The annual Convocation to kick off the 2021-22 academic year will be held tomorrow, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m. in Cass Gym. Seating will be spaced and masks will be required. There will not be a breakfast this year, but bottled water will be available. If unable to attend in person, Convocation will be livestreamed so that you can still participate (a link will be emailed).
HR advertising for director, enrollment services
LLCC Human Resources office is now advertising for the director, enrollment services. Full details on this opportunity can be found on the HR Employment site.
Website content migration
Website content from www.llcc.edu will soon be migrated to a development site. The Web Team thanks administrators and website content managers for their assistance in evaluating content on pages to help us create an inviting and simplified experience for our prospective students to navigate.
As a reminder, we ask that any additional content updates/requests for removals be completed by Aug. 19 so that we can ensure they will be captured in migration.
While changes can still be made to the current site after Aug. 19, we ask that only priority updates be made because it will not be automatically transferred to the new site. Please note: After Aug. 19, content managers will need to keep a log of any changes made and what pages they are associated with so that we can work together to ensure it later gets updated on the new site as well.
Thank you for your help as we work through this process!
Word and Excel training
Looking to brush up your Word or Excel skills? LLCC-Medical District is offering Microsoft Office classes on Word and Excel this fall. All classes will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sept. 8, 2021 – Excel 2016 Level 1
- Sept. 9, 2021 – Word 2016 Level 1
- Sept. 29, 2021 – Excel 2016 Level 2
- Sept. 30, 2021 – Word 2016 Level 2
- Oct. 13, 2021 – Excel 2016 Level 3
The cost is $95 per person for each class (budget manager approval required). To get more information on class outlines and to register, email llccmedicaldistrict@llcc.edu or call 217-524-6749.
Welcome Week greeters still needed
LLCC Public Relations and Marketing would appreciate your assistance during fall Welcome Week! PRM is looking for a few more volunteers to assist at the welcome table in A. Lincoln Commons on Monday, Aug. 23, and Tuesday, Aug. 24.
The welcome table will be up Aug. 23-26 during the first week of fall classes. By assisting, you can help students get a great start to the semester — 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. We will also have staff at a separate information table assisting students with the Lincoln Landing app. Because social distancing may not be possible when providing assistance to students, we ask those fully vaccinated to consider volunteering as greeters.
To sign up, add your name to this fall Welcome Week sign-up sheet or contact Amy Flynn at amy.flynn@llcc.edu.
In the news
Sean Keeley, culinary specialist, is the author of today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Bring home the bacon (lettuce and tomato)!”
Fall Welcome Week 2021
New newsletters available on the HR portal page
Visit the HR Employee Portal page for new newsletters! DeerOaks, our Employee Assistance Program provider, has published its August monthly newsletters. And Cottingham and Butler, our insurance consultants, published a newsletter titled, “5 Tips To Cope With Pandemic Re-Entry Anxiety.”
In the community
Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, is judging the Blue Ribbon Pie Contest today at the Illinois State Fair.
Daily Symptom Tracker
As a reminder, all employees must complete a daily survey through the Symptom Tracker any day that they will be on campus. With summer hours drawing to a close and the fall semester about to start, you may need to be added to the Symptom Tracker or reset your notification days. If so, please contact Nicole Ralph or Kim Elder, and they will send you the registration/reset email.