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College of DuPage bucking the trendMar 9, 2013 12:00 AM
A DuPage letter to the editor: During their 2012-2013 planning process, College of DuPage administrators set a goal to grow the college's 2012-2013 full-time equivalent enrollment by 1 percent. Despite an economy still struggling to recover and an uncertain job market, COD met that benchmark, exceeding our initial goal by nearly 500 FTEs, or a 3.8 percent growth in FTEs over last spring.
North Central, Wheaton face difficult tasks in second round Mar 6, 2013 12:00 AM
It's hard to believe that a team with as much postseason success as North Central would go into the first round of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament and feel inexperienced. However, in their first home playoff game in more than two decades the Cardinals came out of the gates with some obvious jitters Saturday against Centre College. Fortunately for North Central, the overall talent was just too much for Centre to keep up with and the Cardinals won decisively 66-50 led by junior forward Landon Gamble. Coach Todd Raridon's team was steadied after a consistent post presence in the first half.
COD consultant to help school develop ‘brand’ Mar 5, 2013 12:00 AM
College of DuPage is a community school, but officials want its message to prospective students, donors and residents to be much more. COD is spending $290,000 on a consultant to help develop a “brand” for the school as part of an overall effort to increase its profile from simply a community college to what President Robert Breuder calls a “hybrid” institution.
Some fear new, high-tech GED a problem for low-income test takers Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Suburban education officials are worried looming federal changes to GED testing will leave those less fortunate with one less path to joining the workforce. The test will become computerized in 2014, and the price to take the exam will more than double. Plus, you need a credit card and an email address. "It’s going to be people with the least resources who are going to be left out," Josh Boies of Kane County says.
Harper approves $2 per credit hour tuition increaseFeb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Consistent with a regional trend among community colleges, Harper College will ask its students to dig a little deeper into their pockets for the cost of a high education. The board of trustees last week unanimously approved increasing tuition by $2 per credit hour beginning in the summer 2013 term. For a full-time student taking 30 credit hours annually, that’s an additional $60 for a total of $3,735.
North Central, Wheaton prepare for NCAA Tournament Feb 26, 2013 12:00 AM
The North Central men’s basketball team seems to be hitting its stride, and it couldn’t come at a better time for coach Todd Raridon’s team. No stranger to high-pressure games, the Cardinals are heading into the NCAA playoffs on an eight-game winning streak with the last three coming against nationally ranked opponents.
$20,000 in pledges so far for orchestraFeb 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Less than a week after pledge cards were sent to supporters of the New Philharmonic Orchestra at the College of DuPage, the 36-year-old professional orchestra is beginning to get some of the financial support college officials say is necessary to keep it performing.
COD blames higher salaries for tuition increase Feb 20, 2013 12:00 AM
It will cost students more to attend the state's largest community college later this fall. The College of DuPage board of trustees voted 6-1 Thursday to increase tuition by $4, to a total of $140 per credit hour including fees, that the college's administration says accounts for the cost of salary increases for college employees in the next fiscal year.
Frank Flores: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Frank Flores, running for College Of DuPage School Board (6-year Terms)
Joseph Wozniak: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Joseph Wozniak, running for College Of DuPage School Board (6-year Terms)
Katharine Hamilton: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Katharine Hamilton, running for College Of DuPage School Board (6-year Terms)
Edward Agustin: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Edward Agustin, running for College of DuPage School Board (6-year Terms)
David "Dave" Carlin: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for David "Dave" Carlin, running for College Of DuPage School Board (6-year Terms)
Mike Lanners: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Candidate information for Mike Lanners, running for College Of DuPage School Board (6-year Terms)
New Philharmonic gets three-concert reprieve Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
A 36-year-old professional orchestra that appeared to be playing its last note at the College of DuPage is getting an encore. College officials have agreed to give the New Philharmonic orchestra a 3-concert season in 2013-14 after receiving letters and emails from patrons upset that the 80-member ensemble might have given its final curtain call at a January concert. The orchestra had been performing at the college's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn until this season, when a $35 million renovation project began that forced the orchestra to schedule concerts off-campus.
College of DuPage moving on in numbers Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The NCAA begins its football signing period Wednesday, and more than two dozen College of DuPage players will be signing.
New work, ear surgery help Wheaton entrepreneur's creative side Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Kukec's People features Nancy Chovancek, whose life turned around after her parents died and she felt life was too short not to do something she always wanted to do. She left behind a 10-year career in project management, returned to school, graduated magna cum laude from DeVry University with a degree in web graphic design in 2009, and launched her own company, Wheaton-based Pegleg Web Designs. She also overcame hearing loss by having surgery in both ears at the same time.
Future uncertain for 36-year-old COD orchestraJan 26, 2013 12:00 AM
A professional orchestra that's been playing for 36 years at the McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage could play for the last time Saturday night, while college officials decide if the group will still perform when renovations to the center are complete. The college has canceled the orchestra's remaining three concerts in February and March, and sent letters to the orchestra's general manager, personnel director and librarian that their positions are being eliminated next month.
Glen Ellyn residents unnerved by man’s arrests, behavior Dec 29, 2012 12:00 AM
A DuPage County judge set tighter bond conditions for a Glen Ellyn man Friday after neighbors unnerved by the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., raised concerns about his growing arrest record and unusual behavior. Christopher Shukin, 22, has been arrested 10 times since November 2011 on a variety of charges, from walking around naked to window peeping and grabbing a 4-year-old child he didn't know.
Candidates line up for DuPage school boards facing contentious issuesDec 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Candidates seeking school board seats in the April 9 DuPage County election will face issues ranging from budget deficits to overcrowded buildings to teacher contracts to curriculum questions. As daunting as it seems, relatively large numbers of candidates have filed to pursue seats on several area school boards.