06.25.19

Community Education course proposals due July 1

LLCC Community Education is seeking highly motivated faculty, staff and community members who are interested in teaching topics of personal interest, current trends and/or subject expertise.

Please submit your spring 2020 course proposals by July 1, 2019 at www.llcc.edu/teaching-proposal.

If you are interested in sharing your time and talents as a community education instructor, please consider the following applicant criteria:

  • Possess knowledge and skill in proposed subject area.
  • Have passion and desire to share proposed topic with others.
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree and/or have teaching experience.

For additional information or to discuss class ideas, email Laurel.Bretz@llcc.edu or call 786-2430.

06.25.19

Bookstore closed June 26 and 27

The LLCC Bookstore will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, June 26 and 27, for the annual audit and physical inventory. All bookstore services will be suspended during this time; however, online ordering will remain available. Bookstore operations will open again on Monday, July 1.

06.25.19

CAS testing center will be closed July 3

The Center for Academic Success testing center will be closed on Wednesday, July 3 while testing staff attend professional development activities. Testing hours for the week are:

  • Monday, July 1 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday, July 2 – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, July 3 – testing center closed
  • Thursday, July 4 – college closed in observance of Independence Day

Please contact Irene Siewert at 786-2376 with any questions.

06.24.19

In the news

Nancy Sweet, interim dean, applied and emerging technologies, wrote the essay “LLCC hosting Transportation and Industrial Expo July 16,” which was published in the State Journal-Register’s “Connections” page on Sunday, June 23. She also discussed the Transportation and Industrial Expo on WTAX.

Tom Spears, workforce development program coordinator, provided an interview for WICS/FOX Illinois on June 19 about the highway construction careers training program at LLCC.

06.24.19

Graduation applications for summer 2019

Please remind students that now is the time to turn in their graduation applications for summer 2019. The deadline to apply for summer 2019 is July 15. Graduation is not automatic!

They can apply for graduation on WebAdvisor or Logger Central, download the graduation application or pick up a copy in LLCC Student Records in Menard Hall on the Springfield campus and at other LLCC locations.

Please have them contact LLCC Student Records at 217-786-4956 or by email at records@llcc.edu if they have any questions.

06.24.19

Sign up now for summer Responsible Employee trainings

Are you a Responsible Employee? Do you want more information about how to best respond to disclosures of sexual harassment, sexual violence, dating/domestic violence or stalking? Sign up now for a summer Responsible Employee training session! Sessions will be offered on July 16 from 3-4 p.m. and August 8 from 10-11 a.m.! RSVP by emailing Shelby Bedford at shelby.bedford@llcc.edu. Additionally, a training can be scheduled at a department or team meeting by contacting Shelby.

06.24.19

Dr. Carmen Allen and Linda Brown, ICCTA awards nominees

Congratulations to Dr. Carmen Allen, professor of computer science, and Linda Brown, adjunct instructor, on their Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) awards nominations as Outstanding Full-Time Faculty and Outstanding Adjunct Faculty. They attended the ICCTA awards banquet on June 7 in Itasca.

Linda Brown and Dr. Carmen Allen

Linda Brown and Dr. Carmen Allen

 

06.24.19

Lynn Whalen and Kyla Kruse complete NCMPR Leadership Institute

NCMPR Leadership Institute class of 2019Congratulations to Lynn Whalen, executive director of public relations and marketing, and Kyla Kruse, assistant director of public relations, who completed the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations’ Leadership Institute June 20-21. The institute’s theme, “Managing Up, Down and Across Your Campus,” focused on higher-level leadership skills in community college marketing and PR.

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06.19.19

Congratulations Karen Sanders!

Karen Sanders, executive director of the LLCC Foundation, was named Not-for-profit Business Director of the Year in the 34th Annual Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards presented yesterday. Congratulations Karen!