The deadline this month to submit deposits to the Finance Department is today, February 27 at noon. As a reminder, transactions should not be held pending deposit. It is necessary to submit those funds and deposit slips to the Finance Department on a daily basis if required. If you have questions, please contact Elyse Calhoun at ext 62204 or Robin Ackman at ext 62762. Thank you.
Gender Issues: Masculinity and Violence Against Women discussion noon-2 p.m. today
LLCC Professors David Reynolds, Beth Wiediger and John Freml, lead a discussion today from noon-2 in the R. H. Stephens Room on Gender Issues: Masculinity and Violence Against Women. Join them for a discussion of gender-related issues and explore some consequential issues in our society.
Presented by the Vagina Monologues and sponsored by the Feminist Activist Coalition, Pay It Forward Club and Gay/Straight Alliance.
In the News
Nancy Sweet, culinary operations manager, and Bistro Verde patrons (you’ll recognize several of them!) are featured in this FOX SCENE segment currently running on Fox 55.
Bistro Verde was featured in this front page article in the SJ-R Feb. 26. Ben Roth and Amanda Wiesenhofer are pictured, along with students LeAnn Huffstedtler and Peggy Szelinski. Quoted in the article are Art Meyer, Nancy Sweet, Scott Ebbing and student Dale Beaty.
Campus Visit Day March 3 has been the subject of several interviews. Lynn Whalen spoke with KISS FM and WFMB AM (Sports Radio 1450) Feb. 26.
Board of Trustees meeting today
The LLCC Board of Trustees will today, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room. Find the agenda HERE.
Minutes from recent Team meetings posted
The Curriculum Team met January 31. Click HERE to learn about recommendations discussed and approved by the team at this meeting.
The Academic Assessment Team recently approved minutes from their October and November meetings. View the October minutes to read an update on the e-Portfolio Pilot Program, as well as reports from the Steering Workgroup and the Standardized Testing Workgroup. All three Workgroups (Steering, Standardized Testing and GEAR) reported at the November meeting. Read about their activities in the Nov. minutes.
Welcome, Jaime McCreary!
Welcome to Jaime McCreary, new Specialty Merchandise Technician in the LLCC Bookstore.
She can be reached at extension 6-2456 or by email at jaime.mccreary@llcc.edu.
LLCC hosting Putting Small Acres to Work seminar March 22
Individuals can discover the possibilities of making extra income with just a few acres of land at the Putting Small Acres to Work seminar March 22. Hosted by LLCC’s Green Center, the event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Workforce Careers Center. Click HERE for more details.
Maintenance on LLCC-Springfield phone system planned for March 11
On March 11th at 2:00pm AT&T will port over all our phone lines (except analog) on main campus from our current PRI circuits to our new Internet-based IP-FLEX connection. The plan is to have no downtime during this process, however giving the complexity of what will be done some phone numbers may experience temporary outages or malfunctions. The college will be closed for spring break that week.
SURS Coming To Professional Development Day March 25
The Professional Development Day Planning Committee is busy planning the spring event to be held on March 25, including a presentation conducted by SURS on pension reform. This 75-minute presentation will take place immediately following the LEAGUE Employee Campaign luncheon. This presentation is the same presentation referred to in an email sent on Thursday (2/20) afternoon by the SURS Advocate. More programming information will be out soon!
Major gifts to “Grow Beyond” campaign received
The LLCC Foundation is pleased to announce that Bank of Springfield has made the first of several major gifts recently received for “Grow Beyond,” the campaign to raise $2.5 million for the LLCC Foundation Endowment. The bank also proudly employs 50 LLCC grads, and is also underwriting a state-of-the-art scoreboard for the baseball field. Read about this gift, our 2014 gala, new members to the Foundation Board of Directors and more in the latest edition of “Circle of Friends.”