The 2018-2019 Annual Report, “A Student Ready College,” is now online. Take a look back at the many advancements and accomplishments made by LLCC in the past year. A limited number of print copies are also available in the Public Relations and Marketing office.
External email tag
In an effort to increase mail security, LLCC is adding a tag to email coming from external addresses. Any email from outside the organization will have [EXTERNAL EMAIL] in red (black for text-only emails) at the top of the message. This will help raise awareness of message origins and give people additional warning if a message is from an outside attacker trying to compromise our security.
For more information and tips about cybersecurity visit https://it.llcc.edu/cybersecurity.html.
KUDOS to these employees!
KUDOS to the employees listed below for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.
Dr. Carmen Allen, Dr. Deborah Brothers, Linda Brown, Nichole Coffey, Neci Faine, Dave Ferrill, Kevin Hackwith, Officer Alexander James, Becky Miller-McGrath, Samuel Penning, Human Resources Staff and Ryan Roberts.
View the October 2019 KUDOS Award Winners PDF to read about how these faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC and who nominated them for this recognition.
The next KUDOS award announcement will be made in the fall semester. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS. You can nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS Nomination tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn.
Thanks to those who assisted with seventh and eighth grade tours
LLCC Public Relations and Marketing would like to express our appreciation to those who assisted with the campus tours for the 120 New Berlin Middle School seventh and eighth grade students, their teachers and aides who visited campus on Wednesday, Oct. 9. This was a first glimpse of our campus and programs for many of these students and teachers, and they enjoyed their visit.
The students then toured the Workforce Careers Center and learned about HVACR, auto technology, culinary and truck driver training. They also visited labs for emergency medical services, surgical technology and nursing.
Faculty and staff who provided information, set up labs and demonstrations, and provided talking points to the students included: Brian Earley, Nick Ferreira, Dr. Sonja Harvey, Bob Howard, Sheridan Lane, Kevin Tait and Chris Tople. The success of outreach efforts such as this would not be possible without the gift of your time and expertise. Thank you!
In the community
Tony Rothering, professor of biology, provided a bird banding demonstration at Jubilee Farm on Oct. 5. He shared information about the purpose of banding and migratory patterns.
LLCC Honors Program sponsors third annual Halloween costume drive and BOOtique
The LLCC Honors Program is hosting its third annual Halloween costume drive. Members are seeking all sizes of costumes, both incomplete and partial, along with masks, props and accessories, by Oct. 16. Costumes may be dropped off in LLCC Student Life and at several area locations listed below, and will be distributed to families in need at a “BOOtique,” which will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.
Donation boxes are located at:
- Ashland – Prairie Skies Library
- New Berlin – West Sangamon Public Library
- Nokomis – Ugly Mugs Coffeehouse
- Pawnee – Pawnee City Public Library
- Pleasant Plains — Prairie Skies Library
- Riverton – Riverton Village Library
- Sherman – County Market
- Springfield – Student Life Office, LLCC campus
- Taylorville – Memorial Elementary School
- Virden – DiCarlos Pizza and Sacred Heart Church
- Williamsville – Williamsville Public Library & Museum
Partial road and parking area closures southeast of Cass Gym
Crews from City Water, Light and Power will have part of the road and parking area southeast of Cass Gym closed today while they continue installing new water service. Traffic will still be able to detour through parking lot 17 to gain access to the rear of Cass Gym and the athletic fields.
Ag Career and Transfer Fair today
The Ag Career and Transfer Fair takes place today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Trutter Center! LLCC agriculture students will be bringing their resumes and meeting with 16 businesses and six colleges and universities to find out about local internships, jobs and transfer opportunities. Faculty and staff are welcome to stop by.
“The Walk of the Immigrants” today in Student Union
LLCC Student Life welcomes Saul Flores (philanthropist, photojournalist and speaker who is nationally recognized for his social impact projects) to share his presentation, “The Walk of the Immigrants,” today, Oct. 9, noon-1 p.m. in the Student Union. This event is part of the Student Life’s Soup and Stories series.
Flores spent three months walking, hitchhiking, and sleeping on the ground and in hiding places. His journey began in Ecuador and ended in Charlotte, North Carolina. In three months, he walked 5,328 miles through 10 countries and nine border crossings to document how grueling and dangerous the journey of immigrants to the United States can be and to raise money for an elementary school in Atencingo, Mexico.
In this presentation, Flores speaks about how as a North Carolina State University senior, he took the “walk” in the summer of 2010. Student audiences get the opportunity to relive “The Walk of the Immigrants” along with Saul and create a deeper understanding of the struggles, hardships, joy and hope that immigrants experience on their journey.
National Tutoring Week
Come celebrate and recognize the hard work and dedication of our tutors by writing a quick note of thanks or encouragement. There is an “appreciation station” set up in the Center for Academic Success all day today, Oct. 9, for students, faculty and staff to write notes to the tutors. If you have a tutor in your class, for a class you teach or know a tutor, please take a minute to thank them or acknowledge their work and dedication.