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The Spoon River College men’s basketball team is excited to kick off its inaugural season under the leadership of local area coach Chance Jones. The Snappers are scheduled to open their season on January 22nd at home against Quincy College. The Snappers men’s team played three scrimmage games this fall and have two upcoming scrimmages against South Suburban and Moberly, two top notch programs.
The Snappers have had a solid start to this upcoming season. The men competed very well in their five exhibition games this fall against teams that are typically nationally ranked every year. “The guys have worked very hard through challenging situations with continuously changing safety protocols to remain in shape and improve their game to be as ready as possible for the season,” said Jones.
The Snappers have quite a few freshman but will be looking for some sophomore leadership from those on the team. Micale Mee, TC Wright, Luka Gelb, and DaKei Hines have all played a year of basketball at this level and fans should expect to see them be leaders on the court.
“I believe we also have a strong and talented group of freshman, which has allowed us to have really competitive practices. We have a lot to learn, but I think this team has the potential to be very competitive in our already very competitive league. We are expecting them to pick things up fast, because our non-conference schedule is going to be tough as well. This is a good group of young men that have been really fun to be around and they work extremely hard. We are excited to get the season going,” Jones said.
A complete schedule can be viewed at www.src.edu under the Snappers Athletic tab. Follow the Spoon River College Athletics Facebook page for the most up-to-date information and to watch live streams of games when available.
Spoon River College is a two-year, public community college in West Central Illinois, with campuses and Community Outreach Centers in Canton and Macomb, and Learning Centers in Havana and Rushville.
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The Spoon River College Nursing Program has been granted its initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), which is the leading authority for nursing education.
Although Spoon River College’s associate nursing program has offered quality education since 1997, state regulatory bodies are requiring registered nursing programs to become accredited.
“Being accredited ensures quality standards are upheld to produce qualified nurse generalists,” said Tamatha Schleich, director of SRC’s nursing program.
An accredited program must meet certain criteria for faculty qualifications, course content, and program quality, which keeps nursing students educated at the same level regardless of the geographical location of their school. Accreditation also allows nursing students to easier receive federal aid, facilitates easy transfer to another institution for an advanced degree, and opens up additional career opportunities.
“The ACEN accreditation process is a rigorous journey of reflection to look at every part of the curriculum. The achievement shows Spoon River College’s dedication to the program, students, and community we serve,” Schleich said.
The effective date for initial accreditation of the associate degree program at Spoon River College is August 24, 2018, allowing those who graduated after this date to be able to identify the program they graduated from as an ACEN accredited program.
SRC’s Nursing Program underwent the initial site visit by ACEN to achieve this status in January of 2020. SRC’s accreditation status will continue through spring of 2025 when the colleges’ next site visit will occur.
The Spoon River College nursing program was ranked one of the best nursing schools in the nation by RNCareers.org in 2019, and the LPN program was ranked the number one program in Illinois by PracticalNursing.org in 2020 based on NCLEX pass rates. The program offers an Associate Degree in Nursing, a Practical Nurse Certificate, and a Nurse Assistant Certificate. For more information about the nursing program at Spoon River College, visit www.src.edu or call 309-647-4645.
Spoon River College is a two-year, public community college in West Central Illinois, with campuses and Community Outreach Centers in Canton and Macomb, and Learning Centers in Havana and Rushville.
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Spoon River College is joining with other colleges in cancelling the 2021 spring break due to COVID-19 related health and safety concerns. Spring 2021 classes will conclude May 7th, and the 2021 commencement is currently planned for May 14.
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Registration for fall classes is going on now at all locations of Spoon River College. All 16-week classes and the first session of 8-week classes begin Monday, August 23, and a session of 12-week classes begins September 20.
Current students may register online or with an advisor, while new students are encouraged to meet with an advisor. New students must also complete an application and take the Accuplacer test, done on a walk-in basis in the Student Services Department at the Canton and Macomb campuses from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Appointments for testing at the Havana and Rushville centers should be scheduled. Photo IDs are required, and there is no fee for the application or the test. Spoon River College also accepts ACT, SAT, and previous college credit to determine placement.
Financial aid options are available, and filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid) is an important first step that should be completed as early as possible. The school code for Spoon River College is 00164300. For more information, call our financial aid offices at 309-649-7030 or 309-833-6073, or visit www.src.edu.
The free application, a complete course schedule, a listing of all the degree and certificate programs available and more information about the registration process is also available at www.src.edu or by calling (309) 647-6400 in Canton, (309) 543-4413 in Havana, (309) 837-6069 in Macomb, and (217) 322-6060 in Rushville.
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Spring 2021 classes at Spoon River College start on Monday, January 19. To facilitate registration, the College will offer Fast Track Registration starting Monday, January 4 and continuing through Friday, January 15, on the Canton and Macomb campuses.
During this time new students will be able to apply, test, and register in one day. To make it more convenient, hours of operation will be extended to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday during these two weeks. Regular hours of 8-4:30 p.m. will remain the same on Thursday and Friday.
Financial aid staff will be available to answer questions and assist in the aid process. Tuition must be paid or enrollment in an automatic payment plan must be established when registering.
To make an appointment, which is strongly encouraged, call 309-649-6400 or 309-833-6069. A valid picture ID is required for registration, and face coverings are required on campus at all times.
The regular 16-week session and the first 8-week session of spring classes begin Monday, January 19. A 12-week session starts February 16, and a second 8-week session starts March 22.
The Canton campus is located at 23235 N. County Hwy 22, and the Macomb Campus is located at 208 S. Johnson Street.
The course schedule can be viewed on the College’s website at www.src.edu. For more information about the registration process or to make an appointment with an advisor, call (309)649-6400 in Canton, (309)543-4413 in Havana, (309)837-6069 in Macomb, and (217)322-6060 in Rushville.
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Residents of and visitors to Fulton County may notice a new feature at the corner of County Highway 22 and the Canton-Cuba Blacktop as they drive past.
The Spoon River College Foundation recently purchased a new, fully-electronic LED messaging sign for SRC’s Canton Campus, and its construction was completed last week. The sign is 16 feet in height and has full-color message boards visible from both the east and west. It is controlled remotely by the SRC Marketing Department via internet connection.
“This was something that was sorely needed for SRC,” said Bruce Beal, member of the SRC Foundation Board of Directors. “Hundreds of vehicles pass that intersection every day, and the ability for the college to communicate all of the services it offers will be vital.”
“I’m thrilled to see this project come to completion,” said Curt Oldfield, President of SRC. “This sign creates all kinds of new opportunities for SRC to communicate with residents of Fulton County and visitors to the area. Additionally, as we continue to add new programs, such as our new athletics programs, more and more people will be visiting our campus for the first time. This sign offers a warm welcome to all of our students, friends, employees, and visitors. I thank the SRC Foundation and its donors for all the support they offer to SRC and our students.”
Beal spearheaded the completion of the project for the SRC Foundation Board. After requesting proposals from several companies in the area, Bendsen Signs and Graphics in Decatur, Ill. was chosen to design and erect the sign, while Quick Electric in Fairview, Ill. completed all the necessary electrical work.
“On behalf of the SRC Foundation Board, I’m very grateful for the work of Fulton County native Jason Tompkins and everyone at Bendsen Signs and Quick Electric,” said Beal. “Additionally, thank you to President Oldfield, Vice President Brett Stoller, the SRC Board of Trustees, Ameren, and Fulton County Engineer Keith Munter for their support and assistance in bringing this project to fruition.”
Funds for the purchase and construction of the sign came largely thanks to proceeds from the Gene and Marie Long Memorial Trust, which provides funds annually to the SRC Foundation for capital upgrades to the SRC Canton Campus. Additional funds came from donors who also designated their gifts to facilities at the Canton Campus over the past few years.
“We continue to be grateful to Gene and Marie Long for their generosity, which has benefitted SRC for nearly a decade now,” said SRC Foundation Executive Director Colin Davis. “Gene and Marie were longtime Cuba and Canton residents who recognized the benefit SRC provides to our area. In talking recently with their friend, Don Heller, he told me about their love of athletics and how he thought they would be thrilled with their gifts being used to purchase this sign with all of the new traffic coming to campus thanks to our program expansion. I’m so appreciative of their foresight and honored to do right by them.”
The Spoon River College Foundation is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing SRC students with the best educational experience possible. Funds raised benefit SRC and its students in many ways.
“While direct assistance to students through scholarships and hardship grants represents the largest parts of what we do on an annual basis, we also provide support to student and community programs at SRC and assist in the upgrades of college facilities,” said Davis. “This new sign is a perfect example of a need at SRC that we were able to fill thanks to the generosity of our donors, and we know it will benefit the college for years to come. Thank you to our donors, Director Beal, and everyone who helped to make it happen.”
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12/14/2020
Four Spoon River College art students who were awarded Performing Art Scholarships from the SRC Foundation recently showcased works that were part of the requirements of their scholarships. Those students were Rosalia Lentini of Bushnell, and Sydney Munson, Chelsea Steck, and Keeara Virag of Canton.
“They each studied an artist of their choice, and then created work that showed the influence of that particular artist,” said Jamie Kotewa, SRC Art faculty. “They also had to write an artist statement to explain their resulting artwork.”
Lentini plans to enter the field of art technology and she chose artist Frida Khalo, who was known for her self-portraits. “I was inspired by her symbolism, and I liked her blending techniques,” Lentini said.
Munson studied Claude Monet. “Like Monet, I utilized small, quick brush strokes, and I was inspired by his use of reflections and bouncing light off of difference surfaces, along with the lack of blending,” said Munson, who plans to use her talent in a career in the movie and film industry.
Steck studied Leonid Afremov, an artist who created an easily recognizable and distinctive technique and style. “His work is bright and colorful, and I think he uses color in an interesting way,” said Steck, who is majoring in accounting.
Future art teacher Virag chose to study painter and sculptor Audrey Flack, who has been referred to as a pioneer in photorealism. “I liked the bright colors Flack used, and I used those in my painting of a Dia De Los Muertos celebration.”
“It’s a joy to work with these students and push them further in their creative decision making process,” Kotewa said. “Having a growth mindset and learning how to respond to the unexpected is something we experience nearly every day in the art room. I love seeing their progress throughout the semester!”
The artwork is on display in the showcase located on the upper floor of Engle Hall at the Canton Campus.
Spoon River College offers an AA/AS degree with a concentration in art for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution in a variety of degree programs, including advertising, architecture, interior design, and museum studies.
Performing skill grants are awarded each year through the SRC Foundation to students showing special ability or talent in the areas of Art, Drama, Athletics, Agriculture, and Speech and Debate.
For more information about the Art program, or the requirements for these and other SRC Foundation scholarship opportunities, visit www.src.edu, or call 309-647-4645.
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SRC Foundation Donors receive access to virtual holiday concert; David L. Bishop Memorial Scholarship now fully endowed
Though COVID-19 prevented the Spoon River College Community Chorus from celebrating its 15th year with an in-person holiday concert, the show still went on.
Home for the Holidays: Virtually Unplugged, a virtual winter/holiday concert showcasing the talents of over 70 performers with local ties, was produced to support both the SRC Foundation’s #GivingSPOONday campaign and the David L. Bishop Memorial Scholarship, which the Chorus began funding after Bishop, a founding member of the Chorus, passed away in 2017.
“I’m proud of all of our productions,” said Carol Davis, the Chorus’ Artistic Director since its inception in 2005, “but this one will be one of the most memorable. It truly shows how versatile we are as an organization, and it’s always amazing to be reminded of just how much talent we have here in our area. We’re already hearing from many people about how much they’re enjoying it, and we’re honored to bring a little holiday cheer in a year when it’s never been needed more.”
Donors to the SRC Foundation’s #GivingSPOONday campaign and left their e-mail addresses received a link to view the concert by e-mail on Thursday, Dec. 10. Those who did not receive the e-mail are urged to check their spam folders. All donors will receive the link for the concert by mail in the next few days.
“The SRC Community Chorus is an important part of what we do and who we are,” said SRC Foundation Executive Director Colin Davis. “In addition to their talents leading to dozens of scholarships for SRC students over the years, the Chorus’ efforts directly led to the big success we were able to have in our #GivingSPOONday campaign, which helps SRC students in many ways.”
In the process, thanks to proceeds from previous Chorus performances, gifts from the Bishop Family, and other gifts made on #GivingSPOONday, the David L. Bishop Memorial Scholarship is now fully-endowed and will be awarded to SRC students in perpetuity. However, future gifts to the Bishop scholarship will always be accepted.
Those who still wish to see the concert may do so by making a gift to the SRC Foundation online by Dec. 18. All donors who make gifts of any size and to any designation will receive access to the concert. To receive access to the concert, visit www.src.edu/givingtuesday to make a gift to the SRC Foundation, or contact the Foundation by calling (309) 649-6260.
The concert includes over three hours of winter and holiday-themed music, acting, and poetry, all performed by students, alumni, staff, faculty and friends of SRC. With the on-demand format, the performances can be viewed at any time, in any location, and on any device that has access to the internet.
The SRC Community Chorus plans to return to live performances next August with The Musical World of Disney. To learn more about the Chorus, visit www.src.edu/chorus.
Please note that SRC is closed for winter break from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3.
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The Spoon River College Foundation is pleased to announce that, thanks to the generosity of donors across the SRC district and beyond, its #GivingSPOONday campaign was a huge success, surpassing its goal and raising $50,822 from 360 separate gifts, including all matching funds.
As part of the larger Giving Tuesday movement to create a worldwide day of giving, the SRC Foundation had challenged all friends of SRC to “change lives for good,” and give 200 separate gifts to benefit SRC in the 24-hour period of December 1.
“By the end of the night, we had already increased our goal to 250 gifts, and our generous communities helped us soar right past that goal, too,” said Colin Davis, Executive Director of the SRC Foundation. “While SRC students’ need is greater than ever, we know they’re nowhere near alone. To see this kind of response when we know how much financial need is out there right now is simply incredible. We can’t thank our communities enough.”
According to Davis, gifts ranged from $1 to $10,000. When the matching gifts are removed, the average gift was around $80, and gifts came from 14 states and 75 zip codes. Gifts came from as far away as Florida, Arizona, Vermont and Washington State.
“The appeal of helping students at SRC truly reaches all corners of the country,” said Davis. “But it’s our communities here in west central Illinois that stepped up for us in the biggest way.”
As always, donors had the option of directing their gifts to be used however they saw fit. While some directed funds to specific scholarships, facilities, student or community programs, or the Student Emergency Hardship Fund, many donors made unrestricted gifts, which help the Foundation quickly meet the needs of SRC and students as the needs arise.
“With our unrestricted funds, we were able to launch our new Emergency Hardship Fund in the spring as a way to help SRC students remain enrolled in classes and on track,” Davis said. “And we’ve received dozens upon dozens of requests for those funds from students who have lost their jobs, had extra medical expenses, or have needed access to more technology to complete coursework remotely while remaining at home with their kids.”
As an added bonus, all donors to #GivingSPOONday received access to the SRC Community Chorus’ production of Home for the Holidays: Virtually Unplugged, a virtual concert of winter and holiday performances created by over 70 members of the Chorus.
“The SRC Community Chorus, which is celebrating its 15th year and raises money for SRC student scholarships, normally would have performed a holiday concert in early December,” said Davis. “But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that concert was unable to happen. However, both the Chorus and the Foundation felt that providing holiday cheer is more important than ever this year, so we’re bringing it to them in the safety of their homes, and we’re grateful for the over 70 people who gave their time and talent to this project, because it certainly was a big help in our successful campaign.”
People who wish to see the concert are encouraged to make a gift to the SRC Foundation by December 18 by visiting www.src.edu/givingtuesday or calling (309) 649-6260. The college is closed for winter break from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3.
“The longer the pandemic continues, the more we’ll need to be there for our students. The generosity of our friends during #GivingSPOONday, no matter how they asked for their gifts to be used, will allow us to meet more and more of those needs. The beautiful thing about #GivingSPOONday is how everyone, even just by sharing information about the campaign on social media or donating spare change at Hy-Vee, plays a big part. We thank everyone who helped make the campaign a success.”
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SRC Foundation Donors receive access to virtual holiday concert; David L. Bishop Memorial Scholarship now fully endowed
Though COVID-19 prevented the Spoon River College Community Chorus from celebrating its 15th year with an in-person holiday concert, the show still went on.
Home for the Holidays: Virtually Unplugged, a virtual winter/holiday concert showcasing the talents of over 70 performers with local ties, was produced to support both the SRC Foundation’s #GivingSPOONday campaign and the David L. Bishop Memorial Scholarship, which the Chorus began funding after Bishop, a founding member of the Chorus, passed away in 2017.
“I’m proud of all of our productions,” said Carol Davis, the Chorus’ Artistic Director since its inception in 2005, “but this one will be one of the most memorable. It truly shows how versatile we are as an organization, and it’s always amazing to be reminded of just how much talent we have here in our area. We’re already hearing from many people about how much they’re enjoying it, and we’re honored to bring a little holiday cheer in a year when it’s never been needed more.”
Donors to the SRC Foundation’s #GivingSPOONday campaign and left their e-mail addresses received a link to view the concert by e-mail on Thursday, Dec. 10. Those who did not receive the e-mail are urged to check their spam folders. All donors will receive the link for the concert by mail in the next few days.
“The SRC Community Chorus is an important part of what we do and who we are,” said SRC Foundation Executive Director Colin Davis. “In addition to their talents leading to dozens of scholarships for SRC students over the years, the Chorus’ efforts directly led to the big success we were able to have in our #GivingSPOONday campaign, which helps SRC students in many ways.”
In the process, thanks to proceeds from previous Chorus performances, gifts from the Bishop Family, and other gifts made on #GivingSPOONday, the David L. Bishop Memorial Scholarship is now fully-endowed and will be awarded to SRC students in perpetuity. However, future gifts to the Bishop scholarship will always be accepted.
Those who still wish to see the concert may do so by making a gift to the SRC Foundation online by Dec. 18. All donors who make gifts of any size and to any designation will receive access to the concert. To receive access to the concert, visit www.src.edu/givingtuesday to make a gift to the SRC Foundation, or contact the Foundation by calling (309) 649-6260.
The concert includes over three hours of winter and holiday-themed music, acting, and poetry, all performed by students, alumni, staff, faculty and friends of SRC. With the on-demand format, the performances can be viewed at any time, in any location, and on any device that has access to the internet.
The SRC Community Chorus plans to return to live performances next August with The Musical World of Disney. To learn more about the Chorus, visit www.src.edu/chorus.
Please note that SRC is closed for winter break from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3.
