Briefs
Jan 26, 2006 — #6
Deadline to Apply for Graduation Approaching
Students must apply for May graduation on or before
Wednesday, Feb. 1. If a student wants to earn a degree or certificate in May,
the student must complete the graduation application form. Graduation
application forms can be picked up in the Admissions and Records Office and must
be turned in to the Cashier with the graduation fee.
MLK Essay contest deadline extended
The Diversity Team is working on its third annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Writing Contest The deadline has been extended to Feb. 7.
Students can submit writing of any style so long as it addresses some aspect of
the civil rights movement. Entries should be emailed or mailed to Amanda
Bigelow. Winners will be announced during Black History month. $100 goes to the
first-place entry, $75 to the second-place entry and $50 to the third-place
entry.
Scholarships Available
Scholarship applications for the 2006 fall semester at
Illinois Valley Community College are now available through the Foundation
office and district high school guidance offices.
Applications are also available online at www.ivcc.edu/foundation/application.html.
Application deadline is Feb. 28.
There are 75 Foundation scholarships restricted to specific
fields of study such as music or accounting. An additional 28 "open"
scholarships are available to students in any field.
"The application process takes most students less than an
hour to complete," said Fran Brolley, director of development. "Considering the
potential reward, an average of $600 per scholarship, it's a wise investment in
time."
For scholarship information call Sue Monroe at 224-0551.
Job Fair, workshops planned for Spring
Job Fair 2006: The Road To Opportunity" will be held on
Thursday, April 6 in the IVCC Gymnasium. The hours for the fair are noon to 6
p.m..
"Last year 80 employers representing a wide variety of
industries and over 600 job seekers participated in the event," Sharon
Barthelemy, coordinator of IVCC's Career Services and lead organizer for Job
Fair 2006, said.
All job seekers should plan be prepared to discuss
qualifications, skills and experience. Job seekers should be dressed in
interview attire with multiple copies of their resume.
Employers are listed on the Career Services webpage:
www.ivcc.edu/cs. For more information, visit Career Services in E-Link or call
224-0502.
Basic skills prep offered in February
The Office of Continuing Education and the Math, English and
Education Department have partnered to offer the Basic Skills Preparation
Workshop. It will be offered on from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4 at IVCC.
This workshop is designed for students who are preparing to
take the Basic Skills exam.
Students will be able to utilize the IVCC Basic Skills
Workbook with practice questions to help refresh their reading, writing, and
math skills. Interested students can obtain an ICTS Registration Bulletin and
Study Guide in the IVCC Counseling Center or from the Illinois State Board of
Educations web site at:www.isbe.net/teachers or
www.icts.nesinc.com.
Further information on the IVCC Basic Skills workshop can be
found on the IVCC Educators Academy web page at www.ivcc.edu/educatorsacademy or
by calling the Education Program Coordinator, Jill Urban Bollis at 224-0429.
To register for the Workshop for Basic Skills Exam you can
call 224-0477.