Articles filed under Oakton Community College
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Oakton hosts 800-plus girls for Futures Unlimited programDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - More than 800 eighth grade students from 22 middle schools participated in Oakton's Futures Unlimited on Dec. 15, a daylong program that introduces young female and gend...
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Oakton Community College's Empty Bowls event raises $29,000 for food pantriesDec 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Several hundred community members enjoyed a delicious meal on Saturday, Dec. 3, and took home beautifully handcrafted bowls while supporting local food pantries at Oakto...
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Good News Sunday: College of DuPage culinary students cook Thanksgiving dinner for Navy recruitsNov 27, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: About 50 recruits from the Great Lakes N...
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Oakton Community College's Empty Bowls event Dec. 3 to support local food pantriesNov 20, 2022 10:00 pm - Community members are invited to enjoy a delicious meal and take home beautifully handcrafted bowls while supporting local food pantries at Oakton Community College's up...
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Start of a rebound? How suburban community colleges' enrollments fared this fallNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - The start of fall classes at community colleges across the state brought a modest overall increase in student enrollment for the first time in more than a decade. Elgin ...
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Neighbors in the news: Automotive teacher at Hersey wins cash prize for excellenceOct 20, 2022 6:00 am - • Jim VanBladel, an automotive teacher from Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, was named a winner of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching E...
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District 21 seeks to expand language services for newcomersOct 10, 2022 5:30 am - Ania Figueroa knows firsthand the struggles of being a student whose first home language isn't English. Figueroa's family moved from Chile to the United States just shy ...
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Women's art show to debut at Oakton Community College next weekOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines will host a women's art show starting next week. Dubbed "Our Bodies, Our Health: Navigating the Wars Within and Around Us," the e...
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator elected to serve on national boardSep 26, 2022 11:00 pm - • Palatine resident Katherine Sawyer, Oakton Community College's chief advancement officer, is among four higher education leaders elected to serve on the board of direc...
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Staying on top of it: Community colleges training students for high-tech manufacturing jobsSep 06, 2022 5:30 am - As demand for manufacturing workers grows and jobs continue to become more technical, community colleges are revamping their programs to ensure they stay on top of indus...