Congratulations to LLCC’s graduating TRIO students! There are 37 students in this year’s TRIO class.
The TRIO Student Support Services program provides personalized, academic assistance to first-generation college students and/or students who meet certain federal income guidelines and students with disabilities. LLCC’s TRIO program offers a number of resources, including one-on-one assistance in areas related to student success.
LLCC Human Resources is advertising for an instructor, diesel technologies. Full details on this and all other open positions can be viewed on the HR employment page.
LLCC Agriculture is hosting the Illinois FFA State Ag Communications Contest on June 12 and 13 and is in need of a few more judges.
On June 12, teams will be working on their individual practicums which consist of web design, video production and writing a letter to the editor. After the students are done with their area, the student work and scoresheets will be emailed to judges to evaluate and score. We are looking for three judges willing to evaluate the individual practicums remotely.
In addition, teams will submit a media plan ahead of June 12, which will be sent with the scoresheets to the judge. We are looking for one judge to evaluate the media plans remotely.
On June 13, teams will be presenting their marketing plan to a panel of judges at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel next to the BOS Center. Judging will begin at 8:30 a.m. and go through 3:30/4 p.m. with lunch and snacks/drinks provided. We are looking for one or two individuals willing to judge the team presentations.
Please email Bill Harmon or Holly Bauman if you are interested in helping or have questions.
Massage therapists from Waggener Chiropractic and MK Sports Massage will be on campus in the Trutter Center on tomorrow, May 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2-4 p.m. and again on Wednesday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free 10-minute chair massages will be provided, however tips are welcome. Employees who are interested should schedule an appointment time and are asked to arrive five minutes prior to their scheduled appointment time. Individuals who need to cancel their appointments or who have questions should email Rachel Duff.
LLCC President Charlotte Warren invites you to a special end-of-year celebration today, May 5, 4-6 p.m. in the Helen Hamilton Area.
LLCC recognized students with academic, leadership and special awards at the Student Recognition Ceremony May 3.
The top award of 2023 Outstanding Graduate was presented to Trent Matthews of Mechanicsburg.
The award recognizes a graduate’s excellent grade point average, leadership, motivation, service to the college community, extracurricular activities and ability to overcome obstacles. Matthews is a Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member, graduating with an associate in arts degree. He plans to study exercise science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this fall.
View the full list of student honorees and their awards.
Several recognitions were also given to LLCC faculty and staff, including: Kirk Yenerall, Advisor of the Year, Gaming Club, and Laurie Clemons, Retiring Advisor, Black Student Union.
KUDOS to the employees listed below for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.
Laura Anderson, Lisa Avendano, Nikki Baker, April Bergman, Debbie Bell, Dr. Barb Bernardi, Aleshia Bunting, Dawn Burch, Dr. Natasha Casey, Christina Courier, Cody Cox, Dave Cox, Alex Dean, Danny Dugger, Facilities Services, Caitlin Davis, Daniel Fleming, Bobbi Henry, Raven Horsthemke, Bridgette Hudson, Carrie Jacobs, Leslie Johnson, Dr. Joi Kazenski, Kyla Kruse, Dr. Tricia Kujawa, Patti Leamon, Clayton Mason, Ann Neilson, Doug Nelson, Jennifer Ramm, Tony Rothering, Karen Sanders, Rick Schnetzler, Dr. Karen Sisk, Amanda Skinner, Dr. Sonja Spencer, Julie Sutfin, Binh Trinh, Calvin Walter, Thom Whalen and Kim Young
View the May 2023 KUDOS Award Winners to read about how these faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC and who nominated them for this recognition.
The next KUDOS award announcement will be made in the summer session. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS recognition. You can nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS Nomination tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn.
A reminder that contact with the media regarding LLCC classes, programs and services must go through Public Relations and Marketing per Board of Trustees policy. If you wish to publicize an event or are contacted by the media regarding LLCC, please route that request to PRM, specifically Lynn Whalen (217-786-2219) or Kyla Kruse (217-786-4918) per board policy 12.2. Thanks!
Join us at the 29th annual Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony Wednesday, May 10, 3 p.m. in the Student Union! The event recognizes service anniversaries, retirees and distinguished service awardees.
Dr. Jason Dockter, interim vice president, academic services, and Shanda Byer, interim vice president, student services, were interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education May 4 for an upcoming article on transfer between community colleges and four-year institutions.
An article by Lynn Whalen, chief communications officer, “Campus police as part of the PR/engagement team,” is published in the current edition of Counsel, the quarterly magazine of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. Kyla Kruse, director of communications, is also featured in the magazine as the District 3 Communicator of the Year.