dMarnie Record, workforce specialist, is this week’s author of the SJ-R’s Epicuriosity 101 column with “Spread some holiday cheer with condiment gifts made from scratch.”
LLCC Holiday animated e-card available!
This year LLCC is going green and providing an LLCC holiday animated e-card, designed by Misty Hagstrom in PRM, for employees to send to others, rather than a printed version. You can insert this image into your emails and add a personal message. You may also attach the image to an email. 
Note: If you insert the e-card image into your email, the animation in the snow globe does not work on some email providers, including Outlook. Your recipient can click on the attached image, however, and see the animation. Please contact Misty Hagstrom if you have any questions.
Next KUDOS awards to be announced Dec. 17
The next KUDOS award recipients will be announced Dec. 17. Nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS image below or the KUDOS tab in the upper right corner of LincIn. Deadline for nominations is Tuesday, Dec. 15.
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. The person you nominate will receive a KUDOS certificate, with winners announced in LincIn, along with what they did to deserve the award. A nominator has the option for his/her name to be published or to remain anonymous in any LLCC correspondence. However, nominations must include the nominator’s name for the nominee to be recognized. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with the KUDOS award.
Retirement reception for Teri McDonough Dec. 10, 2-4 p.m.
Please mark your calendars for a retirement reception for Teri McDonough, academic services specialist, Thursday, Dec. 10 from 2-4 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Refreshments will be served.
Community Education offers Midday Yoga; begins Jan. 13
Start 2016 off right! Midday Yoga starts Jan. 13 and runs eight weeks! This class welcomes all experience levels. Cost is $79. Sign up today using the course code CEW 802-01B or call Community Education to register or with additional questions at 786.2432.
In the news
Michael Ramm, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and 2015 Pearson Master Teacher, shared his love of teaching in this essay, “A year-round season of joy,” published in the SJ-R Our Towns section on Sunday, Dec. 6.
LLCC’s new First Year Experience class was the subject of this article, “College success is aim of LLCC class,” in the Monday, Dec. 7 edition of the SJ-R. Chris Barry and Leslie Johnson were interviewed.
LLCC Foundation L.E.A.G.U.E. grants due Wednesday
A reminder that applications for L.E.A.G.U.E. grants are due in the LLCC Foundation this Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. The application and grant guidelines are below or may be downloaded at http://www.llccfoundation.org/educational-support.
Approximately $10,000 in grant money will be awarded. Grant recipients will be announced at the L.E.A.G.U.E. kickoff on March 29, 2016. For questions, call 786.2785.
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Retirement reception for Paula Hermes today
A special retirement reception to honor Paula Hermes, programmer 
analyst, is being held today, Dec. 7 from 2-4 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room.
Annual Fitness Center membership enrollment begins today
The annual fitness center membership enrollment begins today, Monday Dec. 7. Cost for a one-year membership is $150 (or $6.25 per pay period). If you are interested, complete the 2016 Annual Fitness Center Enrollment Form and return to the Human Resources office by the end of the day Friday, Dec. 18.
Submissions being accepted for Lincoln Land Review through Jan. 15
As the semester draws to a close and faculty are collecting final projects, we encourage instructors to encourage their students to submit their best work in academic and creative writing and digital and fine art to the “Lincoln Land Review.” Of course, we are also interested in any other work students are proud of that they would like to submit. Students do not have to be currently enrolled in an English or Art class to submit; our last publication actually includes academic writing from a number of disciplines and personal work that students have created on their own!
Submissions will automatically be entered into the 2015-2016 LLCC Writing and Art Contest for a $50 prize in each category. Furthermore, publication in a campus literary journal looks great on a resume or college transfer application, while showcasing student work to the campus community and beyond.
Students can go to the Lincoln Land Review website to use our submission form: lincolnlandreview.org. They can also submit to us or send specific questions directly to LincolnLandReview@llcc.edu. Submissions are due Jan. 15.