Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:07 PM CDT
LLC leaders raise awareness to combat swine flu threat
By HERB MEEKER, Staff Writer
hmeeker@jg-tc.com
EFFINGHAM — Lake Land College officials are working to ensure the threat of flu does not shut down the campus this fall.
Education to help prevent the spread of H1N1 flu, and vaccinations in cooperation with health departments, are two strategies. The flu strain, commonly known as swine flu, has been identified as a health risk on college campuses across the country.
“We are doing as much as possible to inform our students as much as we can,” said Sharon Uphoff, Lake Land College nurse, during the LLC board of trustees meeting Monday night.
Two main points of advice are washing hands to prevent spread of the virus and staying home when sick with the flu. Uphoff said the college is considering temporary changes to the attendance policy to help students avoid unexcused absences. The college has posted information on its Web site to help the college community as well.
Vaccinations will be arranged with the Coles County Health Department in coming weeks when the vaccine is available in Illinois, Uphoff said. These will be available at low cost to students and college employees, she added.
In other items discussed Monday, the college has received $350,948 in grants for helping with adult and family literacy education, Pathways alternative education, tobacco-free education and assistance with purchasing radio equipment for the campus radio station.
The board also approved contracts for education programs at the Lawrence County and Robinson correctional centers, which were previously covered by the Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District. The two contracts, worth $608,000, would generate $23,179 in income for Lake Land. The college recently had a trade-off on Danville Correctional Center for the Hill center. The college will administer education at 10 correctional centers.
In other fiscal business, the board voted to continue the Lake Land College Foundation tax levy for another year at a rate of 25.13 cents per $100 equalized assessed valuation (EAV) for the 2009 tax year. This is an increase of 7.13 cents from last year. The college has been assessing this levy since 1989 and has authority to do so under House Bill 1484.
A contract for printing 2010 LLC class schedules was awarded to Warner Offset of Elgin for $38,872. The other bids from nine other companies ranged from $42,260 to $72,726.
Also, trustees learned, the college Commercial Driver License program received a semi-truck cab from Veolia Environmental Services. Jim Hull, vice president for academic services, said the renewed program has 40 participants for the semester and gained $161,000 in revenue.
Contact Herb Meeker at hmeeker@jg-tc.com or 238-6869.
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Gerald49 wrote on Sep 16, 2009 7:47 AM: