TRUSTEES START ‘NEW YEAR’

The Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College wrapped up one year and began another at their monthly meeting held at the Administrative Offices in Estherville late Tuesday.

Their first step was to accept the election results from September. That board was then adjourned by Board of Trustees President Jack Tatman and the new board was called to order. That was followed by the oath of office being administered to three incumbent board members, Ann Barry of Spencer, Howard ‘Bud’ Kyle of Milford and Jan Lund of Estherville.

The Trustees then elected officers. John Hand was elected as the President of the Iowa Lakes Trustees and Jan Lund was elected to the position of Vice President. In addition, Clark Marshall was appointed to serve as secretary, and, Bob L’Heureux as treasurer.

After other annual routine business, the Trustees took care of their first order of business – purchasing board room video equipment. The digital video cameras and other equipment, will allow the students in the Broadcast Media Specialist Program to gain real-life experience on equipment that is cutting edge technology. Each month, students in the program record the meeting, using a multi-plexer hub which allows them to run a switcher, much like live television news programs.

The Iowa Lakes report this month featured student senators. A number of student senators from Emmetsburg, Estherville and Spirit Lake spoke with the Trustees about what activities they have planned at their respective campuses. In addition, they will participate in a weekend which will emphasize leadership skills as well as taking a trip to Des Moines during the legislative session to meet with lawmakers.

Also during the meeting, the Trustees took another step toward finding a replacement for retiring President Mike Hupfer. The Trustees entered into a consulting agreement with Dr. Larry Ebbers of Iowa State University. The Trustees will work with him in establishing appropriate advertising and candidate selection timelines.

In other business, the Trustees heard routine reports from members serving on statewide and regional boards. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in Estherville.