STUDENT SENATORS PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

Sixteen student senators of Iowa Lakes Community College recently attended the 2003 Statewide Leadership Conference held in Dubuque.

During the weekend event, student senators had an opportunity to attend sessions on leadership skills and learn techniques to improve student participation on their campus.

It was also an opportunity to meet other student senators for the 15 community colleges from across the state and network on different activities that are popular on each campus.  Break-out sessions during the weekend included: Service Learning Projects, Ways to Run an Effective Meeting, Personality Styles, Teambuilding and Stress Management.

State Senator "Jack" Kibbie of Emmetsburg led one of the sessions.  Kibbie, former Board of Trustees President of Iowa Lakes Community College, recalled the early years of the birth of Iowa's community colleges.

Student senators attending included (from the Emmetsburg Campus) President Jamie Pederson of LuVerne, Vice President Jess Stevens of Emmetsburg, secretary-treasurer Mardee Frieders of Luverne, Adam Gisch of Algona, Tara Tastert of Rock Rapids, Jana Trierweiler of Arnolds Park, Adam Bradshaw of Maurice; (from the Estherville Campus) President Mike Plathe of Algona, Vice President Heidie Lotz of Pocahontas, Andy Preston of Lake Park, Ashley Kriewell of Blue Earth, Minn., Ashley Lastine of Clarinda, Craig Denny of Hartley; (from the Spencer Campus) Rachel Riedell of Wall Lake, Lindsey Robinson of Terril, and, Alethea Seydlitz of Spencer.

This was the 25th year that the community colleges of Iowa held a Statewide Leadership Conference.