Articles filed under Oakton Community College
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Oakton fundraiser focuses on hungerNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Professional and student potters from the metropolitan Chicago area have contributed hundreds of unique bowls for the annual Empty Bowls at Oakton fundraiser Saturday, D...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Oakton’s artistic talent on displayOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Oakton Community College’s art faculty members will display their original artwork in ID Show 2011, a free exhibition at the Koehnline Museum of Art that opens Thursday,...
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Durbin visits Oakton to talk about federal science grantOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin paid a visit to Oakton Community College in Des Plaines Friday afternoon to speak with school officials about Oakton’s share of a National Science ...
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Oakton group spreads word about homelessnessOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - Karen M. Skalitzky, author of “A Recipe for Hope: Stories of Transformation by People Struggling with Homelessness,” will lead panel discussions on the plight of the hom...
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Oakton mourns loss of lead diversity administratorOct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gregory C. James, Oakton Community College’s assistant vice president for Student Affairs/Office of Access, Equity, and Diversity, died Thursday, Oct. 20 of complication...
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State owes $7.5 million to local community collegesOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - SPRINGFIELD — State government owes suburban community colleges millions of dollars, but officials say the schools have avoided major problems because they rely mostly o...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Community colleges increasingly rely on foundationsOct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Funds growing in importance in providing the extras in tight economy
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Oakton receives grant for national supply chain projectSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - Oakton Community College will receive a portion of a $3.5 million grant to develop a national center to train supply chain technicians. Oakton is one of five community c...