05.07.21

Driven to Succeed T-shirt pickup

LLCC Commencement 2021. Drivent to Succeed. LLCC.As a reminder, Driven to Succeed T-shirts to wear at the Graduate Parade will be available for pickup today, May 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Information Desk in A. Lincoln Commons.

Additional hours will also be available next week:

  • Monday, May 10, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 11, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 12, 8-11 a.m. and 2-4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 13, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.

For those at Outreach Centers, T-shirts will be delivered to those locations.

If you have questions, please contact amy.flynn@llcc.edu.

05.07.21

FSI Conference, May 19

There is still time to register for this year’s annual FSI: At the Intersection of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Conference, “Rebooting Students’ Experiences,” which will be held Wednesday, May 19. The event will be held virtually through Zoom. There will be presentations, networking and hands-on training on the use of modern communication and information technologies in education. Registrants may choose to focus on one track or participate in any session in any track: Post-Pandemic Strategies, Inclusive Teaching, Care and Community, and Teaching Tools. More information is available at http://conferences.illinois.edu/fsi/program.html.

The conference brings educators and instructional-technology professionals together from across Illinois and as far away as Canada. This year’s conference features a presentation, “Ch-Ch-Changes: Innovation, Flipping, Empathy and Community,” from LLCC’s very own Laurie Lewis-Fritz, instructor of music.

05.06.21

Kreher Agriculture Center tours this afternoon

Kreher Agriculture CenterFaculty and staff are invited to tour the Kreher Agriculture Center this afternoon beginning at 2:30 p.m. Ag faculty, staff and students, along with members of the LLCC advancement office, will be on hand to point out the many features of the state-of-the-art facility.

A ribbon cutting for the center is set for 10:30 a.m. today, followed by tours for invited guests. Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, a limited number of invitations have been sent for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

FarmWeek, a publication of the Illinois Farm Bureau, featured this advance story on the building this week: https://www.farmweeknow.com/general/lincoln-land-s-new-kreher-agriculture-center-transformational/article_617e880c-a8eb-11eb-849d-f36c0e694c9d.html.

05.06.21

Driven to Succeed T-shirts are in!

LLCC Commencement 2021. Drivent to Succeed. LLCC.Driven to Succeed T-shirts to wear at the Graduate Parade will be available for pickup this afternoon, May 6, from 1:30-4:30  p.m. and Friday, May 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Information Desk in A. Lincoln Commons. Additional hours will also be available next week. For those at Outreach Centers, T-shirts will be delivered to those locations.

If you have questions, please contact amy.flynn@llcc.edu.

05.06.21

Employee Recognition Week

It is Employee Recognition Week, and over the course of the week the college is celebrating employees who achieved milestone anniversaries during fiscal year 2021, as well as those who have or will be retiring this fiscal year. Employee Recognition Week will wrap up with a live Zoom presentation of the Distinguished Service Awards on Friday, May 7, at 11 a.m. Check LincIn for a Zoom link to this event. (It will be be recorded, for those unable to attend the live presentation.)

Yesterday’s video celebrated the outstanding faculty and staff who have been with the LLCC family for 20 years:

  • Dave Cox, professor of biology
  • John Gaston, mechanical maintenance technician
  • Bobbi Henry, research and analytics manager
  • Lara Marshall, financial aid coordinator
  • Susan McClintock, professor of mathematics
  • Alison Mills, director, financial aid
  • Barb Mustered, academic services assistant
  • Laurie Myers, writing center professional
  • Sandy Niemann, budget coordinator
  • Jim Pierce, professor of engineering
  • Mark Roehrs, professor of history
  • Thom Whalen, professor of art
  • Karla Wilham, information technology specialist
Posted in HR |
05.06.21

Changes to emergency paid sick leave

Effective April 1, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act provides additional qualifying reasons for use of emergency paid sick leave. You may now use emergency paid sick leave when getting a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as for recovering from side effects or complications due to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. If you have submitted a certificate of absence for use of benefit leave time for one or both of these reasons on or after April 1, please contact HR (hr@llcc.edu) to convert that time to emergency paid sick leave. If you need time off for these reasons moving forward in the future, please submit that request to your supervisor via email and copy hr@llcc.edu rather than submit a certificate of absence.

Posted in HR |
05.06.21

Spring 2021 choir concert video premieres May 12

Spring 2021 Choir Concert Rising Together. LLCC.The LLCC Choir will premiere its spring 2021 concert video, “Rising Together,” on LLCC Music’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, May 12, at noon. The choir, under the direction of Laurie Lewis-Fritz, instructor of music, will present songs about togetherness and emerging from crises with strength and community.

The video will be available for six months following the premiere.

Those interested in watching the video are encouraged to like LLCC Music on Facebook and subscribe to LLCC Music’s YouTube channel.

Graphic designed by Greg Walbert, graphic design manager.

05.06.21

Radiography students win state awards

Three of the LLCC Associate Degree Radiography students received awards at the 86th Annual Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technology Conference that was held in April this year. First year radiography student Megan Jamison of Taylorville received a $500 scholarship. Second year radiography student Emily Schmidt of Carrolton received a first place award along with a $60 check for her electronic poster on Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis. Second year radiography student Whitley Barto of Litchfield received a second place award along with a $45 check for her electronic poster on Craniosynostosis. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

Megan Jamison

Megan Jamison

Emily Schmidt

Emily Schmidt

Whitley Barto

Whitley Barto

05.06.21

In the news

Jamil Steele, director, LLCC Adult Education and Literacy, was interviewed by the Jacksonville Journal Courier May 5 regarding LLCC Adult Education offering classes to downtown Beardstown.