Articles filed under Community Colleges
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'Batman 'producer explains his road to film successJun 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Michael Uslan recalled a cold night in January 1966 to a rapt audience at Harper College. Uslan, 13 at the time, was eagerly anticipating a watershed moment in his life:...
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New citizens recognized in Elgin ceremonyJun 27, 2012 3:51 pm - More than 100 people became United States citizens in the last year with help from Centro de Informacion and Elgin Community College. They moved from countries all over ...
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Harper officially announces Advanced Manufacturing programJun 27, 2012 2:54 pm - As local manufacturers struggle to find skilled workers and jobs go unfilled, Harper College is preparing to launch an Advanced Manufacturing program designed to train w...
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Harper administrator to serve as IMSA principalJun 27, 2012 12:25 pm - Harper College assistant provost and Batavia resident Diana Sharp will begin to lead the Illinois Math and Science Academy July 1 when she starts as the school’s new pri...
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Crystal Lake first responders enhance skillsJun 26, 2012 3:23 pm - First responders regularly monitor weather radar and activate sirens to warn the public to seek shelter from tornadoes or other severe weather. In May, 24 representative...
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89-year-old Palatine artist gets own show at HarperJun 26, 2012 12:14 pm - Mary Applegate has worked in the ceramics studio at Harper College for more than 30 years, but last week she experienced something of a first: Her classmates and teacher...
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MCC considers switch in how administrators are paidJun 25, 2012 7:11 pm - Community colleges in the Northwest suburbs have different policies regarding how they pay administrators, from across-the-board percentage increases at College of Lake ...
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Harper College activities director says thanks for memoriesJun 25, 2012 2:00 pm - The photos have started coming down in Michael Nejman's office at Harper College, and with them have come a flood of memories. He is retiring after 31 years in Harper's ...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Harper, manufacturers team to replenish pipeline of skilled workersJun 24, 2012 11:00 pm - When Wheeling High School principal Laz Lopez took the reigns in 2007, he immediately went to work on revamping curriculum to emphasize career pathways for a 21st centur...