Thank you to all who donated to LLCC’s 2023 United Way campaign! Jeans day stickers are being delivered or sent via interoffice mail to all donors.
We collected more than $12,000 in pledges. These gifts will help agencies who assist those in need in our community.
For anyone who missed the campaign and would like to give, the donation page is still open.
We extend our condolences to Samantha Reif, professor of geology, on the passing of her mother, Margene Anne Reif, on Oct. 31. A celebration of life will be held this spring. Read the obituary.
Employees interested in participating in the walks to be held at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. today can meet in front of Cass Gym. We look forward to seeing you there!
November is also National Caregivers Month and National Diabetes month. Visit the Health and Wellness tab on the HR portal for more resources and information.
Faculty and staff, if you or your department is participating in Operation Full Belly, please make sure to have your donation items ready by Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9:45 a.m. outside, behind Sangamon and Menard Halls (weather permitting). Look for the balloons to guide you to the collection point. The LLCC Child Development Center will collect your donations for the food pantry. If you require assistance with getting your donations to this location, please get in touch with LLCC Student Life, and we’ll do our best to help you out. In case of inclement weather, we will be meeting in the Student Union.
More than 4.5 million people in the U.S. need blood transfusions each year, and one pint of whole blood saves three or more lives.
ImpactLife will be on the LLCC-Springfield campus to make donating blood convenient! Please consider donating on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments are required and registration for the blood drive is available online.
As an additional incentive to participate, donors will receive:
If you have questions about the process or eligibility, visit www.bloodcenter.org or email Kristin Booher. Thank you for helping to save lives!
We hope everyone enjoyed Tuesday’s Professional Development Day activities!
Please take a few minutes to complete the LLCC Professional Development Day feedback survey through the link below. Collected feedback on the day’s activities will be used to plan future professional development day programming.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023PDD
The feedback survey will close on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m.
LLCC will honor veterans at its 28th annual Veterans Day Ceremony tomorrow, Nov. 10. The ceremony will begin at 12:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons on the LLCC-Springfield campus, and a reception will follow. The public is invited to attend.
Chatham American Legion Post #759 will post the colors. The program also includes Gordon Gates, LLCC Board of Trustees Chair, serving as master of ceremonies; Jonathan Gebhardt, LLCC student and retired Senior Airman, U.S. Airforce, providing remarks; LLCC Student Trustee Rayna Herzog presenting the wreath; Calia Cole singing the national anthem; and Jeremy Peck playing “Taps.”
The Veterans Day Ceremony is sponsored by LLCC Student Life and honors all veterans including LLCC faculty, staff and students who served in the armed forces.
Each year, LLCC nominates one faculty member for the Dale P. Parnell Award from the American Association of Community Colleges. This year, as part of the process of identifying LLCC’s nominee, we would like to invite recommendations from you. If you would like to recommend a faculty member for consideration for this award, please forward the name to Amy Williams by the close of business on Nov. 27.
A short description of the award:
The American Association of Community Colleges’ faculty distinction recognition, named in honor of former AACC President and CEO Dale P. Parnell, has been established to recognize individuals making a difference in the classroom. Nominees for the faculty distinction recognition should:
Join the Data Governance Council (DGC) for the third Data Byte conversation of the fall semester. This month’s focus will be probation and suspension. Join us on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Millennium Center, Room 2203 at 11:10 a.m. for this conversation. Feel free to bring your lunch. Or maybe you’ll be the lucky attendee who wins a Quiznos lunch!
Several of the parking spots on the east side of Menard Hall are now designated for 30-minute parking. Everyone’s participation in following the posted time limits for these short-term parking spots is appreciated.