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Good News Sunday: College of DuPage culinary students cook Thanksgiving dinner for Navy recruits
Nov 27, 2022 7:00 AM - About 50 recruits from the Great Lakes Naval Station in North Chicago, many far from home, were expected to sit down to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday prepared by culinary students from the College of DuPage. -
Oakton Community College's Empty Bowls event Dec. 3 to support local food pantries
Nov 21, 2022 11:48 AM - More than 1,200 handcrafted soup bowls will be available for purchase at Oakton Community College's Empty Bowls event on Saturday, Dec. 3. Since 2004, the event has raised more than $367,000 through the sale of 20,000 handmade bowls. -
Start of a rebound? How suburban community colleges' enrollments fared this fall
Nov 5, 2022 10:27 AM - The start of fall classes at community colleges across the state brought a modest overall increase in student enrollment for the first time in more than a decade, led by Elgin Community College's double-digit increase. -
Neighbors in the news: Automotive teacher at Hersey wins cash prize for excellence
Oct 20, 2022 6:00 AM - Jim VanBladel, an automotive teacher from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, was named a winner of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, winning $15,000 for himself and $35,000 for his school program. -
District 21 seeks to expand language services for newcomers
Oct 10, 2022 6:24 AM - Ania Figueroa, the new director of language services for Wheeling Township District 21, says the district is looking to strengthen its programming offered to students who qualify for language services.
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Women's art show to debut at Oakton Community College next weekOct 7, 2022 5:14 PM - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines will host a Women's Art Show starting next week.
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator elected to serve on national board
Sep 28, 2022 1:56 PM - Palatine resident Katherine Sawyer, Oakton Community College's chief Advancement Officer, is among four higher education leaders elected to serve on the board of directors of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB).
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Staying on top of it: Community colleges training students for high-tech manufacturing jobs
Sep 14, 2022 10:25 AM - As demand for manufacturing workers grows and jobs continue to become more technical, community colleges are revamping their programs to ensure they stay on top of industry changes. -
Oakton Provost Ileo Lott, Ed.D., selected for the Aspen Institute's Rising Presidents Fellowship
Aug 30, 2022 9:30 AM - Oakton Community College Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Ileo Lott, Ed.D., is one of 31 higher education leaders selected by The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) as members of the Rising Presidents Fellowship class of 2022-2023. -
Maryville to conduct NARCAN administration trainings with local partners Aug. 31
Aug 26, 2022 2:18 PM - Maryville, a child care organization based in Des Plaines, will be conducting two Overdose Awareness trainings, one in the morning at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, and an afternoon training at Des Plaines Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Maryville's staff led by Jim Eaglin, Family Behavioral Health Clinic recovery home operator, will spearhead the trainings on how to administer NARCAN, an opioid antagonist which works to cause a reversal effect of an overdose.
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