess in an effort to avoid disruption to the regular college operations. Carpet will be replaced with tile in all of the second floor hallways of Menard Hall. Access to these areas will be limited for the duration of winter recess. We will also be testing fire alarms and other life safety systems throughout the main campus.

We encourage anyone needing to visit the college over winter recess to contact the LLCC Police at 622.3853. As always, your patience and cooperation is greatly appreciated, and we hope everyone has a wonderful and safe winter recess.

12.10.15

CAS Testing Area hours – final exam week

Make-up testing hours in the Center for Academic Success (CAS) testing area during final exam week are:
Monday, 12/14: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Tuesday, 12/15: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Wednesday, 12/16: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday, 12/17: 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
Friday, 12/18: No exams will be proctored.

Faculty have until 11 a.m. on Friday, 12/18 to pick up their exams from the CAS testing area. Any exams remaining after 11 a.m. will be placed in faculty mailboxes. Please contact Julie Clevenger with any questions.

Math Center hours – final exam week
Monday, 12/14–Wednesday, 12/16
8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Thursday, 12/17 and Friday, 12/18
Closed

12.10.15

2016-2017 LLCC Foundation scholarship application now available!

The LLCC Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2016-2017 academic year. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 1, 2016.

The application is available online by going to www.llccfoundation.org/scholarships. Paper applications will not be distributed; only online scholarship applications will be accepted.

Faculty and staff are invited to encourage students to apply. For more information, contact Lori Smith at 217.786.4502 or email lori.smith@llcc.edu.

12.10.15

Congratulations to Ashley Miller!

Congratulations to Ashley Miller, administrative assistant to theAnna E. Miller dean, nursing, and her husband, Eric, on the birth of their daughter Anna Elise Miller on Dec. 1! Anna weighed 6 pounds and 4 ounces and measured 20 inches long.

12.09.15

Feedback request–proposed changes to AS degree requirements

From: AS Degree Review Workgroup—Bill Bade, Barb Bernardi, Melissa Franzen, Angie Gum-Miller, Elaine Guthals, Carrie Henry/Amy Williams

This workgroup was created by the Academic and Admissions Standards Team at its Nov. 20, 2015 meeting to review the current AS degree requirements at LLCC in light of the new requirements which were just released by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) at the end of September of this year.

Why the urgency? A few weeks ago ICCB indicated they will be asking all community colleges to begin operating under this new degree effective fall 2016. This will require us to amend our old AS degree requirements to meet the new AS degree requirements, as well as alter all our AS paradigms to conform to the guidelines of this new degree. With these new requirements, it is quite possible that some former AS degree paradigms, may instead opt to become AA degree paradigms. And, all of this deliberation and decision making must be accomplished over the next three Curriculum Committee meetings during the spring semester of 2016. Thus, this subcommittee is working on a short time frame to get a recommendation to the Academic Standards Committee to act upon during its Jan. 22, 2016 meeting.

View the new ICCB guidelines, in contrast to the old guidelines for the AS degree:  ICCB AS Degree Requirements.

The workgroup reviewed these new guidelines and is proposing LLCC adopt the AS degree requirements as reflected in ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE – Dec 8 2015 which provides an outline of the catalog requirements for the AS degree with markups reflecting the proposals made by this workgroup.

We ask that you please review the proposed changes and provide feedback to the support person for this workgroup, Amy Williams, amy.williams@llcc.edu. All responses should be made by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.

For more in-depth information, please refer to the employee-wide email sent Dec. 8.

 

 

12.09.15

Flags at half-staff in honor of firefighter

Governor Rauner has issued a proclamation that the U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff beginning at sunrise Wednesday, Dec. 9 to  sunset Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 in honor of firefighter Mark Zielinski, Matteson Fire Department.