Michael J. Kaiser, VALIC sr. financial advisor, will be on campus tomorrow, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VP Conference Room. He will be on site for 30-minute account reviews to help employees understand options and new enrollments. To register go to my.VALIC.com/seminars and enter registration code 2206SPR11AA.
Curriculum and Academic Standards Handbook
The new academic year is underway, and the Curriculum and Standards Committee will be meeting this fall for all of your program and course proposal needs. Please visit the Curriculum and Academic Standards Community on Blackboard to see the handbook for detailed information regarding your proposal needs and questions. Please note the deadline to submit proposals that are to be included in the 2020/2021 catalog is the November Curriculum and Standards meeting. If you have any questions please contact Lindee Hall, curriculum and catalog technician, at 786-2409 or lindee.hall@llcc.edu.
Winning ticket for the PTK parking spot raffle to be drawn today!
Tired of looking for a parking space? There is still time to enter the Phi Theta Kappa parking spot raffle to win your very own exclusive parking spot! Tickets will be sold today, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Phi Theta Kappa table in A. Lincoln Commons. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn today at 2:15 p.m.
The Phi Theta Kappa parking spot is located at the southeast corner of Menard Hall. The winner will be able to park in this reserved spot for the fall and spring semesters.
Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society for community college students and promotes scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship among its members. If you have any questions, please contact Claire Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa coordinator, at claire.gordon@llcc.edu.
LLCC Food Pantry hours
The LLCC Food Pantry hours of operation for the 2019 fall semester are listed below. The food pantry is located in Student Life and open to any current LLCC student in need, whether short or long term. Students may use the pantry once a week.
- Monday, 10 a.m.-noon
- Wednesday, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-5 p.m.
- Friday, 10 a.m.-noon
If you have any questions or wish to donate to the food pantry, please contact LLCC Student Life at studentlife@llcc.edu or 786-2241.
“On My Own Time” entry forms and fees due Sept. 12
Entry and identification forms and fees will need to be submitted by Thursday, Sept. 12 to one of the LLCC coordinators (Misty or Lindee). Contact Misty or Lindee for the entry form. The actual artwork is due to the LLCC coordinators by Monday, Sept. 23.
Springfield Area Arts Council’s On My Own Time (OMOT) program provides LLCC faculty and staff the opportunity to display original art created outside the office. Faculty and staff may each enter up to three artworks created since 2016 for $5 per entry fee. The fee assists SAAC with costs of the OMOT program.
LLCC’s in-house exhibit will be featured on the LLCC-Springfield campus in the Philip and Mary Kathryn Trutter Museum Oct. 1-31.
The city-wide exhibit at the Springfield Art Association (Nov. 6-23) will showcase first place award-winning artwork from all participating businesses, agencies and institutions.
The rules, as well as a detailed category list are attached. Email Misty or Lindee for the entry and identification forms, or with any questions you may have.
Misty Hagstrom, 786-2466, misty.hagstrom@llcc.edu
Lindee Hall, 786-2409, lindee.hall@llcc.edu
Note from Judy Nichols, retired professor of psychology
Hello LLCC community,
When an employee decides to retire after 14 years, usually a time is planned to say goodbye. I decided to retire over the summer to pursue a new adventure, and I was only able to connect with a few before I left. There are many people who have meant so much to me and influenced me in different ways.
To my fellow instructors, especially Ellen Watkins, thank you for all of the support and encouragement provided to me. Thank you to all support staff, such as custodians, campus police, office assistants, technology (to name a few). Because of your good work, my job as an instructor went much more smoothly. I thank everyone at LLCC for creating a pleasant work environment for the past 14 years of my life. I hope I have had a positive impact on some of you, too.
Sincerely,
Judy Nichols, retired professor of psychology
P.S. If you would like to send me a personal note of some kind, I would love to hear from you. You may drop off the card in the Public Relations and Marketing office.
Bistro To Go opens Sept. 10
Bistro Verde, LLCCs student-run café, will be open during the fall 2019 semester as Bistro To Go on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Sept. 10-Nov. 21 (with the exception of Nov. 5). The café, located in the Workforce Careers Center, will offer takeout soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffees and smoothies prepared by LLCC culinary arts, baking and pastry, and hospitality students.
Lunch orders can be placed in person, at 786-2821 or at bistroverde@llcc.edu. Additional information and instructions on how to email your order can be found at www.llcc.edu/bistro-verde. Cash and debit or credit cards are accepted.
“The Clouds of Utopia” book signing today
The LLCC Press and LLCC Bookstore will host former Professor of Physics Dave Sykes for a book signing in A. Lincoln Commons today, Sept. 5, from 2-4 p.m. Dave will be signing copies of his book titled “The Clouds of Utopia” published earlier this year by the LLCC Press with the cover designed by Greg Walbert, graphic design manager. Come by and get your signed copy for a reduced price of $15 during this event.
In the community
Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science, talked to a group of 20 students at Springfield High School where they are starting a Model United Nations club.
In the news
Laurel Bretz, director, LLCC Community Education, was interviewed yesterday by WTIM about the Academy of Lifelong Learning Chilli Supper on Sept. 15.