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Oakton discusses math-music connectionOct 18, 2013 3:54 am - Learn how math and music are connected at a free lecture at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Oakton Community College’s Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, Room 1604. Dav...
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Step forward/step back activity illustrates marginalizationOct 15, 2013 5:27 am - One way suburban school districts are trying to bridge the gap between minority students and teachers is through “cultural competency” training. Students can read a lot ...
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Suburban schools aim to increase staff diversity to mirror studentsOct 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is the state's second-largest, and one of the most diverse — 68 percent of its more than 40,000 students are ethnic minorities. But they'...
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Oakton workshop focuses on adolescents suffering from depressionOct 13, 2013 2:40 pm - Recent surveys indicate that as many as one in five teens suffers from clinical depression, which can lead to substance abuse and suicidal thoughts or actions. Oakton Co...
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Celebrate Halloween at the Chicago Botanic GardenOct 09, 2013 12:55 pm - “Trains, Tricks and Treats” weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates Halloween with seasonal activities in the Model Railroad Garden: Landmarks of America, which...
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Rare catch a good sign for Des Plaines RiverOct 02, 2013 12:00 pm - When a student in Paul Gulezian's Introduction to Environmental Sciences class gathered a strange, nearly translucent creature from the Des Plaines River, even the Oakto...
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Voter registration events Tuesday at Oakton, HarperSep 23, 2013 1:58 pm - The Cook County Clerk’s office is conducting voter registration drives at local colleges on Tuesday as part of National Voter Registration Day. Voter registration will ...
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Oakton lecture tackles impact of estrogenSep 15, 2013 11:44 am - Discover how gender and sex steroid hormones affect a woman’s career path during a free lecture at 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 24, at Oakton Community College’s Des Plain...
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Take a tour of Oakton’s Early Childhood Education CenterSep 13, 2013 11:32 am - Choosing the right day care setting for your child isn’t easy — but Oakton’s Early Childhood Education Center may have a solution. Find out more about the center’s prem...
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OCC's Koehnline Museum focuses on local artists to teach us about ourselvesSep 12, 2013 6:00 pm - A historic exhibit currently hangs on display at the Koehnline Museum of Art at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines: The Art of Leon and Sadie Garland. It is the fir...