11.03.20

Year-end progress update forms due Nov. 5

If you submitted a project request during FY20 Planning & Budgeting Process, you will be required to submit year-end progress update information for approved projects by no later than noon on Thursday, Nov. 5. To gather progress information for the last fiscal year’s initiatives, there is a simple Year-End Progress Update form for your completion. This will serve as a close-out for all FY20 Planning & Budgeting Projects. Updated FY20 Planning & Budgeting documents are available on SharePoint. Budget Maintenance requests are excluded from this process.

Please access the SharePoint form and provide progress information for each of your FY20 projects. The form is filtered to display the project id numbers that you will need to respond to. Select a project ID number, provide the necessary information, include supporting documents as attachments and submit the form. As each project ID is completed, it will be removed from the drop down list on the SharePoint form.

All submitted forms will be routed directly to your VP for review.

Your responses should include specific evidence to support your project progress.   If you have questions about what type of specific support, please contact Karie Longhta. If you have any problems with accessing the SharePoint page, contact Megan McCann.

11.03.20

Complete Cybersecurity Training by Nov. 6

As a reminder, the cybersecurity training deadline is Nov. 6. If you have not done so yet, please go to https://llcc-il.safecolleges.com to complete your training.

Per board policy “10.4 – Employees’ Role in Security,” cybersecurity it is the responsibility of all users. It is strongly recommended that you complete the training.

Thank you and please do not hesitate to contact the IT Helpdesk at 786-2555 or helpme@llcc.edu should you experience any technical difficulties accessing the training.

11.03.20

Writing in journalism

Let's Write in the Field of Journalism. Details about the diverse opportunities in journalistic writing. As a professional journalist, opportunities to write include ... feature writing, columns, investigative reporting, news, reviews. Students majoring in journalism are often involved in ...In November, the LLCC Writing Center is highlighting writing in the field of journalism. We hope you enjoy viewing our Padlet presentation and will share it with your students.

If you assign writing in the classes you teach, please let your students know that the Writing Center is here to help. They can schedule appointments to meet with a writing tutor via Zoom by calling us at 217-786-2341. They may also be interested in checking out our online self-serve resources. If you are interested in the Writing Center conducting a remote classroom visit to explain our services to your students or present on a writing-related topic, please let us know by calling us or emailing Writing.Center@llcc.edu.

11.02.20

Professional Development Day Nov. 3

Professional Development Day is tomorrow, Nov. 3! This will be a virtual event with a wide variety of online, largely self-directed, learning and development opportunities. A limited number of live sessions will be offered at specific times, but most sessions are accessible at any time that may be convenient for you. If you are unable to view all the sessions you are interested in on Nov. 3, most sessions are available now and will continue to be available after Professional Development Day. Please note any sessions that may require pre-registration. The HR page on the Employee Portal and the attachment in Thursday’s email from HR outline the program of activities for the day.

11.02.20

Link to mandatory training emailed today

In accordance with Board Policy 1.7 and recent amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act, all active employees, including adjunct instructors, student workers and other contractual and/or temporary employees, are required to complete sexual harassment prevention training on an annual basis. Training is administered online to provide a flexible format in which employees can complete the training and still accommodate their busy schedules. The course contains content that is certified to meet training requirements as required in the Illinois Human Rights Act. As such, all employees are required to complete this course even if you may have recently completed a similar training.

Because this is a mandatory training, we ask all supervisors to work with their staff, including student workers and other part-time, temporary or contractual employees, to find time within their work day, as appropriate and/or applicable, to complete the training. Please follow-up with your employees to ensure that they received the training link and have completed as required.

Today, Nov. 2, all active employees were sent an email, to their LLCC email account, from the college’s training provider, SafeColleges, with your unique link to complete the course. You must have an active LLCC account to login into SafeColleges. If you have not activated your LLCC account, please contact the helpdesk at 217-786-2555 or helpme@llcc.edu for assistance. Since it is an internet-based training, you can access the program 24 hours a day anywhere that you have internet access. It takes approximately 40 minutes to complete the course. Completion of the course must be done within 30 days of receipt of the training email.

If you have any questions, please contact nicole.ralph@llcc.edu.

11.02.20

Why I give to United Way

“This year more than ever, there are so many people out there who need help in our community …” “I give … because frankly, someone else needs it more than I do …” In this video, four more of your LLCC colleagues tell why they give to United Way. The LLCC United Way campaign continues through Nov. 6. Please consider a gift to help those in need in our community. To donate, please click here.