[Freeport, Ill.] — Highland Community College is proud to announce that Trustee Shawn Boldt has been elected President of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA), a statewide organization representing all 45 community colleges within 39 community college districts and more than 500,000 students across Illinois.
Boldt’s election to this prominent role continues a strong legacy of leadership and advocacy on behalf of community colleges at both the state and national levels.
“Shawn’s ascension to this role speaks to his leadership capabilities and his focus on improving educational opportunities for community college students across Illinois,” said Dr. Jamal Scott, President of Highland Community College. “We are excited for his continued work with ICCTA, and his ongoing commitment to Highland Community College, as we continue to focus on programs and services to best serve the residents of our district.”
Trustees from the ICCTA visited Highland Community College on August 7 as part of the ICCTA Executive Committee retreat from August 7-8 at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau. During the visit, members of the Trustees Association met with college staff, toured campus facilities, saw Freeport area landmarks, and met with local and state politicians.
Agriculture instructor, Justin Ebert, gave a tour of the new off-sight Crop Science Technology Center and Agriculture plot, and Nursing and Allied Health Coordinator, Alicia Kepner, gave a tour of the college’s mobile medical unit and hospital simulation labs. After the tour, the ICCTA Executive Committee members returned to the Stephenson County Farm Bureau for lunch and a strategic planning session. The retreat concluded on Saturday.
As a first-generation community college graduate, earning his degree from Northeast Community College in Norfolk, NE, Boldt believes in the mission of community colleges and ICCTA. He said, “I believe that service to the ICCTA and growing the sustainable strength of the organization is important, but we must serve as local trustees first. Suicide prevention, mental health, access for disabled students, technology training, and course access in rural areas are just as important as other policy issues we face.”
For more information on Highland’s Board of Trustees, visit www.highland.edu.
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