08.09.23

Student worker job information fair Aug. 30

Do you need a student employee to assist with various tasks in your office? LLCC offers on-campus jobs to students enrolled in at least six credits hours each semester. On-campus jobs are a great resource for students to advance their academic and professional goals.

To promote various on-campus jobs, LLCC Student Life in conjunction with LLCC Financial Aid will be hosting a Job Information Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 30 from 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for LLCC offices to promote their on-campus jobs to LLCC students.

If you’d like to participate, complete the Job Information Fair online registration form.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Kristin Booher (kristin.booher@llcc.edu) or Lara Marshall (lara.marshall@llcc.edu).

08.09.23

Items needed for haunted house

LLCC will be hosting a haunted house, Fear 101, this fall at the Springfield campus! Opening night is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13, and is open to students, faculty, staff and the community. Fear 101 will be held in the lower level of Sangamon South and is being sponsored by the LLCC Police Department with support from several other departments of the college.

LLCCPD is in need of some donated items to accessorize the haunted house:

  • Old Halloween decorations
  • Old picture frames
  • Fake plants
  • Dolls
  • Men’s clothing (specifically long sleeve shirts and pants)
  • Old wallpaper
  • A anything else that could be used to accessorize

Donated items can be brought to the LLCCPD station. Items donated and not used will be given to Goodwill.

The LLCCPD is also looking for departments to sponsor sections of the haunted house. If your department is interested in decorating a section of the haunted house, please reach out to the police department prior to Aug. 15. Lastly, if you have always wanted to be an actor and just never took the leap, we will be looking for some volunteers to be “scare actors.” Please reach out to LLCCPD.

08.08.23

Get tickets for Loggers at Busch Stadium Sept. 3

Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. sunday September 3rd, 1:15 p.m. Busch Stadium, St. Louis. LT Lincoln Trail College vs The Land Lincoln Land Community College. Sunday September 3rd, following 1:15 p.m. game.You can still get tickets for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game followed by the Loggers playing Lincoln Trail College at Busch Stadium on Sept. 3! Contact Gailyn Draper (gailyn.draper@llcc.edu, 217-786-2213) to purchase.

A limited quantity of right-field tickets are available for faculty and staff (and a plus-one) on a first come, first served basis. There are $50 ticket (200 level) and $40 ticket (300 level) options still available. The $40 tickets include a free jumbo hot dog and soda. All tickets include free transportation from campus to the game and back on a charter bus.

08.08.23

Got art? Join the LLCC Art After Hours exhibit this fall

Art After Hours with clock in "o" of Hours. Springfield Area Arts Council.LLCC will once again be participating in the Springfield Area Arts Council’s Arts After Hours (AAH) program (formerly known as On My Own Time). This unique program provides LLCC faculty and staff an opportunity to display original art they have created outside the office. There will be an in-house exhibit at LLCC followed by a city-wide exhibit showcasing first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions.

Faculty and staff may enter up to three artworks each. Works previously entered in AAH/OMOT or created prior to 2021 are not eligible. The artist fee is $10 per artwork submitted. The fee assists SAAC with costs of the AAH program. Artwork entry form and fees will need to be submitted by Monday, Sept. 25 to the LLCC coordinator (Misty Schierer). Artwork is due to the LLCC coordinator by Monday, Oct. 16.

2023 Employee Entry Form
2023 Guidelines
2023 Categories

Two frame photo entries at the previous On My Own Time displayThere are 13 categories of artwork:

  1. Painting
  2. Drawing
  3. Printmaking/Etching
  4. Mixed Media/Collage
  5. Fiber/Fabric/Quilts/ Needlework
  6. Basketry
  7. Pottery/Ceramics
  8. Photography
  9. Digital Art
  10. Jewelry
  11. Sculpture
  12. Glass
  13. Other (art that doesn’t fit into other categories including but not limited to artificial floral arrangements and hand-crafted miniatures)

LLCC’s in-house exhibit will be featured on the LLCC-Springfield campus in October/November.

The city-wide exhibit at the Springfield Art Association’s Nelson Family Gallery (Dec. 2-20) will showcase first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions.

Misty Schierer, 217-786-2466, Misty.Schierer@llcc.edu

08.08.23

Walk the Walk event Aug. 10

Join the next Walk the Walk event on Thursday, Aug. 10. Employees can participate at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. or 2 p.m., and meet in front of Cass Gym. We hope to see you there!

Visit the Health and Wellness tab on the HR portal to learn more about the free app — Insight Timer — featuring options for breathing exercises, yoga, sleep stories and more.

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08.08.23

Sign up to help at the Welcome Week table

LLCC Public Relations and Marketing would appreciate your assistance during fall Welcome Week! PRM is looking for volunteers to assist at the welcome table in A. Lincoln Commons Aug. 21-24 during the first week of fall classes.

Help students get a great start to the semester by greeting them, answering their questions, providing directions and encouraging them to stop by the Welcome Week events hosted by LLCC Student Life! An FAQ reference sheet will be on the table along with highlighters to help in marking students’ routes to their classes.

To sign up, add your name to this Welcome Week sign-up sheet or email Rhilee Cochran at rhilee.cochran@llcc.edu.

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08.07.23

Plan to attend Convocation Aug. 18

The annual Convocation for faculty and staff to kick off the 2023-24 academic year will be held Friday, Aug. 18. Activities include an address by Dr. Warren at 1 p.m. in Cass Gym and a social from 4-6 p.m. in the Hamilton Area.

On your way into Cass Gym, consider dropping off a donation to help restock the LLCC Pantry! There will be a table set up to accept items.

A photo of some of the popular items in the pantry including Vienna sausages, Snackpack pudding cups, chewy granola bars, tuna and chicken salad kits, kleenex, deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrush.Currently needed items are listed below:

  • Grab-and-go food items (chewy protein/granola bars, microwave ready soups/pastas/pork & beans with easy open lids, microwaveable flavored rice/quinoa, single-serving peanut butter crackers, instant cups of noodles/ramen, microwaveable mac and cheese, fruit snacks, fruit cups/applesauce, ready to eat tuna or chicken salad packets/meal kits, individual jerky/meat sticks, hot Vienna sausages, pudding cups (chocolate or vanilla), trail mix/mixed nuts, juice pouches)
  • Personal hygiene products (menstrual products/personal wipes, lip balm, travel-size/small body wash, toothpaste/toothbrushes, hand soap, deodorant, lotion, facial tissues, travel-size hand sanitizers, sandwich bags to create small hygiene kits)
  • School supplies (index cards, notebooks, loose leaf paper, pens, pencils)

You are also welcome to drop donations off in LLCC Student Life the week of Convocation.

08.07.23

Extended hours for fall registration

LLCC Student Services and Bookstore on the Springfield campus will be offering extended hours for fall registration in August.

  • Monday-Thursday, Aug. 14-17, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Friday, Aug. 18, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Saturday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Extended hours are also available Aug. 21-25 for students already enrolled in semester or first eight-week (mod 1) classes, or looking to enroll in second eight-week (mod 2) classes.

  • Monday-Thursday, Aug. 21-24, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Friday, Aug. 25, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fall semester weekday classes begin Aug. 21.