As I return to work today, I would like to thank my LLCC family for the continuous compassionate support that allowed me to stay home and care for my husband, Mark, in his last months. I cannot thank everyone individually but please know that each kindness made going through these difficult months possible. Thank you.
Dr. Cynthia Maskey
Dean, Health Professions
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 members are available during dedicated drop-in hours on Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Stop by Millennium Center, Room 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.
Starting July 15, all signage in Sangamon, Menard and A. Lincoln Commons will be removed. This includes room numbers, directional signage, building names, etc. Contractors will be working overhead in corridors and public spaces so please take caution around any ladders and lifts. If you see someone that looks lost during this time, please help them out as the room number/name they are looking for might not be readily available! The current schedule has all new signage installed by Aug. 5. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tim Ervin at 217-786-9605.
This Thursday, July 11, from 5-7 p.m., LLCC will host Aviation Mechanics 101.
Attendees will learn about careers in the field and experience the daily work of aircraft mechanics including completing a sheet metal project, building a wiring harness, removing and replacing a piston engine cylinder and starting an aircraft engine.
Learn more and register for the event on the Aviation webpage.
Adam Watkins, dean, arts and communication, and Matthew Shaver, professor, integrated media design, spent the first half of the summer presenting at two higher education assessment conferences. The two showcased work with the CourseTalk+ app that allows faculty to combine quantitative data with qualitative narratives to document and plan for curricular adjustments.
Their first presentation was to the Assessment in Higher Education Network. LLCC was the only community college in attendance and presenting.
The second presentation was an extension of the Assessment Institute hosted by IUPUI. The two will present again in the fall at the Assessment Institute where they will be one of only three community colleges.
LLCC is expanding to offer two new degree programs and one new certificate this fall — creative writing associate in arts, cardiovascular sonography associate in applied science and a workplace dynamics certificate.
The creative writing program offers classes, workshops and other activities such as readings and contests, accessible to writers of all levels. Courses are taught by writers trained in their specialties, whose works have been published in literary journals and with literary presses. “This is a rarity for creative writing programs at community colleges,” said Dr. Corrine Hinton, dean of English and humanities. “LLCC faculty live the passions they teach and mentor the next generation of voices from the prairie state and beyond.” The creative writing program prepares students to begin seeking publication and/or transfer to a four-year university.
Cardiovascular sonography (CVS) is LLCC’s newest sonography program and will cover two ultrasound specialty areas: adult echocardiography and vascular sonography.
“This addition to our successful sonography program will equip our students with the necessary skills to perform critical diagnostic procedures while addressing the growing the demand for cardiovascular health care professionals in our community,” said Leigh Giles-Brown, program director. The two-year associate in applied science degree program will prepare students for national credentialing examinations.
The certificate in workplace dynamics prepares students for a professional business environment. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have the skills necessary for the Microsoft certification exam.
The fall semester begins Aug. 17.
More details are available at llcc.edu/creative-writing, llcc.edu/cvs and llcc.edu/business.
This fall, LLCC will host a class on elections (POS-299-105) that is being co-taught by subject matter experts in political science, Professors McDonald and Vinzant. The course (along with other political science courses) is designed to help describe, explain and perhaps predict the upcoming Presidential election. The course follows a special, 12-week semester (Aug. 17-Nov. 6), designed to coincide with the election run and is open for enrollment now. This class is scheduled over lunch and LLCC faculty and staff are welcome to join the class and the conversation!
Friday’s “History Cooks” presentation at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site features “Macarons and Sweets” by LLCC adjunct culinary instructor, Stephanie Warren.
The free cooking and baking demonstration begins at noon. Attendees will receive a souvenir recipe card so they can re-create the dish at home.
Level up your pizza this summer with fresh dough and ingredients. LLCC Chef Specialist Joshua Dineen breaks has some suggestions in this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column for the Springfield State Journal-Register.
LLCC’s newest residents are a mother white-tailed deer and her triplet fawns. Thanks to Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science, for capturing these deer photos.
