10.03.22

Cybersecurity: Level up! Recognizing and reporting phishing

Level 1: See it, so you don’t click it.

Level up your cybersecurity. LLCC cybersecurity awareness campaign logo.Welcome to Level 1. This year, cybercriminals have sent over 3.3 billion phishing messages and caused over 4,000 data breaches, exposing over 22 billion personal records. Some of these probably impacted you personally. Our mission is to provide you with some quick tips on how to spot a phishing email. They 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 business requests
  • A sending email address that doesn’t match the company it’s coming from

If you suspect an email is phishing, it’s best to report it. For more information and instructions on how to report a potential phishing email or if you believe you have experienced a cybersecurity breach read more here:

Cybersecurity : Lincoln Land Community College (llcc.edu)

Look for this week’s Level UP poster on bulletin boards around campus for additional information.

Thank you for keeping LLCC off the cybercriminal’s leader board.

10.03.22

Employee Health and Wellness Fair tomorrow

A reminder that the Employee Health and Wellness Fair, “Passport to Self-Care,” will take place in Cass Gym tomorrow, Oct. 4, from 8 a.m. to noon. All employees are welcome, and participation in the health screening is not required to attend. Those in attendance will have a chance to win Fit Bit Smart Watch, three free classes from Ahh Yoga, honey from the LLCC Apiary, a Scheels gift bag including a $25 gift card, one of two $25 VISA gift cards, five free classes from WholeSelf Healing Yoga and Meditation along with additional items provided by Food Fantasies, Illinois Educators Credit Union and Supplement Superstores.

Participating vendors are:

  • HSHS
  • SIU
  • Memorial Wellness Center
  • Springfield Clinic
  • WholeSelf Healing Yoga and Meditation
  • Illinois Educators Credit Union
  • Food Fantasies
  • Orange Theory Fitness
  • Balance Yoga
  • Vivacious Wellness and Personal Coaching
  • Supplement Superstores
  • Deer Oaks EAP — Note: Deer Oaks EAP is offering a new program titled AWARE. The program aims to aid in developing mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and improve well-being via telephonic sessions. More information can be found in the HR Portal under EAP Resources or by calling Deer Oaks at 888-993-7650.
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10.03.22

Connecting students with support

Greetings from LLCC Student Success!

We hope that your fall semester is going well. We wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that if you encounter a student needing support services such as tele-mental health, information on food or housing support, please have them connect with their assigned student success coach. Their success coach will work with them to refer to services, either on- or off-campus. If you or the student is unsure about who their assigned success coach is, faculty can view their students’ success coaches via the course roster in Logger Central, or you/the student can reach out to the office at success@llcc.edu, via text at 217-441-2415 or phone at 217-786-2224.

Our Student Well-Being webpage has a lot of support information that students can access, as well as faculty and staff.

Also, Nikki Baker, compliance and prevention coordinator shared a great compliance resources tool for faculty and staff to help support students and find information quickly.

If you encounter anyone in immediate danger of harming themselves or others, please call the LLCC Police emergency number at 217-786-2222.

Thank you for all that you do for LLCC students!
– LLCC Student Success

10.03.22

2022-2023 Annual Security Report Notice of Availability

Lincoln Land Community College is committed to assisting all members of our campus community in providing for their own safety and security. The annual security compliance document is available on the LLCC Police Department website at:

www.llcc.edu/sites/default/files/files/Annual-Security-Report-Compliant.pdf

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the Annual Security Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop by the LLCC Police Department located in Sangamon Hall South, Springfield Campus, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 217-786-2278.

The website and report contain information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, fire safety, campus police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Lincoln Land Community College; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.

This information is required by law and is provided by the Lincoln Land Community College Police Department.

10.03.22

National Tutor Appreciation Week

Please join the Center for Academic Success in celebrating all of LLCC’s super tutors during National Tutor Appreciation Week, Oct. 3-7. Our academic success professionals and peer tutors are working hard to help students supercharge their learning. They break through procrastination. They lift students’ confidence with challenging course content. They power up students’ study skills. Check out the video footage we caught of some of these heroes in action.

We also want to celebrate the awesome staff and faculty tutors in the LLCC Math and Writing Centers, TRIO and Accessibility Services.  

If you know someone who tutors at LLCC, please take some time this week to show your appreciation by dropping them a note, email or thank you card letting them know just how super you think they are and how much their work is appreciated. 

10.03.22

Do you know about domestic violence?

Domestic violence affects everyone.

According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), “Domestic violence (also referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), dating abuse, or relationship abuse) is a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.” NDVH also states that one in three women in the U.S. will experience rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner. Women ages 18-24 generally experience the highest rates of domestic violence.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) reports that one in four men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner; one in seven have been severely abused. The American Psychological Association observes that there is severe underreporting from male victims because of the stigma associated with males being victims.

According to NCADV, more than 40% of black women have experienced intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes. Forty four percent of lesbian women, 61% of bisexual women, 26% of gay men and 37.3% of bisexual men have survived domestic violence. Transgendered victims are more likely to experience intimate partner violence in public.

NCADV asserts, “Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence. There is NO “typical victim.” Victims of domestic violence come from all walks of life, varying age groups, all backgrounds, all communities, all education levels, all economic levels, all cultures, all ethnicities, all religions, all abilities and all lifestyles.”

Forms of domestic violence include battery, isolation, emotional abuse, financial abuse and threat of control of children.

As NCADV observes, domestic violence affects every aspect of a survivor’s life. It is estimated that more than 8,000,000 paid workdays are missed due to domestic violence every year. And the cost of domestic violence was estimated to exceed $8 million per year. This does not include the calculated loss of life and human worth.

Remember, rights and resources for survivors of domestic violence are available on our website.

Questions concerning Domestic Violence Awareness Month may be directed to Nikki Baker, compliance and prevention coordinator at nikki.baker@llcc.edu or 217-786-3426.

10.03.22

Next Superfans game is Wednesday!

LoggersThe next Superfans matchup is Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. featuring women’s soccer taking on Kaskaskia. Athletics will have Logger gear to choose from while supplies last. Be sure to come out with your friends, family and colleagues to help cheer the Loggers to victory! As always, admission to LLCC athletic events for LLCC students, staff and faculty is free.

10.03.22

Shop AmazonSmile on Prime Day to support LLCC students and programs

Prime Early Access Sale. Two days of holiday deals October 11-12. Smile. AmazoneSile. You shop. Amazon gives. If you shop on Amazon, don't forget to shop through AmazonSmile and choose LLCC Foundatio to support. Amazon will donate .5% of your purchase in support of LLCC students. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Shop great deals at https:..smile.amazon.com/ch/37-1360597. To date, Amazon has donated nearly $3,000 to the Foundation through your purchases. For more information, contact LLCC Foundation at 217-786-2785 or by email at LLCCFoundation@llcc.edu. Lincoln Land Community College Foundation.Want to get a head start on your holiday shopping? Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale is Oct. 11-12 and will give Prime shoppers “early access” to its Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals.

If you plan to shop Amazon at any time, please support LLCC students and programs by shopping AmazonSmile and designating the LLCC Foundation as the charity of choice by visiting https://smile.amazon.com/ch/37-1360597.