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DACC Spirit Fest 18

We've got a fab-BOO-lous line up of activities for Spirit Fest next week. From pumpkin painting (get your pumpkins now) to running from the Purge -- we're haunting the hallways with good spirits! We cap it off with a costume contest on Halloween! Don't forget to register for Spring classes while you're enjoying the festive fun!

Check out the video below for a list of dates and activities!

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DACC Calendar of Events

    May 3-15, 2018

Thursday, May 3, 2018

DACC Cheerleading tryout Thursday, May 3 @ 6:30PM. Please bring copy of current sports physical. Wear black shorts, plain white t-shirt/tank, cheer shoes, hair up – no zippers, no hoodies, no jewelry.

NJCAA Region 24 Softball Tournament; Champion Fields, Normal, IL; DACC Women’s Softball vs Spoon River CC; 2PM

Friday, May 4, 2018

May the Fourth be with You; May 4; 12PM-5PM. This is a free event. There will be a costume contest and a bake sale. (wookie cookies, yoda soda, you get the idea). PTK will be showing Star Wars: Episode II - "Attack of the Clones" and Episode III - "Revenge of the Sith" in Vermilion Hall, room 306. Admission is FREE and open to students and staff, and their families. For further information email Mr. Johnson at rjohnson@dacc.edu

The DACC Liberal Arts Division and the editorial staff of Waiting for Rain are proud to announce the 2018 call for submissions of creative works from the DACC community. Waiting for Rain is a joint publication of the DACC writing and art programs featuring creative works from students, faculty, staff, and alumni of DACC.  You can view the current edition at http://www.dacc.edu/waiting/  Please submit all files to Ms. Jarmer or Mr. Johnson no later than 4:00 PM on May 4, 2018.

NJCAA Region 24 Women’s Softball Tournament; Champion Fields, Normal, IL; DACC vs TBD

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Region 24 Women’s Softball Tournament; Champion Fields, Normal, IL

DACC Men’s Baseball @ Parkland*, Champaign, IL; 1PM

Sunday, May 6, 2018

National Nurses Day

DACC Men’s Baseball vs Parkland* @ DANVILLE STADIUM; 1PM

Monday, May 7, 2018

Starting May 7, graduates can pick up or purchase their cap & gown at the DACC Follett Bookstore.

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

DACC Simulation in Health Care Open House; 2-4PM; Mary Miller Complex, Lower Level, Rooms 017, 022, and 023. Check out the latest simulation technology being utilized by our nursing, rad tech, sonography and echocardiography students. Demonstrations on the equipment will be available.

Powerhouse Campus Ministry (PCM) meeting every Wednesday; 10-10:50AM; MM-307. Meetings are open to all faculty and students. For more information contact Melissa Murineanu, 554-1652, MM-117 or mmurineanu@dacc.edu.

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

College Governance Forum; Wednesday, May 9, 2018; 3-4PM; Vermilion Hall, 306.

DACC Men’s Baseball vs Vincennes @ DANVILLE STADIUM; 3PM

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Final Exams, May 10-16 #theendisnear

Friday, May 11, 2018

Final Exams

CNA Refresher Course; May 11 & 14; 8-11AM. For more information, contact Angie Harris at 217-443-8868.

DACC Men’s Baseball vs Lincoln Land* @ DANVILLE STADIUM; 3PM

Saturday, May 12, 2018

GED & Middle College Graduation; 11AM; Bremer

DACC Men’s Baseball @ Lincoln Land*, Springfield, IL; 1PM

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Mother’s Day

Monday, May 14, 2018

DACC High School Equivalency classes. Classes On DACC Campus: Start May 14; Mon.-Thurs.; 9AM-Noon OR Mon. & Wed.; 5:30-8:30PM. There is no cost to the student and books will be provided. 16 & 17 year olds must show proof of high school withdrawal in order to enroll (day session only) and parent/guardian must attend enrollment. Other options can be found online at DACC’s website under GED Adult Education. For more information contact 217-443-8782.

Final Exams

Scholarships awarded! Check Your DACC Email:

The DACC Foundation scholarships are being awarded. Students should check their DACC student email accounts because all award notices are being sent electronically. Students can also log into the Scholarship site to see if they have any awards posted.

The scholarship application process will be re-opened this summer.  Students should check their DACC email accounts for dates and more information to be announced.

Graduate Information

Starting May 7, graduates can pick up or purchase their cap & gown at the DACC Follett Bookstore.

Commencement Practice - Friday, May 18; 11:00AM; Gym

Graduate Pictures - Friday, May 18; 10-11AM and Noon-12:30PM; Mary Miller, Room 300. BRING YOUR CAP & GOWN FOR PICTURES.

Commencement - Friday, May 18; 7PM; Gym

Graduate Pictures - Friday, May 18; 5-6:15PM; Mary Miller, Room 300

Books on the Payment Plan

This Fall, the College will offer students a new way to pay for their books. Students who have enrolled in the DACC payment plan will be eligible to charge their books to their account. The DACC Bookstore, which Follett manages, will use the Nelnet system to assign the cost of books – interest-free – to the student’s payment plan.

For students struggling to afford their books, this new policy will ensure that they have their books from the start of the semester, thereby helping increase their chances of succeeding in their classes. Kudos to the CQI Enrollment Management Team for developing and recommending this new way of supporting student success.

DACC Hosts 12th Annual Car & Truck Show

The Danville Area Community College Technology Division will host the 12th Annual Open House and Car & Truck Show on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in the Technology Center Parking Lot at DACC. Registration is from 9AM-11AM for a fee of $10. Trophies at 3PM. The Show is open to all makes and models of cars and trucks.

Dash plaques will be given to the first 75 entries. Additional award categories include: Top 25 cars, Top 20 trucks, Top 5 youth (16-21) and DACC Students’ choice. Raffling off $200 gift certificate to Omni-Kolor of Danville. Proceeds to go to DACC scholarship.

The Show will be held rain or shine. There will be music, food and prizes. Co-sponsored by Central Illinois Mustang Club. For more information, please call the Technology Division office at 217-443-8787.

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New Bee “Chalet” at DACC Sustainability Learning Farm

     Dr. Wendy Brown, Biology Professor,  installs a new bee "chalet" at the DACC Sustainability Learning Lab on Daisy Lane.  The chalet was donated by "The Honeybee Conservancy" and will house both Leaf-cutter and Mason bees.  

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We Are One DACC!

Diversity at DACC

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DACC Foundation Receives Gift to Fund Mobile App

Dr. Robert Ewbank and his wife Sue are no strangers to the Danville Area Community College Foundation. They have been donors for more than 25 years, establishing their own scholarship 15 years ago. Student support is vital to the couple.

Recently, their support of DACC students took a new turn when they heard about the mobile app that the College plans to purchase to help students navigate online resources.  

The Ewbanks donated $20,000 to cover the first year and related expenses to put the mobile app in place, recognizing its value to student success and completion.

DACC Foundation Executive Director Tonya Hill said, “Dr. and Mrs. Ewbank have gone beyond scholarship support to touch all students with this student-success tool. They hope to inspire others to make gifts to support this project because of its significant impact on students.”

Approved by the DACC Board of Trustees at their April meeting, the mobile app by Unifyed will cost $18,664.91 for the first year. Subsequent years are slightly less, but still a substantial investment for the College.

The cost is worth it. “The app will become their (the students’) one-stop source for everything they would otherwise have to hunt around for on the Web site or through the self-service system or email or even in a hard-copy document,” says Stacy Ehmen, DACC’s Dean of Student Services. “The students who have reviewed this app with us say that having all of these services available by logging into this one app will make it really popular.”

The new mobile app will help DACC faculty and staff communicate with students where they are most comfortable and accessible—on their phones.  The app will provide every student with a cell phone access to all of DACC’s services, including tutoring, homework, financial aid, grades, and online classes. The plan is to have the app in place for a soft roll-out by the fall.

“A significant number of DACC students can’t afford laptops or computers. And access to Wi-Fi can get spotty in certain dead zones throughout Vermilion County,” reported Dr. Stephen Nacco, DACC President. “But almost all of our students have a cellphone in their hand. It’s the one piece of technology that crosses all technology barriers and socioeconomic lines.”

A team of DACC faculty and staff, led by Dean Ehmen and Asst. Dean of Student Services/Chief Diversity Officer Carla Boyd, reviewed several mobile apps and developers before settling on the Unifyed product. The team was comprised of Proffesor Kathy Hunter, Network Director Mark Barnes, Online Learning Director Maggie Hoover, Web Technician Jung Ae Merrick, Programmer/Database Administrator Brian Pollitt, and Systems Administrator/Programmer Jessica Miles.

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DACC/EIU Partnership Offers University Life Option to Students --

It’s a dilemma that confounds many college-bound high school graduates.

On one hand, they aren’t sure about what they want to study or about their personal finances. They think they should stay home, start at DACC, and take general education courses for the first two college years to save money while they define their goals.

On the other hand, more than half the county’s recent high school graduates can’t wait to and taste the newfound independence that comes from leaving home and test their wings at a four-year university – even if they’re close enough to come home on weekends. For these students – and their parents – cost is less of an issue than freedom.

DACC’s new University Life partnership with Eastern Illinois University builds on the dual-admission model to add the option of living on Eastern’s campus -- participating in campus events as an Eastern student -- while studying and paying DACC tuition for the first two years.

Like the current dual-admission program, freshment are enrolled as full-time students at both DACC and EIU. If they complete their DACC degree in two years with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better, they are guaranteed admission into EIU programs to complete their bachelor’s degree. This traditional dual-admission model enables students to stay home and save money on the first two years’ tution and living expenses.

The University Life option still saves the student’s tution dollars, but adds the cost of room and board at EIU.

While living at EIU, these dually admitted students have the same services as other EIU students, including a meal ticket. The only difference is that they will be taking DACC classes either on campus or – more likely – online.

According to EIU Associate Vice President Josh Norman, DACC students will “have access to all residence halls on campus for which they are eligible, and will be able to participate in all activities that are not restricted by third party governing agencies.” Dually enrolled residential students will be able to participate in campus life, clubs, and events, but not intercollegiate sports or the Greek system until they transfer in their third year.

DACC President Stephen Nacco pledges to support the University Life students. “We’ll handle the paperwork for them as dual-admission students, and that includes all record keeping and financial aid. We’ll work out schedules so that they’re able to take blocks of classes on the DACC campus once or twice a week, rather than every day, as well as online.”

While DACC also offers traditional dual-admission programs with the University of Illinois and Olivet Nazarene University, the new University Life option that Eastern Illinois University offers is unique in higher education. DACC President Nacco credits the close partnership that DACC has forged with EIU over the years, and the dynamic leadership of EIU President David Glassman, with the out-of-the-box thinking that results in such a distinctive program.

For more information about the University Life program – or more traditional dual-admission programs at DACC, please contact the Office of Counseling and Advising at 217-443-8750.

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The DACC Child Development Center Will Hold 4th Annual Color Run Saturday June 16, 2018.

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DACC Foundation Re-Opens Scholarship Application Process for Fall 2018

The DACC Foundation has decided to re-open up the scholarship application process. The application site will be open on June 4, 2018 and will close on July 9, 2018 at 5pm.   These scholarships are only available for fall at DACC.

For students who submitted applications in March........... 

You will only need to upload the most recent copy of your transcript showing your grades through the spring semester.     

You will also have the option of adding/updating your essay if you want. It is not mandatory.    

All other information will remain the same as when you submitted the application in March.   

To apply, you need to go to www.dacc.edu and link on the Jaguar Spot. You will use the same username and password you used to apply for the scholarship.  

For students that did not submit their scholarship application in March..........  

The first step for a new student is to apply for admission so you can get your student id#.   You can access the form here: https://www.dacc.edu/ar/application   (You may have already done this if you have signed up for classes). 

Once you have received your id#, please follow the directions on the attached document to set-up you username and password.  

You will need to complete the full scholarship application which includes uploading you  transcript, a personal statement/essay and a letter of recommendation.   

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Career Connections Job Fair 2018 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 9 AM to 1PM 

Mary Miller Gymnasium

  The public is invited to meet area employers who are recruiting for part-time and full-time positions. Last year more than 50 employers with job openings attended. Learn about the local job market and the responsibilities and requirements needed in various positions. Participants should dress for an interview and bring several copies of their resume. Business attire must be worn; hoodies, sweats, ripped jeans, flip flops are not allowed. No children are allowed. The Job Fair is sponsored by DACC’s Career & Employment Services Center. For more information, or to schedule a booth, call DACC Career & Employment Services Center, 217-443-8597.

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JAGUAR CO-ED CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS  2018-2019 season

  When:

Clinics: Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2

Tryout and Interview: Wednesday, May 3

@ 6:30 p.m.

Where:

DACC Mary Miller Complex, 2000 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832

Mandatory Attire:

Plain white tshirt, black shorts, cheer shoes, hair in ponytail – no zippers, buttons, or jewelry.

Minimum Tryouts Skills:

Must have previous cheer, dance, and/or gymnastics experience!

Learn/Perform 1 Crowd Cheer

Standing and/or Running Tumbling (preferred)

Toe touch and 1 jump of choice

Basic Stunting Skills (Libs and Heel Stretches)

Requirements:

Must bring a copy of current sports physical with you to tryouts!

Email: Head Coach, Nikia McGlory with any questions about becoming a Danville Area Community College Cheerleader.

McGloryN@danville118.org

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Career Connections Job Fair is Coming to DACC Wednesday, April 18! Bring Your Resume and Dress for Success!

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DACC Hosts 2 Public Planning Forums

  College Seeks Public Input for Long-Term Strategic Plan

  Officials at Danville Area Community College will host two Public Planning Forums on Thursday, March 8, 2018, seeking community input for the College’s strategic plan. The first session will be held in Vermilion Hall room 306 on the Danville campus (2000 E. Main Street) at 4pm; the second session will be held at the DACC Higher Learning Center (847 E. Orange Street) in Hoopeston at 6:30 pm.

The purpose of the meeting will be for the College to gather ideas from the community to formulate DACC’s plans for the next year and beyond.

“We want to hear your ideas about the College:  Tell us what is working, what could be improved, or what could be eliminated,” said Robert Mattson, DACC’s Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning. “Your opinion matters to us as we develop our strategic planning “Matrix” for the coming year.”

You may RSVP by contacting the Executive Assistant to the President Kerri Thurman by email at kthurman@dacc.edu or by calling (217) 443-8850 if you plan to attend.

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Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018

DACC Baseball makes its annual trek to Busch Stadium to take on Olney following the Cardinals vs. Dodgers game. 

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DACC Foundation Scholarship Applications -- 2nd Round

The DACC Foundation has decided to re-open up the scholarship application process. The application site is now open and will close on Mon., July 9, 2018 at 5pm. These scholarships are only available for fall at DACC.

For students who submitted applications in March...........

 -  You will only need to upload the most recent copy of your transcript showing your grades through the spring semester.  

 -  You will also have the option of adding/updating your essay if you want. It is not mandatory.  

 -  All other information will remain the same as when you submitted the application in March.

 - To apply, you need to go to www.dacc.edu and link on the Jaguar Spot. You will use the same username and password you used to apply for the scholarship.  

For students that did not submit their scholarship application in March..........

 -  The first step for a new student is to apply for admission so you can get your student id#.   You can access the form here: https://www.dacc.edu/ar/application   (You may have already done this if you have signed up for classes).

 -  Once you have received your id#, please follow the directions on the attached document to set-up you username and password.

 -  You will need to complete the full scholarship applicationwhich includes uploading you transcript, a personal statement/essay and a letter of recommendation.  

Scholarships also available for the following majors and criteria:

In addition to several general scholarships, we have scholarships for the following majors and criteria:

Agriculture, Automotive, Civil Engineering, Culinary Arts, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Horticulture, Tractor Trailer

Single parents with dependents studying a business related field

2018 DACC grad transferring to a four-year college to study: Agriculture, Conservation or Biology

Dependent of law enforcement officers or member/dependent of the Danville Rifle and Pistol Club

If you have any questions, please contact Gina Davis at 443-8893 or Sandy Dreher 443-8843.

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DACC Starving Artists Solo Art Show Series Begins Tonight at Alley Gallery

    See the ceramic work of Bruce Boersma this month!

Tonight (May 9, 2018)  is the reception for the inaugural DACC Starving Artists solo art show series.  Each month The DACC Art Club will showcase the work of a student at the Alley Gallery, 113 1/2 N. Vermilion, Danville, IL. This month's artist is an older student who is showing close to 50 ceramic works. These works are wonderful and amazing. Many of these pieces are for sale. The artist's name is Bruce Boresma. If you get a chance, stop by the Alley Gallery between 4-5:30, meet Bruce and gaze upon his works.

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Great News for Indiana Residents Who Work 35+ Hours in the DACC District!

     Now your entire household can access a local, affordable college education at DACC at the in-district tuition rate!

Call 217-443-DACC for more information