Nearly 500 prospective students and family members attended Monday’s Campus Visit Day sessions. Thank you to all faculty, staff and students who participated in the event to showcase the college’s programs and services. Also, thank you to those who assisted with set-up in any way–Facilities, ITS, ITDE and Jeff Mehan.
TODAY–Soup & Stories: Get Up…Get Moving! Service-Learning Meets Service Action!
Enjoy an inspiring presentation by LLCC’s 2014 Honored Alum Karla Carwile, founder and president of One Patient, at today’s Soup and Stories from noon-1 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room. Listen to Karla’s story as she discusses the importance of not just service-learning, but service action! A light lunch of soup and salad will be provided.
Free for students with ID, $3 for faculty/staff/community members
Ag Club bean bag box sets available; tourney being held Feb. 18 and 20
The Agriculture Club has bean bag box sets available for sale again this year. The boxes can be seen Wednesday and Friday, Feb. 18 and 20 in the Student Union over the lunch hour. A tourney to win a set of your choice and bags will be held those days, with a $5 entry fee to play.
In the news
Mary Beth Ray, director, Advising, Counseling and Career Development Services, and LLCC student Laura Rosenthal were interviewed Feb. 16 by Fox 55 regarding the Springfield Collegiate Fair.
Kevin Lust, director, Illinois Small Business Development Center at LLCC, was featured in this article in the online Morning Ag Clips. Kevin moderated a panel discussion on small business development for members of the 2015 Christian County LEADership program Feb. 10 at the Christian County Extension Office in Taylorville.
CQI sessions still open
Registrations are still being accepted for the following CQI sessions:
Session D • Feb. 27, 8:15 am–4 pm and March 6, 8:15 am–12:30 pm • Facilitators Karen Sanders & Tim Maricle
Session E • March 24, 8:15 am–4 pm (PDD-held at LLCC; may have to hold more than one session) and April 3, 8:15 am-12:30 p.m. to be held at CCTC. Based on first session, may need additional sessions) • Facilitators Tricia Kujawa & Kevin Lust
Session F • April 24, 8:15 am–4 pm and May 1, 8:15 am–12:30 pm • Facilitators Nicole Ralph & Mary Beth Ray
Coffee will be served both days from 8–8:15 am, with lunch being served on the first day only.
To register, please call 782-7436 or email cctc@llcc.edu.
ITDE offers special Blackboard workshop Wednesday
New Texting and Development Tools in Blackboard • Wednesday, Feb. 18 • 2-3PM • SGMN0119 • Facilitator: Andy Mitkos, learning management systems coordinator
In this workshop, participants will learn how to utilize the newest features added to the Blackboard system. Join us for this hands-on session featuring the new Blackboard texting function and the development application Qwickly. Click HERE to register.
Two guest chefs prepare “Joys of the Table” dinner to benefit student scholarships
The Culinary Institute hosted Guest Chefs Mike Aiello, president and CEO of R.W. Troxell Insurance, and Sergio (Satch) Pecori, president 
and CEO of Hanson Professional Services (shown here with LLCC President Charlotte Warren, Ph.D.) for the “Joys of the Table” dinner. The event was a fundraiser for culinary arts student scholarships. The two guest chefs donated their time and paid for all of the food served. The college extends its thanks to them.
Targeting Autism: A National Forum on Serving Library Patrons on the Spectrum
The Illinois State Library was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Forum grant to help libraries better serve patrons and family members impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Mary DiMaggio and Amanda Wiesenhofer from the LLCC Library, and Linda Chriswell, accessibility services professional, have been selected to participate in the Targeting Autism forums. The purpose of the forums is to develop an action plan to include the following: 1. Implementation plan to increase ASD awareness, education and support services; 2. Implementation plan to improve and streamline online access to the wealth of information intended to provide support for families and individuals with ASDs; and 3. Infrastructure plan to ensure sustainable, interorganizational partnerships committed to enhancing ASD support statewide. This project explores how libraries can work with diverse community organizations and programs to address the topic of ASD, through training, education and support services. The content of the action plan will be included in a subsequent grant proposal to IMLS. WayMark Systems (a partner in the Targeting Autism Project) is conducting a survey to better understand the needs, priorities and interests around ASD in order to guide the development and delivery of ASD information services by community libraries across the state. The Targeting Autism Forum will present the survey results at the March forum, and use the results to facilitate discussion. Please take a moment to fill out the survey and share with any Illinois residents that you may know who have been personally or professionally affected by ASD. http://maps.waymarksystems.org/s3/Targeting-Autism-2015-consent For further information about this project, please follow this link: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/libraries/targeting-autism.html
A sincere thanks from Susan Simpson
Thank you to everyone for the many cards, calls, prayers and other support sent my way during my extended illness. Your thoughtfulness and concern continue to lift my spirits as my health improves. I feel fortunate to be part of the LLCC family!
Thanks!
Susan Simpson, director, Institutional Research
Campus Visit Day today
Prospective students and their families are visiting campus today. As of Friday afternoon more than 475 people were expected to attend the morning and evening sessions. Information sessions are being held in Menard Hall, with exhibits in the A. Lincoln Commons. Tours also will be available.