Articles filed under Elgin Community College
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Durbin: Assault weapons ban must be part of gun reformsJan 11, 2013 3:46 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said re-enacting a ban on assault weapons will be a mandatory element for him in any new gun control measures Congress and President Barack Obama m...
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Durbin: ECC a model for student loan reformJan 11, 2013 2:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday many colleges commit acts of “negligence” compared to Elgin Community College when it comes to educating students about how to keep the...
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ECC program helped women become weldersJan 09, 2013 4:15 am - When Juana Rodriguez sat down in her first welding class at Elgin Community College in January 2011, everything started out fine. Her professor introduced himself and to...
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ECC student overcomes adversity, focuses on educationJan 08, 2013 6:56 am - Bryan Lantz joined the Upward Bound program as a sophomore at Larkin High School. The college prep program for potential first-generation college students gave him his f...
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Former ECC president Paul Heath dies at 78Jan 07, 2013 3:20 pm - Elgin Community College’s “builder president” died Dec. 27 at age 78, about two decades after launching a $48 million expansion of the Spartan Drive campus. Paul Heath, ...
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EYSO faculty concert a 'gift' to the communityJan 06, 2013 1:00 pm - When Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra artistic director Randal Swiggum asked an audience not to clap between performances Sunday, it was an attempt at keeping the packed p...
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ECC board race attracts political newcomersJan 03, 2013 9:04 am - Six people filed for three open seats on the Elgin Community College board of trustees. Risé Jones, who was recently appointed to fill John Dalton’s seat, will try to ma...
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ECC receives grant money to train adults 50 and olderJan 02, 2013 2:11 pm - Elgin Community College will join dozens of colleges across the country in dedicating new resources to retrain students 50 and older. ECC received a three-year $15,000 ...
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How well do you know Elgin history? Take this quizDec 31, 2012 1:47 pm - This column marks my 17th year with the Daily Herald. During this time, a regular — and often requested tradition — has been a year-end column with questions taken from ...
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ECC slates baseball campDec 20, 2012 8:53 pm - The Elgin Community College baseball program will hold a December tune up camp Dec. 28 and Dec. 29 at the ECC Events center. The camp will be for youth players to learn ...