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Illinois Valley Community College’s Get Set program is a free, one week course designed to help new and returning students build college readiness through skills like time management, note-taking and using campus technology.

Students must pay in full, arrange a payment plan or notify the college they will be using financial aid to prevent being dropped from the roster and having to re-enroll, according to a news release.

Prospective nursing students will have the opportunity to apply for a new scholarship after the friends and family of Kathy Dungan donated more than $20,000 to endow a scholarship in her memory.

Prospective students can explore Illinois Valley Community College during a summer open house from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded more than $43,000 in scholarships and a new memorial award, according to a news release.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees approved a $45,000 bid to launch its electric fleet during Tuesday’s meeting.

Safe Journeys, a domestic violence and sexual assault survivor support agency, is offering the workshop, Grooming and Sexual Violence: It is Your Business, at Illinois Valley Community College on Thursday, June 26.

For the spring 2025 semester, the following students were named to the Academic Honors list at Illinois Valley Community College.

More than 200 of the graduates attended Commencement on May 17, where they heard 2001 nursing program graduate Nicki McVey, of Geneva, give the keynote address.

A longtime IVCC trustee and a college-business partnership that addressed a growing healthcare shortage were recognized Friday, June 6, by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), an advisory organization supporting trustees of the 48 state community colleges.

The IV Leads Foundation has donated $28,000 to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation to establish an endowment fund that will provide ongoing scholarships for current and future IVCC students.

"I play guitar. Haphazardly – the best I can. I taught myself just playing on my parents’ porch in Princeton," Todd Volker writes in a Write Team column.

Lifelong best friends Kaitlyn Anderson and Lauren Harbison led the Henry-Senachwine volleyball and softball teams to unprecedented success and hope to do the same at IVCC as they continue their volleyball and softball careers.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees Facilities Committee will next week to review construction and renovation projects.

For the first time, a student in Illinois Valley Community College’s study-abroad program will study in South Korea, IVCC said in a news release.

Illinois Valley Community College will begin its summer schedule on Friday, June 13, this year.

Illinois Valley Community College will begin its Ed’Venture summer camps in June, offering over 40 camps for kids aged 5 to 17.

Illinois Valley Community College held its 44th annual Adult Education ceremony on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Former Illinois Valley Community College President Alfred Wisgoski, who led Illinois Valley Community College through more than two decades, died Thursday, May 15, at the age of 93.

Illinois Valley Community College graduates Odin Klotz of Peru and Garret Zinke of Mendota have each been awarded full-tuition scholarships to Northern Illinois University by donors William and Dian Taylor of Winnetka.

Illinois Valley Community College held their 59th annual Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at IVCC.

The Illinois Valley Community College board of trustees will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in board room C-307. Agenda items include personnel appointments, administrative contracts, the campus farmland lease extension, and a counseling and peer services contract extension.

Illinois Valley Community College will recognize 68 students who have completed GEDs, citizenship studies, or career pathway programs during its 44th Annual Adult Education Recognition Event next week on Wednesday, May 21

Sixty-eight students who have completed GEDs, citizenship studies or career pathway programs at Illinois Valley Community College will be honored at the 44th Annual Adult Education Recognition Event on Wednesday, May 21.

Former NBA player Chris Herren appeared Wednesday to Illinois Community College to tell local students about his recovery from substance abuse.

Teaching dual credit courses for Illinois Valley Community College puts Vince Brolley back in high school, where he feels right at home.  

Former NBA player and motivational speaker Chris Herren talked to students on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Illinois Valley Community College. Herren battled substance abuse during his time as a college basketball player, international leagues and in the NBA.

The Bureau Valley softball team beat Henry and Abingdon-Avon and more baseball and softball results in Saturday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup.

Putnam County High School hosted its National Honor Society banquet on April 30.

The L-P softball team routed Alleman, the L-P boys and girls track teams won in Mendota and more baseball, softball and track and field results in Friday's NewsTribune roundup.

La Salle County Sheriff Adam Diss has announced his reelection campaign.

3 IVCC ag students and program co-coordinators recently attended the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture student judging conference at West Texas A&M University.

A two-part educational series on Mediterranean vegetables and cooking will be held this summer at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby.

Illinois Valley Community College‘s Ottawa Center is closed effective immediately because of a water main break. Classes are expected to resume at 8 a.m. Friday, May 2.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will present its 75th anniversary season finale concert, “A Dazzling Finale,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre at Illinois Valley Community College.

La Salle-Peru and Serena high school students took home blue ribbons from the Illinois Valley Community College Art Show, which completed its two-week display of college and high school artwork on April 18. 

The Mendota girls soccer team beat Winnebago along with baseball and softball results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

Seven participants shaved their head during the first St. Baldrick's event on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Illinois Valley Community College.

Market on Mill will open in Utica, Morel Fest returns to Ottawa, the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will conclude its season, the MOMsemble will perform in Princeton and an Earth Day celebration will commence in an event-packed weekend in the Illinois Valley.

Audrey Scherer hit a grand slam and a two-run home run to lead Earlville to a win and more softball, baseball, track and field, tennis and golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Oglesby City Council approved an annexation agreement with Illinois Valley Community College for the college's ag center.

La Salle-Peru High School announced the retirement of Rose Marie Lynch after 40 years of service on the Board of Education.

A Roaring Twenties-themed Gala on April 12 capped off Illinois Valley Community College’s centennial celebration by raising $70,000 for the IVCC Foundation. 

The La Salle Business Association hosted on Thursday its annual awards banquet, recognizing local businesses and businesspeople who have made a positive impact on the La Salle business community.

Illinois Valley Community College’s Red Cross Club and the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society are sponsoring a stem cell/bone marrow registration drive on campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, in the Student Life Space. 

An Ottawa native with Grammy Award-winning music credits will return to his local roots as a guest performer in two of the three Illinois Valley Community College ensemble concerts next week.

The St. Bede softball team shut out Rochelle, the Fieldcrest baseball team won, and more softball, baseball and soccer results in Wednesday's NewsTribune roundup.

The Illinois Valley Community College Board welcomed members elected in the April 1 election on Tuesday, canvassed the election results and named officers during an organizational meeting.

Illinois Valley Community College’s agriculture department will host its Spring Open House from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Ag Education Center. 

The L-P tennis team won two of three doubles matches before its dual with Ottawa was postponed, Mendota soccer won by shutout, and more baseball, softball, track and field and golf results in Tuesday's NewsTribune Roundup.