The EvCC President

Greetings:
There certainly have been significant changes for all of us these past several months with the national elections, the inauguration, winter storms and, most notably, the condition of both our national and state economy. On a daily basis we read about the continued deteriorating financial and housing markets, increased unemployment, bankruptcies, and a slumping retail. [...]

Happy New Year!
It’s the new year and I wanted to begin this year with a blog posting since it’s been quite some time since the last one, probably prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. Hopefully, I can be more diligent with some regular postings. It’s not as if there aren’t many subjects to share information with [...]

Good Afternoon!
The campaign rhetoric is about to end as all the state and national campaigns head into this final week. To a great extent, it will be most refreshing and pleasant to return to the normal news and daily routine without hearing about all the pledges and promises of candidates from both parties. And, perhaps, [...]

Greetings!
It’s quite busy for everyone early into this term with more students and the increased number of proposed new initiatives. When I think about the accreditation self study process, the First Year’s Student Experience, Campus Sustainability, Campus Emergency Management and Security efforts, International Education, Corporate Training and Education, and the possibilities of a campus review [...]

Good morning!
Here we go with another school year. Welcome to everyone. It’s energizing to have everyone back on campus. The return of faculty, staff, and students creates new energy, enthusiasm, and excitement. And, yes, some apprehension considering all that we know will be happening and have planned to happen. And [...]

Good Afternoon!
Well, summer certainly has ended abruptly. Not only because we are now into the post Labor Day, but the temperatures are incredible cool from my perspective. Only three weeks ago Janelle and I were in 95 degree temperature and about as humid from sunny Iowa City, IA. We were on our annual summer trek [...]

A friendly summer’s hello!
It’s been quite sometime since the last blog has been written. The school year’s break and summer term have been quite pleasant. And the great summer time weather does not add to motivate writing during evening hours as is the typical case for these communications to the campus.
It has been a great [...]

Good Afternoon!
Another school year has passed for all of us and we celebrate the success of many of our students this next Friday, June 6, 2008 at our commencement ceremony. The evening should be a great celebration as many students will receive the much deserved recognition for all their work and dedication in pursuing dreams [...]