LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning is hosting a Canvas Open Lab today, May 3, 1-2 p.m. both in-person in SO119 and virtually via Zoom (attend open lab via Zoom). Ask the AIeL team your Canvas questions and for any additional help with Canvas you may need.
Andy Mitkos, Director, Academic Technology Systems and Support
Gary Bach, Instructional Technology Specialist
Registration is not required for open labs.
LLCC Community Education will be offering Teen Learning and Culinary Labs, new summer day-camp experiences for students ages 13-16, at its Springfield campus.
Teen Learning Labs provide three-hour, multi-day, hands-on experiences for students to explore career fields, discover new talents and expand their knowledge under the guidance of experienced educators. Students can explore workforce careers in HVAC, welding, auto, aviation, construction, health care and culinary.
Labs being offered include: Introduction to Trades – June 19-22, 1-4 p.m.; Girls in Metal – June 26-29, 1-4 p.m.; Construction Careers – June 26-29, 1-4 p.m.; Health Care Careers – June 26-29, 1-4 p.m.; Hard Hats and Hammers for Girls – July 10-13, 1-4 p.m.; and Bake It Lab! – July 24-27, 1-4 p.m.
LLCC Community Education is offering summer College for Kids for students who have completed grades 1-8, Monday through Thursday, June 12-29. Students may register for one or more of the three weeks. Culinary Camps for students who have completed grades 5-8 and specialty camps are also available in June and July.
Space for classes is limited; early registration is recommended. For a full list of offerings and registration information, visit www.llcc.edu/youth-programs or call 217-786-2432.
Joshua Dineen, chef specialist, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Learning about Thai and Vietnamese flavors.”
The IV Leaguers student nursing club held a fundraiser in the Nursing Education Center this past Friday evening. The Nursing Skills Lab was converted to an art studio for the evening! Guests feasted on a Twyford’s BBQ dinner in the Great Hall. After dinner, they entered the skills lab for the painting experience. Guests were led through a guided painting and self-care wellness lesson. The experience included relaxed breathing, guided imagery, self-hug and group laughing exercises that encouraged guests to include their emotions within the painting by using various colors, brush strokes and power word statements.
Leading up to the event, the student club members reached out to several local area businesses to seek donations of services and products to offer as a silent auction items. In the end the club received donations from 17 locally owned businesses to create a total of 20 baskets for silent auction.
The club wishes to thank and acknowledge HSHS: Hospital Sisters Hospital Systems and Memorial Health Systems for their generous support of the catering from Twyford’s BBQ as well as the following sponsors for their generous support of the silent auction: Balance Yoga, Inner Health Spa, TC Nail Salon, BJ Grand Salon, Pink & White Nails, Heart in Hand Massage Therapy, Sweet Caroline, Moxie Massage, Smoothie King, Sports Clips, Uppercuts Barber Shop, Springfield Wellness Center, YMCA, Massage Luxe, Clark and Co. Beauty Lab and Meraki.
And finally, a great big thank you to the ADN faculty and IV Leaguer Club advisors for the support and donations contributed to the great big effort!
LLCC President Charlotte Warren invites you to a special end-of-year celebration Friday, May 5, 4-6 p.m. in the Helen Hamilton Area.
The annual open enrollment process for all benefit options is open through Thursday, June 8. Please review the Benefit Guide emailed by HR yesterday, May 1, that provides an overview of provided benefits, including premium information, for the plan year beginning July 1, 2023.
Open enrollment offers the opportunity to add, drop or change your benefits and/or dependent coverage. It is important that all benefit-eligible employees complete the open enrollment process to ensure that you have the coverage you need for FY2024. If you decline health insurance or wish to contribute to a flexible spending account, it is required that you complete the open enrollment process. Flexible spending enrollments will not rollover into the new plan year.
To access the open enrollment portal, click on the PlanSource-Benefits Enrollment Platform on the HR Portal page. If you need assistance with open enrollment, HR will be scheduling open labs to help. Watch for open lab dates/times in LincIn. You may also schedule a one-on-one meeting for assistance.
If you would like to hear more about the college’s health insurance plans or have questions about benefits offered, please plan to attend one of the following sessions. A copy of the presentation will be available on the HR Portal page.
Congratulations to Brandon Sharp, LLCC computer science major, for being awarded the Experiential Learning in Applied Statistics (ELIAS) Fellowship! The overall objective of this fellowship program is to provide experiential training opportunities for students in applied statistics through an immersive, two-year experience that exposes students to both traditional agricultural and environmental research methods and data analysis techniques. Students emerging from this fully supported two-year experience will be competitive applicants for any STEM graduate or professional program of their choosing and will have gained the skillset necessary to be successful in a collaborative environment as a statistician.
Brandon will be attending SIUE in the fall majoring in computer science and minoring in geographic information systems. He will begin work on the fellowship this summer.
Leaders of LLCC’s Alpha Epsilon Kappa chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society attended the PTK Catalyst Convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 22-26.
Attendees included: Joey Gallo, AJ Colletti, Dee Goings, Jesse Dees, Caitlin Little and Olivia Marchizza.
At the convention, attendees networked with around 3,000 student leaders from PTK’s 1,300 chapters throughout the United States and 11 other nations. They attended leadership development sessions and college recruitment events, participated in the election of international officers and attended motivational talks from well-known speakers like Geena Davis, Academy Award winning actor and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media, and Manti T’eo, former All-American and NFL linebacker.
LLCC’s PTK chapter is advised by Dr. Gillian Bauer, professor of English. The honor society is open to LLCC full-time students who maintain a 3.5 grade point average or above. The chapter has maintained five star status, the highest status available, within the PTK organization since 2013.
PTK is the foremost honor society recognizing academic excellence in two-year college students. Its goals include promoting scholarship, leadership, fellowship and service.
PTK’s annual Parking Spot Drawing (formerly the Parking Spot Raffle) continues today! Purchase tickets to win your very own parking spot located near the southeast corner of Menard Hall for the entire 2023-2024 year.
Tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5 or 15 for $10 and on sale in A. Lincoln Commons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and May 4. You can pay with cash or check.
The winning ticket will be drawn at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 4.
Questions? Contact Phi Theta Kappa Coordinator Gillian Bauer.
Brian Earley, instructor, automotive technology, and Dave Pietrzak, program director, aviation, took students on a field trip to Southern Illinois University Carbondale last Friday. Students from automotive technology and aviation mechanics learned more about bachelor’s degree programs in auto tech and aviation and toured facilities. Students also toured Enhanced Aero’s hangar, a new aviation business located across from SIU Aviation.
Leigh Giles-Brown, program director, diagnostic medical sonography, attended the Minority Health Fair hosted by the Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The event was held at the Kerasotes YMCA on Saturday, April 29, and was well attended. Activities included fitness instruction, health screenings and free farmers market produce. At the LLCC display table, information about the DMS and other health professions programs was offered along with giveaways. The event was recommended by Tracey Benn-Cockayne, the DMS Diversity and Equity Fellowship Initiative (DEFI) fellow, and provided the opportunity to increase community awareness about the college’s health care training opportunities.