Waubonsee Students Prepare to Volunteer Over Spring Break

A group of Waubonsee Community College students will spend their upcoming spring break volunteering in Tennessee as part of the national Alternative Spring Break effort. The group of 10 students travel to Dayton, Tenn. on March 13, where they will help build a portion of an ambitious, 300-mile Cumberland Trail extending from the Cumberland Gap National Park in Kentucky to the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park, just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Waubonsee Student Named 2016 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar

Waubonsee Community College student Anna Dutton, of Oswego, has been named a 2016 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Bronze Scholar.

Students Invited to Compete in 'Motivate to Complete'

Waubonsee Community College students are invited to take part in the second annual “Motivate to Complete” Public Service Announcement Contest, which aims to inspire students to complete their studies.

Waubonsee Professor Previews Spring Forecast

The official start of spring comes this month – Sunday, March 20. Waubonsee Assistant Professor of Earth Science, Karl Schulze, who teaches classes such as Meteorology and Climate and Global Change, took a moment to tell us what we can expect here this spring.

Spoiler alert: No groundhogs were used in the making of this spring forecast.

Powers Appointed to AACC Faculty Council

Waubonsee Community College Associate Professor of History Amy Powers was appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Faculty Council. Her term runs until June 30, 2018.

Waubonsee Earns Tree Campus USA Designation for Sixth Consecutive Year

For the sixth consecutive year, Waubonsee Community College has earned a Tree Campus USA recognition.

Waubonsee Faculty, Staff Work Published

Members of the faculty and staff at Waubonsee Community College had their work published in various places during the past month.

Waubonsee Featured Student Balances Family, Dreams

If you ask him, Paul Christiansen will say he has been preparing for his career in early childhood education for at least eight years now, and he has three teachers who mentor him every day.

Suzette Murray Appointed to Executive Committee of National Workforce Board

Suzette Murray, Waubonsee Community College Assistant Vice President of Career/Technical Education, was appointed to the executive committee of the National Council of Workforce Education Board of Directors.

Waubonsee Aurora Campus to Host 'Poetry Out Loud'

Waubonsee Community College will host an event, “Poetry Out Loud,” at the Aurora Campus Library, 18 S. River St. in downtown Aurora, on March 4 from 7 to 9 p.m.