TRANSFER TALK: Representatives from the following universities will be on campus to talk with prospective transfer students:
* Feb. 18 -- Lewis University from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* Feb. 25 -- University of St. Francis from 9 a.m. to noon.
* March 1 -- WIU from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* March 3 -- Eureka from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* March 23 -- University of St. Francis from 9 a.m. to noon.
* March 24 -- Eureka from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* March 31 -- Lewis University from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* April 7 -- Eureka from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* April 20 -- Eureka from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* April 29 -- Eureka from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
* May 3 -- Lewis University from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All representatives will be in the main lobby.
JOB HUNTING HELP: An opportunity to talk with local human resource managers is being offered free of charge March 18 by the Career Service Center from 3 to 4 p.m. in D-225.
Managers from Amcore Bank, B & B Electronics, Boise Cascade, Carus Publishing, Community Hospital of Ottawa, Eakas Corporation, Manpower and IVCC will be available to answer questions.
Contact the Career Service Center to reserve a seat.
BADGES FOR CHEMISTRY: Members of the American Chemical Society will be helping area boy scouts earn a merit badge in the chemistry lab at 8 a.m. Feb. 27. ACS secretary Julie Gula said that anyone interested in helping is welcome.
Further information is available from Robert Byrne, ACS advisor, Patrick Hansen, or any ACS officer.
SWEATSHOPS?: Myrna Garner of Illinois State University will discuss "The Apparel Trade in the Pacific Basin"at the next Honors Colloquium on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. in F-113.
The program is open to the public and free of charge.
NEED DENTAL X-RAYS? The Dental Assisting Program is seeking patients in need of a x-rays. The service is being offered free of charge to currently enrolled students and to college employess.
Pat Pearson, dental assisting instructor, said the x-rays would be mailed to the person’s family dentist. The x-rays take approximately 45 minutes, she said.
Appointments are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m. If these times are not convenient, Pearson said, other arrangments may be possible.
Anyone interested in scheduling an appointment should contact Pearson at ext. 359 or stop in the dental lab, B-214. The service will be available through March 4.
SNA ONLINE: The Student Nurse Association web page is going online on Feb. 22. The web address is w.ww.ivcc.edu/sna
NEED HELP WITH A CLASS? Peer tutoring is available free of charge in the Academic Assistance Center in B-315. Applications are available in the tutoring office, B-325. Further information is available from Coordinator Vickey O-Neal-Woodward.
CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: The Bookstore is celebrating African American History Month, throughout February, by stocking books on famous African Americans including Barbara Jordan, Sojourner Truth and Martin Luther King.
HELP APPLYING FOR $$: IVCC will host FAFSA Completion Night on Feb. 18 to help visitors complete the 1999-2000 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.
Anyone interested in attending should call the Financial Aid Office, ext. 438, for a preparation packet.
AND THE WINNERS ARE: Prize winners in the Dec. 9 Bond With Counseling open house drawing were Mark Plankenhorn, IVCC tee shirt; Derek Butto, coffee mug; Megan Sluis, baseball cap; Christie Ajster, beanie baby; Jan Phillips, playing cards; and Cherie Duke, Cheesehead hat.
HEADING THE UNION: David Bergsieker was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers, local 1810, at a meeting held in December.
Other officers elected at that time are Tim Horger, vice president; Mike Sankovich, treasurer; Marge Hunt, recording secretary; Greg Oseland, corresponding secretary; and Kim Abel, Gil Meyer and Cory Tomasson, Sergeants at Arms.
All officers will serve for two years.
NEW DATATEL MANAGER: Shirley Peaster of Tulsa, Okla. is IVCC’s new on-site Datatel Project Manager. Peaster, who has a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, was Director of Client Services, Systems Administrator and manager of the programming staff at the University of Tulsa.
Peaster has been assigned to IVCC to serve as project manager through most of 1999 while the college implements Datatel’s Colleague software. Colleague is an administrative software package which will replace the college’s aging and year 2000 non-compliant administrative software. Colleague will handle finance, admissions, curriculum management, human resources, financial aid, registration and records and payroll.
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