Articles filed under Elgin Community College
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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 ...
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Magazine names ECC Military Friendly SchoolDec 20, 2012 10:34 am - Elgin Community College recently was named a Military Friendly School for 2013 by G.I. Jobs magazine, one of the premier publications for people transitioning from the m...
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ECC training facility planned for BurlingtonDec 18, 2012 4:02 pm - Elgin Community College has the go-ahead from Burlington trustees to build a satellite campus within the village limits — an $18 million project that will have an early ...
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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...