News Archive - 2023

December

• Illinois CDB to hold contractor information center at IVCC
• Decennial Committee meeting report
• December 2023 Board Report
• College readiness program set for January session
• IVCC extends tuition deadline
• Board of Trustees advance
• Decennial committee to meet
• IVCC stages holiday revue next weekend
• IVCC prepared for parking lot closures, winter break
• Coffee with a Counselor resumes at Ottawa Center
• Planning Committee to meet
• Closed Session Minutes Committee to meet

November

• Music ensembles bring holiday cheer to stage next week
• Choir among those showcased at Two-Year College Festival in February
• CAD lab equipped with new computers
• IVCC student to study abroad in Spain next semester
• IVCC Ottawa Campus closing early due to network outage
• IVCC welcomes prospective welding students to info session next month
• IVCC campus closed for Thanksgiving
• Knipper named Illinois Valley Community College Foundation 21st Century Scholar
• Nursing information session on Wednesday
• Business and Finance Department receives A+ for financial reporting
• County ARPA scholarship available to IVCC students
• Board Audit/Finance Committee to meet
• November Board of Trustees meeting advance
• 2nd Agriculture Job and Internship Fair set Thursday at IVCC
• Visit from Chief White Winnebago commemorates heritage month at IVCC

October

• New ECE Lab open for tours during Explore IVCC next week
• Class in healthful breathing techniques
• Food sanitation course set at Ottawa Center
• Dutch educators sample college, culture through IVCC exchange program
• Nursing program's accreditation extended
• Scholarships awarded to 252 students
• Discover Manufacturing Expo for high school students
• Summer welding camp for youth featured in national magazine
• 'Terror in the Aisles' presented Oct. 28
• IVCC hosts October blood drive
• IVCC names new Foundation Executive Director
• IVCC creates office professionals degree path
• Board of Trustees planning committee meets
• Scheri IVAC award
• Agriculture program sets open house
• Paramedics
• IVCC hosts transfer events this month
• Fall yoga classes begin at Nell's Woodland
• IVCC celebrates Day of the Dead

September

• IVCC Jazz, Wind ensembles perform Oct. 3 and 6
• Ag Field Day introduces drone technology
• Eleventh president installed during investiture ceremony
• New software to improve access to resources
• September 2023 Board Report
• Neighboring colleges discuss sharing resources
• IVCC students earn LaMoille scholarships
• Hispanic Heritage Month commemoration begins Friday at IVCC
• Board of trustees to meet Sept. 14
• Decennial committee to convene Sept. 14
• One Book One College launches fourth year by planting a garden
• Cyber safety course
• Scholarships offered to licensed massage therapists for IVCC refresher courses
• Golf team delivers first win with new coach

August

• Ottawa Center Classes Canceled Tuesday Afternoon 8/29
• August 2023 Board Report
• Experiments and experiences part of Science FUNdamentals
• Amended IVCC Board of Trustees Meeting Time Aug. 17
• YMCA child care service resumes on IVCC campus this fall
• Board of Trustees Meet Aug. 17
• IVCC Opens to the Public at 10 a.m. on Monday
• 2023-2024 Women's Basketball Season Update
• IVCC Has Openings in Psychology, Philosophy and Speech
• Private Music Lessons and Music Theory
• IVCC Adds Three Classes to the Ottawa Center Campus Aug. 16
• Criminal Justice Classes
• Express Registration Aug. 10

July

• Food pantry relocate and name change
• LPN Pinning Ceremony
• Ottawa Center Hosts Coffee with a Counselor
• Classes for Education Majors
• Get Set for Success College Readiness Program
• ICCB offering free GED testing opportunities
• Business Classes Offered at IVCC the Fall
• Board of Trustees Announces Public Hearing for Tentative FY 24 Budget
• Board Retreat on July 21
• IVCC July Board Story
• Fall Classes are available for those considering a medical career at IVCC
• Real Estate Broker Pre-License Class
• Introductory CAD Classes this Fall
• ECACE Scholarships
• Board of Trustees to Meet in July
• Board Audit Finance Committee to meet in July
• GED and ESL Registration
• Explore IVCC on July 11
• Ottawa Center Offers Food Safety Sanitation
• July Summer Camps in Oglesby
• Camp Kindness

June

• Sound Healing Introductory Class at Nell's Woodland
• Board of Trustees Gift a Bench in Honor of Dr. Jerry Corcoran's Retirement
• Intergenerational Meditation Retreat Series at Nell's Woodland
• IVCC Will Close the Main Campus on Saturday, June 24 due to Water Line Repairs
• Coping With Job Loss June 27
• IVCC Closed for Juneteenth
• Special Board Meeting June 21
• Summer Retreat Camp for Youth at Nell's Woodland
• IVCC Partners with Nell's Woodland for Young At Heart Retreat for Adults
• June 2023 Board Report
• IVCC Announces Spring Graduates
• IVCC and ROE offer grant opportunities for health care programs
• IVCC Announces Spring Presidential Honors
• IVCC Announces Spring Academic Honors
• Students Study Abroad
• IVCC Offers Mindset Matters for Athletes
• June 8  Board Meeting  Agenda

May

• IVCC Students Study Abroad
• IVCC and Marquette Academy Graduation
• IVCC offers Get Set for College Success
• IVCC Receives Contribution from Black Bros. Co.
• IVCC Offers Food Service Sanitation
• DePue native Franco creates IVCC scholarship
• Summer Course Openings
• Teen Career Exploration Camp
• IVCC to offer Cyber Safety Awareness
• O'Connor's create automotive scholarship
• President Corcoran Delivers IVCC Commencement Keynote
• Ed'Venture Camp
• May 2023 Board Report
• IVCC Adult Education Recognition Ceremony May 17
• IVCC to offer Automotive Air Conditioning and Heating
• IVCC to livestream commencement ceremony
• May Board Announcement
• Dr. Kishore endows IVCC healthcare scholarships
• IVCC hosts annual employee recognition event
• Don Fike nominated for state alumni award

April

• IV Leader wins 16 awards at state journalism conference
• Corcoran to keynote IVCC commencement
• 2023 Board Organization Report
• IVCC alum Klein nominated for state award
• IVCC choir concert May 1
• Student art show begins Monday
• IVCC board organizational meeting April 25
• Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo concert May 2
• Wind Ensemble concert May 4
• VanNielen wins support staff award
• Hermes wins part-time teaching award
• IVCC hosts Health Fair on April 20
• IVCC hosts Scifest Friday
• Hickory Wind commits to IVCC scholarships when commercial operations begin
• Carus LLC creates scholarships for STEM and technical careers
• April 2023 Board Report
• Student voters select sophomore SGA officers
• MIMIC Fair at IVCC April 19
• Scholarship created in memory of Gail Grabowski
• Johnson wins Charry teaching excellence award
• Academic honors students
• IVCC stages musical 'The Prom' April 13-23
• Ag open house April 25

March

• Board planning committee to meet March 30
• Free events for Women's History Month
• IVCC hosts Jonah Mixon-Webster on April 5
• IVCC hosts Syrian Art Exhibit
• IVCC offers Beginning Swing Dance classes
• March 2023 Board Report
• IVCC financial report earns GFOA recognition
• Over 300 students attend building trades fair at IVCC
• IVCC artists compete at NIU
• Advanced Cannabis Production course proves popular
• Welding competition April 1 at IVCC
• G.I.T. Improv to perform at IVCC March 17

February

• IVCC hosts leadership workshop this March
• IVCC board candidates' forum March 22
• Free IVCC Wind Ensemble concert March 2
• Feb. 22 Edible Car Contest seeks racers
• 'One Book' discussion of Maid begins Wednesday at noon
• February 2023 Board Report
• Tonight's basketball games cancelled
• Donation made to IVCC ag in memory of Bud and Marge Wiesbrock
• IVCC hosts regional Academic Challenge
• Audit finance committee to meet Feb. 9
• IVCC scholarship application deadline is Feb. 9
• Auditions Monday and Tuesday for hit musical 'The Prom'

January

• Private pilot ground training course begins Feb. 9
• IVCC expands enrichment course offerings
• Gerrard Fine Arts Scholarship created
• Paul Simon Essay Contest open for submissions
• Fall 2022 Presidential Honors
• Fall 2022 Academic Honors
• Water and wastewater classes begin soon
• Beginning CAD course starts Feb. 6
• Softball clinic Feb. 18-19
• IVCC offers late-start and second 8-week classes
• January 2023 Board Report
• Ag Job and Internship Fair Jan. 26
• IVCC choir seeks singers