Today is Take a Stand Tuesday in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Take a Stand Tuesday is an annual event which allows faculty, staff and students to show the campus community that they are committed to taking a stand against sexual assault. Join us in celebrating this year’s theme, “Awareness to Action,” by stopping the table in the A. Lincoln Commons from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, where educational materials, awareness ribbons and pledges will be available. Questions? Want to get involved? Contact Shelby Bedford, compliance and prevention coordinator, at Shelby.Bedford@llcc.edu.
IT workshops this week
LLCC Information Technology is hosting two introductory software workshops this week. Register for either or both workshops by sending an email to Jeris.Creasey@llcc.edu.
- Windows 10 Intro & OneDrive Overview
Wednesday, April 3
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Menard Hall, Room 1173 - Office 365 Group Sites/Planner Overview
Friday, April 5
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Menard Hall, Room 1173
Bistro Verde open today 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bistro Verde, LLCC’s student run café, is open today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a full-service dining experience. View the menu.
Reservations are strongly encouraged, and can be made by emailing bistroverde@llcc.edu, calling 786-2821 or stopping by the café during hours of business. Cash and debit or credit cards are accepted.
Bistro Verde will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Thursday, April 25.
ALL hosts presentations about African-Americans in early Illinois April 2 and May 4
LLCC’s Academy of Lifelong Learning invites the public to the presentation “Slaves, Indentured Servants and Free Black Leaders in Our ‘Free’ State, 1818-1860” by Kathryn Harris and Tara McClellan McAndrew. It will be offered free of charge on Tuesday, April 2, 11 a.m. at the Trutter Center and on Saturday, May 4, 5:30 p.m. at the Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum, 1440 Monument Avenue, Springfield. Pre-registration is requested by calling the LLCC Community Education office at 786-2432.
Harris will share what she has learned about Priscilla Baltimore, who has been called the “Harriet Tubman of the West.” Baltimore was involved in bringing numerous runaways from the slave state of Missouri across the Mississippi River to Alton, Ill. She also fostered the establishment of the town of Brooklyn, Ill., an early African-American town that was incorporated and still in existence. McAndrew’s previous work as a historian and writer has explored slavery in Illinois. For this grant, she looked for stories of African-Americans who were enslaved or indentured in Illinois.
The presentations are funded under the Forgotten Illinois research grant program of Illinois Humanities and sponsored through a partnership between ALL and the museum. Volunteers from both organizations assisted the speakers with research for the presentations.
In the news
Two LLCC students were interviewed in A. Lincoln Commons yesterday by WICS/FOX Illinois News on their opinions regarding Uber, in light of recent criminal activity involving the ride sharing service.
Flags at half-staff
The U.S. flag and the state flag are being flown at half-staff until sunset Wednesday, April 3 in honor and remembrance of Illinois State Police Trooper Brooke Jones-Story.
LLCC wins Best College/University for fourth year in a row
LLCC has been announced as the Best College/University for the fourth year in a row in the State Journal-Register’s Readers’ Choice Awards! Please add this graphic to your email signature to help spread the word.
SURS counselors coming to campus May 7
Schedule your appointment today! SURS counselors will be on campus this spring on May 7 to conduct one-on-one counseling appointments with employees who are within four years of retirement eligibility and have not met with SURS in the past 12 months. Please refer to the SURS Counselor Scheduling Sheet for instructions on how to enroll by Friday, April 5 for a one-on-one appointment. Please remember appointments are on a first come, first serve basis and are very limited.
HR announces position vacancies
LLCC Human Resources is accepting applications for an education services representative at LLCC-Litchfield and for a recruitment specialist. Full details can be viewed on the HR Employment page.
Commencement student speaker and outstanding graduate nominations due April 5
Commencement Student Speaker Nominations
The vice president of student services is currently seeking nominations for student speaker for Commencement 2019. Please take a few minutes to consider students you would be comfortable recommending as a potential commencement speaker.
If you would like to nominate a student, instructions, application and graduate listing are attached here for your convenience. All nominations should be returned to Gailyn Draper, Menard Hall 1255, no later than noon on April 5. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of summer term 2018, fall semester 2018, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2019 or summer term 2019. All nominated students need to have their speech ready to audition on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 2 p.m. in Menard 2207.
MEMO Student Speakers_APPLICATIONS_for faculty_2019
Graduate List 2019 Graduates
Outstanding Graduate Nominations
The vice president of student services is currently seeking nominations for Outstanding Graduate for Commencement 2019. 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 consideration for this recognition. If you would like to nominate a student, instructions, application and graduate listings are attached below for your convenience. All nominations should be returned to Gailyn Draper, Menard Hall 1255, no later than noon on April 5. Nominees must have completed graduation requirements at the end of summer term 2018, fall semester 2018, or be candidates for graduation at the end of spring semester 2019 or summer term 2019.
Outstanding Grad_APPLICATIONS_for faculty and staff_2019
Graduate List 2019 Graduates
Graduate Listing of Graduates with 3.00 GPA or higher