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Maya Angelou is credited as saying, “It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all of the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.”

This is certainly true at Waubonsee.

Waubonsee Community College will host the second event in its Faculty Speaker Series on Tuesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Campus Auditorium.

Our community experienced a terrible tragedy on Friday, February 15.

Waubonsee Community College offers more than 70 courses on a wide variety of topics that are 12- and 8- weeks long.

Volunteers with Waubonsee Community College’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program will offer free tax help again this season in downtown Aurora.

Two Waubonsee Community College adjunct faculty members have been selected as Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Members for 2019.

Due to the dangerously cold weather forecasted for the area, Waubonsee Community College has canceled all classes and activities for Wednesday, January 30. Because the college will be closed, the special meeting of the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees has been canceled.

Robin Nelson was 55 years old in 2016 when he decided it was time to go to college. He had had issues with various addictive substances in the past but had been clean and sober for about 10 years.

Nelson is now an honor student, a member of Phi Theta Kappa and working to help other people recover from addiction. 

Waubonsee Community College welcomes Dr. Janette Funaro to the position of Dean for Social Sciences, Education and World Languages.

A Waubonsee Community College faculty member has been recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges.

Dani Fischer, Associate Professor of Biology, was awarded the 2019 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition. This award recognizes individuals who make a difference in the classroom.