Donna Adams joined LLCC Aug. 15 as an enrollment services representative. She previously worked at Springfield Clinic for 21 years. Donna earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She can be reached by phone at 217-786-2474 or by email.
Welcome Donna!
Back by popular demand, the LLCC Foundation in partnership with LLCC’s Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts program is offering a five-course gourmet dinner kit pickup on Friday, Oct. 7 (Institutional Improvement Day). The “Around the World” menu theme features cuisine from various countries and gives culinary students a first-hand opportunity to prepare and serve the meal, which can then be finished with a little preparation at home.
After Institutional Improvement Day activities have concluded, pick up your dinner kit in front of the Workforce Career Center from 4-6 p.m. Gourmet dinner kits with drink pairings are $150, and each kit serves two people. View the menu and order your gourmet dinner kits today at https://llccfoundation.org/around-the-world. Kits are limited.
LLCC Human Resources office is advertising for a staff training and development coordinator and mechanical maintenance technician. Full details on these and all other open positions can be viewed on the HR employment page.
An open lab with Academic Innovation and eLearning staff, “Canvas Questions and Active Learning Classrooms,” will be held Thursday, Aug. 18, 2-4 p.m. in Sangamon Hall, Room 1103.
Attend this open lab to ask the AIeL team your Canvas and active learning classroom questions. We encourage faculty who need assistance setting up their Canvas course for the fall 2022 semester to take this opportunity to finalize your courses and to get any additional help with Canvas you may need. AIeL staff will also be available to demonstrate and answer questions about Airtame, the new wireless presentation software that has been installed in most of the Active Learning Classrooms.
Tables will be in Cass Gym Friday during Convocation, which begins at 1 p.m., and at the “Last Call Before Fall” event from 4-6 p.m. inside and outside the Student Union, to accept donations to the LLCC Food Pantry. Faculty and staff are also invited to tour the pantry in the LLCC Student Life office between 4-6 p.m.
LLCC-Beardstown’s hours of operation for the fall semester, starting Aug. 22, will be Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
LLCC Public Relations and Marketing would appreciate your assistance during fall Welcome Week! There are still a few more open shifts available for volunteers to assist at the welcome table in A. Lincoln Commons Aug. 22-25 during the first week of fall classes.
Help students get a great start to the semester by greeting them, answering their questions, providing directions and encouraging them to stop by the Welcome Week events hosted by LLCC Student Life! An FAQ reference sheet will be on the table along with highlighters to help in marking students’ routes to their classes.
To sign up, add your name to this fall Welcome Week sign-up sheet or contact Rhilee Cochran.
LLCC welcomed a new vice president and two new deans this summer.
Kelli Sinclair joined LLCC Aug. 1 as vice president of student services. “Kelli has more than 20 years of proven leadership experience in community college student affairs and enrollment management.” said Charlotte Warren, Ph.D., president of LLCC. “We welcome her expertise, enthusiasm and commitment to student success.”
Sinclair previously served as executive dean for student success and retention at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Ill. Earlier, she served as associate dean of enrollment management at Elgin Community College and associate/interim director of university admissions at Aurora University. She is a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission and has taught college classes in disability studies, College 101 and psychology. Sinclair holds a master’s degree in counseling with a higher education emphasis and bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northern Illinois University.
Also new at LLCC are Dr. Kalith Smith, dean of social sciences and business, and Brent Todd, dean of natural and agricultural sciences.
“We are pleased that Dr. Kalith Smith and Brent Todd have joined LLCC. They are both champions for helping students discover their potential and prepare for their future,” said Dr. Vern Lindquist, vice president of academic services.
Dr. Smith previously worked at the New Mexico Military Institute for 16 years, most recently as the associate dean of student success. He earned a doctoral degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a guidance certificate from New Mexico State, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Texas Tech.
Todd most recently served as dean of instruction at Lincoln Trail College for five years. Prior to that, he was a faculty member at Eastern Illinois University, teaching biological sciences and botany, and also worked at SIU School of Medicine and Lake Land College. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in public administration from University of Illinois Springfield and holds a master’s degree in biological sciences, a bachelor’s degree in botany from EIU and an associate degree from Danville Area Community College.
Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to participate in LLCC’s first cardboard boat regatta on Sept. 2 at Lake Macoupin! Check in will be 9-10 a.m. with the race starting at 11 a.m. Register by Aug. 25 at bit.ly/LLCCregatta2022 or at the LLCC Police Department in Sangamon Hall South or by calling 217-786-2278.
The LLCCPD can provide cardboard, while supplies last. (Please note: duct tape is not provided.) A boat construction area is provided in the lower level of Sangamon South. Contact LLCCPD for more details.
The boats will be on display on the lawn west of the Helen Hamilton area prior to the race. Awards will be given in such categories as fastest boat, best design, LLCC spirit and Titanic!
View rules, boat construction information and additional event details.