News Archive - 2024

December

• Spring musical auditions set
• Kuhar family establishes nursing scholarship
• December Board Report: first class completes IVCC Surgical Technician program
• Winter Break Closures Announced
• December IVCC Board meeting and committee meeting
• President’s gesture ‘spoke of hope’ as IVCC champions graduate in health struggle
• IVAC recognizes IVCC leaders for regional contributions
• New payment plan would defer first payment as IVCC tuition deadline nears

November

• Music ensembles to perform in separate concerts
• Art Club to host first art sale
• Fundraising campaign proves why every donation matters
• Dental clinics resume in January
• Thanksgiving holiday closure
• Grant programs impact local college students
• November Board report
• Inaugural Eagles Run race draws young athletes
• LPN-RN bridge program streamlines nursing path
• Women's basketball game postponed
• IVCC Open House set Nov. 20
• Ottawa young executives establish mentorship program for IVCC students
• Lottery to determine IVCC election ballot placement
• Native American speaker returns to IVCC with presentation during Native American Heritage Month
• Diversity presentation set for Nov. 21
• November IVCC Board meeting advance
• Dutch educators visit IVCC for two weeks
• Weekend women's Basketball game postponed
• USDA Rural Development reps visit IVCC distance learning hub
• Board candidate petitions due next week
• Board Audit Committee to meet Tuesday
• Continuing Education offers into to curling sport
• Flag-raising ceremony Friday; Veterans Day closure announced
• Fall musical 'Forever Plaid' features 4-part harmonies and hilarity
• Welding registration sessions set at IVCC

October

• Cross Country Team to host new fall race
• Election Day closure notice from IVCC
• Perfectly Flawed Foundation to present during IVCC Wellness Week
• Spring Registration opens next week
• Expo at IVCC to showcase homelessness and its solutions
• Blood drive next week
• Summer graduates announced
• IVCC nursing graduate honors instructor with Teacher of the Year nomination
• 2024 Discover Manufacturing Expo
• 2 events in November showcase IVCC agriculture and Illinois Valley opportunities
• IVCC’s Escatel: role model, advocate for Illinois Valley immigrants
• IVCC to stage annual Terror in the Aisles
• October Board of Trustees Report
• Board retreat scheduled next week
• Trip to North Shore and Holocaust Museum
• 21st Century Scholar named
• New IVCC-LPO Hall of Fame inductees to be recognized Saturday
• Board of Trustees monthly meeting this week

September

• Friday closure for professional development day on campus
• College & Career Night set Oct. 9
• IVCC prepares to present Day of the Dead display
• Panel of young professional alums lead IVCC in celebrating, exploring Hispanic heritage
• IVCC revises nursing admissions policy to include prior work experience, education
• Jazz, Wind Ensembles to perform next week
• Best-selling neurodiversity author to champion inclusion and innovation in upcoming LaSalle keynote
• Voting process presentation on Monday
• Bus trip scheduled to Wisconsin wildlife refuge
• Theater costume sale continues this weekend
• September IVCC Board of Trustees Report
• IVCC names new marketing & communications director
• September Board of Trustees advance
• Scholarship recipients recognized
• IVCC Cybersecurity Camp Featured on CBS News

August

• Continuing Education programs can map your next adventure
• Theater costume sale set
• Auditions set for IVCC fall musical
• Labor Day closure
• IVCC soccer games postponed due to heat
• Athletes named to NJCAA All-Academic Team
• Business Sponsorships help support IVCC Foundation, students
• Dental Pinning Ceremony held July 27
• Academic Honor Roll
• Spring 2024 Presidential Honor Roll
• Private Pilot Ground Training course
• August 2024 Board Report
• Board nominating petitions notice
• Aspiring welder fuses career skill, hobby in winning formula
• Choir seeks community singers; 2nd concert added to season schedule
• Board of Trustees to meet
• Black Bros. Co. donation expands IVCC manufacturing, CAD equipment
• Fall Preview to welcome students
• Archaeology field school experience a dream come true for IVCC student
• Archaeology professor joins professional digs in Britain, Michigan
• Free FAFSA Completion workshops next week

July

• AI and cybersecurity summer camp set at IVCC
• Nursing graduates receive their pins
• Psychology professor returns from Netherlands exchange program
• Youth basketball camp builds skills on court and off court
• Tuition deadline nears
• July 2024 Board Report
• Board of Trustees to meet
• Campus First Responder team welcomes new coordinator

June

• Ottawa Center hosts traveling 9/11 exhibit
• History mural dedicated
• Coordinator takes part of cultural/professional exchange to Holland
• Welding registration session set
• Explore IVCC open house set July 17
• IVCC-LPO Hall of Fame nominations sought
• Audit Committee to meet
• History mural dedication ceremony set
• Scholarship created for LPO/IVCC instructor
• Get Set college readiness program
• Math teacher takes a different course in disc golf arena
• Popular career exploration summer camps
• June 2024 Board Report
• June Facilities Committee Report
• IVCC moves to summer operations schedule
• Basketball youth camp registration underway
• Colin Krug signs to IVCC tennis squad
• Students, staff study abroad this summer
• RN graduates participate in pinning ceremony
• June Board of Trustees Meeting

May

• Facilities Committee to meet Monday
• Taylor scholarships awarded to 2 IVCC students
• Adult Education graduates recognized
• Summer retreat schedule at Nell's Woodland
• Pottery class in June
• Students conduct 46th annual river testing exercise
• IVCC graduates participate in 58th annual commencement
• LaSalle's Fesperman receives IVCC campus/community service award
• Pistol Shrimp theme night honors IVCC at 100 years
• Athletes recognized for academic excellence
• Fike family establishes scholarship fund
• Enrollment underway for IVCC summer youth camps
• IVCC softball wins Conference recognition
• EMS trainees receive a special token at graduation
• Board of Trustees Report for May
• SIU Carbondale inks agreement to improve access for Illinois Valley Community College students
• Students create cultural mural
• Welding grad undergoes commercial diving training
• Ottawa author keynote speaker for 58th IVCC commencement
• Board of Trustees to meet
• Makenzie Eichelkraut signs with Lady Eagles Tennis
• Foundation fundraising campaign underway
• Pistol Shrimp theme night honors IVCC's 100th

April

• DEI Essay winner announced
• Sports Cancellation
• Spring music concerts next week
• Blood Drive set next week
• Winners announced in IVCC's 2nd annual Welding Competition
• IVCC hires Montana educator for vice president role
• Spring Art Show Winners
• Today's softball game rescheduled
• Garden tour to follow pollinator presentation
• 2 IVCC alums work to bring college history mural to life
• IVCC baseball game cancelled today
• Today's IVCC softball game cancelled
• Annual IVCC SciFest sparks curiosity, participation
• Young professionals to offer career guidebook to IVCC students
• April 2024 IVCC Board of Trustees Report
• 29th annual MIMIC fair at IVCC showcases student product designs
• Scholars honored at annual ceremony
• 'Tootsie' brings fan favorites back to IVCC stage
• Board of Trustees to meet
• Blood drive set for Friday; 2nd drive later this month
• Spring Art Show underway
• Irwin named 2024 Coca-Cola Scholar
• Farm Bureau donates to IVCC food pantry
• Connie Dzierzynski Skerston Memorial Award winner
• Outstanding part time faculty award
• Stephen Charry award
• Rain forces IVCC game cancellations
• 2nd info/registration session for IVCC welding program offered

March

• Community College Month declaration invites experiences, stories
• Softball cancellation
• IVCC to stage "Tootsie -- The Comedy Musical" in April
• New IVCC partnership opens opportunities for nature courses
• Ottawa Center registration times set
• FAFSA workshop next week
• Softball game rescheduled for Wednesday
• IDEA CAD state qualifiers announced from IVCC regionals
• Open house showcases campus
• IVCC's Herman named Arrowhead Conference coach of the year
• IVCC uses new system for registration, payment processes
• March 2024 Board Report
• Student pens winning Paul Simon Essay
• Decennial Committee submits final report
• IVCC hurler to play with IV Pistol Shrimp this summer
• 2 travel adventures in March and April
• Spring into swing dance and photography in IVCC's continuing education courses
• Board Decennial Committee to meet Thursday
• Board of Trustees to meet Thursday
• Spring Break
• Explore open house set March 20
• Literary/art journal relaunched this year
• IVCC releases annual financial report
• 2nd IVCC welding competition set

February

• Edible Car Contest delights Illinois Valley students
• IVCC traces its own history for Women's History Month
• Women's History Month with presentations
• Ensembles perform in concert next week
• Welding information sessions set
• Softball Clinic
• 2024 Jr High Band Festival at IVCC
• IVCC campus closed Monday for Presidents' Day
• SAT-prep class offered at IVCC
• Gearing up for 2024 Edible Car Contest
• 5 IVCC faculty awarded tenure
• Wildlife photography class set Friday
• New IVCC dental hygiene program accepting applications
• Marc Lowe IVCC's new women's BKB head coach
• February 2024 Board Report
• Board Audit Committee Report February
• Winter Retreat classes at Nell's Woodland
• Auditions next week for IVCC Spring Production
• Academic Challenge competition 2024
• Audit Committee to meet
• Board of Trustees February meeting
• IVCC commemorates Black History Month in February

January

• IVCC seeks submissions thanking teachers, staffers
• Academic Honors list
• Presidential Honors list
• Nearly 200 students earn degrees, certificates at IVCC in FA 2023
• One Book One College announces spring events
• Register now for IVCC late-start and second 8-week courses
• Pasieka family endows agriculture scholarship
• Submissions accepted for IVCC's annual DEI writing contest
• Free dental clinics begin this week
• Submission period for IVCC Paul Simon Essay opens
• Choir calls for community to join
• First IVCC blood drive of the year set Jan. 31
• 11 a.m. start due to weather
• Lifelong learning virtual classes offered on several topics
• Private Pilot Ground Training course
• Closed today, Monday Jan. 22
• Collecting LPO-IVCC memories for centennial celebration
• January 2024 Board Report
• New organization for neurodiverse students
• 25th annual IVCC softball clinic scheduled next month
• IVCC Board of Trustees monthly meeting Thursday
• IVCC closed Tuesday due to extreme cold
• IVCC Saturday events, classes canceled
• IVCC closed today due to snow storm
• Real estate course scheduled
• Foundation Scholarships available; application deadline approaching
• Accepting applications for nursing bridge program
• IVCC closed Tuesday due to snowstorm
• IVCC late start Wednesday for in-service