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Main menu Skip to content Birthdays Calendar In The News Quality Council News Submit an Article KUDOS Nomination Archives Search for: 04.30.20 FY2021 planning and budget requests due tomorrow As a reminder, the due date for submitting your FY2021 Planning and Budget requests is tomorrow, May 1, 2020. Please see the March 16 LincIn article for more information on the planning process. Posted in Finance | 04.30.20 Webinar series on Universal Design for Learning The Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support at Illinois State University’s College of Education is hosting a four-part webinar series on Universal Design for Learning. Detailed information on the webinar series can be found below, as well as information on how to register. Registration is free and open to all Illinois educators. May 6 — Webinar 1: Introduction to UDL Participants will understand the UDL Core Concepts — the theory and research behind this instructional frame. May 8 — Webinar 2: UDL in Practice Participants will learn how to design using a UDL lens and the UDL Guidelines. They will also practice identifying UDL in Practice. May 13 — Webinar 3: UDL in a Virtual Platform Participants will learn how to leverage UDL to create flexible remote lessons. May 15 — Webinar 4: UDL in CTE Participants will discuss instructional design particular to CTE and how UDL can inform some of these designs. Each webinar has a separate registration form, will start at 1 p.m. and will be recorded. Recordings and materials from each webinar can be found on the ICSPS website . Posted in Academic Innovation & eLearning | Tagged workshops | 04.30.20 Creativity in remote learning “We’ve all done what we do best, which is coloring outside the lines,” says Laura Anderson , assistant professor of art, in this video, “Creativity in remote learning.” Posted in Arts and Communication | 04.30.20 Nominate a colleague for KUDOS In these extraordinary times, many people are stepping up and going above and beyond. Know of someone doing just that? Nominate them for a KUDOS award! Key or Unique Demonstrations of Outstanding Service award nominations are open through May 6. Nominate a deserving colleague by filling out the online submission form . Please use the Chrome or Firefox browser when completing this form. The KUDOS awards will be announced Friday, May 15. The KUDOS awards are an informal way to recognize the special contributions — small and large — made by faculty and staff that create the positive environment that is LLCC. Brighten someone’s day. Say, “Thank you! Great job!” by nominating that person for a KUDOS award! Posted in PRM | Tagged KUDOS | 04.30.20 April phone directory addendum View the April addendum for recent phone directory updates: Monthly Phone Directory Addendum April 2020 PDF . Posted in PRM | Tagged phone directory | 04.29.20 Annual open enrollment process for all benefit options The annual open enrollment process for all benefit options begins on Monday, May 4 and ends Thursday, June 4. Please thoroughly review the benefit guide HR emailed yesterday. It provides an overview of provided benefits, including information about the health and dental insurance premiums and coverage for the plan year beginning July 1, 2020. You may also view this short benefit summary video . Open enrollment offers the opportunity to make changes to all benefit options, including, Voluntary Life and AD& D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Cancer and Critical Illness Benefit and Accident Benefit. Open Enrollment Process The open enrollment process will be conducted entirely online. On Monday, May 4, you will receive an email with the subject line: “You need to complete your FY21 open enrollment checklist.” The email will contain a link to access your open enrollment tasks. You will use your LLCC login credentials to access the system. You will be immediately taken to the My Tasks page, which will list all of the items you must complete. If you are not immediately taken to the My Tasks page, click on the three dots in the upper left-hand corner of the page and select Employee Records. Please view each item and complete according to the instructions by no later than Thursday, June 4, 2020. To aid you in completing this process, we will be mailing a benefit statement to your home this week, which will list what your current coverage is for all options. If you have trouble with the online process, we are happy to assist you via a Microsoft Teams meeting. Benefit Information For plan year 2021, there are no changes to any plans with a minor exception for the High Deductible Plan. The individual deductible for the High Deductible Plan was increased from $2,750 to $2,800 in order to meet IRS guidelines for qualified high deductible plans. View more detailed information regarding benefit options . You will find detailed information including: Schedule of benefits for Open Access and High Deductible Plans Schedule of benefits for vision Schedule of benefits for dental Non-discrimination notice for your dental benefit FAQs for the High Deductible Plan and Health Savings Accounts Information about Allied Benefit Systems and our network, HealthLink Information about DirectPath, a health plan advocacy and healthcare cost transparency tool Important notices about insurance IRS documents on health savings accounts Affordable Care Act Summaries of Benefits and Coverage Benefit overviews for Life/AD&D, Long-Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness and Cancer Questions? If you have any questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to Nicole Ralph , Kim Elder or Kirsten Taylor . Posted in HR | 04.29.20 Phishing alert In the past few days, LLCC has received an aggressive wave of malicious cyberattacks, primarily in the form of phishing scams. Colleges across the nation have been heavily targeted by cybercriminals this month. Just last week, IVCC and Parkland fell victim of ransomware here in Illinois. Their entire computer networks are currently locked down and inaccessible. In both cases, the attacker infiltrated the network though a phishing email. A common theme for phishing scams during the current pandemic is COVID19. Some phishing emails include the subject “ Covid19 status update ,” but many variations are being circulated. Cybersecurity is the responsibility of each and all of us at LLCC, not just IT. A simple click on the wrong link can compromise your personal information and the college’s entire computer network. If you suspect phishing: STOP – Do NOT open the email. Do NOT click on any hyperlinks, and do NOT open any attachments. READ – Verify the actual email address (not just the name) of the sender. ACT – Report the message using the “Report Message” button in Outlook to report the malicious email directly to Microsoft (see below). Then delete the email. Reporting malicious and unsolicited emails makes LLCC’s email filtering system more effective. Phishing is a common identity theft method used by fraudulent parties. NEVER send your personal information including passwords, user IDs, credit card numbers or a social security number via email. Passwords should NEVER be shared with ANYONE in any form. To learn more about “phishing,” visit https://llcconline.sharepoint.com/IT/SitePages/Cybersecurity.aspx . Cybersecurity learning videos will be available soon. Please contact the IT Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns at helpme@llcc.edu or 217-786-2555 . Posted in ITS | 04.29.20 Connecting and moving forward with virtual learning From College NOW to statistics to education to music classes, LLCC faculty and students are connecting and moving forward! Photos below are of Music 102 with Jason Waddell , professor of music; Introduction to Education with Dr. Taiebeh Hosseinali , professor of teacher education; College NOW with Dr. Chris McDonald , professor of political science; and Matt Vespa , professor of mathematics, teaching statistics with a combinatio...