Laker Low Down

May 15, 2023

The next edition will be sent out on May 22, 2023.

The deadline for submissions is at noon on the Thursday prior.

There will be no Laker Low Down issued the

week of May 29.

IN THIS ISSUE:

LAKE LAND COLLEGE ANNOUNCES NEW TECH 2DAY PROGRAM

GROWTH TREE GRAPHIC POWERPOINT TEMPLATE AND OTHER RESOURCES

ANNUAL BUSINESS AND COMPUTER CONTEST

REMINDERS FROM THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE

GRANT GUIDE

COLLEGE COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FITNESS CENTER SUMMER HOURS

JOIN THE LAKER CHEER TEAM AT BUSCH STADIUM

ARTICLES OF INTEREST FROM PRESIDENT BULLOCK

LIBRARY NEWS

CLICK HERE TO TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR CAMPUS!

BENEFIT NEWSLETTER

NEOED TRAINING

CANVAS UPDATES

JOB POSTINGS

LLC TOWN SQUARE

LAKER LAUGHTER

DID YOU KNOW?

LAKE LAND COLLEGE ANNOUNCES NEW TECH 2DAY PROGRAM

A new Tech 2Day program at Lake Land College provides students with the opportunity to earn while they learn. Beginning this fall, students interested in high-demand trades and technical fields will only have to come to campus two days a week for classes.

“With Tech 2Day, students can plan out a dependable work schedule while making progress on their goal of earning a college degree,” Division Chair Technology /Electronics Engineering Instructor Micheal Beavers said.

With Tech 2Day, students will practice what they are learning in the field through internships or apprenticeships. They will also have the opportunity to earn national credentials and gain hands-on experience in Lake Land’s industry-standard labs.

Programs will take the same amount of time to complete as a traditional schedule. Options range from one-year short-term certificates to two-year associate degrees.

“This program schedule is a really good way to give students the flexibility to work and go to school at the same time,” Automotive Technology Instructor Brian Madlem said. “It’s a great opportunity to provide them with job readiness skills and things like apprenticeships and dual enrollment to help them get ahead in the workforce.”

The structure provides schedule flexibility for students who are just leaving high school as well as those who are returning to school after a period of time.

High-demand programs included in Tech 2Day are Building Construction Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, CAD – Computer Aided Design Technology, Residential Wiring, Renewable Energy Technician, Programmable Logic Controllers, Electronics Engineering Technology, Mechanical-Electrical Technology, Robotic & CIM Automation, Industrial Maintenance, and Automotive Technology.

Those who are interested in taking advantage of Tech 2Day can visit lakelandcollege.edu/tech2day or contact Beavers at [email protected] or 217-234-5341.

GROWTH TREE GRAPHIC POWERPOINT TEMPLATE AND OTHER RESOURCES

Thank you to staff with MPR for creating a variety of PowerPoint templates that display the College’s new Growth Tree Graphic that fosters awareness of our mission, vision and values. The templates are posted in the shared drive at: S:\Mission Vision and Values. MPR has also provided numerous other graphics of the Growth Tree that are also located at S:\Mission Vision and Values. A new email template including the tree and accessibility standards will be shared in the near future. Thank you for your collective support as we strive to live out our values of caring, communication, excellence, innovation and teamship to achieve our vision of engaging minds, changing lives through the power of learning.

ANNUAL BUSINESS AND COMPUTER CONTEST

Monticello High School placed first in the team event at the annual Business and Computer Contest sponsored by the Lake Land College Business Division and Club IT. Other high schools participating in the event were Brownstown High School, Centralia High School, Charleston High School, Fairfield Community High School, Flora High School, Monticello High School, Mt. Zion High School, Paris High School, Robinson High School, Shelbyville High School, Shiloh High School, St. Elmo High School and Teutopolis High School

“It was incredible to have high school students participating in individual and team events," said Tynia Kessler, business division chair. "We enjoy seeing and visiting with area business teachers and interacting with talented students. It’s a great opportunity for students to showcase their business and computer skills.”

Students from area high schools competed in the following categories: Accounting, General Business and Current Events, MOS Word, MOS PowerPoint, MOS Excel, and IT Problem Solving Challenges. Depending on the category, students either completed a written test or a hands-on test on the computer. First place winners of each contest received a 3-credit-hour tuition waiver from Lake Land College.

The winners are as follows:

·      Accounting: Jamie Fyke, Mt. Zion High School

·      General Business and Current Events: Chase Cline, Fairfield Community High School

·      MOS Word: Aiden Hardy, Shelbyville High School

·      MOS PowerPoint: Lilah Bonny, Shelbyville High School

·      MOS Excel: Kennedy Crays, Flora High School

·      IT Problem Solving Challenges: Isaac Gardner, Monticello High School

For more information, contact Kessler at 217-234-5348 or by email at [email protected].

REMINDERS FROM THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE

The end of the Fiscal year is quickly approaching so wanted to share some important dates with you.

1. The last day to enter requisitions for FY2023 expenses is Thursday, June 1, 2023. Please make sure everything is entered no later than 5:00 pm that day.

2. The last day to use your college credit card for FY2023 expenses will be Thursday, June 22, 2023.

GRANT GUIDE

The Lake Land College Grants Office is happy to present a Grant Guide to the Campus community. This guide was created to help faculty, staff and administration with questions you may have about pursuing grants, the responsibilities and the campus offices that work together to facilitate successful grants, and lots of other good information pertaining to grants.

Check out the guide at https://www.lakelandcollege.edu/grants-office/.

If you have questions, reach out to Beth Craig ([email protected]).

We look forward to working with you on future grants!

COLLEGE COMMITTEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Read all about the college committee accomplishments here!

FITNESS CENTER SUMMER HOURS

May 15 - August 20

Monday – Thursday

7 a.m.-5 p.m.

JOIN THE LAKER CHEER TEAM AT BUSCH STADIUM

When: Monday June 12th

Where: Busch Stadium

Gametime: 6:45 p.m.

Tickets are in section 167 and 165, valued at $44 each. The Lake Land Cheer team is selling the tickets for only $25 each!!!

Join the nationally ranked cheer team prior to the game for a pre-game performance!

See any cheer member to purchase your tickets or contact Coach Haili. Cash or checks accepted, payable to LLC Cheer.

ARTICLES OF INTEREST FROM PRESIDENT BULLOCK

o  https://news.gallup.com/poll/505727/americans-value-college-education-despite-barriers.aspx

o  https://www.highereddive.com/news/ransomware-threat-colleges-grows-sophos/649976/

o  https://www.chronicle.com/article/im-a-student-you-have-no-idea-how-much-were-using-chatgpt

LIBRARY NEWS

· If students rented a laptop, Chromebook, graphing calculator or MiFi from the Library, they need to return it to the Learning Resource Center (Library) on campus. The deadline to return these items is Monday, May 15. If they registered for summer session, they can stop in, call the Library at 217-234-5367, or email [email protected] to renew their equipment for summer semester.



·  Don’t forget to stock up on summer reading at the Library! Come see what’s new in the New Arrivals section, and don’t forget to browse the Fiction, Juvenile, and Stacks sections for titles you may have missed. 

CLICK HERE TO TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF OUR CAMPUS!



BENEFIT NEWSLETTER

Missed your monthly Benefit Newsletter or want to view a previous Benefit Newsletter? 

Previous Benefit News You Can Use Newsletters will be viewable on the S Drive at; 

S:\Human Resources\Benefits\Benefit Newsletter

NEOED TRAINING

CANVAS UPDATES

The next scheduled release will be May 20, 2023. You can see the latest release notes at the links below.

·     Canvas Release Notes – via Canvas Community

·     Canvas Release Notes – via Canvas tutorial site and filtered for Lake Land College

Assignment Enhancements is Here!

Enhancements has been turned on for all courses! This will change the student submission process for assignments in Canvas with a one exception. Currently, external (Hypothesis, Niche Academy, or TurnItIn) assignments will display old student submission interface. This update does not affect teacher view. See the link below for the latest updates, FAQs and preview of the new student view.

·     Assignment Enhancements Update

New Student Laker Technology Training Course

The Student Canvas Training has been updated and is now called Student Laker Technology Training. Students can enroll in the course from the help menu in Canvas. This site is updated with Canvas guides including ones that reference the new student assignment submission process and includes information about Laker Hub, Laker Mail and accessing VM computers.

Canvas Tip of the Week

Rich Content Editor, Drag and Drop or Paste Multiple Files - In the Rich Content Editor, users can drag and drop or paste multiple files. See the following guides for details.

·     How do I upload and embed an image in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?

·     How do I upload a document in the Rich Content Editor as an instructor?

Need Help with Canvas or Teaching and Learning?

Please contact Academic Operations Staff.

Susan Nugent

Online Support & Instructional Technology Specialist

217-234-5571

[email protected]

Office: WEBB HALL - 25

Jessica Wohlschlaeger

Instructional Designer

217-234-5273

[email protected]

Office: WEBB HALL - 24

LAKER LAUGHTER

What’s a scarecrow’s favorite fruit? Strawberries!

DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know that the College will begin summer hours this week and will be closed on Fridays through August 11?

If you would like to submit a “Did You Know?” or any other article of information pertaining to Lake Land College, please type it into the body of an email and send it to: [email protected].