Articles filed under Oakton Community College
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Oakton's president focuses on communication in first monthAug 13, 2015 11:00 pm - While Oakton President Joianne Smith hasn't solved world hunger or brought about world peace, she has made important strides in her first month at the helm by fostering ...
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Editorial; Building a solid foundation of STEM proficiency, interestAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - That Sherry Douglas, profiled Monday in the Daily Herald's Top Teachers series, is a great classroom instructor, there seems little doubt, and the consensus from her col...
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Oakton STEM coordinator noted in magazine for effortsAug 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Gloria Liu of Buffalo Grove, coordinator for the Center for Promoting STEM at Oakton Community College, is a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine's 100 Inspiring...
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Oakton event features Midwest community college playwrightsJul 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Catch rising theater talent at Play On, a Chicago-based playwriting festival, July 28-30, at Oakton Community College's Studio One Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaine...
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Oakton prepares for 'Sculpture Invasion'Jun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, is bracing itself for an invasion of more than 40 sculptures. Sculpture Invasion 2015, an exhibition i...
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Oakton offers boys, girls basketball campJun 25, 2015 10:00 am - Kindergartners through high school high school freshmen, both boys and girls, have a ball this summer by attending Oakton's basketball camp Monday, Aug 10-Thursday, Aug...
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Oakton board bids farewell to longtime presidentJun 24, 2015 5:30 am - The first year Margaret Lee began teaching, a freshman in her high school English class gave her a poster that read, "I love my life and almost everything in it. I love ...
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Constable: Woodturners help when sick kids' courage overflowsJun 16, 2015 5:30 am - Taking a hunk of wood from a downed tree and turning it into something beautiful lifts the spirits of Mount Prospect's Al Miotke. Doing that for a sick child makes that ...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...
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Was Oakton instructor's email a threat or free speech?Jun 14, 2015 10:00 am - A national First Amendment advocacy group is accusing Oakton Community College of trampling over a former faculty member's free speech rights, but the college's presiden...