Articles filed under Community Colleges
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Free Summer Concert Series to feature Harper College ensembles, Chicago-based bandsMay 22, 2025 2:02 pm - Harper College’s campus will come alive with music on Thursday nights this summer as the fifth annual Summer Concert Series kicks off June 5 at the Drs. Kenneth and Catherine Ender Pavilion, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine.
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Bassoon teacher transforms students’ lives one note at a timeMay 21, 2025 4:52 pm - Bassoon teacher Andrew Marlin forges deep connections with students in high school districts 211 and 214, helping them grow into confident, accomplished musicians and individuals.
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Garden Walk 2025 offers self-guided tours in McHenry CountyMay 21, 2025 2:36 pm - Tour eight gardens and get tips from Master Gardeners at Garden Walk 2025, set for July 12 in McHenry County.
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CLC’s 2025 graduates celebrate milestones and new beginningsMay 21, 2025 11:31 am - Every one of the nearly 500 graduates who participated in the College of Lake County spring commencement has a different story. They all came together May 17 for a single celebration in front of more than 2,000 cheering family and friends, but each path to reaching the achievement was its own.
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Harper College breaks ground on Business and Social Sciences BuildingMay 19, 2025 1:52 pm - Harper College hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Business and Social Sciences Building. The 92,380-square-foot-facility will provide flexible learning environments for students and expand the Palatine campus with upgraded features – including a 300-seat theater/auditorium, the Early Childhood Laboratory School and Harper’s first moot courtroom.
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ECC to hold spring commencement ceremonies May 17May 14, 2025 12:31 pm - Elgin Community College will recognize the spring graduates with two commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday, May 17. Student speakers, one from South Africa and another with cerebral palsy, will share their unique journeys.
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College of DuPage unveils renovated Student Services CenterMay 14, 2025 10:59 am - Community members, elected officials, and COD leaders celebrated the completion of a $30 million renovation of the Student Services Center.
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College of Lake County welcomes incoming trustees and extends gratitude to outgoing trusteesMay 12, 2025 1:24 pm - College of Lake County recently welcomed newly elected community members Dawn Abernathy, M.A.T.; Celeste Flores, B.A.; and Janet Gibson, M.S.; and CLC student Andrea Gomez to the board of trustees. Judge Stephen M. DeRue, 19th Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, administered the oath of office at the meeting in the Grayslake Campus Conference Center.
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‘Not our typical audience’: CLC’s Urban Farm Center envisioned as community assetMay 11, 2025 9:00 pm - Construction of a modern growing operation is about to get underway in downtown Waukegan with a mission beyond food production.
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O’Donnell: Lee Corso made it with a big boost from Jimmy Piersall and NIU footballMay 10, 2025 10:43 am - WHEN LEE CORSO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED that he'll end his 37-season run on ESPN's “College GameDay” in August, some grayheads in his audience could probably remember the three...