INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

“MUSICAL SPIRIT OF

CHRISTMAS”

2

STUDENT SENATE

DONATION

2

PEER COUNSELORS 2

RADIO/TV DAY 3

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Dec. 10—IECC Board of Trustees

Meeting; WVC Red Café

Dec. 11—Christmas Carry-in

Dinner; Noon, Red Café

Dec. 19-Jan. 1—Campus Closed

Jan. 2—College Open; Faculty

Workshop

Jan. 6—First Day of Classes

DECEMBER 5, 2013

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 6

Fowler-WVC President, Bren-

da Phegley-Faculty Repre-

sentative, and Jerry Bayne-Arts

Council Representative.

The Wabash Valley College

Foundation will be observing

an important milestone on

December 23, the date which

marks the 50th anniversary of

the founding of the organiza-

tion. Throughout the history

of WVC, the Foundation has

been active in its support and

has contributed to provide

funds for buildings, renova-

tions, scholarships, and pro-

grams. The Foundation con-

sists of a 30-member Board of

Directors, as well as the WVC

President, Faculty Representa-

tive, and Arts Council Repre-

sentative. The members of the

Board are: Kate Ackerman,

Louise Acree, Bob Bethards,

Toni Brines, Leann Burton,

Rob Coleman, Patsy Dean,

Robin Dean, Glenn Decker,

Tom Dersch, Jane Evans, Tom

Ford, Trudy Fowler, Mike

Gill, Tracy Gill, Cassandra

Goldman, Bob Hocking, Karin

Hodgson, Jim Homan, Jo

McPherson, Harold Mobley,

Robert Mundy II, Don Price,

Jim Price, Rod Rodriguez,

Brenda Sawyer, Jackie Sum-

mers, Phil Summers, Lyle We-

ber, Tommy Young, Matt

CHILI TO BE AVAILABLE AT WVC-OCC GAME DECEMBER 7

Basketball fans will have an

opportunity to enjoy the

“culinary talents” of local chef

Rod Rodriguez at the Wabash

Valley-Olney Central game on

Saturday, December 7 in the

Spencer Sports Center. Rodri-

guez will be serving his famous

chili for sale with the proceeds

going to “Shop With A Fire-

man,” a program which allows

children in the community to

have an enjoyable Christmas.

Donations will also be accept-

ed.

Come out and enjoy Rod’s

chili before the Lady Warri-

ors’ (5:30) and Warriors’ (7:30)

games!

Wabash Valley College

The View From The Valley

Members of the WVC Foundation toured the Diesel Technology facilities at their December 3 meeting.

Front row: Bob Bethards, Toni Brines, Kate Ackerman, Karin Hodgson, Robin Dean, Louise Acree, Trudy Fowler, Jane Evans, Harold Mobley, Bob Mundy, Rod Rodriguez; Second row: Phil Summers,

Jim Homan, Patsy Dean, Don Price, Brenda Phegley, Leann Burton, Mike Gill, Jackie Summers, Tracy Gill; Back row: Matt Fowler, Jerry Bayne, Glenn Decker.

WVC FOUNDATION OBSERVES 50TH ANNIVERSARY

2200 College Drive

Mt. Carmel, IL 62863

Phone: 618-262-8641

Toll Free: 866-982-4322

WVC’s Brubeck Theatre will be filled

with the lovely sounds of Christmas on

Sunday, December 8 when Wabash Val-

ley College and the Wabash Valley Arts

Council usher in the Christmas season

with “The Musical Spirit of Christmas”

Concert Showcase at 1:30 p.m.

The Wabash Valley College Community

Choir will return to the stage to open this

year’s Showcase. Directed by Stephen G.

Sawyer, this outstanding choral group

will begin the program with traditional

seasonal favorites.

Members of the Choir include: Sopranos:

Rena Bever, Patricia Cotsakis, Claudia

Dant, Conni Harness, Peggy Kolb, Kay-

cee Lewis, Eleanor Painter, Jackie Meece

Summers; Altos: Victoria Bayne, Diana

Daniel, Carolyn Highhouse, Diane Hill,

Kathryn Summers, Jeanne Tennis, Mary

Trimble; Tenors: Phil Coleman, Rob

Coleman, Gary Hargett, Joe Thompson;

Basses: Bill Berry, Vernon Buchanan,

James Farley, Allan Wright.

Also to be featured will be a second-act

performance by the Hawf Family String

Band staging a “Christmas Family Home-

coming.” The Band members include:

Douglas Hawf-Guitar & Banjo, Tonia

Hawf-Bass, Dylan Hawf-Violin, Rachel

Hawf-Violin, Alex Hawf-Mandolin &

Cello. Guest musicians included in the

program are: Dave Parman-Guitar &

Violin, Isaac Parman-Viola, Dakota Bish-

op-Cello, Anna Fowler-Harp, Emily

Fowler-Harp.

This always-popular performance of

beautiful sacred and secular seasonal

music is a concert the entire family will

want to attend.

PEER COUNSELORS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE AT WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE

tion resulted in the Ag Tech Club captur-

ing first prize and C.R.O.S.S. winning

second.

WVC’S STUDENT SENATE DONATES TO WADI

The Student Senate at Wabash Valley

College recently conducted a Food Drive

with a contest among the campus clubs

and organizations. Through the generosi-

ty of the students, faculty, staff, and com-

munity, the Senate was able to donate

2,700 canned food items and a total of

$160 donation to WADI. Club competi-

THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY

“THE MUSICAL SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS” TO BE PRESENTED AT WVC ON DECEMBER 8

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At halftime of the Warriors basketball game on Thursday, November

21, WVC’s Student Senate made a club donation of $100 to WADI.

They also collected an additional $60 cash and over 2,700 canned goods

in cooperation with other clubs. Making the presentation to April Wood

of WADI were Student Senate officers. Pictured, left to right: Mitchell

McVaigh, Bethany Richards, Wood, and Kaitlynn Grimwood.

The Peer Counselors at Wabash Valley College

(WVC) play a significant role on campus and are

ready to assist the students in a variety of ways.

They serve as college ambassadors at many WVC

events throughout the year.

Serving as Peer Counselors for the 2013-2014 aca-

demic year at Wabash Valley College include:

Front row, left to right (sitting): Trang Do, Devan

Wiser, Kaitlyn Grimwood, Jenna Deisher. Back

row, left to right: Davis Vargo, Bobbi Trottier, Tif-

fany Bigel, Phong Le, Mikhail Guseynov, Anabel

Collin, Edwin Rudman, Shawn Ankenbrandt.

College’s broadcast facilities,

including 89.1 The Bash Ra-

dio station and News Channel

15 TV station. Kat Mychls, a

Mt. Carmel native and current

morning-show co-host from

KISS-FM in Evansville, also

spoke to the students. Kat is a

2006 graduate of the WVC

Radio/TV Program.

The Radio/Television Broad-

casting Department at Wa-

bash Valley College hosted a

“Radio/Television Day” on

November 19 for students

interested in the program at

WVC. Approximately 25

students from Clay City and

as far away as Mahomet, IL,

accompanied by their instruc-

tors, spent the day touring the

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WVC’S RADIO/TV DEPARTMENT HOSTS “RADIO/TELEVISION DAY”

Students attending the Radio/TV Day at Wabash Valley College learn about television studio opera-

tions from WVC’s Adam Porter.

Pictured at left: Lead Instructor Kyle Peach welcomes students attending Radio/TV Day at Wabash

Valley College, showcasing one of the department’s production rooms.

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, religion, gender, age, disability,

national origin, or veteran status. IECC adheres to

the Federal Regulations of the Americans with Disa-

bilities 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 sub-

stance abuse, within the college environment, are

subject to disciplinary action.

“ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS?

Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs

and desires of little children; to remember the weak-

nesses and loneliness of people who are growing old;

to stop asking how much your friends love you, and

to ask yourself whether you have loved them enough;

to bear in mind the things that other people have to

bear on their hearts; to trim your lamp so that it will

give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in

front so that your shadow will fall behind you; to

make a grave for your ugly thoughts and a garden

for your kindly feelings, with the gate open? Are you

willing to do these things for a day?

THEN YOU ARE READY FOR CHRISTMAS!”