11.18.13

New FREE, service from your Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Your EAP has a Registered Dietitian (RD) and Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) on staff to answer your nutrition and exercise questions. Employees, spouses, and dependent children are eligible for annual, one-time telephonic nutrition and exercise consultations.

Consultation topics may include, but are not limited to, weight reduction, healthy eating on a budget, vegetarian meal planning, muscle strength and aerobic activity, and family exercise.  The recommendation will be personalized based on your individual situation.  A written copy of the recommendation will be sent to your preferred address.

Like all EAP services, nutrition and exercise consultations are confidential and free of charge. Call the EAP at 1.888.817.8989 to request a telephonic nutrition or exercise consultation…or both!

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11.18.13

Minutes posted from latest SGC meeting

The Shared Governance Council met Nov. 12 to discuss bylaws, elections, and options for consistent meeting times, along with several other topics. Click HERE to read the minutes of the meeting. Minutes of the Shared Governance Council and teams can be accessed at any time by clicking the Shared Governance tab above.

11.15.13

Planned power outage on campus Wed., Nov. 27

On Wednesday, Nov. 27, the first day of Thanksgiving recess, we will be working with CWLP to replace the 40-year-old, and failing, aluminum electrical feed to our main switchgear room with a copper line. This will result in a power outage of approximately eight hours.  The buildings that will be without power are Sangamon, Menard and Cass.  We have been working with the ITS Department to ensure that we maintain phone and data service.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but this is a necessary step toward improving our electrical efficiency and maintaining and meeting the standards that exist elsewhere on campus.

Thank you – Hugh Garvey, assistant vice president, construction

11.15.13

Ag program wins statewide Innovation Award

Ag wins Innovation AwardLLCC’s “Head Start Ag Safety Program” won a 2013 Innovation Award from the Illinois Council of Community College Administrators (ICCCA). The award was presented yesterday at the ICCCA’s conference in downtown Springfield. Rich Teeter, associate professor of agriculture, described the program as a unique collaboration involving LLCC, a statewide business association and a non-profit organization. Accepting the award on behalf of the college were Dr. Charlotte Warren, president; Teeter, Bill Harmon, professor of agronomy, Dr. Eileen Tepatti, vice president of academic services, and Dave Green, dean of business and technologies.

Last spring, a group of LLCC agriculture students were professionally trained and certified at the Asmark Institute Agri-center in Bloomington in subjects including confined space entry, hazardous materials and various safety procedures. The safety training program was provided to the students, free of charge, by the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) and the Asmark Institute, a private, non-profit organization which assists agriculture retailers in complying with federal regulations.

Teeter said the training will not only enhance the resumes of the students when they pursue jobs in the ag industry, but more importantly, the lessons learned may save lives.

11.15.13

Capital City Training Center wins award

The Capital City Training Center has been honored by the National Safety Council for the second year in a row for its Defensive Driving Course, “Alive at 25.”  CCTC received the honorable mention award during the National Safety Council’s Annual Congress and Exhibition in Chicago.

11.14.13

In the Community

Chris McDonald, Ph.D., professor, political science, presented a Veterans Day talk to more than 100 WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm and Afghanistan veterans and family members Nov. 12 at the Athens VFW/American Legion. He spoke about a WWI ambulance driver from Springfield (Dr. McDonald has a book on this subject to be published soon) and the 33rd Div. Illinois National Guard.

11.14.13

Congratulations Ruth Bixby!

Ruth Bixby, director, Occupational Therapy Assistant program, received the Award of Merit (Historian’s Award) from the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association.  The award goes to “a member of the association whose actions have shaped the course of occupational therapy and thus contributed significantly to its growth and development in the state of Illinois.”

Ruth is the 12th recipient since 1980 to receive the award, which was presented at the ILOTA Annual State Conference in Peoria Oct. 26.