Two students in the Nursing Program were recently awarded the Clemence Elizabeth Cox Scholarship for the Spring 2020 semester.  The scholarship semi-annually awards $500 to second-level Nursing students of FCC.  This semester, the scholarship has been awarded to McKenzi Blair of Louisville and Morgan Gregory of Fairfield.  Both Blair and Gregory are on track to complete the Associate Degree in Nursing in May.

On Tuesday, March 31, the Nursing Department of Frontier Community College (FCC) lent hospital beds and privacy screens for Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH).  The equipment, will be set up on the second floor of FMH in what was formerly the obstetrics unit. Last week, FCC’s Nursing Department also donated PPE materials, including gloves, masks and N-95 masks, shoe covers, and disposable gowns.  The extra beds at FMH are a precautionary measure in order to be prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like many other college institutions across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Frontier Community College (FCC) to postpone its annual commencement.  The event was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, May 8, inside the Fairfield Community High School gymnasium.

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On Saturday, Feb. 29, the Wabash Valley College bass team hosted a bass fishing workshop with Major League Fishing, Bass Pro Tour angler Bradley Roy. The event was held in the Brubeck Arts Center Auditorium with around 100 anglers and fishing enthusiasts in attendance.

More than 400 students from area high schools filled Wabash Valley College’s Brubeck Arts Center Theatre for the 7th annual health care career expo and cadaver surgery on Feb. 21. The annual event, which is hosted in conjunction with Wabash General Hospital, allowed students to hear from industry professionals about their specific roles in the medical field, tour Wabash Valley College’s life sciences and nursing facilities and watch a total knee replacement surgery performed on one of the college’s cadavers.

Olney Central College has acquired new equipment for its Welding Program through a U.S. Economic Development Administration Grant. An OMAX Water Jet machine, two Lincoln Electric downdraft tables and 11 Lincoln Electric welders have been acquired for student use. Instructor Curtis Marshall said the new items will give students experience utilizing the state-of-the-art equipment they will encounter in the workplace.

Lincoln Trail College recognized Crawford County’s young artists at this year’s annual Celebrate Art! Event on March 5. The annual event invites high school artists to submit their work for a competition and also brings the artists to the College to hear from a professional artist. Crawford County high school students submitted 61 pieces of art for this year’s Celebrate Art! competition. The artwork was on display in the Library and was judged by Gregg Bonelli, Kelly Mullins, Brent Todd, and Winter Harmsen. They judged the work based on creativity, composition, and technique.

Paul Schnarre has been a fixture of the Wabash Valley College athletic department since 1973, when he was hired as the head baseball coach. He later became WVC athletic director in 1976, a position he held for 37 years before stepping down in 2013. Now, after 36 seasons as the head softball coach, Coach Paul Schnarre, the All-Time wins leader in NJCAA History, has made the decision to step down at Wabash Valley College.

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program named Wabash Valley College as one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges.  Based on strong and improving in student outcomes—including in learning, completion rates, employment rates and earnings, and equity—15 percent of community colleges nationwide have been invited to apply for the Aspen Prize.