| News Releases
Between
11/1/04 and 11/30/04
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
UNIQUE GIFT SUGGESTED FOR
HARD-TO-BUY-FOR PERSON
The ‘elves’ at Iowa Lakes Community
College are busy coming up with
ideas to help shoppers find a great
holiday gift for that ‘hard to buy
for’ person.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
COLLEGE CLUB RAFFLES PEDAL CARS
Students in the Auto Collision Club
of Iowa Lakes Community College will
help make the holiday season a bit
brighter for some young people while
raising money for their club at the
same time.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
CITIZENS ASKED TO HELP ‘TEENS FOR
EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH’ COLLECT
FOR LOCAL NEEDS
Students involved with ‘TEENS for
Educational Talent Search’ at Iowa
Lakes Community College will be
collecting and distributing items
for local needy persons.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
FLIX, MEET VINNY: SHOEFLIX.COM
FOUNDER TO SPEAK AT FIRST NORTHWEST
IOWA VENTURE MIXER
What do “Flix,” “Vinny,” and
northwest Iowa entrepreneurs have in
common? They’ll be meeting for the
first time on Dec. 2 in Spencer at
the Northwest Iowa Venture Mixer.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
IOWA LAKES STUDENTS ATTEND ANAHEIM
CONVENTION
Several Iowa Lakes Community College
students traveled to Anaheim,
Calif., recently to attend the
National Association of the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Annual Conference and Expo. Some
25,000 early childhood educators
attended the conference and
discussed ways to improve early
learning experiences for all
children from birth through third
grade.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
JOHN AND JOHANNA THOMAS MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS NAMED
Iowa Lakes Community College has
announced the 2004 – 2005 recipient
of the John and Johanna Thomas
Memorial Scholarship.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARDS
THE HENRY TORKELSON SCHOLARSHIP
Iowa Lakes Community College has
awarded the 2004-05 Henry Torkelson
Scholarship to Andrew Pick of Alton.
Wednesday,
November 24, 2004
DATE SET FOR IOWA LAKES HOMECOMING
The date has been set for homecoming
at Iowa Lakes Community College.
Tuesday,
November 23, 2004
SURVEY TO DETERMINE INTEREST IN
POTENTIAL PROGRAMS
A new survey is being conducted by
Iowa Lakes Community College to
determine interest in possible
additional programs at the college.
Monday,
November 22, 2004
WIND TURBINE PROGRAM AT IOWA LAKES
RECEIVES $500,000 TO BUILD IN
ESTHERVILLE
Iowa Lakes Community College has
been notified by Senator Tom Harkin
and Congressman Tom Latham that it
has received $500,000 for its wind
turbine program on the Estherville
Campus.
Thursday,
November 18, 2004
IOWA LAKES AWARDED TWO IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANTS
Iowa Lakes Community College has
been awarded two Incentive Grants
under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
& Applied Technology Education Act
of 1998.
Thursday,
November 18, 2004
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARDS
LAKES AREA EMPLOYERS’ COUNCIL
SCHOLARSHIP
The 2004-05 Lakes Area Employers’
Council Scholarship has been awarded
by Iowa Lakes Community College.
Thursday,
November 18, 2004
COLLEGE TO HOST MADRIGAL FEASTE
Music students from Iowa Lakes
Community College will host their
fifth Annual Elizabethan Madrigal
Feaste in December.
Thursday,
November 18, 2004
8th ANNUAL CHURCH CHOIR FESTIVAL
PLANNED
With Thanksgiving approaching, Iowa
Lakes Community College is planning
its 8th Annual Church Choir Festival
on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. This
year, the Festival will be held at
the United Methodist Church in
Estherville. Area residents are
invited to come and sing with a mass
“Festival Choir.” Each participating
church choir has the option of
performing one selection
individually as well as joining in
one mass choir for three festival
pieces.
Thursday,
November 11, 2004
STUDENTS ATTEND LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE IN WISCONSIN
Iowa Lakes Community College
Educational Talent Search and Upward
Bound Programs took nine students to
a leadership conference in Wisconsin
recently. This year’s MAEOPP
(Mid-America Association of
Education Opportunity Program
Personnel) Leadership Conference
theme was: “Celebrating Leadership:
The Building Blocks of TRiO.”
Thursday,
November 11, 2004
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE JAZZ
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED
Iowa Lakes Community College will
hold its Annual Jazz Festival next
week. The two-day event will be Nov.
15 and 16 in Estherville.
Thursday,
November 11, 2004
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARDS
WOODY’S PIZZA, INC. SCHOLARSHIP
Iowa Lakes Community College has
awarded the 2004-05 Woody’s Pizza,
Inc. Scholarship to Andrew Gappa of
Emmetsburg.
Thursday,
November 11, 2004
NEW EVENTS PLANNED FOR AREA
ENTREPRENEURS
Movers and shakers – and dreamers –
in Northwest Iowa have a new place
to meet, starting next month: The
first Northwest Iowa Venture Mixer
will be held Thurs., Dec. 2, in
Spencer.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
HOMELAND SECURITY DOLLARS TO TRAIN
AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN
COMPUTER FORENSICS
Area law enforcement officers will
benefit from a Homeland Security
grant received by Iowa Lakes
Community College.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO HELP STAMP OUT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Funds left over from the visit of
Tanya Brown to Emmetsburg last
spring have been distributed to
benefit groups which fight domestic
violence.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
TWO IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EMPLOYEES HONORED
FOR SERVICE TO IOWA
Two Iowa Lakes Community College
employees were recognized recently
by Iowa Governor Thomas J. Vilsack.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
STUDENT SENATORS ANNOUNCED AT
ESTHERVILLE CAMPUS
OF IOWA LAKES
Student senators have been selected
for the Estherville Campus of Iowa
Lakes Community College for the
2004-2005 college year.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
JACK KENT COOKE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS ATTENDING IOWA LAKES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Students at Iowa Lakes Community
College who are looking at
transferring may want to apply for a
scholarship which is open only to
community college students.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
EMMETSBURG BLOOD DRIVE DEEMED A
SUCCESS
Student Senators from the Emmetsburg
Campus of Iowa Lakes were pleased
with the number of pints of blood
collected in their first blood drive
of the college year.
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
IOWA LAKES ALUMNI & FRIENDS TO MEET
AT EMMETSBURG
The Iowa Lakes Community College
Alumni & Friends Association will
meet at the Emmetsburg Campus on
Wednesday, Nov. 17. The public is
invited to the regular business
meeting which will begin at 6 p.m.
in the Bienfang Dining Room.
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