LLCC will be closed on Fridays for 12 weeks beginning Friday, May 19, 2023 and ending on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. During this period, all full-time professional, administrative and classified benefit-eligible employees will be scheduled to work on a 36-hour per week basis.
Normal college services will be provided, and most administrative offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Departments that normally offer evening services may continue to provide services on their normal schedule.
Work schedules for all full-time employees will be based on a 36-hour week. Benefit-eligible employees who are normally scheduled to work 20 hours per week would be scheduled to work 18 hours, 30-hour-per-week employees would work 27 hours per week, etc.
Work schedules must include either an hour or half-hour unpaid meal period for those working 7.5 or more hours in a day.
Vacation, sick and personal leave time will be charged on an hour-for-hour basis. If a full week of vacation is utilized during this period, 36 hours of benefit time will be charged for full-time employees.
Holidays: Memorial Day (May 29) and Independence Day (July 4) will be considered a nine-hour day (or a pro-rated amount based on hourly work schedule) toward hours worked for employees.
Hello from LLCC Student Success! We hope you had a great spring semester. All Illinois colleges and universities must identify a benefits navigator to assist students in learning about campus resources, as well as state and local benefits. Claire Heffron-McKinney is LLCC’s benefits navigator. Please review our page (www.llcc.edu/benefits-navigation) to learn more about the benefits navigator role and how Claire can assist students. An online form will soon be available to refer students to Claire for support for housing insecurity, benefits navigation or undocumented student support. Additionally, she plans to host a session at the fall 2023 Professional Development Day to provide more information on how to support your students. For questions, please email Claire or call 217-786-2591.
LLCC Human Resources is advertising for two program assistants. One assistant is for our Open Door – Workforce Equity Initiative, and the other is for our PATH program. Full details on these and all other open positions can be viewed on the HR employment page.
Another great Decision Day was held at Southeast High School on Friday, May 12. Our staff were there to cheer on seniors who have decided to attend LLCC and present scholarship certificates. We look forward to all of them achieving college success with us!
LLCC staff attended two Making the Grade events coordinated by D186 Family and Community Engagement Liaisons at Springfield High School and Southeast High School last week. Please contact Kim Wilson, recruitment specialist, if you would like to join them next year for this event. Four times a year, they meet with students and speak with them about their grades and future goals. They become mentors for the students and follow up with them every quarter. Picture shown is at Southeast High School.
Commencement 2023 will be held this evening, May 12, 7:30 p.m. at the Bank of Springfield Center. It is a time when the focus is on our graduating students, and we look forward to celebrating their accomplishments! View line of march explanation and instructions.
LLCC honored 2023 Distinguished Service Award winners, employees with service anniversaries, retirees, faculty emeriti and those who earned ACUE credentials at the LLCC Employee Recognition Ceremony May 10.
The college presented four Distinguished Service Awards to individuals who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values.
Faculty – Rebecca Miller, professor of psychology
Administrator – Dr. Joel Dykstra, interim associate vice president, academic services
Classified Staff – Elaine Higgason, program assistant, accessibility services
Professional Staff – Laurie Clemons, student success coach
Retirees recognized were:
Neci Faine, duplication and mail center technician, 29 years
Donald Loftis, general maintenance technician, 23 years
Susan Rush, education services representative, 11 years
Donna Satterlee, professor of nursing, 30 years
Jan Szoke, program director, respiratory care, 10 years
Shirley Warfield-Jones, child development teacher, 22 years
Faculty emeriti:
Peggy Goetsch, professor of biology
Kevin Kirsch, professor of computer aided drafting
David Sykes, professor of physics
Association of College and University Educators – Effective Teaching Practices:
Laura Anderson, professor of art
Dr. Gillian Bauer, professor of English
Dr. Deborah Brothers, professor of English
Dean Butzow, professor of geography
Dr. Justin Cobb, assistant professor of biology
Dr. Diana Coffman, professor of biology
Elizabeth Conrady, instructor of agriculture
Dr. Alonzo De Carlo, assistant professor of psychology
Angie Gum-Miller, professor of mathematics
John Paul Jaramillo, professor English
Derek Matlock, instructor of air conditioning, refrigeration and heating
Susan McClintock, professor of mathematics
Timothy McKenzie, professor of philosophy
Stacey Olson, associate professor of biology
Dr. David Park, assistant professor of microbiology
Jennifer Ramm, professor of chemistry
Cara Swafford, professor of English
Natasha Trame, professor of psychology
George Vaughn, professor of communication
Dr. Dallas Wright, assistant professor of computer science
30 years — Nina Koch, records specialist; Dee Krueger, director, LLCC-Taylorville; Dr. Brenda Michel, professor of nursing; Jennifer Ramm, professor of chemistry; Leanne Roseberry, library acquisitions specialist; Donna Satterlee, professor of nursing
25 years — Shanda Byer, interim vice president, student services; Darla Cochran, workforce enrollment specialist; Lyndsey Craigmiles-Brooks, administrative assistant, LLCC-Medical District; John Paul Henry, professor of math; Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science; Laurie Rhodes, director, LLCC Child Development Center; Ben Roth, director, IT systems; Vickie Ward, administrative assistant to the dean, LLCC Workforce Institute
20 years — Lisa Avendano, writing center specialist; Craig Beckmier, professor of agriculture; Kenny Bridgeford, general maintenance technician; Dean Butzow, professor of geography; Dr. Mary Goldstein, professor of nursing; Elaine Higgason, program assistant, accessibility services; Tim Humphrey, professor of political science; Dr. Abbas Meigooni, professor of math; Dr. Alison Stachera, professor of English; Eric Stachera, professor of English; Heather Voyles, assistant to police chief/Clery compliance coordinator; Stacy Wallace, child development assistant
15 years — Dave Bretscher, director, facilities; Esteban Cruz, chief information officer; Tiffany-Anne Elliott, academic support program coordinator; Barry Lamb, instructional designer; Kim Lesko, program/child development assistant; Fred Logue, building custodian; Brenda Loschen, administrative assistant to the dean, arts and communication; Keri Mason, director, LLCC-Jacksonville; Karrie Prescott, administrative assistant to the dean, natural and agricultural sciences; Ryan Roettgers, building custodian; Leslie Ross, professor/librarian; Dr. Beth Wiediger, professor of psychology
10 years — Andrew Blaylock, director, campus services; Dawn Burch, financial aid advisor; Brian Earley, instructor of auto technology; Sarah Goodman, director, business and accounting; Bill Goyke, switchboard receptionist; Tameka Johnson-Tillman, professor of English; Dorothy Marshall, accounting technician, disbursements; Michael Meyers, assistant professor of respiratory care; Cheri Reardon, bookstore operations manager; Dr. Colin Suchland, professor of sociology; Anthony Tate, professor of biology; Jud Walker, facilities maintenance technician; Diane L. Wilson, program director, neurodiagnostic technology
Five years — Laura Anderson, professor of art; Dr. Gillian Bauer, professor of English; Debra Bell, custodial operations supervisor; April Bergman, program assistant, student success; Whitney Brandenburg, workorce development program coordinator; Dr. Brian Douglas, professor of nursing; Tim Ervin, director of construction and environmental health and safety; Jack Geisler, building custodian; Andrew Harmon, instructor of radiology; John Hubner, network administrator; Doug Longstaff, truck driver training specialist; Stacey Olson, associate professor of biology; Amanda Peabody, instructor of nursing; Rihab Sawah, professor of physics; Robert Schuerman, property control technician; Candace Silas, director, Open Door WEI; Chester Simmons, building custodian; Dr. Sonja Spencer, associate dean, nursing; Elizabeth Tennikait, academic success professional; Kayla Weitzel, human resources associate; Laurenn York, instructor of English; Kimberly Young, program assistant, nursing
Erin Shanle, assistant professor of biology, and Jan Dowell, adjunct instructor of biology, are developing an open education resource (OER) textbook for LLCC ‘s Human Nutrition course as part of Illinois Support for Creation of Open Educational Resources (SCOERs) grant project funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education. The LLCC Illinois SCOERs team received a 3D printer as part of the grant program, and Carmen Allen, professor of computer science, will design and develop projects for students to complete as a part of the class. The Human Nutrition course will incorporate a gardening project for students to learn how to grow their own food and to begin community gardens. The 3D printer will be used to produce gardening hand tools to support the gardening project and models of macromolecules associated with human nutrition to assist with student learning. The Illinois SCOERs grant project supports lessening financial barriers of textbooks costs for students and increasing community engagement by promoting community gardening. As part of the grant project, a team of LLCC employees with a variety of skills and expertise has been formed to support the OER process.
The LLCC Illinois SCOERs team members and their team roles: Carmen Allen, 3D Printing Coordinator Jan Dowell, Industry Sector Representative Kim Eddings, Accessibility Coordinator John Freml, Instructional Designer Tammy Kuhn-Schnell, Principal Investigator Leslie Ross, Grant Librarian Erin Shanle, Subject Specialist and Author Brent Todd: Co-Principal Investigator and Proofreader Amanda Wiesenhofer: Copyright Coordinator
CARLI representatives in photo: Michele Leigh and Nicole Swanson
Becky Parton, dean, LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning, has been elected to the board of directors for the Instructional Technology Council (ITC). She will represent the North Central Regional member colleges in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The ITC, an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges, is a leader in advancing distance education throughout the US and Canada. ITC’s mission is to provide exceptional leadership and professional development in higher education to its network of eLearning practitioners by advocating, collaborating, researching and sharing exemplary, innovating practices in educational technologies. ITC tracks federal legislation that will affect distance learning, conducts annual professional development programming, supports research and provides a forum for members to share expertise.
The Illinois Community College Journalism Association recently awarded Carmen Dillman first place in Page Design and Front Page Design for the April 2022 issue of The Lamp. She also won third place in Multimedia Story. The ICCJA awards for work produced in 2022 were given April 14, 2023, at the spring convention held at the College of DuPage.