Articles filed under Community Colleges
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Harper hosts program for new college presidentsJun 29, 2011 1:00 am - Nearly four dozen higher education leaders toured Harper College recently as part of a program aimed at preparing prospective college presidents in an era of high turnov...
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Glen Ellyn, COD still tussling over building inspectionsJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn officials insist they want to resolve the ongoing dispute with the College of DuPage over building inspections, and say preliminary discussions with the colle...
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Your future, for $5Jun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College will help you figure out your future — for just five bucks. The College this summer is hosting a series of $5 summer Career Interest Workshops aimed at he...
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Where to find the best fireworks in the suburbsJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Sleepy Hollow Service Club member Wayne Eichen said the village is known for two things: The headless horseman galloping around during Halloween and its July 4 fireworks...
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COD professor brings physics to lifeJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - College of DuPage physics professor David Fazzini is out to get students excited about science. By any means necessary. “Obviously we can open up a book and read about s...
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ECC's Samurai Burger wins Burger ThrowdownJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - After getting laid off from his job as an electrical engineer in 2008, Tony Gomez of Crystal Lake decided to start over. Following the example of his mother, who owned a...
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Lt. Gov. Simon vows to fight for MCCJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon joked that she couldn't solve the financial challenges of McHenry County College during a visit Monday, but the education point person for Gov. Pat...
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Bikers ride for kids, brain tumor awarenessJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Jean von Heimburg and her husband, Fritz, belonged to a motorcycle organization eight years ago when they first heard one of their friends talking about Ride for Kids, a...
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Simon gets crash course at CLCJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon got a crash course Monday in what College of Lake County is doing to help improve students' retention and completion rates. Her stop at CLC to mee...
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Has more questions on Harper financesJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - The front page story. “Harper’s frugal, but is Ender? (May 22)” was revealing, but does not tell the full story. Harper had about $72.3 million of unrestricted cash and ...