LLCC Open House, Tuesday, June 18

Prospective students interested in starting or restarting college or training for a new career are invited to visit LLCC for an open house on Tuesday, June 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event will be held at LLCC’s Springfield campus and at Outreach Centers in Jacksonville, Litchfield and Taylorville.

“Start here at LLCC, whether you are looking to earn a degree, train for a hands-on career or add new skills,” says LLCC President Charlotte Warren, Ph.D. “Join us at our summer open house to explore majors, our low cost and personalized services that help students reach their goals.”

Visitors can check in at the event information tent and then follow signs to various areas on campus including LLCC Health Professions, Workforce Institute and Kreher Agriculture Center, where they can speak with faculty and staff, view exhibits. learn how to enroll and pay for college, and apply for admission. The event will also feature an outdoor cookout, DJ and student life activities.

Registration for the LLCC Open House is encouraged and available at www.llcc.edu/open-house or by calling 217-786-2292.

More volunteers needed to work the Welcome Week table, June 3-6

LLCC Public Relations and Marketing would appreciate your assistance during summer Welcome Week! PRM is looking for volunteers to assist at the welcome table in A. Lincoln Commons  June 3-6 during the first week of summer classes.

Help students get a great start to their summer schedule 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 the Welcome Week – Summer 2024 – Volunteer Spreadsheet.xlsx or email Russell Michelich.

Milestone Nursing Class Receives Their Pins

Congratulations to our nursing students who received their pins Saturday! With 68 students in participation, this was the largest class to be pinned in the history of this program. Several of the pinner’s at Saturday’s ceremony are alum of the LLCC ADN program, it was nice to welcome them back for this full circle moment. To this year’s graduating nurses, we celebrate you and your accomplishments!

2024 LLCC Nursing cohort posing before their pinning ceremony.

Entire 2024 LLCC Nursing cohort, prior to the pinning ceremony.

LLCC 2024 nursing graduates taking their Florence Nightengale pledge.

Taking the Florence Nightengale Pledge.

A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated or soon-to-be graduated nurses into the nursing profession. Students are pinned by an honored nurse of their choice. The ceremony is concluded with an alumni of the program taking stage to lead the new nurses in the “Florence Nightingale Pledge” while nurses in attendance are also invited to stand and recite pledge.

Outstanding Traditional Student recipient was Jackie Romer and Outstanding Transition Student recipient was Dustin Davenport.

Jackie Romer, president of Beta Nu, pinned by ADN faculty, Dr. Joi Kazenski.Nursing student is pinned by a mentor
Daytime nursing cohort

Nursing student pinned by mentor

Evening nursing cohort

LPN to ADN nursing cohort

 

IRE Summer Drop-in hours, Tuesdays 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Want to create a report in ZogoTech but just don’t quite remember where to start? Need a refresher on stacking filters in Navigator to get the right group of students? Have questions on a PowerBI Dashboard?

LLCC Institutional Research and Effectiveness staff are available during dedicated drop-in hours on Tuesday, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Stop by MCTR 2215, and bring your questions or requests. We look forward to seeing you!

Those with a need to meet virtually should contact IRE for a Teams meeting link.

In the news

Tisha Miller, enrollment coordinator, LLCC-Taylorville and LLCC-Litchfield, was interviewed on WTIM yesterday about commencement, summer and fall classes, how to get started and summer open house.

Reminder, Sunsetting SoftChalk, save content before Aug. 15

LLCC will not be renewing the college’s SoftChalk license after the current contract expires. The deadline to export and save any content currently stored in your SoftChalk Cloud accounts is Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Content that is not exported by the end of the license expiration will be lost.

Keep in mind:

  • The deadline of Aug. 15 is for exporting and saving Softchalk Cloud content.
  • The export files created are html/index files and can be loaded directly into Canvas and will function the same as they do in Softchalk Cloud. The exception to this is SoftChalk lessons that are connected to the Canvas Gradebook. These connections will be lost when the html/index files are uploaded directly into Canvas.
  • AIeL has developed both written directions and video tutorials on how to download SoftChalk lessons from the cloud and upload them in Canvas.

H5P

LLCC has now licensed new content authoring software called H5P, which offers more design flexibility and a richer feature set than SoftChalk. H5P can be used to create a wider variety of interactive content types, including quizzes, games, and simulations. H5P content is designed to be accessible to all users, which is especially important for students with disabilities. H5P is also mobile-friendly, so students can access H5P on almost any type of device.  H5P is also open source and has a large and active community of users who contribute to its development and who share different kinds of content with one another.

Please note:

  • Transitioning content from SoftChalk to H5P is not required. As described above, exported SoftChalk Cloud files (html/index files) can be loaded into Canvas courses and will look and function the same as they do when stored in SoftChalk Cloud with the exception for those lessons tied directly to the gradebook.
  • AIeL began training and support for H5P during the fall 23 semester with the intent to provide a full academic year for those who wish to transition from SoftChalk to H5P.
  • Workshops on H5P are still being offered through the spring 24 semester and can be found on the AIeL Workshop Schedule. Questions about the use of H5P can also be answered at AIeL open labs or by appointment with a member of the AIeL Team.

If you have any additional questions, contact Becky Parton, dean of LLCC Academic Innovation and eLearning, at 217-786-2351.