One of the safety requirements in the Return to Campus Guidelines is to wear a face covering. Tim Ervin, director, construction and environmental, health and safety, and Michelle Burger, scholarship program and alumni services coordinator, wore their stylish and creative face masks this week as we all work together to maintain a safe working and learning environment.
In an effort to provide a safe environment, LLCC Facilities Services has implemented a new procedure to manage the disinfection of rooms and spaces. You may notice signs posted on doors, “Space has been cleaned and disinfected. Please do not enter without permission.” This is your assurance that we have disinfected the commonly touched surfaces in this space since the last scheduled use of the room, as needed. For offices that do not have scheduled use, the sign would indicate that it has been cleaned since the last time you entered. We ask that you please respect the signs and do not enter a space unless scheduled. When you do access space, please help us by moving the sign to the inside of the door. We will return it to the outside after we are finished disinfecting as per the schedule. For an additional measure, we are also using a small piece of painter’s tape to “seal” the room. Thank you for your cooperation.
Visit the LLCC Employee Assistance Program’s portal page to access an EAP orientation video, which reviews the many services offered by our new EAP provider, Deer Oaks. During the short video presentation, you will learn about Deer Oaks’ legal services, free online will preparation, financial services, identity theft and recovery services, daily living/convenience/concierge services, child/elder care, ride reimbursement, critical incident response, an interactive website, a smartphone app, monthly seminars and newsletters, and so much more.
While on the EAP portal page, you can also review the timely resource guide for parents, “Resuming School During COVID-19” (located under Important Articles). It provides information and addresses concerns about the upcoming school year.
The LLCC Writing Center is available to help students with any writing assignment for any class at any stage of the writing process. We are currently meeting with students remotely via Zoom with some limited in-person appointments on the main campus. Fall hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
If you teach a writing-intensive class and would like the Writing Center to visit your classroom, the Writing Center specialists are also available to conduct remote classroom visits via Zoom, MS Teams or pre-recorded video. If there are other ways the Writing Center can support students in your class, please let us know.
Call us at 217-786-2341 to schedule an appointment today!
Curt Robinson, director, truck driver training, was interviewed by WAND and WCIA on Aug. 25 regarding the federal grant received by LLCC that will offer free truck driver training to veterans, active military and spouses.
Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, turned his column over to Charlyn Fargo, adjunct instructor, culinary arts, for today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Food matters!”
Kyla Kruse, assistant director, public relations, wrote the article “The Venture Into Virtual Visits” for the summer 2020 issue of “Counsel,” published the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.
One of the safety requirements in the Return to Campus Guidelines is to wear a face covering. Caring smiles were shining through yesterday as Jacob Deters, student engagement coordinator, and Sergeant Brian Tweryon, LLCC Police, wore their stylish and creative face masks.
All this week we’re highlighting a few photos each day, showing employee ingenuity and creativity as we work together to maintain a safe working and learning environment! A photo and description can be submitted through the online LincIn form (also in top menu bar above) or by emailing kyla.kruse@llcc.edu or lynn.whalen@llcc.edu.
Veterans, active military and their spouses will be eligible to receive free training at LLCC for a career in truck driving, thanks to a federal grant just announced.
LLCC is one of 20 institutions in the nation and the only one in Illinois to be awarded a U.S. Department of Transportation Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training Grant. LLCC will receive nearly $82,000 to provide this free training to approximately 20 individuals. Those interested in the free training may contact Curt Robinson, director of LLCC Truck Driver Training, at 217-786-2565 or curt.robinson@llcc.edu.
“We’re very pleased to receive this grant and to assist our veterans and members of the military,” said Robinson. “There is a high demand for truck drivers nationwide. Our short-term training program prepares students to pass the commercial driver’s license (CDL) exam and get good paying jobs in just weeks.”
Students can complete their in-class and behind-the-wheel training in four weeks if attending during the day or six weeks in the evening. Employers recruit students onsite, with starting salaries ranging from $35,000 to $75,000. The program also offers lifetime job placement assistance.
The federal grants are designed to expand the number of CDL holders with enhanced operator safety training, helping reduce the severity and number of crashes on U.S. roads involving CMVs. In addition, the grants aim to assist current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces (including National Guard members and Reservists) and their spouses to transition to the CMV operation industry.
Dr. Lesley Frederick, vice president of student services, and Tyler Ralph, president of the Student Government Association, were interviewed by the State Journal-Register Aug. 24 on the start of fall classes.
Veterans, active military and their spouses will be eligible to receive free training at LLCC for a career in truck driving, thanks to a federal grant just announced.