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Waubonsee Community College is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Horizons, an annual, literary magazine designed by students in Waubonsee’s Creative Writing Club.

A Waubonsee Community College alumnus has been recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman is one of three selected for AACC’s 2021 Outstanding Alumni Award.

May is a time of change and transition for many people. This is particularly true for high school and college graduates.

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees seated Priscila Vargas to serve as the student trustee for the 2021-2022 academic year.

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees held its special seating and reorganization meetings on Thursday, April 29.   

The artwork of five Waubonsee students have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 Virtual Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Juried Art Show hosted by the College of Lake County. Nearly 200 pieces were submitted from eight area community colleges.

Sugar Grove – Jacqueline Chavez-Moreno, from Aurora, has been named a 2021 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar. She will receive a $1,250 scholarship.

Giving back to support the community that nurtured your learning and development into adulthood is one of the most fulfilling things one can achieve. Brian Olson is not only a success story for the community college education system, but he is also giving back by serving as a member of an advisory council for Waubonsee’s new Cybersecurity Program as an alumnus. Olson was recognized by the college’s board of trustees at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 21, 2021.

As I was leaving my office for spring break last year, little did I know that I would not return to my office for a very long time. My beloved office where students stopped by to chat and have a cup of coffee or tea. Sometimes they needed help and other times, just to decompress from the rigors of being a student. The sounds that came out of my office are sorely missed. Laughter, small talk, sometimes a few crying sessions, and even impromptu violin concerts spilled into the halls of Akerlow Hall. I miss the interactions that occurred in my office and I yearn to return to normalcy.

April is a special month for everyone associated with community colleges; it is Community College Month.