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2020

August 2020

• Compeer Financial Check Presentation – Orr Corporation Multipurpose Agriculture (August 6)
• College for Life Continues to Expand Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (August 4)
• JWCC Launches New Website (August 3)

July 2020

• JWCC’s Smart Start Program Offers High School Students an Opportunity for College Credit (July 30)
• JWCC Trustees Approve Balanced Budget, Tuition Freeze and Strategic Plan for 2021 Fiscal Year (July 27)
• Truck Driver Training Program Hosting an Information Session August 3 (July 20)
• JWCC Ag Alumni Sponsoring Golf Outing Fundraiser (July 16)
• JWCC is Open and Maximizing Face-to-Face Instruction for the Fall 2020 (July 2)

June 2020

• JWCC Trustees Hear Plans for 2020 Fall Classes that include In-Person Options (June 18)
• Truck Driver Training Class to Begin June 29 (June 16)
• JWCC Names First Esports Head Coach (June 11)
• JWCC Trustees Hear Presentations for a Workforce Development Center Expansion Project (June 11)
• JWCC Releases Report and Webinar Exploring Agricultural Innovation and Rural Recovery (June 8)
• JWCC Spring Dean List Announced (June 8)
• JWCC Announces New Automation and Robotics Technician Certification Program (June 1)

May 2020

• JWCC Benefits from the Visiting Student Year (May 27)
• JWCC Honors Associate Degree and Certificate Graduates (May 27)
• JWCC Offering Price Reduction on College Classes for Current High School Students (May 26)
• JWCC Presenting Live Webinars for Prospective Students and Their Families (May 26)
• JWCC Trustees Discuss Phase One of College COVID-19 Renormalization Plan (May 21)
• JWCC Trustees Approve Agricultural Education Center Solar Panel Bid (May 7)
• JWCC JDUB Academy Offering Creative and Educational Online Classes this Summer (May 5)

April 2020

• JWCC Offering Free Self-Paced Online Courses to the Public (April 30)
• JWCC to Present Live Webinars for Prospective Students and Their Families (April 24)
• JWCC to Offer Online Course on Electrical Safety Standards in the Workplace (April 17)
• JWCC Trustees Freeze Tuition for Fourth Straight Year (April 16)

March 2020

• JWCC Career Services Job Link Provides Employment Opportunities for Job Seekers and Employers (March 25)
• Remote College Operations with all Online Instructional Delivery during Closure (March 18)
• JWCC Classes will Transition to Online Instruction Delivery (March 18)
• In Teaching and Learning, Every Week is Brain Awareness Week (March 17)
• JWCC Basketball Program Players Receive Honors (March 10)
• Ashlee Sparks Wins Eighth Annual JWCC Foundation and WGEM Career Makeover Competition (March 6)
• Pastel Artwork by David Garrison Featured at JWCC Heath Art Gallery (March 4)
• Figge named Mr. John Wood (March 3)
• JWCC to Host Semifinal and Championship Games of Regional 24 Men’s Basketball Tournament (March 3)
• Music Auditions and Visual Arts Portfolio Reviews for JWCC Scholarships Set for April 24 (March 3)
• JWCC Awards Presidential Scholarships (March 2)

February 2020

• JWCC Ag Alumni Association Host Ag Sciences Open House (February 25)
• Twenty-Seven Inducted into JWCC Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (February 25)
• Trail Blazer Day for Prospective JWCC Students Set for March 5 (February 19)
• JWCC Community Based Outreach Offering Classes to the Public this Spring (February 18)
• Mr. John Wood Pageant to Highlight JWCC Homecoming Festivities (February 17)

January 2020

• JWCC English Instructor to Serve as Faculty Scholar for National Honors Society (January 30)
• Seven Certified Nursing Assistant Credentials Presented at the SEC (January 7)
• JWCC Announces 2019 Employees of the Year and Service Anniversaries (January 6)

2019

November 2019

• Trustees Hear Report about JWCC Retention Rates Outperforming Peer Institutions (November 14)
• JWCC New Online Medical Office Certificate Aims to Help Region Healthcare Office Needs (November 7)
• JWCC Trustees Approve Flat Tax Rate (November 4)
• Forty-Fourth Annual JWCC Commencement Ceremony Set for May 17 (November 4)
• JWCC Trustees Hear Reports on Increased Enrollment from Strategic Initiatives (November 4)
• John Wood Community College Ranked Second Safest Community College in the Country (November 4)
• JWCC Trustees Freeze Tuition Rates for Third Straight Year (November 4)
• JWCC Named the Best Online Community College in Illinois (November 4)
• Soudavahn named Mr. John Wood (November 4)
• Jennifer Stickler Wins Seventh Annual JWCC Foundation and WGEM Career Makeover Competition (November 4)
• Seventy-Six Inducted into JWCC Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (November 4)
• JWCC to Offer a Variety of Professional and Personal Development Courses this Fall (November 4)
• JWCC Achieves Highest Market Share from Southeast Portion of its District in 10 Years (November 4)
• JWCC Mt. Sterling and Southeast Education Centers to Offer Early Childhood Education Course to Fill Community Need (November 4)
• JWCC College for Life to Present Free Film Screening of Intelligent Lives at Kroc Center (November 4)

October 2019

• JWCC Foundation Honors Scholarship Donors and Recipients (October 31)
• JWCC Rotaract Club Sponsoring Bedding Drive for Children in Need (October 29)
• JWCC Offering Online Lean Six Sigma Training Program (October 21)

June 2019

• JWCC Trustees Approve Tentative Balanced Budget with Tuition Freeze for 2020 Fiscal Year (June 13)