Carl Hood joined LLCC as building custodian on Monday, Aug. 26. Originally from Chicago, he has lived in the Springfield area now for 12 years. He also works at Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois and was previously employed at McDonald’s. Carl can be reached at carl.hood@llcc.edu. Welcome, Carl!
Board of Trustees to meet Aug. 28
The LLCC Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 5:15 in the R.H. Stephens Room. Read the agenda.
LLCC account geofencing
In order to improve security on our computer network, geofencing was activated for all LLCC accounts last spring. Geofencing blocks access to LLCC accounts outside of the United States. If you are traveling outside of the country and need access to your LLCC account, let the Help Desk know to have geofencing deactivated for the duration of your travel.
Most account attacks come from outside of the country. Geofencing is a good measure to block those attacks and reduce the number of compromise accounts.
IT Help Desk
helpme@llcc.edu
786-2555
Bluebird houses installed on campus
Tony Rothering, professor of biology, worked with Boy Scout Troop 210 to install 28 bluebird houses on the LLCC campus in Springfield on Saturday, Aug. 24. The undertaking was Zach Rothering’s Eagle Scout project. WICS/Fox Illinois covered the event.
“Bluebirds like the habitat at LLCC, and adding these houses means more bluebirds will come to campus, likely roosting over the winter as well,” explains Professor Rothering.
The bluebird boxes were made by Rothering and his son Zach, and funded by memorial gifts for Rothering’s mother, Kay.
LLCC is the only community college in Illinois with a continuous bird banding research project on site. In cooperation with the Lincoln Land Association of Bird Banders, LLCC biology students can participate in the capture, banding and release of birds, recording information which is added to a massive data pool on bird migration patterns. The bird banding program began in fall 2012. Since then, more than 23,000 birds have been banded with the help of LLCC students and community members.
BSU hosts Haircuit Wednesday Aug. 28
The LLCC Black Student Union is hosting Haircut Wednesday for our LLCC students in A. Lincoln Commons on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Let students know that they can stop by and receive a free haircut from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Next Campus Visit Day is Oct. 14
Mark your calendars! The fall 2019 Campus Visit Day will be Monday, Oct. 14 with two sessions, from 10 a.m. to noon and 5-7 p.m.
Campus Visit Day is a special campus preview event designed for individuals interested in starting or finishing a college degree or certificate. The event includes a welcome presentation, student panel and an exhibit area where visitors can speak with LLCC representatives from various academic programs and student services, learning how to get started with the enrollment process, how to pay for college and other information relevant to becoming a successful college student. Also, brief tours are offered of areas within Menard and Sangamon halls. Refreshments are provided by LLCC Culinary Arts.
If you would like to participate with an informational table, please email mac.warren@llcc.edu or call her at 786-2227.
New Ready email signature
The last day to add classes for fall semester is Friday, so please replace your “Ready? Register now for fall classes!” email signature with the updated email signature below. Thank you!
Thank you to Welcome Week volunteers!
LLCC Public Relations and Marketing thanks everyone who joined us in greeting and assisting students in A. Lincoln Commons during Welcome Week. They helped ensure that students got a great start to the fall semester! It would not have been possible without these volunteers who took time out of their busy days to help students find classes, print off schedules and much more. A special thank you to TRIO Student Support Services for providing towels and a place for students to dry off during Tuesday’s storm, Student Life for providing dry T-shirts and Open Door Mentorship for providing one student with an entire dry outfit!
Volunteers who helped with Welcome Week included: Chris Barry, Shelby Bedford, Julie Clevenger, Gailyn Draper, Barb Eades, Dr. Lesley Frederick, Chief Brad Gentry, Lindee Hall, Sergeant Mike Hanson, Cathy Huffman, Leslie Johnson, Dr. Scott Queener, Leanne Roseberry, Irene Siewert, Candace Silas and Denese Udey.
Arrangements for Dick Rogers
Condolences to family and friends of Dick Rogers, retired automotive professor, who passed away Aug. 19. A visitation will be held on Friday, Aug. 23, 4-6 p.m. at Ellinger-Kunz and Park Funeral Home in Springfield. Memorial donations may be directed to the LLCC Foundation for the Ryan J. Landers Memorial Scholarship for students in the automotive program at LLCC. Read the obituary.
Professor Rogers had been a member of the LLCC family for 31 years when he retired two years ago. He and his family — including his wife Joanie, who retired last year from her longtime position in the LLCC Foundation, and his son Elmer, adjunct faculty — remain closely connected to the LLCC community.
Reception for Anderson’s “elemental” today, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend a reception for the exhibit “elemental,” which will be held tomorrow, Aug. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the James S. Murray Gallery. The exhibit features mixed media paintings by Laura Anderson, LLCC assistant professor of art, and is on display weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 12.
Anderson’s work is inspired by the natural world, including its complexities, commonalities, mysteries and working processes. “We are part of nature, yet we’re set apart from it in many ways,” she explains. “My work explores the intersection of this duality, often via drawn or painted natural imagery combined with collaged artifacts and urban landscapes that reflect the man-made world.