Member Spotlight – Lincoln Land Community College

Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL |www.llcc.edu| Established 1967 | Amy Williams, NISOD Liaison

Member Spotlight Question and Answer 

When did Lincoln Land Community College become a NISOD Member?
Lincoln Land Community College became a NISOD member in 1996.

Why is Lincoln Land Community College a NISOD Member?
Being a member of NISOD provides LLCC with valuable professional development, networking, and recognition opportunities for our faculty, staff, and administrators. Student success is central to our teaching, learning, and leadership, and NISOD helps connect us with quality programs and resources.

Which NISOD benefits does Lincoln Land Community College use the most and how?
NISOD’s flagship publication Innovation Abstracts provides academic and instructional ideas and strategies, making it an appreciated resource that is regularly shared with LLCC faculty and academic staff. The college also recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with the NISOD Excellence Awards at NISOD’s annual conference, an event that fosters networking, professional development, and the exchange of innovative ideas.

Interesting News Happening at LLCC

LLCC Provides Relief to Small Businesses
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Lincoln Land Community College is providing relief to small local businesses with an emergency loan fund.

New Workforce Initiative Opens Doors for LLCC Students
LLCC was awarded a $1 million grant in September to establish the Open Door Workforce Equity Initiative. This initiative provides minority and low income individuals career training that leads to employment locally in less than a year. Eligible students began in January and received free tuition, a stipend, transportation, and child care assistance

Agriculture Center a ‘Showpiece’ for LLCC Campus
To support the growth of LLCC’s agricultural program and to honor the intent of the $18 million Charles and Irene Kreher Charitable Trust announced in 2018, the college is constructing a new agriculture facility. Groundbreaking for the Kreher Center for Agriculture took place September 19, 2019, and doors are expected to open in the spring semester of 2021. This cutting-edge facility will feature state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, student gathering spaces and a spacious, glassed-in exposition area for agricultural simulators.

Every month, NISOD turns the spotlight on the effective ways member colleges use NISOD benefits. These member colleges exemplify NISOD’s mission of improving teaching, learning, and leadership, with the ultimate goal being to increase student success.