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Spring 2015 Assessment Newsletter
The spring 2015 Assessment Newsletter is available: LLCC Assessment Newsletter Spring 2015.
Send questions to Epicuriosity 101
We are in need of questions for an upcoming Epicuriosity 101 column in the SJ-R. Email your cooking, baking, local food or grilling questions to epicuriosity101@llcc.edu.
Our experts, Nancy Sweet, Jay Kitterman and Marnie Record, will provide the appropriate answers in the column!
In the meantime, here are the latest Epicuriosity 101 columns (scroll to the bottom of the page) on grilling (by Jay) and asparagus (by Nancy).
Flags at half-staff Friday in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day
Flags will fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Friday, May 15 in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.
In the news
Todd McDonald, vice president of administrative services, will be the subject of a Personality Profile in the June edition of the Springfield Business Journal. He was interviewed for the profile May 12.
Jay Kitterman, consultant to the LLCC Culinary Institute, was interviewed for a story in the SJ-R May 11 on the new trend in fast casual dining. Jay was also interviewed by WNNS radio May 11.
In the community
Lorie McDonald, director, LLCC-Litchfield & Hillsboro, spoke to the Illinois State Retirees Association Mary 12 at the Hillsboro Moose Lodge on Litchfield and Hillsboro credit and non-credit opportunities.
Line of March Protocol for Commencement
Click: Line of March 2015
The Line of March for Commencement is determined by the hire date for a full-time, Board of Trustees-approved position. Adjunct instructor positions do not fall into this category. If an adjunct instructor fills a full-time, benefit-eligible, Board-approved position, the date they were hired into that position becomes the hire date used to determine position in the line of march. If someone leaves LLCC, vacating a full-time, Board-approved position, and then returns, the date on which they were re-hired becomes the new hire date in determining their position in the line of march (because employment was not continuous). Individuals who are unable to attend the ceremony in a given year are removed from the line of march for that year. As a result, there is some shifting every year based on who is and who is not attending the ceremony.
We do our best to ensure that the line of march is accurate. However, there may be some instances in which a hire date is inaccurate. If you believe you should be somewhere else in the line, feel free to stand there. The line of march is more of a guide as opposed to a hard and fast rule. The commencement ceremony is focused on graduates, and that is where the majority of effort and preparation occurs. We appreciate your attendance at the ceremony and look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our students.
Office of the Vice President, Student Services
KUDOS to these employees!
KUDOS to these 20 employees for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.
Celena Bardwell, Brad Brickey, Amy Chernowsky, Matt Combs,Neci Faine, Scott Grundy, Richard Hayes, Paula Hermes, Jennifer Lewis, Shawn Masters, Julie McKinney, John Moore, Dave Ogden, Samuel Penning, Joe Roth, Casey Schoonover, John Turley, Holly Walton, Jeff Wang and Douglas Whitaker
Click May 2015 KUDOS to read what they did and who nominated them.
The next KUDOS awards will be announced over the summer. Nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS tab in the upper right corner of LincIn.
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 receives a KUDOS certificate, and all winners are announced in LincIn. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS.
Campus renovation updates
Prior to Commencement, we’d like to update you on what to expect next over the summer regarding renovation projects. Most of the masonry repair on Cass Gym is complete. We have moved over to the south elevation of Sangamon Hall and begun masonry work at the west corner. On Monday, we will begin work on Sangamon and Menard halls where most of our work is concentrated. We have a great deal of tuck pointing to do on the east elevation of Menard and quite a large area of masonry repair to Sangamon and Menard halls on either side of the entry to the Commons.
Later this summer we will be removing and replacing the exterior concrete stairs on the west side of Sangamon Hall, while at the same time we are making parking lot repairs. Within the next two weeks, we should also be starting the new roofing work at Montgomery Hall.
We’ll continue these updates throughout the summer, but if you should have any questions please feel free to call. As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding.
Hugh Garvey, construction manager
New LLCC e-letterhead is available
New LLCC e-letterhead is available on the portal. Click HERE.