The deadline to submit deposits to the LLCC Finance Department is Wednesday, June 27 before noon.Please hand the deposit to Elyse Calhoun, Nichole Coffey or Robin Ackman as monies should not be left unattended.
As a reminder, if you have taken in funds, it is necessary to submit them and corresponding deposit slips to the finance department on a daily basis.
If you have questions, please contact LLCC Student Accounts at 786-2480. Thank you!
Dr. Scott Queener has joined LLCC as director, advising, counseling and career services. Before coming to LLCC, he served as department chair and professor of counseling and advising at St. Louis Community College. Prior to that, Scott worked in career services for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He earned his associate degree from Ambassador University, bachelor’s degree from McKendree University, master’s degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Ph.D. from St. Louis University.
Ashly Thomas is our new director of admissions, records and registration at LLCC. Previously, he was the assistant director and registrar for MacMurray College. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and his master’s degree from American Military University.
LLCC graduate Hayden Schumer of Chatham is the creator of the winning design in the state’s bicentennial coin competition! The design features Abraham Lincoln, an outline of Illinois, and multiple state milestones and landmarks, including covered wagons, Route 66, the state capitol and Chicago skyscrapers. Read more.
Sean Keeley, culinary specialist, is the author of this week’s Epicuriosity 101 column in the State Journal-Register, “Enjoy summer with these Italian recipes!”
LLCC’s VALIC representative, Terri Bailey, is no longer with VALIC. The college is working with the district office to identify another representative for LLCC. Once that person is identified, staff will be notified. Until then, the customer service number for VALIC is 1-800-448-2542
LLCC Community Education is seeking highly motivated faculty, staff and community members who are interested in teaching topics of personal interest, current trends and/or subject expertise.
Sonja Harvey, associate dean of nursing, graduated last weekend from American Sentinel University with her doctorate in nursing practice (DNP) degree in educational leadership. Congratulations!
Tony Rothering, professor of biology, reports that the spring season at the LLCC bird banding station saw a new season high for number of species. Below are highlights and the entire report is attached. The 2018 fall banding season will begin Monday, Aug. 20.
A total of 1,687 birds were banded of 87 species (new season high!) over 52 banding days (the previous season high for any season was 82 species).
Of these, 146 returns (birds banded during an earlier season) were captured.
The average capture rate of unbanded birds was 32.4 birds per day.
Three new species for the banding station were captured this spring: Black-billed Cuckoo, Scarlet Tanager and Vesper Sparrow.
Over 12 banding seasons, we have banded 20,089 birds of 122 species.
Over 250 LLCC students visited the LLCC bird banding station.