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Oakton event looks at Super Bowl ad effectivenessJan 21, 2019 12:08 PM - A 2018 research study indicates Super Bowl advertising generates sales benefits that persist well into the year.
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Oakton alum to discuss engineering at STEM eventJan 18, 2019 9:39 AM - Oakton Community College alumnus Curt Preissner, Ph.D., will discuss working as an engineer at one of the nation's top research facilities at a free lecture at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Room 200, Margaret Burke Lee Science and Health Careers Center, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Preissner, principal mechanical engineer at the Advanced Photon Source at the Argonne National Laboratory, will present "Engineering at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source" as part of Oakton's STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Speaker Series sponsored by Oakton's Center for Promoting STEM.
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Argonne scientist headlines Oakton College STEM event Jan. 29Jan 16, 2019 2:10 PM - Oakton Community College alumnus Curt Preissner, Ph.D., will discuss working as an engineer at one of the nation's top research facilities during a free lecture Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Des Plaines.
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Become a certified EKG technician at OaktonJan 15, 2019 11:11 AM - Become a certified EKG technician by enrolling in Oakton Community College's accelerated eight-week program. Classes begin in early February.
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Rich, drunk and high as a teen, he flunked out of Oakton. Now, he's a Hollywood agent who helps others.
Jan 3, 2019 7:13 AM - Drunk, high, and living high on the hog as a trust-fund kid, James Crane flunked out of Oakton College and saw his life crumbling away before he was even old enough to buy a legal drink. Then he sobered up, worked hard, found a job as a Hollywood agent, and now does a podcast urging people to get help with substance abuse and mental health issues.
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Oakton professor writes textbook on Chicago region's biodiversity
Jan 2, 2019 2:24 PM - Oakton Community College Associate Professor of Biology Paul Gulezian's textbook, "A Field Guide to the Biodiversity of the Chicago Region," was recently published by Bluedoor Publishing and will be used this spring for students enrolled in Introduction to Environmental Studies.
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Oakton receives $677,000 grant to support STEM scholarsDec 31, 2018 2:31 PM - The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency responsible for enhancing the progress of science, has awarded Oakton Community College a $676,512 grant to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics scholars at the college.
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Oakton Ceramics Club raises $28,000 for food pantries
Dec 17, 2018 12:35 PM - Empty Bowls at Oakton Community College raised more than $28,000 for local food pantries by selling more than 1,700 ceramic pieces and completing silent auctions for larger, fine-art pieces. -
Oakton student wins writing award at literary competition
Dec 13, 2018 1:33 PM - Oakton Community College sophomore Mahnoor Jamal captured the top spot in the poetry category at the recent Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Writers' Competition and Festival. -
Oakton Empty Bowls event raised $28,000 to fight hungerDec 10, 2018 1:26 PM - This year's Empty Bowls event at Oakton Community College raised more than $28,000 for local food pantries by selling more than 1,700 ceramic pieces and completing silent auctions for larger, fine-art pieces.
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