All employees should have received an email last week about their assigned annual mandatory trainings. Each training has an assessment at the end which is there to test your knowledge; however, employees do not have to pass the assessment to satisfy the training requirement. Contact Kirsten Taylor with any questions.
Welcome and Congratulations to these LLCC employees!
The LLCC Career Center welcomes Lynn Giles-Harris as a career coach. Lynn just moved from New York City where she was a transition coordinator for a school district. She holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in special education. Her first day was Nov. 1. Lynn says she moved back to Springfield to be closer to family, including her sister, Leigh Giles-Brown, director, diagnostic medical sonography. You can reach Lynn at 217-786-2482 or by email. Welcome Lynn!
LLCC Workforce Institute welcomes Bethany Szamocki as the new program assistant for aviation maintenance. She will provide a variety of support services that contribute to the success of the aviation programs. Her first day was Nov. 4. You can get in touch with her through email. Welcome Bethany!
Congratulations to Shelly Smothers on her new role as a student success advisor for health professions. Shelly started with LLCC in 2016. She previously served as a student success advisor but was most recently in the role of admissions specialist. Shelly can be reached at 217-786-3685 or by email.
Cybersecurity Training Happening this month
LLCC’s cybersecurity awareness training program for the 2024-2025 training year with Infosec IQ runs through Nov. 30.
The training will include four short training videos and assessments. During the campaign, a series of simulated phishing emails will also be sent out. The courses in the fall module include social engineering, multi-factor authentication, data privacy, and incident response. The purpose of this training is to raise awareness of the threats in our environment to avoid costly data breaches.
Everyone receiving the email notification is required to complete this training by Nov. 30. Failing to comply may result in loss of LLCC network access privileges and disciplinary action per board policy “8.6 – Employee Discipline”.
On Friday, Nov. 1, you received an email notification of enrollment in the course from Infosec IQ Notifications <notifications@securityiq-notifications.com> with the subject “Start your security awareness training.” The link provided in that email will take the learner directly to their dashboard to complete the module.
Jaramillo wins Individual Literary Artist Award
On Saturday, Nov. 2, John Paul Jaramillo, professor, English and humanities, was awarded the Springfield Area Arts Council’s 2024 “Individual Literary Artist” Mayor’s Award for the Arts.
In the news
Fall weather calls for comfort food. Channing Fullaway-Johnson, culinary coordinator, community education, enourages readers not to forget about comfort vegetables and introduces us to winter squash lasagna with brown butter mornay in this week’s Epicuriosity 101 in the Springfield State Journal-Register.
Funeral Arrangements for Tony Young
Our condolences go out to the family of Tony Young, a former adjunct instructor in LLCC’s Truck Driver Training program who unexpectedly passed away on Oct. 30, 2024. Tony spent the past twenty years as a CDL examiner with the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, continuing to work closely with the LLCC program.
Funeral services and visitation are Thursday, Nov. 7 at Union Baptist Church, 1405 East Monroe Streeet in Springfield. Read the obituary online.
- Visitation: 9-10 a.m.
- Service: 10-11 a.m.
Professional Development Day Photos
Professional Development Day provided LLCC faculty and staff opportunities to learn or brush up on new skills and topics.
Radiologic Technology Week Trivia
Anna Bertha Ludwig Roentgen
Continuing the celebration of National Radiologic Technology….more fun facts!
The first documented x-ray was taken of Roentgen’s wife Anna Bertha. Wilhelm first met Anna Bertha Ludwig at a Zurich café owned by her father where he decided to go for an afternoon coffee. Wilhelm describes it as love at first sight. Upon seeing her x-ray image for the first time, she exclaimed “I have seen my death!”
Anna Bertha’s left hand x-ray with her wedding ring on her finger.
Professional Development Day Schedule for today
Fall 2024 Professional Development Day happens today. An overview of the staff professional development day activities can be found on the HR portal.
Please note one schedule change that is not reflected in the schedule-at-a-glance. Due to the weather, there will be a slight change to the schedule. “Birds of a Feather: Bridging the Student Perception Gap between Field Research and Biotech Lab Experience” at 1:00 – 1:50 p.m., with Tony Rothering and Stacey Olson, will move indoors to Sangamon 1133. The 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. time for this session has been cancelled.
Professional Development Day Schedule
- 8:15-9:45 a.m. – Concurrent sessions
- 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Concurrent sessions
- 11:30-12:45 p.m. – Catered lunch by Human Resources in the Student Union, “Using Ture Colors Personality Assessment in the Workplace,” with Bryan Goers
- 1-1:50 p.m. – Concurrent sessions
- 2-2:50 p.m. – Concurrent sessions
- 3-3:30 p.m. – Ice cream social provided by Human Resources in A. Lincoln Commons
- 3-4:30 p.m. – Concurrent sesssions
Continued Faculty Schedule
- 4:40-5:30 p.m. – Canvas spotlight: 10 minute mini-sesssions on various functions in Canvas; move from room to room as you wish
- 5:30-6 p.m. – Boxed dinner for faculty, provided by AIeL. Pick up in the Student Union
- 6-8 p.m. – Academic department programming
LLCC honors veterans at 29th annual Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11
LLCC will honor veterans at its 29th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11. The ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC-Springfield campus, and a reception will follow. The public is invited to attend.
The program also includes Gordon Gates, LLCC Board of Trustees Chair, serving as master of ceremonies; K. William Hudson, LLCC student and retired Technical Sergeant with the United States Air Force, providing remarks; LLCC Student Trustee Braden Nicoll presenting the wreath; Quentin Brackenridge singing the national anthem; and Ryan O’Neal, LLCC student, playing “Taps.”
The Veterans Day Ceremony is sponsored by LLCC Student Life and honors all veterans including LLCC faculty, staff and students who served in the armed forces.