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THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY Volume 10, Issue 4 October 14, 2015
WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE AN ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Basketball Teams Set to Kick Off Season Calendar of
Events:
October 14—Diesel Day; AA
Building
October 15—The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Earthquake
Drill
October 20—Meet the Warri-ors/Lady Warriors Preview
Night; Spencer Sports Center
October 23-25—Luxury Cruise;
Brubeck Theatre
October 24—Fabulous Fall
Follies; Small World
October 29—Oktoberfest/
Zombie Run
October 30—Lady Warriors vs. Parkland College, 7:00 p.m.;
Spencer Sports Center
October 31—Lady Warriors vs. Three Rivers Community Col-lege, 3:00 p.m., Spencer
Sports Center
October 31—Warriors vs. Eliz-abethtown Community Col-lege, 5:00 p.m., Spencer
Sports Center
November 2—Pre-Registration Spring 2016 for Currently En-
rolled Students
November 9—Open Registra-tion Spring 2016 for New Stu-
dents
November 18—Valley Day
The Wabash Valley College bas-
ketball teams are ready to kick
off the 2015-16 season, with the
opening home game for the Lady
Warriors set for October 30 ver-
sus the opposing Parkland Col-
lege.
Commenting on the upcoming
season, the Lady
Warriors Head Bas-
ketball Coach, Zach
Loll, stated, “The
Lady Warriors will
have a number of
new faces on the
roster for the 2015-
16 season. The
team has worked
hard in the pre-
season and is excit-
ed to begin prac-
tice. The Lady War-
riors finished the
2014-15 season
with a record of 28-
7, along with the outstanding
record the team repeated as the
GRAC Champions, winning the
Region 24 Championship, and
advancing to the NJCAA Nation-
al Tournament. At the National
Tournament, the team won their
first game before being eliminat-
ed by New Mexico JC. This was
the first time since 2003 the Lady
Warriors had been to the Nation-
al Tournament.
The returnees will need to dis-
play leadership in assisting the
newcomers to the “WVC
Way.” The “WVC Way” includes
success in the classroom, as
evidenced by the 2014-15 team
earning recognition as both a
NJCAA Academic All-American
Team and WBCA Academic All-
American Team. The team is
also learning the importance of
team chemistry, taking care of
the details, and the process it
takes to have success one day
at a time.
We continue to emphasize the
importance of being unselfish
and being not just a good team-
mate, but a great team-
mate. This attitude of serving
others is an attribute that will
last long past their days at
WVC.”
The Warriors open the season
at home versus the opposing
Elizabethtown Community Col-
lege on October 31 beginning at
5:00 p.m. Head Coach for the
Warriors, Mike Carpenter,
shares his excitement for the
upcoming season, commenting,
“Basketball season is almost
here, and we couldn’t be more
excited. We have one returnee
from last season, Brandon
Wolfe, from Casey, Illinois.
Brandon is on track to become
just the third Academic All-
American for the basketball
team in school history. Jaylen
Beckham transferred to WVC
from Samford University, and
should be one of
the top players in
Region 24 this
season.
We have 17 play-
ers on the team
this year, and our
freshman class is a
hard-working, high-
character group of
kids. A couple of
local players to
keep an eye on are
Levi Laws from Mt.
Carmel and Con-
ner Sevier from
Wood Memorial. Levi is second
all-time in the State of Illinois in
assists.
We played in the tip-off Jambo-
ree last weekend in Danville
and came away with 3 wins and
0 losses. Our guys are doing a
great job of taking care of their
academics, as well as working
hard on the court.
We appreciate the ongoing
support of our community and
look forward to seeing you in
the stands this season!”
TRIO Student Support Services Take Trip to Chicago
WVC Installs New Wayfinding Signage
Wabash Valley College is begin-
ning to install a comprehensive
wayfinding signage system on
its campus. The first sign as
part of the signage system has
been placed outside of the Da-
vid L. Hart Student Center along
Oak Street.
The project was spurred by the
need to create more visible sign-
age and wayfinding tools for
students and the public on
WVC’s campus. The yearly
Student Satisfaction Survey
revealed dissatisfaction among
students with the lack of internal
and external wayfinding signage
on campus.
The College established a
Signage Committee to survey
existing campus signage and
work to develop wayfinding
concepts for college person-
nel to review. The Committee
worked with APCO Graphics
to develop the David L. Hart
Student Center sign and has
future plans to implement
exterior signage for Main Hall,
Science Building, and the
Applied Arts Building, in addi-
tion to an exterior campus
map. Members of the Sign-
age Committee include Presi-
dent Matt Fowler, Katie Hin-
derliter, Andrea Loll, Trina
Dunkel and Jerry Bayne.
On Saturday, September 27,
the Wabash Valley College
TRIO Student Support Ser-
vices students,
along with 38
TRIO SSS stu-
dents throughout
the IECC District,
enjoyed a trip to
Chicago for their
2015 Fall Cultural
Trip. The Chicago
Navy Pier hosts a
national college
fair each year
which offers the
TRIO SSS stu-
dents an oppor-
tunity to speak
with and get infor-
mation from over
200 universities
across the country
and around the
world. Comment-
ing on this experi-
ence, Tayna Smith, Academic
Advisor for the WVC SSS stu-
dents, said…. “One of my per-
sonal goals with my students is
to open students’ eyes and let
them feel that geography
should never be a boundary to
their future education.” At the
Navy Pier several students
took the opportunity to go up in
the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel
which was going to be closing
permanently the following day.
After the National College
Fair, the students gathered at
Millennium Park where they
were given the opportunity to
explore downtown Chicago.
Many went to the famous
sculpture, “Cloud Gate,” oth-
erwise known as “The Bean.”
Others went to Buckingham Foun-
tain, the Art Institute of Chicago,
and some of the students went
down to relax by
the lake near the
Chicago lakefront
path.
All of these oppor-
tunities are provid-
ed to the students
at no cost to them,
and are funded
through the TRIO
SSS Grant. “We
want to be able to
provide new expe-
riences to our stu-
dents, perhaps
making them to
want to be able to
do this on their
own, and thereby,
being successful
in college so they
can have a career
which will allow them the income to
go to these things on their own,”
summarized IECC Director of TRIO
Thomas “Wain” Davis.
WVC’s new exterior signage features cream beige and
bronze metallic coloring and stands 4.25’ tall.
IECC TRIO Student Support Services students take time out from their activities during their Fall Cultural
Trip to Chicago last month.
The closing session speakers each spoke about how they obtained the skills they needed at a community
college to become successful. Kent Emmons and John Short both attended WVC and Sam Brooks attended
LTC. Pictured, left to right: Kent Emmons, Sam Brooks, and John Short.
WVC Hosts IECC Professional Development Day
Approximately 280 faculty and staff
members from across the District
gathered on the campus of Wabash
Valley College for the IECC District
Professional Development Day.
Following welcome addresses by
the four campus presidents and
CEO Terry Bruce, the Workshop
began with a keynote address by
award-winning speaker and author,
Dave Caperton.
Caperton’s program focused on
“W.iC.kI.D.” Good Customer Ser-
vice, with takeaways including one
action to immediately improve trust
and engagement with customers
and co-workers and using appropri-
ate humor to disrupt stress that
undermines services.
The closing speakers, each suc-
cessful in his chosen career, em-
phasized the important role which
community college played in his
success.
Kent Emmons (WVC), is the CEO/
Founder of Emmons Media Group
and Kent Direct! International; John
Short (WVC), is a professional actor
in New York and Los Angeles; and
Sam Brooks (LTC), is the COO of
DNA Stat.
Workshop attendees were also able
to take part in a range of breakout
sessions, including “Campus Vio-
lence and Prevention” and “Making
Wellness a Way of Life.”
The set for the Wabash Valley College fall community theatre production of LUXURY
CRUISE requires several special features. The three-act comedy takes place on an
around-the-world cruise on a luxury ship. Each act is in a similarly designed luxury com-
partment but with special theme decorations. Colette Grigsby designed the set with some
influences and suggestions from Lynn Kinkade, guest director, and Jamey Walston, stage
manager. Ed Grewe (left) continues to serve as the master theatre carpenter for the
college set construction. His carpenter crew for LUXURY CRUISE includes, (left to right),
Joe Gher, John Summers, Daniel Berberich (who is also the Brubeck Arts Center house
tech), Nick Peters, and Bob Deisher.
“Luxury Cruise” Opens Next Week
in Brubeck Theatre
Dave Caperton,
“The Joy
Strategist,” speaks
to an audience of
IECC employees
during the October
6 Workshop.
Wabash Valley College and the Wabash Valley Arts Council will be taking thea-tergoers on a “Luxury Cruise” for three perfor-mances in the Brubeck Theatre, with shows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Satur-day, October 23 and 24, and a 1:30 matinee on Sun-day, October 25. The entire action takes place in three suites on a luxury cruise liner, the SS Andrea del Sarto, on a round-the-world cruise. Each of the three acts takes one pair through the world cruise and tells their story. One is comedy, one more serious, and one farce. Each episode is interwoven through the others, which affords excellent acting opportunities for the entire cast. The Play tells the stories of two antiquated ladies on their first trip, of a married couple who know the husband is about to die,
and of a flashy bride who won the trip and is determined to bring culture to her husband who is only interested in test-ing his poker ability with his fellow passengers. Cast members appearing in this evening of “first-rate thea-tre” include: Louise Acree-Verla Simpkins, Elizabeth Anne Pearson-Cissie Simp-kins, Abi Anderson-Louisa, Joe Thompson-Arturo, Janet Anderson-Lillian Gregory, Chuck Johnson-Drew Watson, Colette Grigsby-Fran Watson, Bill Easton-Hamilton Foote, Patti Hanzel-Corinne Foote. Tickets are $6 and are availa-ble by calling 618-263-5124 or by email, [email protected]. Patron Passes will be hon-ored.
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges reserves the right to change, without notice, any of the material, information, requirements or regulations published in this newsletter. IECC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, reli-
gion, gender, age, disability, national origin, or veteran status. IECC adheres to the Federal Regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and
offers appropriate services or activities with reasonable accommodations to any qualified disabled individual upon request. IECC’s Board of Trustees has
adopted the Substance Abuse policy. Students and employees involved in substance abuse, within the college environment, are subject to disciplinary
action.