IVCC Students ‘Prone’ to Musical Talent
Kacie Cusick, Social Media Manager
May 1, 2019
Filed under Concerts, Culture, Music, Student Life
Make some room in your playlist for a new local band you are about to fall in love with: Prone. Prone is a music group new to the scene that consists of IVCC student Joey Trupiano and some of his talented peers including Bailey Banks, Kaedon Cronkright, Cameron Rodeghier and Jonah Sharp. Trupiano...
Jon Yaklich ‘Growing Up’ in the Illinois Valley
Elle Bottom, IV Leader Reporter
April 30, 2019
Filed under Student Life
It is a warm, summer morning. A young boy is so anxious to be dropped off at his grandpa’s farm to help feed the cows. The young boy learns the basics about what the feed contains, when they should be fed, what percentage of hay and corn the cows are getting, when they best time to breed them and sell...
Scifest is ‘Fire’ From Year to Year: Science Clubs Team up to Bring New Attractions in 2019
Kacie Cusick, Social Media Manager
April 25, 2019
Filed under Featured News, News, Student Life, Uncategorized
Illinois Valley Community College hosted its annual Scifest on Friday, April 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the gymnasium. The event had free admission and was open to all. Scifest is a collaboration between the physical sciences departments of IVCC, with some help from outside organizations such...
IV Leader Hosts ICCJA
April 25, 2019
Filed under Featured News, News, Student Life, Uncategorized
For the third straight year, IV Leader, the student newspaper at Illinois Valley Community College, was awarded the Mike Foster Award for General Excellence, the highest award presented, at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association’s annual spring conference. “AMAZING design, nice variety of content, great photography...
An ‘Appealing’ Keynote Speech: 2019 Graduation
Kaitlyn Ruppert, IV Leader Staff
April 25, 2019
Filed under Student Life
IVCC will say goodbye to its sophomores and those who earned certificates this May during the 53rd annual commencement. The commencement ceremony will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the IVCC gymnasium. According to Crystal Credi, administrative assistant of Student Services,...
Giving Slime, Getting Scholarship Funding
Matthew Klein, Staff Writer
April 25, 2019
Filed under Featured News, News, Student Life, Top Stories
The IVCC Foundation’s annual Giving Day took place on April 3 and raised over $29,000 which supports their mission directly. The Giving Day 3 event consisted of slime, relay races, raffles, free pizza from Pizza by Marchelloni in Peru, free popcorn by IVCC athletics and a choice of free...
Student Government Association Elections: Candidate Information
Summer Hoagland-Abernathy, IV Leader Editor
April 4, 2019
Filed under Student Life
Haley Fittanto Candidate for sophomore representative Major: Psychology High School: Mendota High School Age: 19 Why are you seeking office? I want to be more involved in IVCC and make the campus interactive and enjoyable enough for students to want to stay when their classes are over. What are your g...
Food pantry supplied on campus
Josh Woodward and Matthew Klein
March 7, 2019
Filed under Student Life
The IVCC Micro Food Pantry is available to all students who may need extra food at no cost. According to CampusLogic’s graphic, featured above, 20 percent of students are dealing with being hungry on top of all their coursework. In addition, 13 percent of all college students attend college while being h...
Lance Yednock: The Function of IVCC in the IV
Brittany Marx, IV Leader Reporter
March 7, 2019
Filed under Student Life
Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives Lance Yednock visited Illinois Valley Community College to meet with President Jerry Corcoran and college administrators on Feb. 12, to learn more about IVCC’s opportunities and challenges. Yednock, an Ottawa native, who was elected to his...
SGA Freshmen Elected
November 20, 2018
Filed under News, Student Life, Uncategorized
Mackenzie Brady of La Salle has been elected freshman representative of the Illinois Valley Community College Student Government Association following recent freshman elections. Isabel Pozzi of Dalzell and Chelsea Piper of Princeton were elected to the freshman programming board. “I...