Today is the last day to complete the Facilities Services online survey. The Facilities Services Department is committed to providing quality services and is continually looking for ways to improve. Click the link below to complete the survey.
Position vacancies announced
The Human Resources office is currently advertising for various adjunct instructor vacancies for the fall 2015 semester. Complete information on these positions can be found on the HR Employment website.
Take the LEAGUE Friendly Feud survey; only 100 responses accepted
One hundred faculty and staff members were asked to name an 
excuse a student might give when missing an assignment. Participate in the LEAGUE’s Friendly Feud survey to find out the No. 1 reason. The results of the survey will be revealed during the Friendly Feud game at the LEAGUE luncheon on Tuesday, March 24 in the Student Union. Take the survey now (click on the game show graphic). Only 100 responses will be accepted.
Forums next week on First-Year Experience course
Chris Barry, director, retention and student success will hold two more campus forums on the First-Year Experience course. The forums will be held on Monday Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in Menard 1177, and Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. in Sangamon 2212.
The topic of these forums will be “The First-Year Experience Course as a Requirement.” Some questions to consider are: How would another requirement affect academic programs? What is the best way to incorporate the First-Year Experience course into our curriculum? How can we help students through the FYE 101 course and still pursue other student success initiatives such as reducing numbers of credit hours to earn degrees?
If you are interested in these conversations but cannot make it to the forums, please email Chris Barry at christopher.barry@llcc.edu.
Board of Trustees to meet Feb. 25
The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 5:15 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. Click HERE for the agenda.
3rd annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon Wed., Feb 25
Discover how much a farmer really makes from the cost of an average meal. The third annual Farmer’s Share Luncheon is being held Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Student Union, Menard Hall. Sen. Sam McCann will speak at noon on agriculture and its importance to central Illinois. The luncheon is a project of the LLCC Ag Club and is sponsored by area agribusinesses.
Cost to diners is just 50 cents. Tickets will be sold by Ag Club members to the campus community Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23 and 24, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. Or, contact Bill Harmon (bill.harmon@llcc.edu or 786.2573).
LLCC Foundation scholarship application deadline is March 2
The deadline for students to apply for LLCC Foundation 2015-2016 scholarships is Monday, March 2.
LLCC Foundation scholarships are available for first-time and continuing students who will be enrolled full or part time at LLCC. Many of the scholarships are designed for students in any major, with the average award being approximately $1,000 per academic year. Students submitting a complete application are considered for all available scholarships in which they are eligible.
Only one application form is needed to apply for all scholarships. More information, in addition to the online application, can be found at www.llccfoundation.org by clicking on “For Student Scholarships” at the top right corner of the page. Students may also visit the LLCC Foundation in Menard Hall on the Springfield campus at 5250 Shepherd Road, or any of LLCC’s locations in Beardstown, Jacksonville, Litchfield or Taylorville for a hard copy application.
For more information, call Lori Smith, scholarship program coordinator, at ext. 64502.
Participate in the L.E.A.G.U.E. Campaign Penny Wars
Can you guess the name of this TV game show where passengers have to answer trivia questions with mounting cash values before they reach their destination or get kicked out?
LLCC’s L.E.A.G.U.E. Committee invites you to get a team together to participate in Penny Wars! Penny Wars is a fun competition to see who can collect the most pennies and raise funds for LLCC Foundation’s Pay It Forward Fund which provides assistance to students with emergency needs. Here is what you need to do:
• To participate in Penny Wars, contact Barb Eades in the LLCC Foundation at 786-2255 or Barbara.Eades@llcc.edu.
• Pick up an empty Penny Wars container in the Foundation, Menard Hall, room 1214.
• Decorate your container anyway you want – or use this year’s LEAGUE TV Game Show theme as inspiration.
• Start collecting pennies in your department or area and place them in your container.
• Sabotage your opponents by placing silver coins or paper money in their containers.
• Bring your decorated containers to the L.E.A.G.U.E. luncheon on Tuesday, March 24 by 11:30 a.m. in the Student Union where people will vote for their favorite and more money can be placed in the jars.
See the flyer for additional details: Penny Wars flyer 2015
For more information, contact the Foundation at 786-2255.
Community Education trip registration deadline extended
Join LLCC and the Springfield Art Association as they travel to Arkansas to see the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and so much more March 19-21. Find more information HERE or call Denese at 786-2432 for more information. Deadline to register is Monday, Feb 23.
In the community
Beth Wiediger, Ph.D., professor of psychology, was the guest speaker at the February World Affairs Council of Central Illinois (WACCI) monthly program at UIS’s Brookens Auditorium. Her program title was “The Role of Women in Brazil.”