ESTHERVILLE – The members of the Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes Community College were updated Tuesday afternoon about priorities for the upcoming legislative session and learned about continuing education and training opportunities available at Iowa lakes. M.J. Dolan, the Executive Director of the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees (IACCT), provided an updated report...
Iowa Lakes Community College is honored to announce the Brad Hovick Memorial Scholarship has been entrusted to the Iowa Lakes Community College Foundation. The scholarship was first established by Merlyn (Mert) and Shirley Hovick and their family in July 1996. The scholarship was established to honor their son Brad Hovick after he passed away in...
ALGONA, Iowa – The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees met July 16 on the Algona Campus to conclude the 2019 summer tour of campuses. Robert Leifeld, Vice President of Administration, began Tuesday’s meeting by introducing Theresa Waechter, Algona Campus Supervisor. Waechter provided a brief update regarding current happenings on the Algona Campus and...
Students enrolled in high-employment demand programs at Iowa Lakes Community College have hit the jackpot through the Future Ready Iowa Last Dollar Scholarship program, with student aid awards of over $177,000 to-date for the fall semester. “The Last Dollar Scholarship program is making a tremendous impact on our students and their families. This opportunity is...
Iowa Lakes Community College adjunct instructor Michael Tidemann presented a program at the Dubuque Local Author Fair Saturday, June 15. Authors from Dubuque and the surrounding area participated. Tidemann discussed the historical sources of his novel Letters from Elk City, which included several years of research and travel to the Pacific Northwest and Civil War...
EMMETSBURG – Iowa Lakes Community College Administrative Professional students attended the National Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California, May 1-5. The Iowa Lakes Chapter members, Anthony Rippentrop of Woden Lizandra Crewe-Brown of South Africa, Kaleb Combs of Waterloo and Maggie Jackson of Emmetsburg joined nearly 6,000 conference delegates from across the nation...
The Heldt-Laker Memorial Golf Outing is Friday, July 12 at the Estherville Golf Course. The annual golf event is in honor of Linda Heldt, a 25-year employee of Iowa Lakes Community College, who in her position as Athletic Administrative Assistant served not only as a great asset to the Athletic department but also a positive...
Students enrolled at Iowa Lakes Community College in high-employment demand programs qualify for additional state funding through the Future Ready Iowa, Last Dollar Scholarship program. Earlier this month, Gov. Reynolds announced over 16 million in new funding for the Future Ready Iowa Act, with $13 million allotted to the Last Dollar Scholarship program. This state aid...
Iowa Lakes Trustees met Tuesday afternoon at the Spencer Campus of Iowa Lakes Community College and received an update on the five-year, $1.7 million, Title III Grant that was awarded to Iowa Lakes in 2016. Through the Title III Grant, Iowa Lakes has continued to infuse active learning technologies into classrooms, while exploring advanced teaching...
A reorganized Spencer Parks and Recreation Department in the future will offer programs and activities to encourage more use of city parks. The city council discussed the focus while approving a job description for the new position of recreation director and updated descriptions for current positions of golf superintendent and school resource officer. City Manager...