Articles filed under Waubonsee Community College
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Harper, CLC both going 100% smoke-free Jan. 1Nov 20, 2014 4:30 am - Smoking is social, says Harper College student Ian Craig, a way to meet friends in between classes. The Hoffman Estates native is confined to certain slivers of the Pala...
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Waubonsee holds Veterans Day ceremonyNov 12, 2014 10:00 pm - Arthur Sheridan regrets not stepping forward sooner. For decades, Sheridan, an Aurora resident and U.S. Army veteran of World War II, chose to live his life after retur...
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Colleges work to educate engaged residentsNov 02, 2014 10:00 pm - At first glance, the connection between fallen leaves and ballots may not be readily apparent. Certainly, the act of raking leaves is as much a symbol of fall as the Ame...
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College receives grant for workplace safety trainingOct 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College has secured financial support for the college's efforts to make workplaces safer in Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties. On Sept. 30, U.S. Dep...
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Return on investment still high for college degreesSep 23, 2014 1:01 am - I always look forward to the start of the fall semester. It's the time of year that we are privileged to welcome students, gathered from a diversity of races, genders, a...
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Waubonsee has bright visions for the futureSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - At the heart of the mission of colleges and universities is the desire to prepare students to shape the future and make a difference. We do what we do every day because ...
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Batavia school board questions need to extend TIF district lifeAug 29, 2014 5:30 am - The Batavia school board is questioning why the life of a tax-increment financing district in downtown Batavia should be extended 12 years past its original expiration d...
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After 3 years, still no buyer for Waubonsee's Aurora buildingsAug 22, 2014 5:30 am - Three years after opening a new downtown Aurora campus, Waubonsee Community College is still trying to get rid of the old one. The college's trustees Wednesday extended ...
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Waubonsee's new budget includes new field house, renovationsAug 21, 2014 5:30 am - The Waubonsee Community College board adopted a $96 million budget Wednesday afternoon that projects spending $9 million more than what it will receive in fiscal year 20...
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Community colleges offer cultural enrichmentJul 14, 2014 11:00 pm - When evaluating the value of a college education, or even a college campus itself, the discussion often turns to the down-to-earth, economic, dollars-and-cents metrics o...