Prairie maintenance

Over the next few months you may notice that some needed prairie maintenance is being done. The area south of Poorman Drive will be the focus of these efforts, which include:

  • Conducting a controlled burn. This helps control non-native species and returns nutrients to the soil.
  • Removing the 17 pine trees and replacing with 35 native trees around the campus. The eastern white pines are not native to this part of Illinois and certainly not within a prairie. They create a serious safety concern when conducting the burns as they are extremely flammable. Their removal will allow for a more complete burn and maintenance of a more natural appearance.
  • Replanting the edges with more native flowers and less grasses.
  • Looking to develop volunteer opportunities or volunteer partnerships with outside groups to help maintain the prairies.

The possibility of our prairie areas becoming a part of the Monarch Butterfly Initiative is also being explored. This program is headed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

LLCC holiday e-card available!

The 2018 LLCC holiday e-card, designed by Greg Walbert, graphic design manager, is available. You may copy the card and link below into an email and send to any individuals with whom you interact on behalf of the college. Add your own message at the top or bottom if you wish!

Lincoln Land Community College click here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/DS968OHidlM?autoplay=1

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LLCC Holiday Party Dec. 13

LLCC Holiday Party. There's snow place like "LLCC. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2-4 p.m., Student Union, Menard Hall. Faculty, staff and retirees are invited. Wear your favorite ugly sweater for a chance to win prizes! Hors d'oeuvres will be served.Faculty, staff and retirees are invited to the LLCC Holiday Party on Dec. 13, 2-4 p.m. in the student union. Wear your favorite ugly sweater for a chance to win prizes!

In addition, the LLCC Computer Science Academy and Dance Club: Express Your Seoul are “Teaming up for Taylorville” by co-sponsoring a jeans day on Dec. 13 to help raise funds for Taylorville tornado recovery efforts. To participate, please bring a $5 minimum donation to LLCC Student Life.

These two clubs will also be collecting items needed for recovery efforts in Taylorville from 1-3 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the student union. You can drop items off on your way to the holiday party! The following items are being requested (new preferred):

  • blankets
  • work gloves
  • gloves
  • winter hats
  • toothpaste
  • tooth brushes
  • toiletries
  • flashlights
  • trash bags

Taylorville City Hall has stressed that they do not need any clothes. The Taylorville Food Pantry is full; however, they will still take non-perishable food items and place them in storage.

KUDOS to these employees!

KUDOS to the employees listed below for going above and beyond to assist others and for modeling LLCC’s core values! Each will receive a KUDOS certificate.

Anne Armbruster, Laurie Clemons, Carissa DuBois, Claire Heffron-McKinney, Ryan HowlandAsia Jackson, Rick Lashbrook, Brendan LeeDr. Chris McDonald, Jennifer MeyerLucas OstendorfBecky PartonSamuel PenningCharylle ReynoldsBen RothShelly SmothersLeslie Stalter and Thom Whalen.

Lincoln Land Community College KUDOS: Key or Unique Demonstrations of Outstanding Service

View the Dec. 2018 KUDOS Award Winners PDF to read about how these faculty and staff contribute to the positive environment that is LLCC and who nominated them for this recognition.

The next KUDOS award announcement will be made later in the spring semester. Brighten someone’s day and say “thank you, great job!” with a KUDOS. You can nominate a deserving colleague by clicking on the KUDOS Nomination tab in the upper-right corner of LincIn.

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Welcome to new LLCC staff!

Join us in welcoming new LLCC staff members!

Justin AppenzellerJustin Appenzeller is a new building custodian for the college. He formerly worked in maintenance for a five-building apartment complex. Justin can be reached at justin.appenzeller@llcc.edu.

 

 

 

Brittany McGowan

Brittany McGowan  also recently joined LLCC as a building custodian. She most recently worked as a sales associate at Qik-n-EZ on Toronto Road. Brittany can be reached at brittany.mcgowan@llcc.edu.

LLCC Choir to perform Sunday

The LLCC Choir will perform with combined church choirs and be accompanied by full orchestra at the Christmas Cantata on Sunday, Dec. 9, 9 and 10:30 a.m. services at First United Methodist Church, 2941 S. Koke Mill Road, Springfield.

The final LLCC Music event of the season will be “Pristine Piano,” a performance by Jane Hartman, LLCC professor of music, and LLCC students. It will take place on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. in Menard Hall, Room 2250.

Fall 2018 music at LLCC. Click for performance dates and locations - http://www.llcc.edu/llcc-music-begins-performance-series-sunday-nov-18