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News Editor- Jana McBride
Volume 26, Issue #2	North Iowa Area Community College	September 22, 1999

[ Recruitment ] [ Health Services Relocate ] [ Walesa to Speak ]

[ Workstudy Pay ] [ Reactor Camps Out ] [ Grease at NIACC ]

RECRUITMENT... Article by Casey Starr for the LOGOS

Approximately 17 students cross the Iowa/Minnesota border to attend classes at NIACC each day. That number may see a drastic change in upcoming semesters.
NIACC recently dropped out-of-state tuition for Minnesota residents.
Kathy Millard, NIACC’s Workforce Development coordinator, has become involved in the project. Millard works with the Murphy Center along with fulfilling various other positions on campus.
“The in-state tuition rate policy that was approved for Minnesota residents is another strategy that we can utilize to address the need to expand the available technical workforce in North Iowa,” Millard said.
As NIACC’s Work Force Development coordinator, Millard said she sees Minnesota as a good resource for recruiting students to train and build that workforce.
“It’s a win-win situation, the students get a quality education and the employer builds the workforce with NIACC’s qualified trained students,” Millard said.
The decrease in tuition is substantial.
“Tuition for Minnesota students has decreased from $1,226.70 for a semester as a full-time student, to $854.10,” Millard said. This provides a savings of $372.60 for Minnesota residents attending classes at NIACC full-time.
NIACC has also started to actively recruit Minnesota students. “We want students to be aware of the wide variety of programs that are available here at NIACC,” Millard said.
Representatives from NIACC have visited schools in eight Southern Minnesota counties. Also this past year NIACC particapted in several Minnesota college fairs.
NIACC has started recruiting on a larger scale too. Newspaper ads and television commercials have been extended into Minnesota as well, according to Millard.
“Many of the schools we have contacted are within driving distance of NIACC’s campus,” Millard said. She said she hopes to see the number of students from Minnesota at least double.
The tuition changes are not state-wide regarding community colleges with only NIACC altering its tuition. Although a few schools like Iowa Lakes Community College have adopted similar policies, most institutions still charge out-of-state tuition if a student is not a resident of the state.

HEALTH SERVICES RELOCATE... Article by Amy Hackbart, editor

For students who are in need of health services, aid is available right on campus.
According to Dr. Karen Pierson, vice president for Student Services at NIACC, a physician is available to students one day a week at McAllister Hall.
“In a partnership with Mercy Family Care Network, NIACC is offering students an opportunity to see a physician every Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. in McAllister Hall 104A,” Pierson said.
Pierson said the health services differ from services offered in previous years.
“The health services differ from previous years where health services were available at OK House instead of MH104A,” Pierson said. “This change was requested by Mercy Family Care Network because McAllister Hall’s nursing lab offers a large capacity and looks more like a health care facility than OK House.”
According to Pierson, another difference is NIACC will be rotating three physicians, Dr. David Hanson, M.D., Dr. Jerrold White, M.D. and Dr. Emil Pecholt, D.O., to provide service to students.
“Students will have the opportunity to see a physician this year instead of a nurse. The reason for this change is that it’s a more sound health practice to have physicians provide direct care to students rather than have a nurse providing the services,” Pierson said.
Pierson said that physicians will be available on Wednesdays to provide service for anything from a soar throat, headache or persistent cough to stress, depression or excessive anxiety.
NIACC counselor Jonnie Webster and Cerro Gordo Public Health nurse Susan Clarkson will also be available to students.
Pierson said the physicians at McAllister Hall 104A will provide care similar to the care of a family physician.
“The physicans will provide care for anything that a physican has the power to provide services for,” Pierson said. “The care will be around the same matters as that of a family physician.”
According to Pierson, the fee for the health services should seem reasonable to students.
“The cost for services are $20 for an exam and $10 for a consultation, with there being no charge for HIV/STD testing and counseling,” Pierson said. “If treatment can be completed on campus, there is never a charge of more than $20, no matter what takes place.”
Pierson said that if the physicians cannot provide treatment for the student on campus, they will refer he/she to another doctor off campus. The charge for this treatment will depend on the fees of the new physician and facility.
Pierson said it is preferred that students make appoinments for the health services.
“We prefer that students make appointments through student services, but walk-ins are also welcome,” Pierson said.

WALESA TO SPEAK AT NIACC...

Former President of Poland and winner of the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, Lech Walesa, will appear at North Iowa Area Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
His talk, which is part of the NIACC Leadership Series, begins at 7 p.m. in the North Iowa Community Auditiorium. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and may be purchased through the NIACC Box Office at (515) 422-4214 or (888) 466-4222, Ext. 4214, or any other Ticketmaster outlet.
Walesa burst into the world spotlight in 1980 during the Lenin Shipyard strike in Gdansk, Poland. Organizing his fellow workers to strike, his passion spread to factories across the nation. The strike, christened “Solidarity,” became a social revolution.
For his heroic efforts, Walesa was named Man of the Year by Time magazine, The Financial Times, and the London Observer, just to name a few. His leadership ended Communist rule and planted the seeds of freedom and democracy in Poland.
On Dec. 9, 1990, he became Poland’s first democratically-elected President, winning more that 74 percent of the votes cast. His term in office set Poland firmly on the path to becoming a free market democracy. Through his unwavering commitment , Walesa made Poland a model of economic and political reform for the rest of Eastern Europe to follow and earned it the honor of receiving one of the first invitations to join an expanded NATO.
Walesa, now retired from politics, heads the Lech Walesa Institute which works to advance the ideals of democracy and free market reform throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
The series is sponsored by the Elizabeth Muse Norris Charitable Fund, the Globe-Gazette and North Iowa Area Community College and supported by Norwest Bank, Cash Wise Foods, and the Hanford Inn.

PAY INCREASE FOR WORKSTUDY... by Neal Hirota for the LOGOS

Students who depend on money earned from workstudy to help pay for their education will notice an increase in their paychecks this fall.
The NIACC Board of Trustees has approved a request to increase the Fiscal Year 2000 hourly rate for workstudy students from $5.40 to $5.75, according to Sandra Gobeli, vice president of Administrative Services, and a member of the NIACC Board of Directors.
This includes students earning wages under federal, state and institutional programs.
Substantial allocations are available through federal and state workstudy funding according to a memorandum from Gobeli.
“More funds are just available,” Gobeli said. “The money has to go back if it isn’t used.”
Although workstudy participation has basically been constant, the increase in the hourly rate was requested to remain competitive and because it has not been raised for two years according to Mary Bloomingdale, Work Study Coordinator.
“It also would be more consistent with other colleges in the state,” Bloomingdale said.
NIACC’s workstudy wage needs to be competitive with those paid by local employers, according to Gobeli.
“NIACC needs help from students for clerical and other support work,” Gobeli said. “We don’t want the level of participation to drop.”

REACTOR CAMPS OUT AT NIACC... by Darren Ohl, photo editor

Individuals on campus during the week prior to and through Labor Day weekend may have been wondering why the Reactor, a simulated theater experience, was doing on campus for a prolonged period of time.
Most activities are on campus for a day.
The Reactor, a simulated roller coaster, did not open on the scheduled date and “camped out” in the parking lot over the holiday weekend.
Nate Thomas, foreman in charge of operations for the Kramer International Inc. theater, said the company that owns and operates the Reactor had major problems with a power surge.
“The sound system broke down due to a power surge and we had to replace some speakers,” Thomas said.
After the speakers had been replaced, the Reactor was back up and running on Tuesday, September 7.
A few students were able to take advantage and enjoyed their experience.
“The Reactor was the ‘bomb diggity’ when it was working,” Romee Johnson, a NIACC student, said about his satisfaction with the experience.
Student Senate adviser Dave Tyner, in charge of booking such entertainment, expressed a little uncertainty on the Reactor’s return to campus.
“We’re not sure about the exact date the Reactor will return, we have to fit it into our schedule,” Tyner said.

DIRECTOR SELECTS GREASE CAST... By Molly Trenary, reporter

The auditions were held, the callbacks completed and now final decisions have been made regarding who landed a role in NIACC’s production of Grease. Tim Slaven, Director of the NIACC Theatre Department, held auditions Tuesday, August 31 and Wednesday, September 1 at the NIACC Auditorium. The audition consisted of reading from the script, singing, and dancing.
According to Slaven, most of the roles had been decided Wednesday after auditions, but on Thursday, September 2 there were about five roles that needed to be called back to reach a final decision. By Thursday night, the fianal casting for Grease was made official.
The casting for Grease is as follows: Miss Lynch- Penny Vollrath, Patty- Katie Meyer, Eugene- Fernando Georgio, Jan- Beth Martin, Marty- Emily Pueggel, Rizzo- Lacey Lynn Schmitt, Doody- Troy Staudt, Roger- Joel Alan Ashbacher, Kenickie- Justin VanLaere, Sonny- Tim Fagerholm, Frenchy- Margo Marie Kressin, Sandy- Traci Sue McCollom, Danny- Ryan Curl, Vince- Phil Bieber, Johnny Casino/Teen Angel- David Ryan, and Cha Cha- Jennifer Petter.
“It was a tough decision,” Slaven said, “more so than any other show that I’ve directed. There was a lot more talent than I expected.”
The production of Grease will be held November 5 and 6 at 8:00 pm. With college identification, NIACC students are admitted free while tickets for high school age students and younger are $2. Adult admission is $4.

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