Congratulations to LLCC’s Capital City Training Center for receiving a Trendsetter award from the National Safety Council for the Alive at 25 program. Every year the National Safety Council’s Defensive Driving Team recognizes the top training centers and celebrates their dedication to advancing the Council’s mission of eliminating preventable deaths.
In the news
In Monday evening’s Introduction to Geographic Information Systems class, Dean Butzow, professor of geography; Rey de Castro, geography instructor; Julie Rourke, director, workforce development; and Wynne Coplea, environmental specialist, announced a new online map to “green” resources in Springfield called the Sustain Springfield Green Map. Illinois Times covered the event.
The interactive, GIS-based map guides residents, visitors and organizations to sustainable or environmentally-friendly services, sites and amenities. The map can be accessed at www.llcc.edu/sustain-springfield. “With Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, Day on Nov. 14 and America Recycles Day on Nov. 15, the launch of this tool shows how GIS is a technology with real-world, practical application for our communities,” says Dean Butzow, professor of geography at LLCC. “GIS is a powerful technology, and geographers are increasingly using it in a variety of areas, such as precision farming, real-time traffic tracking and urban planning to help us understand and make decisions in our complex world.” Read more.
Chris McDonald, Ph.D., professor of political science; Jacob Deters, student engagement coordinator; and Nathaniel Mayfield, student veteran, were interviewed by WICS/FOX Illinois yesterday for a news story on the 23rd annual Veterans Day Ceremony and World War I commemorative exhibit at LLCC.
Nancy Sweet, director of LLCC culinary programs and operations, wrote today’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register entitled, “Soup it up for a cold-weather meal.”
Open interviews for peer tutors today!
Open interviews for peer tutors are today, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.! Please remind your talented, responsible, qualified students (enrolled in at least six hours for spring 2019, 3.0 GPA, 12+ hours completed) to come see Jamie McCoy today in the Center for Academic Success to interview to be a peer tutor! No appointment needed!
Open interviews will also be held Thursday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For questions or further information, please contact Jamie McCoy at 786-2845.
BSU hosts Haircut Wednesday
The LLCC Black Student Union is hosting Haircut Wednesday for our LLCC students in A. Lincoln Commons today. Let students know that they can stop by and receive a free haircut from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Donate food items for Thanksgiving baskets
LLCC Student Life is putting out a call to action — asking faculty and staff to help build Thanksgiving baskets for the LLCC Food Pantry. While the primary purpose of the food pantry during the year is to provide ready-to-eat meals for our students, this time of year the food pantry is looking specifically for items that can help an LLCC student provide a wonderful Thanksgiving meal for their family. These specialty items will be collected through Thursday, Nov. 15. Students that are interested in requesting a basket, can come to the food pantry during regular hours to fill out the form.
Here is a list of items that are needed. Please make sure these items are non-perishable.
- Pumpkin pie or other pie filling
- Graham cracker pie crusts
- Canned vegetables (green beans, corn)
- Canned sweet potatoes
- Canned cranberry sauce
- Canned fruit
- Cream of chicken, vegetable, celery
- Boxed mash potatoes
- Boxed stove top stuffing
- Boxed macaroni and cheese
The food pantry is also in need of the following ready-to-eat items to help get us through the end of the semester:
- Juice packs
- Tuna with crackers
- Chicken with crackers
- Oatmeal
- Snack crackers – smaller serving pouches to go with tuna and chicken pouches
- Toaster pastries (i.e., Pop-Tarts)
Last week of fall service at Bistro Verde
This is the last week Bistro Verde will be open for the fall semester. Quarts of homemade frozen soups are available for $10 each. Many varieties of soups are available, including black bean, clam chowder, stuffed pepper and butternut squash stew.
Bistro Grab & Go will be open today, Nov. 14, and Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bistro Grab & Go offers premade soups, salads, sandwiches, snacks, baked goods and other quick items. Beverages such as tea, sodas, coffee and specialty coffees will be available too! Sorry, no call ahead orders for Bistro Grab & Go. View the fall 2018 Bistro Grab & Go menu.
Bistro To Go will be open tomorrow, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. View the Bistro To Go menu. Bistro To Go has soups, salads, sandwiches, baked goods, coffee drinks and smoothies available for takeout. Orders can be placed in person, at 786-2821 or at bistroverde@llcc.edu (instructions on the Bistro Verde website).
LLCC holiday party Dec. 13
Save the date! Faculty, staff and retirees are invited to the LLCC Holiday Party on Dec. 13, 2-4 p.m. in the student union.
LLCC-Litchfield to close at 3 p.m. Wednesday
LLCC-Litchfield will close at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, so that staff and students may attend visitation and services for Lorie McDonald, director of LLCC-Litchfield, who passed away following an accident Nov. 8.
Visitation is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Litchfield Family Funeral Service, 700 South State St. in Litchfield. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. at the same location. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Lorie McDonald Emergency Fund for LLCC-Litchfield which has been established with the LLCC Foundation.
More information is available in this obituary.
A reminder that counseling services are available on site at LLCC-Litchfield for students and staff. Also, all LLCC employees may use the free counseling services of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) by calling 888-817-8989. For students in need of counseling, call 786-9660. A call to the counselor’s line will be answered immediately and a Student Development Professional will be made available to meet or talk with the student.
Our sympathy to Sarah Laurent
We extend our condolences to Sarah Laurent, CNA instructor, whose younger sister, Nakita Ahrens, passed away on Nov. 5. Visitation was held on Friday, Nov. 9, 1-2 p.m. at Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Graveside services followed at Robinson Cemetery in Pocahontas. Read the obituary.
Employee Self-Service now available
LLCC Finance is excited to announce the launch of LLCC Employee Self-Service! This new site replaces WebAdvisor as an employee’s source for viewing tax information, banking information and pay advices.
To access the new LLCC Employee Self-Service page, follow these simple steps:
- Go to www.llcc.edu
- Click “My LLCC”
- Click “Employee Self-Service” under the Faculty/Staff Resources section
- Sign in with your LLCC username and password
Once logged in, you will see the employee landing page. From this page, you can view your tax information, including the options to receive your tax documents (W-2 and 1095-C) in electronic or paper format, view your detailed pay advices and maintain your banking information for payroll and accounts payable.
Employees are encouraged to log in and become familiar with the menu options.
If you have any questions, please contact Karie Longhta at 786-2263 or Megan McCann at 786-9662.