10.02.24

Tiffany Elliott presents at International College Learning Center Association conference

Tiffany Elliott, academic support programs coordinator, provided two presentations on embedded tutoring at the International College Learning Center Association’s 2024 conference last week. Elliott led a half-day pre-conference workshop, training learning center professionals from around the country on best practices for embedded tutoring programs. She also presented “Adapting Embedded Tutoring for Asynchronous Online Courses,” showcasing some of the groundbreaking work the LLCC Center for Academic Success is doing in implementing embedded support in online courses.

If you are interested in learning more about embedded support at LLCC or would like embedded support for a course you teach, please email the Center for Academic Success or call 217-786-2396.

10.02.24

In the news

Jolene Lamb, director, LLCC Community Education, was interviewed on WTAX Monday morning about the second “Arts for ALL” presentation taking place today, Oct. 2, 1-2 p.m. in the Trutter Center. Dorothy Paige Turner and Joel Ross, nationally known singer-songwriters and educators from Rockford, will feature musical selections from the “Great American Songbook.” Through song and narrative, the artists explore the roots of jazz among enslaved Africans who brought their field hollers, work songs and spirituals to this uniquely American art form. Ross will also demonstrate the evolution of Ragtime and stride piano. Each event will include a post-performance Q&A session hosted by Jim Leach.

Jay Kitterman, culinary and special events coordinator, authored this weeks Epicuriosity 101,”A good, sweet year,” in the State Journal-Register.

10.02.24

Lit Fest 2024

2024 Lit Fest. A blue graphic with a rainbow quill pen.LLCC English and Humanities planned two weeks worth of activities to recognize Banned Books Week, Sept. 22-28 and October’s National Book Month. Upcoming activities yet this week include:

Tuesday, Oct. 2

  • 1-2:30 p.m. – Writing Activities for Playwrights in Millennium Center, Room 2203.

Wednesday, Oct. 3

  • 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Meditating and Writing in the Robert H. Stephens Room.
  • 2-3:30 p.m. – TikTok Spoken Word Sensation Brooke Gerbers @bthe.poet with Dr. Karen Eileen Sisk in A. Lincoln Commons
10.02.24

PTK Blood Stem Cell & Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive

In partnership with NMDP, the National Marrow Donor Program, Phi Theta Kappa’s blood stem cell and bone marrow donor registry drive continues through today, Oct. 2. Just a simple cheek swab can add someone to the national registry and potentially save a life!

Every year, 18,000 patients are diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers or other blood disorders that could be cured or treated with a blood stem cell transplant. 70% don’t have a fully matched donor in their family.

Potential donors should be:

  • Between the ages of 18 and 40
  • A resident of the United States or one of its territories or freely associated states
  • Able to meet medical guidelines, which will be determined through a brief, private survey

The drive is being held in A. Lincoln Commons today, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please encourage your students to register or register yourself. The process takes only about 10 minutes.

Learn more on the NMDP website.

10.02.24

HALLOWEEN BOO-TIQUE COSTUME COLLECTION

As Halloween approaches, the LLCC Honors Program is hosting a costume donation drive to support those in need within our local community! Everyone is invited to participate in this special fundraiser by donating old or gently used Halloween costumes or costume accessories. All donations will be given to a local elementary school!Three kids in Halloween costumes

How You Can Help

  • Donate your costumes: If you have costumes, masks, hats, or other accessories from past Halloweens that are no longer in use, consider donating them. Kids’ costumes, adult costumes or even costume parts are all welcome!
  • Spread the word: Share this with your friends and family and encourage them to join in too. The more costumes we collect, the more we can support our community.

Drop-Off Information:

  • Donations can be dropped off in A. Lincoln Commons in Menard Hall yet today, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Apple cider provided for those donating.
  • There will be collection boxes located in Sangamon Hall, Office 2312 as well as outside the Honors Lounge in Menard Hall, 2238.
10.01.24

Institutional Improvement Day, Oct. 4

Friday, Oct. 4, is Institutional Improvement Day. All offices will be closed and no classes will be held. Departments will be undertaking focused activities organized by their supervisors.

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10.01.24

RECIPE FOR CYBERSECURITY: Recognizing and Reporting Phishing

Recipe for CybersecurityDon’t Get Burned by Scam Emails

Phishing makes up 44% of social engineering incidents, and 98% of phishing incidents are via email. But it isn’t enough to simply know that phishing emails are out there; you also need to be able to recognize and report them. Here are some chef tips on how to clearly spot a fake phishing email so you don’t get burned:
  • Emails that contain an offer that’s too good to be true
  • Language that’s urgent, alarming, or threatening
  • Poorly-crafted writing with misspellings and bad grammar
  • Greetings that are ambiguous or very generic
  • Requests to send personal information
  • Urgency to click on unfamiliar hyperlinks or attachment
  • Strange or abrupt corporate communications
  • Sending email address doesn’t match the company it’s coming from

When you smell phish, report it immediately – or you might get burned. Report it to the LLCC Help Desk. Read more about Cybersecurity.

Look for this week’s Recipe for Cybersecurity poster on bulletin boards around campus. Thank you for being the key ingredient in our recipe for cybersecurity success!

10.01.24

Recognition event for Hospital Sisters Mission

LLCC Health Professions hosted a thank you luncheon and tour for Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach on Friday. In attendance were Erica Smith, executive director; Nick Amdor, warehouse supervisor; Vicki Detmers, recipient services and operations manager; and Darin Gardner, operations specialist. Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach recently partnered with LLCC to provide an estimated value of approximately $125,000 in supplies, such as gloves, syringes, IV tubing and more, for student training in health professions programs.

Founded in 2002 by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, Mission Outreach exists to improve the health and wellness of people across the globe through the responsible donation of medical supplies, equipment and support services. They collaborate with multiple health care facilities nationwide that donate supplies that can no longer be used for various reasons. They serve multiple countries and partners overseas, but not all the supplies they obtain can be used (i.e., if supplies cannot pass through customs or the shelf life is about to expire).

As an educational organization, LLCC requires such supplies to prepare students for clinicals, provide them with hands-on experience and demonstrate the correct way to administer and perform essential skills. The college received the first shipment of supplies that would have otherwise been discarded in May 2024. Pallets filled with sterile, surgical, and standard gloves in every size; trach care kits; supplies to start IVs; Foley catheters; IV fluids; sharps containers; cleaning supplies; needles and syringes to administer medication; and more were delivered.

A group of people standing in the simulted operating room at LLCC.

 

 

Photos of people on a tour of the LLCC health professions simulation lab.