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Dr. Sheela Vemu, Associate Professor of Biology, was recently honored as the state’s 2024 Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA). This award recognizes faculty who are the heart and soul of Illinois' educational institutions.

At their June 18 meeting, the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees officially appointed Dr. Anthony Ramos, of Darien, as the college’s new Vice President of Talent and Culture/Chief Diversity Officer. He will officially assume the role on July 1.

Waubonsee Community College is currently seeking input from district residents to help in the development of its long-term strategic plan.  

Thirty-four students from Waubonsee Community College traveled to Peoria and took part in the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference on April 24-26. Of those competing, several placed in the three top areas across several competitions, including CNC, Automotive Refinishing, Automotive Service Technology, Collision Repair, Diesel Equipment Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Sheet Metal. 

On April 25, four students from the Waubonsee Community College's Automotive Technology Program earned a spot to compete in the Mopar® Career Automotive Program (CAP) Bracket Challenge against SUNY Morrisville in Auburn Hills, MI. They secured second place in a fiercely contested national competition involving 100 schools.

Miriam Romero, of Chicago, has achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first Waubonsee Community College Adult Education female student in custody at the Fox Valley Adult Transitional Center (ATC) to earn an Illinois High School diploma certificate. This achievement marks the first in over 50 years since the opening of the Fox Valley ATC, a minimum-security female facility, in Aurora in 1972.

Each year, Waubonsee Community College partners with Elmhurst University and North Central College to extend a full-tuition scholarship to an Honors Program Graduate. Through this collaboration, the colleges are extending full-tuition scholarships to Jack McGreevy and Lucie Jumonville.

Three siblings who live in Montgomery are set to mark a significant milestone this May as they graduate with their associate degrees from Waubonsee Community College, each paving their path to a brighter future. Soad, Mohamad, and Hadeel Ajaj, all first-generation college students, have overcome obstacles and charted unique journeys toward academic success. 

The Waubonsee Community College Foundation will host its fourth annual Walk, Run and WIN with Waubonsee 5K/10K on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. on the Sugar Grove Campus.

Waubonsee Community College will celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2024 with commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 11, at the college’s Sugar Grove Campus Field House. Ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and tickets are required.