Today the students of the LLCC respiratory care program will be conducting a health promotion fair in A. Lincoln Commons from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each person that visits four of the presentations will be eligible to enter the drawing for a gift card. Topics include:
E-cigarettes/Vaping — Is it really bad for you?
Sleep apnea — Are you at risk?
Asthma and allergies — What should you know?
Tornadoes — How to be prepared and health concerns?
CPR hands only — What’s the big deal?
Earthquakes — How to be prepared and health concerns
Whooping cough — What is it and what’s the big deal?
Flooding and fires — How to be prepared and health concerns
Tony Rothering, professor of biology, wrote the essay “A passion for birds and bird banding,” which was published in the State Journal-Register’s “Connections” page on Sunday, March 10.
Jay Kitterman, consultant, LLCC Culinary Institute, wrote the March 13 Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “New Disney dining (and other) experiences.”
The exhibit “Flora & Fauna,” featuring paintings by Amy Denny and Kevin Veara, opens in LLCC’s James S. Murray Gallery today. The public is invited to view the exhibit weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 11 and attend a reception on Thursday, March 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
A statement by the artists about this exhibit says, “Flora and fauna are a beautiful distraction from our crisis-prone times. The ephemeral makes you stop and notice, or the moment is gone … Beauty of these moments should be treasured, absorbed with the eyes, inhaled deeply.”
Denny was born in Springfield and earned an associate degree from LLCC and a bachelor’s degree from Sangamon State University. She has worked in graphic design in both Illinois and California. Her present medium of oil is the result of a lifelong love and study of the fine arts. Three years ago, she began making artist canvases and frames for her artwork and others. Her painting skill has been recognized most recently in the 2018 Illinois State Fair Exhibition and the 2017 Lincoln Memorial Garden Exhibit at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.
Veara is a bird guide for Lincoln Memorial Gardens and has been leading hikes for nearly 20 years. He also enjoys traveling around the country for bird watching vacations. Veara is currently restoring seven acres of land on the banks of the South Fork of the Sangamon River by planting appropriate native plants and removing others in order to create a haven for birds and animals. Living out in the country has allowed him to immerse himself in his subject’s habitat — seeing the arrival of birds in the spring and migration in the fall.
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 Friday, March 29. 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.
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 March 29. 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.
LLCC Student Life is hosting a Safe Zone training tomorrow, March 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room. Lunch will be provided. This event is open to faculty, staff and students. Please register for this event so we can have an accurate count for lunch.
Safe Zone training is an opportunity to learn about LGBTQ+ identities, gender and sexuality, and examine prejudice, assumptions and privilege. Participants who complete this training will receive a LLCC Safe Zone Trained certificate and sticker. Even if you have been through a safe zone training before, this will be an excellent way to refresh!
The LLCC Arts and Humanities Department invites the public to a free film and discussion series entitled, “Tuesday Nights at the Movies.” The final film showing in the series will be of “Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids” tomorrow at 6 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2209.
March 19: “Born Into Brothels:Calcutta’s Red Light Kids” (2004) – Documentary photographer Zana Briski travels to Calcutta with the intention of photographing female brothel workers. Instead, she ends up developing relationships with their children and proceeds to teach several of them photography. Kochi, Avijit and Shanti are among several who begin to document their own lives, the light and dark. Some discover that photography is their passion and artistic voice. Each must decide how she or he will continue to use their new skills or whether art can open doors to more education or a way out of poverty and enslavement.
The film series is be hosted by Dr. Deborah Brothers, John Paul Jaramillo and Cara Swafford, professors of English; Joseph Hoff, professor of Spanish; and LLCC students.
Summer 2018 and fall 2018 graduates and potential spring and summer 2019 graduates are all eligible to participate in Commencement 2019 on May 17. Students will be able to purchase their cap, gown and tassel for only $25 at GradFest. GradFest will be held March 20 and 21 in A. Lincoln Commons from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. After GradFest, students can purchase cap, gown and tassel from the LLCC Bookstore — in-person or online.
LLCC will be closed for mid-semester recess Saturday, March 9 through Sunday, March 17. No classes will be held, and all administrative offices at the Springfield campus and LLCC Outreach Centers will be closed. Classes and regular business hours will resume Monday, March 18.
LLCC-Capital City Training Center, 130 W. Mason, Springfield, and the Illinois Small Business Development Center at LLCC in Springfield will maintain regular hours.
LLCC Human Resources has reopened the search for the vice president-administrative services position. The revised description and requirements can be found online on the HR employment page.
HR is now also accepting applications for the position of financial aid advisor & communication specialist. Full details can be viewed on the HR Employment page.
