Illinois Central College

Congratulations to students who were accepted into ICC's Medical Laboratory Technician Program for Fall 2017.

Congratulations to students accepted into ICC's Registered Nurse Program for Fall 2017!

Illinois Central College is pleased to welcome more than 9,000 students for its fall 2017 semester, which began on Monday, August 21. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! We are so glad you chose ICC.

ICC celebrated 2017 Commencement on May 20, 2017. More than 300 students participated in the ceremony.

Illinois Central College featured the 2017 Student Graphic Design and Photography Show during Arts Week April 17-21. The annual juried exhibit displays dozens of pieces of graphic design and photography created during the current academic year.

Illinois Central College presented Dean's List honors to students who earned a grade point average of 3.5 - 3.99 on a 4.0 scale for the Spring 2017 semester.

ICC students receiving a perfect 4.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) were honored by being named to the President's List for the Spring 2017 semester.

Illinois Central College's Phi Beta Lambda members who placed 1st or 2nd in their competitive events at the State Leadership Conference in April advanced to the National Leadership Conference held on June 24 - 27 in Anaheim, California. There were approximately 2,000 attendees who competed in events, attended leadership workshops led by business professionals from companies such as Amazon and Solomon Wilkins International, and voted for regional and national officers.

The Diesel Powered Equipment Technology (DPET) Program at Illinois Central College annually presents its Outstanding Graduate Award based on technical scholastic achievement, community and college activities, work ethic, internship performance, communications ability, leadership, diagnostic skills, professionalism, and ability to work with others.

Illinois Central College welcomed students who accepted membership into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The local chapter is Upsilon Mu at ICC.

ICC congratulates students in the Horticulture Program who completed internships during the spring 2017 semester.

The National Collegiate Landscape Competition is an annual three-day competition and networking event for students enrolled in interior and exterior horticulture programs at two- and four-year colleges and universities from across the country. Each year, a different host location is selected, which gives the participants a chance to see different parts of the country and also increases the level of difficulty for some of the outdoor competitions. This year, ICC students traveled to Provo, Utah, March 15-18 to participate in the event. More than 750 landscape industry students demonstrate their skills in real-world, competitive events coupled with an outstanding Career Fair. The National Collegiate Landscape Competition provides landscape industry companies with unparalleled opportunities to meet and recruit next-generation landscape industry superstars. ICC students placed 23rd out of 60 teams competing and had students finish as high as 33rd out of the 672 individual students. ICC was the second highest ranking school in the state, finishing just behind College of DuPage, which placed 22nd.

ICC Shawn Gore has been selected as one of 348 community college students from across the U.S. to travel to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, this spring to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS).

Nine students from the Illinois Central College Agriculture and Industrial Technologies Department attended the National Postsecondary Agriculture Student (PAS) Contest and Conference in St. Charles, Mo., March 13-16.

Rodney Stewart and Wendy Streitmatter were voted as "best presenters" in the online section of COMM 212 Public Speaking. In the online section, students meet live via webcam in a virtual classroom to deliver presentations. According to Assistant Prof. Joe Chianakas, Rodney's presentation was full of energy, enthusiasm, and humor, and Wendy delivered passionate, inspiring, and unique messages. The two were voted best class presenters for the first speaking assignment. Congratulations!

Each semester, COMM 113 students participate in mock job interviews for their desired career. The class watches the interview and votes for the student they think did the best. Congratulations to Irina Riggenbach, of Peoria, Ill., who won the most votes to become the best interviewer in all COMM 113 sections! Thank you to her interview volunteer, Crystal Holley of Petersen Hotels.

Each semester, COMM 113 students participate in mock job interviews for their desired career. The class watches the interview and votes for the student they think did the best. Congratulations to Jack Fiddes and Shane Taylor, who won the "best interviewer" award and were finalists for the "best in the class" designation. Thank you to their interview volunteer, Kirk Wessler of the Peoria Journal Star.

Each semester, COMM 113 students participate in mock job interviews for their desired career. The class watches the interview and votes for the student they think did the best. Students selected Riley Bloom, of Marquette Heights, Ill., for a "best interviewer" award on his selected day and was a finalist for the best in the class.

ICC student Timothy Griffith recently won the ArtsPartners of Central Illinois ArtPop Peoria 2017 artists award for his submission "Who's Zooming Who." Tim's artwork will be displayed, along with the three other winning artists and the People's Choice Award recipient, on local billboards from June 2017 through June 2018. For more information, visit the ArtPop Peoria website at http://artspartners.net/artpop-peoria/.

COMM 212 students voted Samuel Lawrence, of Avilla, Ind., as "best presenter" for his "provocative idea exchange" presentation! For each speech assignment in COMM 212, students write about the classmate they most admired. Samuel received several compliments from his classmates who called him professional, enthusiastic, inspiring, and intelligent. Professor Joe Chianakas agrees that Samuel is a great public speaker and most-deserving of "best class presentation" for the assignment.

Students currently acting in the theatre production of "The Bone House" have been invited to participate in the Minnesota Fringe Festival August 3-13. Participation in the festival's 175 shows is by invitation or lottery only.

In COMM 212 Public Speaking, students vote on their most admired presenter for each assignment. For the first assignment-- a memorized performance of a famous speech-- there was a tie. Congratulations to Josiah "JZ" Ulrich and Jade Baillie. Students said Josiah had "incredible enthusiasm" and "delivered an amazing presentation." They also said "Jade's memorization and performance were unbelievable.So good!" Congrats to all Comm 212 students in your public speaking achievements, and congrats to Josiah and Jade for being the most admired speakers for the first presentation. Great work!

Illinois Central College released the names of students who earned President's List honors during the Fall 2016 semester.

ICC Vocal Jazz students, under the direction of Julie Clemens, had the amazing opportunity to sing on the main stage of the famed House of Blues in New Orleans over winter break! ICC's premier jazz singing group traveled to the Jazz Education Network's 2017 JENerations Jazz Festival and international conference in January. While at the conference, students were given the opportunity to sing at the House of Blues Gospel Brunch. With only a moment's notice, ICC Vocal Jazz gave a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime performance. They also were able to sing for national renowned jazz professionals and grow their craft through seminars and live performances from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the UNT Jazz Singers, and others. Congratulations to ICC's outstanding student vocalists!

Illinois Central College, East Peoria, released the names of students who earned Dean's List honors during the Fall 2016 semester.

Illinois Central College is pleased to welcome more than 8,800 students for its spring 2017 semester, which began on Tues., Jan. 17. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments! We are so glad you chose ICC.

ICC sophomores Jeff Joos, Donald Boyette, and Michelle Dutton, and Welding Technology Program graduate Connor Duestch earned four of the five top places in the American Welding Society (AWS) Poster Competition. The posters were displayed at FABTECH, the largest national welding fabrication convention and conference in the world, during the AWS Professional Program held in November in Las Vegas. The AWS Poster Session is an integral part of the AWS Professional Program and provides graphic displays of technical achievements in research, process development, and welding technology. "It is great to be involved with the level of student interest in researching and developing the posters and to experience this year's success in the competition," said ICC Welding Technology Program Professor Dr. Rick Polanin. The student's submissions were chosen from more than 40 entries from students grouped into community college, trade school, university, graduate school, and professional categories. Industry and education professionals judged participants' submissions for technical merit, research methods, analysis and display of data, and generalizations made about the research. For more information about the ICC Welding Technology Program, contact Dr. Rick Polanin at 309-694-5404 or visit the ICC website at icc.edu.

ICC Career and Technical students participated in the Annual Fall Post-Secondary Agricultural Student (PAS) conference and contest at the Bloomington IAA building on Friday, Oct. 28. Students completed in interview contests and in industry related practicums. Students from the Horticulture, Agriculture, and Diesel Powered Equipment Program took home many individual and team awards.

ICC is proud to announce its student veterans for the Fall 2016 semester. The ICC Veterans Affairs office assists students with federal and state veterans education benefits, academic advisement, counseling referrals, VA benefits advisement and community resource contact. Congratulations to our student veterans who are attending school while trying to juggle families, jobs, and navigate the VA system after they have already completed their military career. Thank you for your service!

Several ICC students won First Place in "Best Film" for their team submission of the film "Future Mr. Shop 'n' Save" at the 48-Hour Filmmakers Fest 2016 at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Oct. 15. ICC students, including Graphic Design, Multimedia and undeclared majors, as well as an alum, teamed up and competed on their own time and outside of any ICC curriculum or class. The 48-Hour Filmmakers Fest is a competition open to professionals and non-professionals alike and gives aspiring filmmakers of all ages the chance to create a 3-5-minute movie in just 48 hours. Each film, from writing and shooting to editing and sound design, had to be created during Fri., Oct. 7, and Sun., Oct. 9. On Sat., Oct. 15, all submissions were screened at the Giant Screen Theater at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, and the winner and runner-up were announced. Here is a link to the student movie on YouTube. Congratulations!