The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 5:15 p.m. in the Robert H. Stephens Room, Menard Hall. The agenda can be found HERE.
Deadline to submit deposits to Finance Dept. is Jan. 29
The deadline to submit deposits to the Finance Department is Thursday, Jan. 29. As a reminder, if you’ve taken in funds, it is necessary to submit them and corresponding deposit slips to the Finance Department on a daily basis.
If you have questions, please contact Elyse Calhoun at ext. 62204 or Robin Ackman at ext. 62762. Thank you!
Bistro Verde opens Jan. 29; menu announced
Bistro Verde opens for lunch service Thursday, Jan. 29! View the menu: Bistro Menu Jan. 29. Reservations are required; email bistroverde@llcc.edu, call 786-2821, or stop by the café during business hours.
LLCC’s student-run café is open for lunch this semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Bistro Verde will operate as a casual bistro from Thursday, Jan. 29–Tuesday, March 3, and will then offer fine dining Thursday, March 26–Tuesday, April 21.
Lactation room now available on campus
A private lactation room is now available on campus for nursing mothers. It is located in Millennium Center, room 1121. Employees wishing to use the lactation room should contact the Human Resources office for a code to open the door. Students should check with Student Life for the code.
Congratulations, Aaron Berkowitz!
History Professor Aaron Berkowitz, Ph.D., and wife Meleah are 
parents of a baby girl, Sadie Elizabeth Berkowitz, born Jan. 21. She weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz and was 21 inches long. Aaron reports that baby and mommy are doing great!
VALIC rep on campus Friday
LLCC’s VALIC representative will be on campus this Friday, Jan. 23 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the HR conference room. Faculty and staff can set up an appointment online HERE.
Friday’s tobacco cessation presentation is being held in A. Lincoln Commons
The tobacco cessation presentation scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23 from 11 a.m.-noon is being held in A. Lincoln Commons.
LLCC-Jacksonville hears presentations on suicide prevention
Passavant Hospital’s Pravesh Basnet, doctor of psychiatry, and William Loveland, therapist, provided presentations on suicide 
prevention for members of the community, students, faculty and staff at LLCC-Jacksonville.
LLCC-J operations analyst Maryjane Million was interviewed by WICS following the presentation.
In the news
Kevin Lust, director, Illinois Small Business Development Center at LLCC, was interviewed Jan. 21 for an article to run in the April issue of Entrepreneur magazine.
Tobacco Cessation: Commit to Quit 2015!
As LLCC goes smoke free July 1 per the Smoke-Free Campus Act (Public Act 098-0985), the American Lung Association is providing two presentations about tobacco cessation. Presentations are being held Friday, Jan. 23 and Monday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m.-noon in the R. H. Stephens Room. The presentations will focus on tobacco cessation and provide an overview of the Illinois Tobacco Quitline and their services for LLCC students, staff and faculty. Snacks will be provided.