TRUSTEE'S REPORT
By Cassie Fuller,
IVCC Student Trustee, March 19, 2009
March has been a busy month for Student Government
Association as we have been working on multiple campus and charitable projects.
We would like to thank all of those who helped and donated to
Pie Your Professor for Autism research. With all of the donations, we raised
$200 for the cause.
Both Christine Reed and Dominic Sarsah deserve a big pat on
the back for being pied in the face a total of 10 times.
SGA also held Ballin’ for Babies to benefit March of Dimes at
a recent Men’s and Women’s Basketball game. This raised a total of over $500 for
March of Dimes, a cause that SGA works for annually.
Some SGA members and I met with Cheryl Roelfsema, vice
president of business services, to discuss matters with food services, moving
the current smoking areas (including making the courtyard smoke free), and
expanding recycling.
SGA petitions for the 2009-2010 members will be available at
the end of the month and elections will be in early April. If anyone is
interested in running for SGA, you can pick up a petition in the Foundation
Office. If you have any questions about the roles of each member, feel free to
contact me during my office hours or via email at ivccstudenttrustee@ yahoo.com.
The board has also been active in the past weeks as we
approved the recommendation for a $2 tuition raise beginning in the summer of
2009. This is in order to keep up with the current economic times and continue
to provide excellent opportunities for all students.
One really exciting subject that the board and administration
has initiated is the development of a new Technology and Workforce Development
Center. This would house a variety of programs currently available at IVCC, such
as adult education, electronics, drafting, computer aided drafting and design,
computer networking, process operations, industrial electricity, horticulture,
manufacturing (machinist and tool & die), HVAC, CNC and industrial maintenance
programs including pneumatics, hydraulics and pipefitting. Building this center
would replace the current temporary buildings on East Campus. The temporary
buildings were built 40 years ago and were meant to last for 10 years, so this
is a project that is long overdue. The project is estimated to be completed at
$13 million.
The Illinois Community College Board Student Advisory
Committee met March 13 and 14, which marks our last meeting for the year. Here,
our main goal was to prepare for Student Advocacy Day on Thursday, April 23.
Anyone who is a student at a community college is encouraged
to attend this event at the Capitol in Springfield. If you have interest in
attending, contact me.