09.03.24

Bistro Verde reopens today

bistro verde in the Workforce Careers CenterBistro Verde, LLCC’s student-led café, reopens Sept. 3 and will serve customers Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The café is open as Bistro To Go, a counter service concept, from Sept. 3-Oct. 3, offering soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and drinks.

From Oct. 22-Nov. 21 (closed Nov. 5), the café transforms into Bistro Verde, a casual, dine-in restaurant experience. The full-service lunch features appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts, coffees, drinks and chef inspired dishes that are prepared from scratch using high quality ingredients and finished with creative flair. Reservations are recommended.

The menu as well as ordering and reservation information are available at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Bistro Verde is located inside the east entrance of the Workforce Careers Center on the LLCC campus in Springfield.

In the LLCC Hospitality and Culinary Arts program, part of a student’s learning experience is to run a working café that is open to the public. LLCC offers an associate in applied science degree in culinary arts and in hospitality management and services. Professional certificates offered include first cook, culinary manager, baking and pastry, hospitality professional and hospitality supervisor. LLCC also offers non-credit cooking and baking classes, as well as dinners at Bistro Verde.

09.03.24

Wednesday’s faculty workshop, Accessibility Updates in Canvas

Join us for an informative in-person workshop, Accessibility Updates in Canvas: Streamlining Your Courses with UDOIT and TidyUP, by John Freml, director, faculty development and Matthew Trueblood, instructional designer. Explore the latest updates to digital accessibility regulations and introduce two powerful new tools integrated into Canvas—UDOIT and TidyUP. These tools replace the old Ally Accessibility Checker, offering a more streamlined and user-friendly approach to ensuring your course content meets current accessibility standards. We’ll guide you through how UDOIT scans and identifies accessibility issues in your course, and how TidyUP helps you manage and clean up unnecessary files. By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to create more accessible and organized online learning environments for all students.

Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Sangamon  Hall 1101.  Register online. 
This face-to-face workshop will be repeated later in the semester in a virtual format.

09.03.24

Monday Morning Mentor: How Can I Apply Virtual Reality to Create Meaningful Assignments & Assessments

This week’s Monday Morning Mentor is about using VR to create meaningful assignments and assessments. This presentation is available Sept. 2, 2024 and on-demand for one week. From the online link, you can view the featured 20-Minute Mentor, as well as access the transcript, handouts, and supplemental material. You will need to enter the following password in order to view the program:  virtual892

Access to the programs in the Monday Morning Mentor series is restricted to members of the subscribing institution. Any unauthorized use or access, including sharing access with faculty and staff not affiliated with the subscribing institution, is prohibited.

09.03.24

In the news

Kellee Phillips, student care coordinator, offers tips for practicing self-care in this essay for the Springfield State-Journal Register.

Jolene Lamb, director, community education, lays out all the opportunities offered by LLCC Community Education in this essay for the Illinois Times.

09.03.24

Help for students with housing needs and more

Hello from Student Success! We hope your semester is going well. We’d like to take the opportunity to remind faculty and staff that if you encounter a student that needs assistance with basic needs or housing related needs, please refer them to Claire Heffron-McKinney, LLCC’s HOUSE and benefit liaison. You can refer a student through this online link.

Claire will reach out to the student within 1-2 business days; if Claire is out of the office at the time the referral is received, another staff member will reach out and Claire will then follow up with the student.

We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the services available to students that are listed on the Housing Insecurities Student Support Page.

09.03.24

September is Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide Prevention Month is a time to raise awareness and discuss this urgently important crisis. This month can be used to spread hope and vital information to those affected by suicide and suicidal ideation.

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. A free and confidential, judgment-free support available to anyone 24/7. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call/text 988 immediately. Pressing #1 connects to the Veteran’s Crisis Line. Pressing #2 connects to the Spanish Language Line and other language interpreters. Pressing #3 connects to LGBTQI+ trained counselors. Chat is available at 988Lifeline.org
  • 217-788-7070 Memorial Health Mobile Crisis Response. A telehealth and in person 24/7/365 community response team. Mobile Crisis Response will screen for risk to self or others, connect to community services, provide follow-up, facilitate inpatient psychiatric hospitalization if individual meets criteria. *For all ages, all insurance, any person who needs mental health support and is experiencing mental health distress.

Please help spread awareness of these vital resources. There is hope and no one needs to suffer alone.

09.03.24

Wecome Week 3 Activities & Events

Three weeks of festivities because we're so glad you're here. Welcome, welcome, welcome to week 3. Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, Tuesday Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6. Club Info Fair is Wed. Sept. 4 from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. The "We are Loggers" mixer is Thursday, Sept. 5 from 2-3 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commns. Events are sponsored by the Student Life Office and Logger Athletics Board.

It’s a short week but still packed with fun! The third (and final) week of welcome schedule is:

  • Tuesday, Sept. 3 – a table will be set up in A. Lincoln Commons from 8 a.m. – noon to sign up for a Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament to play throughout the week. Sign up is available in the Student Life Office and at Outreach Centers. The winner from each participating campus will win a prize!
  • Wednesday, Sept. 4 – clubs will participate in the Club Information Fair from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons to talk with prospective new members
  • Thursday, Sept. 5 – from 2-3 p.m. everyone is invited to participate in the “We Are All Loggers” mixer in A. Lincoln Commons Lounge to meet new people and enjoy some snacks

Let’s close out Welcome Weeks and move into our regularly scheduled programming on a great note!