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THE VIEW FROM THE VALLEY Volume 10, Issue 5 November 10, 2015
WABASH VALLEY COLLEGE AN ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wabash Valley College Hosting Reception
To Commemorate 55th Anniversary Calendar of
Events:
November 16 & 17—Auditions for It’s A Wonderful Life, A Radio Drama; Brubeck Thea-tre
November 18—Valley Day; Brubeck Arts Cen-ter Lobby
November 19—TheatreWorks USA Grades K-3 Skippyjon Jones, Snow What; Bru-beck Theatre
November 26 & 27—College Closed
December 1—Foundation Meeting
December 1—Chili Sup-per, 4:30-7:30; Red Café
December 6—The Musi-cal Spirit of Christmas; 1:30 p.m., Brubeck The-atre
December 10—Founder’s Day
December 10—55th Anniversary Reception, 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Brubeck Arts Center Lobby
December 10 & 11—It’s A Wonderful Life, A Radio Drama, 7:00 p.m.; Brubeck Theatre
December 11—Last Day of Fall Semester Clas-ses
December 13—It’s A Wonderful Life, A Radio Drama, 1:30 p.m.; Bru-beck Theatre
It will be a “special day” for Wa-
bash Valley College and the
entire community on Thursday,
December 10, as Wabash Valley
College hosts a reception from
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Brubeck
Arts Center Lobby to commemo-
rate the founding of WVC on
December 10, 1960. Re-
freshments will be served,
and this will be a special
opportunity for acquaintanc-
es to be renewed and to
relive those “early years.”
The public is invited to share
in this historical event by
stopping by to visit with
friends and WVC alumni,
and to enjoy the refresh-
ments.
Following the reception,
everyone is encouraged to at-
tend the opening night of “It’s A
Wonderful Life” Radio Drama at
7:00 p.m. in the Brubeck Thea-
tre. The treasured holiday film
comes to life before your eyes.
1940’s radio players perform the
story as a Christmas Eve broad-
cast with music and sound ef-
fects. Tickets will be available at
the door. The Radio Drama will
also be presented at 7 o’clock on
December 11, with a 1:30 mat-
inee performance on December
13.
A calendar of exciting events is
planned throughout the year as
the celebration of “55 Years of
Excellence” is observed.
Kicking off the 55th Anniversary
year of events beginning in De-
cember will be the annual WVC
Foundation Chili Supper on
Tuesday evening, December 1,
4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Red Café.
Chili, sandwiches, drinks, and
desserts will be available. Bas-
ketball fans can then adjourn to
the Spencer Sports Center to
enjoy the Lady Warriors at 5:30
and the Warriors at 7:30 as they
play host to our sister college,
Olney Central College.
“The Musical Spirit of Christ-
mas” will be presented on
“Sunday, December 6 in the
Brubeck Theatre.
The “social event of the year,”
the annual WVC Foundation
Crystal Ball, will be held on Sat-
urday, February 13 at the Ea-
gles Banquet Room. This annu-
al event is held as a fundraiser
for Wabash Valley College.
Homecoming will be on Febru-
ary 20 in the Spencer Sports
Center with coronation of the
King and Queen during halftime
of the Warriors’ basketball
game.
On February 23 “The Gizmo
Guys” will perform in the
Brubeck Theatre at 7:30
p.m.
The Spring Musical, “Side
By Side By Sondheim,” will
be presented in the Brubeck
Theatre on March 17, 18,
19, 20. This is a community
theatre production.
The month of April will bring
two professional shows to
the Brubeck Theatre, with “A
Closer Walk With Patsy
Cline,” in a 1:30 perfor-
mance on Sunday, April 3.
“The Cashore Marionettes” will
perform in a 7 o’clock show on
April 7.
Wrapping up the academic
year, Commencement will be
on Friday, May 13, at 7 o’clock
in the Spencer Sports Center.
Wabash Valley College invites
the entire community and sur-
rounding areas to join in the
celebration of this important
milestone in the history of Wa-
bash Valley College.
TRIO Student Support Services Hold Workshop
WVC Radio/TV Program Receives $2,500 Award
The Energy Education Council
and its Safe Electricity Program
awarded Wabash Valley College
Radio/TV Program $2500 in
recognition for their creative and
educational accomplishments.
The Award was presented in
memory of Rick Henson, a Mt.
Carmel Public Utility lineman
who died in an electrical acci-
dent in 2004.
Earlier this year, the WVC
broadcasting class produced a
60-second video public service
announcement (PSA) featuring
Henson’s co-worker Kenny Kief-
fer, who survived the accident
and tells about its impact. The
video was pro-
duced for the Safe
Electricity College
Challenge competi-
tion co-sponsored
by EEC and the
Illinois Broadcast-
ers Association
(IBA).
The PSA and long-
er video that Safe
Electricity is now
producing will be
used by electric
utilities across the
country for line
worker safety
awareness.
The first TRIO Student Support
Services Workshop of the aca-
demic year was held on Satur-
day, October 24. Each year,
students who participate in the
TRIO SSS program are offered
four workshops throughout the
academic year, and, while they
are required to attend at least
two, the majority of the stu-
dents attend more than the
required number.
Each workshop has a specific
informational focus, with this
workshop being related to stu-
dents transferring to four-year
universities. Representatives
from Franklin University and
Southern Illinois University-
Carbondale gave a presenta-
tion and were on hand for the
mini-College Fair. Several
other universities sent packets
of information which were dis-
seminated to the students in
attendance, and two other uni-
versities were represented by
TRIO SSS staff who are alums
from those universities. Annie
Lankford, Academic Counselor
for TRIO SSS at Frontier Com-
munity College, presented for
University of Southern Indiana;
and Tiffany White, TRIO SSS
Academic Counselor for Lin-
coln Trail College, presented
for Eastern Illinois University.
Each workshop has a specific
community service activity in
which the students participate,
and this workshop was dedicat-
ed to the appreciation of Veter-
ans. Veterans’ Day cards were
created and videos taken of the
students telling the Veterans
how much they appreciate the
sacrifices they made. These
cards and videos will be sent to
the Marion VA Medical Center
for disbursement and display.
The Director of TRIO SSS for
the IECC District, Wain Davis,
told the students that what they
were doing may not seem like
a big deal to the students, but
he could guarantee them that
the efforts they were making
would be appreciated more
than they could possibly know.
Mr. Kyle Peach, Director of Broadcasting, accepts the award from the Energy
Education Council on October 15. The video PSA contest was made available to
college students enrolled in broadcasting programs in Illinois, and funding was
provided by Illinois electric utilities.
Students participating in the October 24 Workshop included Sam Ball, Bridget Brian,
Nakarin Bromeling, Matthew Brooks, Brandon Carlson, Corey Ervin, Shelby Jones,
Preston Keunstler, Nicole McKim, Aaron Simpson, Heather Vaupel, Haylee Walker,
Hope Adkins, Taylor Davis, Sabrina Dellinger, Ashley Dennison, Shawn Emmett, Jeff
Swope, Mark Taylor, Mychal Witty, Shana Carter, Tiffany Earnst, Cheyanne Garrison,
Kaitland Hostettler, Katelyn Legg, Kelsea Newman, Brittany Peddicord, Kristin Steury,
April Dorney, Chelsea Gunzel, Eliza Hulfachor, Morgan Inyart, Mark Kroll, Chelsea
Roosevelt, Hailey Roy, and Shelby Skees.
Peyton Farmer, pictured at right, stands with Andrea Loll in the Enrollment Management Office
where they are “Makin’ Things Happen” on the campus of WVC. Peyton is currently a sophomore
pursuing an Associate in Applied Science Degree in the Social Services Specialist program.
Student Reflection on First Year Experience
By Peyton Farmer
“I am going to be a Pediatric
Nurse,” I said. “I am going to go to
USI right out of high school,” I said.
One thing I am most certain of is
neither of those statements stands
true today, not for me at least. To-
day I say, “I am going to be a Social
Worker that deals solely with adop-
tion cases.” And, “Whereever I
transfer to next, I will miss Wabash
Valley College.”
I got a job at Wabash Valley Col-
lege as an assistant to the Director
of Enrollment, Andrea Loll, when I
received my Presidential Scholar-
ship. I would be lying if I said I was-
n’t defeated at the fact I was going
to a community college, but slowly
and ever so surely, I began to love
it. Through my job I got to know
who was who on campus. I knew
my instructors and they knew me
before I started school. No two days
were ever the same working for
Andrea, and I liked the chaos of it
and the uncertainty of what tomor-
row would bring. The more I ran
around campus with her, the more I
understood what was so great
about going to a community college.
I regret to inform you that I didn’t
start appreciating Wabash Valley
College until I switched my major to
Social Work. My first semester as a
freshman I was counting down the
hours until my prerequisite nursing
classes were over. I didn’t enjoy
what I was learning and I felt more
out of place when I looked around
and everyone else was enjoying it.
But, I would go to Ethics and feel the
way the students in my nursing clas-
ses looked. I switched my major to
Social Work the next semester.
Wabash has taught me that I am
allowed to stray from the path I once
thought I wanted. I can confidently
say, Social Work is where I am sup-
posed to be, and I wouldn’t have
come to that conclusion had I been
at USI chasing my empty dream of
nursing. Wabash has taught me that
I can chase my dreams, no matter
what the distance.
I went to Taiwan the summer follow-
ing my freshman year. I bought a
plane ticket and sought off to the
orphanage from which my youngest
sister was adopted. I got hands-on
experience of what being a Social
Auditions Set For “It’s A Wonderful
Life” Radio Drama
Wabash Valley College and
the Wabash Valley Arts
Council have announced
that auditions for the Radio
Drama, “It’s A Wonderful
Life,” will be held at 7:00
p.m. on Monday and Tues-
day, November 16 & 17, in
the Brubeck Theatre. Lynn
Kinkade will return as Di-
rector. The auditions will
be cold readings. Scripts
will not be available for
check out prior to auditions.
This beloved American
holiday film classic will be
staged in the Brubeck Arts
Center in a 7 o’clock perfor-
mance on Thursday, De-
cember 10, and Friday,
December 11 and in a 1:30
matinee performance on Sun-
day, December 13 as a live
production during the Golden
Era of Radio in the 1940’s.
With the help of an ensemble
of local actors, the story of
George Bailey will unfold as
he considers ending his life
one fateful Christmas Eve.
The production will feature
readers costumed to replicate
the 1940’s and a crew of
sound effect Foley artists.
Watching how the sound ef-
fects are created for the radio
broadcasts is part of the great
fun for the audiences. This
radio drama is recommended
for the whole family!
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges reserves the right to change, without notice, any of the material, information, requirements or regulations published in this news-letter. IECC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin, or veteran status. IECC adheres to the Federal Regula-
tions of the Americans with Disabilities 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 substance abuse, within the college environ-
ment, are subject to disciplinary action.
Worker dealing with adoption
cases looks like. No two days
were the same, and working
with Andrea at WVC has pre-
pared me to adjust. As each
day passed in Taiwan, I was
more and more assured that
the route I ventured off onto
was exactly the course I
wanted to take in life.
Wabash has offered me a life
outside of my intentions.
Without Wabash I wouldn’t
have traveled out of context
to explore a possibility for my
life. Without Wabash I would-
n’t have been prepared for the
chaos and changes. Without
Wabash I wouldn’t be who I
am today!
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