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, seatonc@iecc.edu. Patron Passes will be hon-ored.

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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.