Articles filed under Elgin Community College
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A history of community colleges in IllinoisMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College’s namesake, former University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper, is largely considered the founder of the community college movement. His vision ...
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How community colleges are fundedMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois community college revenue is sort of a mix, funded about equally by local property taxes and student fees, with a bit of state and federal tax dollars mixed in....
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S. Elgin student’s path mirrors her father’sMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - More than 30 years ago, Irshad Siddique enrolled at Elgin Community College. Two years later, he emerged with an associate degree in science. Siddique then enrolled in t...
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ECC faculty deal seems fairMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Students at Elgin Community College can get on with their classes. The college’s faculty union and the ECC board ratified a new three-year contract this week. The sides ...
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ECC board approves new deal for facultyMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Most Elgin Community College instructors are in line for modest raises under a new three-year deal ratified Monday. Tensions had escalated over a proposed salary freeze ...
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Elgin-based band plays its first Chicago showMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Elgin-based band The Reverends had a big night a few weeks ago. They played their first Chicago show at Reggie’s Rock Club on May 1, part of a concert that featured ...
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ECC union ratifies contract agreementMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - After seven months of negotiations, an agreement between Elgin Community College and the faculty union inched closer to completion Sunday night after the union ratified ...
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Judson baseball team off to nationalsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Nick Krisman broke the Judson single-season record for wins in a season Friday when he pitched the Eagles to a 6-4 win over Olivet Nazarene in the NCCAA North Central Re...
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ECC picks site for police, fire training centerMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Community College has selected a 98-acre site in Burlington as the home of its Public Safety and Sustainability Center, the last of the college’s projects funded t...
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Elgin letter carriers to Stamp Out HungerMay 10, 2011 1:59 am - Submitted by United Way of Elgin United Way of Elgin encourages community members to donate a bag of nonperishable items (canned foods, pasta, rice, cereal, etc.) to be ...