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Waubonsee Campus Police Chief J.C. Paez has been selected to serve as the president of the Northern Illinois Division Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates Inc., a leadership training organization for law enforcement.

At its Jan. 21 meeting, the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees recognized outgoing state legislators Kay Hatcher, Tim Schmitz and Tom Cross for their years of public service and college support. 

Waubonsee Community College's Marketing & Communications Department has secured Platinum and Gold honors in the latest round of MarCom Awards, a prestigious international competition recognizing excellence in marketing and communications work.

Photographic art work by Waubonsee art student and Assistant Professor of Health Care Interpreting Cynthia Perez, who publishes work under the name Cynthia Kannan, has been selected to be included in a juried art exhibit in Miami, Fla., and in an issue of Conceptual Magazine, a publication of the Fine Art Portrait Photography Guild.

Through a series of special events each semester and via social media, Waubonsee's Resources to the Rescue (R2R) program helps students get the help they need to succeed, when they need it.

The start of a new year can be stressful. The optimism of New Year’s resolutions can quickly turn into frustration and disappointment if those goals are not achieved. Winter weather can bring on seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. And college students heading back to the classroom can feel the pressure of finishing the academic year strong. In fact, according to The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 80 percent of college students report feeling overwhelmed, and 45 percent report feeling hopeless.