Quick Hits 4/2
High school nostalgia is coming to ICC campus this week with a field trip and a queer prom! Read this edition of “Quick Hits” to learn about these events and everything else you need to know about what has happened and what is to come on Illinois Central College campuses.
In addition to these brief items, make sure to read all of our in-depth coverage on our website.
Contest
Wednesday, May 1: Illinois Central Review
Illinois Central Review, Illinois Central College’s literary and arts magazine, is accepting student submissions for its sixth yearly edition. Submissions are open to all students.
They consider the categories of short fiction, narrative nonfiction/personal essays, poetry, visual art, performance art, and multimedia art.
Two submissions are allowed for short fiction and narrative nonfiction/personal essays. Three submissions are allowed for visual art, performance art, and multimedia art. Six submissions are allowed for poetry.
The current edition of Illinois Central Review can be viewed here.
The submission form can be viewed here.
Contact illinoiscentralreview@icc.edu for any questions.
30-Second Stories
UPCOMING Thursday, April 4: Field Trip to Art Institute of Chicago
Fancy a day trip to see one of the finest art museums in the nation, complete with Van Gogh, Warhol, and even Picasso paintings? The ICC art program will be hosting a trip to the Art Institute of Chicago available to all students and even non-students!
Field trips are rare at ICC, especially ones available to the entire school and the wider public.
The bus will leave the ICC CougarPlex at 7:30 a.m. and will depart from Chicago at 6:30 p.m.
Bus tickets are $20 with a student ID and $30 without one. Tickets to the museum are $26 with a student ID and $32 without one.
When: 7:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.
Where: Traveling from ICC CougarPlex to Art Institute of Chicago
UPCOMING Friday, April 5: Queer Prom
You can still register for the free enchanted forest-themed queer prom on the Peoria Campus hosted by Peoria Proud and ICC UNITE, both local LGBTQ+ groups. Over 150 people have RSVPed so far and the count still growing.
A queer prom is an event where everyone is welcome to come but specifically is made for to LGBTQ+ individuals.
“The queer community has not been welcomed at most high schools prom, so I wanted to put together a prom where everyone felt welcomed and accepted and got to dress however they like,” UNITE president Khloe Burgess, one of the leaders of the event.
The event will be complete with refreshments, non-alcoholic drinks, DJs, and even a 360-degree photo booth.
Participants must be 18 years or older.
When: 7-10 p.m.
Where: Peoria Campus, Student Center
Four Phi Theta Kappa Students Selected for Special Team
Four students in the ICC Phi Theta Kappa honors society have been selected for the prestigious All-Illinois Academic Team. Transfer students Silas Mattern and Hanna Moeller and workforce students Tionna Pauli and Kaleb Trone were chosen for the awards.
Four students from each Phi Theta Kappa chapter are chosen each year who both excel academically and are active within their community.
This April, there will be an awards banquet in Springfield called the President’s Breakfast where 20 students chosen for the nomination from across the state will each win $5 thousand.
All nominees will also be nominated for the Coca-Cola Academic Team and New Century Pathway scholarship programs.
“I was surprised when I received an email telling me that I was nominated,” says Silas Mattern, treasurer of the ICC Student Association For the Environment (S.A.F.E.) Club.
Mattern was not aware the All-Academic Team existed until he got his nomination, as he had only applied to the other scholarships available to Phi Theta Kappa students. “I applied for PTK scholarships without knowing I was adding myself to the selection of potential nominees,” he says.
“I have a passion for working with my community and seeking excellence in whatever I do. Hearing that I was nominated for the All-Illinois Academic Team was both a surprise and also a joyful realization that my community involvement and efforts have been recognized and are making an impact.” Mattern says.
Coming Soon to ICC
- Tuesday, April 2: Relax in the Stacks
- When: 1-3 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Library, 312
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- Tuesday, April 2: Transferology Workshop for Students
- When: 3-4 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, CC207
- More Information
- Tuesday, April 2: IT Workforce Accelerator Job Fair
- When: 3:30-5:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Technology Center (below Starbucks)
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 3: University of Illinois Springfield Transfer Center Table Visit
- When: 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Atrium
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 3: Optimizing Study Sessions (Student Success Workshop Series)
- When: 2-3 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, L318
- More Information
- Thursday, April 4: Gentle Yoga
- When: 11-11:45 a.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, International Center, 304A
- More Information
- Thursday, April 4: Field Trip to Art Institute of Chicago
- When: 7:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m.
- Where: Traveling from ICC Cougarplex to Art Institute of Chicago
- More Information
- Friday, April 5: Queer Prom
- When: 7-10 p.m.
- Where: Peoria Campus, Student Center
- More Information
- Monday, April 8: Cosmic Cougar Eclipse Party
- When: 12:30 p.m.- 3 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Grassing area near bridge & Peoria Campus, Student Center, Grassy area outside Student Center
- More Information
- Tuesday, April 9: Peggy West Artist Talk
- When: 11:15 a.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Gallery 336B
- More Information
- Tuesday, April 9: Presentation about Rita Dove, The First Black Female Poet Laureate
- When: 12-1 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, 212 C
- More Information
- Tuesday, April 9: ICC Open House
- When: 4-7 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, Student Services Lobby
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 10: Sexual Assault (Wellness Wednesdays Series)
- When: 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Student Lounge
- More Information
- Wednesday, April 10: Open Mic Night
- When: 5-7 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Student Housing, Clubhouse
- More Information
- Thursday, April 11: Metaphors and Idioms (ESL & Conversation Partners Workshop Series)
- When: 12:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, L318
- More Information
- Thursday, April 11: Gentle Yoga
- When: 1:30- 2:15 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, International Center, 304A
- More Information
- Week of Monday, April 15-19: Arts Week
- When: Many separate events
- Where: Many separate events
- More Information
- Thursday, April 18-21: The Rocky Horror Show
- When: Thursday, April 18 & 19 at 7:30 p.m., April 20 at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., and April 21 at 2:30 p.m.
- Where: East Peoria Campus Performing Arts Center
- More Information
In Case You Missed It
- Saturday, March 27: Board of Trustees Approves First Tuition Increase in Four Years: Last Thursday, the Board of Trustees decided ICC’s tuition will increase by five dollars a credit hour next academic year.
- Saturday, March 27: Student Election Begins Today — With A Mostly Empty Ballot: Today and tomorrow, only two candidates will be running for separate positions in the Student Government Association (SGA) election. Sophia Larimore will be running for the presidency and Leon Belmont will be running for re-election as Student Trustee.