Articles filed under Community Colleges
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It's official: DePaul leaving Big East with 6 othersDec 15, 2012 12:00 pm - After a week of speculation, the breakup is now official: DePaul is joining six other Big East schools that don't play football and bolting the Big East Conference to pu...
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ECC students from China are first for Homestay programDec 15, 2012 7:00 am - Xiaochen Wang, 20, left China for the first time in August and traveled halfway around the world to come to Elgin Community College. She’s far from home but not alone. W...
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View the heavens at Harper CollegeDec 14, 2012 3:32 pm - Harper College astronomy instructors have a hunch the world won’t really end — per doomsday predictions — on Friday, Dec. 21. When it doesn’t, they’ll celebrate with a f...
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Electric car chargers now at HarperDec 14, 2012 1:22 pm - Drivers of electric vehicles now have a spot to charge their cars on the Harper College campus — part of an ongoing campus effort to become more environmentally friendly...
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Elmhurst College honored for ‘living green’Dec 14, 2012 12:05 pm - The Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact, a statewide program that encourages sustainable practices at colleges and universities, recently honored Elmhurst College for...
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DuPage judge allows evidence in Harper wrestler’s home invasion trialDec 13, 2012 12:43 pm - When Kerin Ramirez goes to trial for invading an off-duty police officer’s home, a DuPage County jury will learn the former Harper College wrestler was drunk when he ent...
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ECC increases property tax levy by 3 percentDec 13, 2012 10:00 am - Residents living within the Elgin Community College District 509 boundaries will see a property tax increase based on the college’s 2012 levy. Trustees approved a $55 mi...
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Counselors and advisors help students learn the ropesDec 13, 2012 9:55 am - Have you ever traveled to a foreign country where you don’t speak the language? The entire experience can be disorienting. Figuring out how to navigate the environment, ...
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Elgin Community College board names Rise Jones new trusteeDec 12, 2012 4:03 pm - Rise Jones, co-founder of the youth arts organization Hamilton Wings, started taking classes at Elgin Community College when she was in middle school, continuing the pra...
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Observatory opens for ‘Not the End of the World’Dec 11, 2012 3:45 pm - Harper College astronomy instructors have a hunch the world won’t really end on Dec. 21. When it doesn’t, they’ll celebrate with a free midday observatory party allowing...