03.06.20

Commencement student speaker and Outstanding Graduate nominations sought

Commencement Student Speaker Nominations

The vice president of student services is currently seeking nominations for student speakers for LLCC Commencement 2020. If you would like to nominate a student, instructions along with an application and graduate listing are attached here for your convenience. All nominations should be returned to Menard Hall, Room 1255, no later than noon on Friday, March 27, 2020. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer 2019, fall semester 2019, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2020 or summer term 2020. All nominated students need to have their speech ready to audition on Wednesday, April 1, 2020  in Menard Hall, Room 2207 at 3 p.m.

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All Graduates SM19 to SM20
Student Speaker Application 2020

Outstanding Graduate Nominations

The Office of the Vice President of Student Services is seeking nominations for Outstanding Graduate for Commencement 2020. The recognition of a student as the outstanding graduate is an important part of the Commencement tradition at LLCC.

Each year, you have the opportunity to nominate candidates for recognition as the outstanding graduate. Please be sure to include the following criteria in your nomination: GPA, leadership, motivation, service to the college community, extracurricular activities and the ability to overcome obstacles.

If you would like to nominate a graduate, a listing of students who have applied for graduation is attached as well an application to complete and return to Menard 1255 no later than noon on Friday, March 27, 2020. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of the summer term 2019, fall semester 2019, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2020 or summer term 2020. Please submit your nominations to Gailyn Draper by noon on Friday, March 27, 2020. The student accorded this honor will be recognized at the Student Recognition Ceremony on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 6 p.m. in the student union. If you have any questions regarding this process, please call Gailyn Draper at 786-2213.

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Outstanding Graduate Nomination Form
All Graduates SM19 to SM20

03.06.20

Retirement reception for Lyn Buerkett

Happy RetirementSave the date for a retirement reception for Lyn Buerkett, director of adult education and literacy. The event will be held Wednesday, April 29 from 2-4 p.m. in Bistro Verde, Workforce Careers Center.  Lyn has been an employee of the college since 1998. Come and wish her well!

03.06.20

Soup and Stories: QueerCore with QueenEarth March 17

The Campus Climate Team’s Safety and Inclusivity Workgroup would like to invite students, faculty and staff to the upcoming LLCC Student Life Soup and Story program: QueerCore with QueenEarth (Melissa Smith) on Tuesday, March 17, 11 a.m. to noon in the Robert H. Stephens Room. An open mic will follow until 12:45 p.m.

Lunch is $5 for faculty/staff. (Students are free.) Be sure to register by Monday, March 16 if you would like lunch!

QueerCore: Behind the Music is an educational concert series that highlights Queer stories through art. Hosted by QueenEarth (Melissa Smith), this traveling open mic features her coming out stories and invites community members to share their own. Since 2012, QueerCore has been a catalyst for community conversations about identity and inclusion. With discussion and Q&A, participants will be given tools to imagine their path beyond college. They will leave this event with answers about how to navigate the world as creative leaders for themselves with a roadmap for equity to influence tomorrow. #imagineifyoumadeyourownway

View a preview of what to expect here: https://youtu.be/-HTQayoIVjU.

A community event, through performance art, creative expression, and storytelling, QueerCore seeks to give a voice and visibility to artists of the often underrepresented GLBTQA community. This show is also meant to encourage  community members to “come out” and share stories and triumphs, and to celebrate the parts of ourselves that make us unique. For some that “different” part is our sexuality. For others, it may be their skin color, religion, accent, etc. Aren’t we all, always, coming out?

If you have any questions, contact studentlife@llcc.edu. Register now!

03.06.20

Dr. Carmen Allen authors book on student success and persistence

For Students' Sake! Bold Solutions for the College Retention Crisis by Carmen R. AllenDr. Carmen Allen, professor of computer science at Lincoln Land Community College, authored the recently published “For Students’ Sake! Bold Solutions for the College Retention Crisis.” The book explores the strategies and results of personalized learning that impact student success and persistence in the classroom.

College students face obstacles before they step into the classroom and when their academic careers begin. Universities are challenged by declining enrollments, reduced financial resources and an increased demand for accountability. The book looks at how now, more than ever, college students make critical decisions about their classes based upon interactions with faculty, their own learning expectations and the technologies they use.

To create higher levels of student success, Dr. Allen learned more about how to meet student needs, including early intervention tactics and personalized communication approaches. Her research-based work analyzes student data to improve classroom performance, student engagement statistics to improve relationships with students and performance tracking methods to monitor success.

Allen said, “I am optimistic others will implement the outlined strategies in order to better support their own students and positively impact them.”

“For Students’ Sake! Bold Solutions for the College Retention Crisis” was published by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. and is available at the LLCC Bookstore and online retailers.

03.06.20

In the community

Samantha Reif presenting to Brownie TroopSamantha Reif, professor of geology, helped Brownie Troop #6153 of the Athens/Cantrall area this week to earn their Brownie “Space Science Adventurer” Badge. She taught the girls how create a constellation viewer, introduced them to planet squishies Jupiter and Pluto, taught the girls about moon phases using Oreo cookies and set up her telescope at Cantrall Elementary School so the girls could see the moon up close. The troop is led by Amy Chernowsky, instructional designer.

03.05.20

First meeting on development of short-term courses today

The Persistence and Completion Taskforce is inviting all interested faculty to share best practices and learn from others by attending meetings to discuss developing short-term courses. We will be hosting three meetings. You may attend for all or part of the meetings. All who have an interest are welcome, especially faculty who will be teaching eight-week courses this fall. If you want to attend all the meetings, that is great! If you can only attend one or two, that is fine. The meetings will all take place in the Robert H. Stephens room in Menard Hall on the following dates:

  • March 5, 3-5 p.m.
  • March 18, 3-5 p.m.
  • March 23, 3-5 p.m.

There is no need to RSVP. Email Kirk.Yenerall@llcc.edu or Chris.Barry@llcc.edu, co-leads of the taskforce with questions.

03.05.20

Academic Calendar Workgroup requests feedback by March 6

The Academic Calendar Workgroup is requesting feedback on proposed academic calendars for the next five years. These calendars represent the following academic years: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. The workgroup would like your feedback by the end of the day on Friday, March 6. Your responses can be sent to any of the workgroup members listed below. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Lucinda Caughey – Lucinda.Caughey@llcc.edu
Becky Croteau – Rebecca.Croteau@llcc.edu
Andrew Harmon – Andrew.Harmon@llcc.edu
Shanda Byer – Shanda.Byer@llcc.edu
Amy Williams – Amy.Williams@llcc.edu