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Waubonsee Community College presented the 2018 Support Staff Awards for Excellence at the July meeting of the college’s board of trustees. Awards were presented in two categories: one award for Excellence in Innovation and Creativity and one award for Excellence in Service and Quality.

The President’s List at Waubonsee Community College celebrates excellence among students who achieve a 4.0 grade-point average out of a possible 4.0 while enrolled in at least 6 semester credit hours. The President’s List honors the following students for the spring 2018 semester at the college:

The Waubonsee Community College Foundation has awarded 374 scholarships to 293 recipients. The total value of the scholarships is more than $350,000. The scholarships are for the upcoming academic year.

Waubonsee Community College recently announced a reinvention plan designed to enhance the college’s ability to benefit students and the community. The reinvention will more closely align some existing efforts by removing distinctions between certain units within the college. Because of the reinvention plan, the college has redefined some existing positions resulting in four people being appointed to the new positions.

Waubonsee Community College’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will host a marketing training seminar at its Aurora Downtown Campus on September 21 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity is defined as, “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Research indicates that about half of all college students grapple with food insecurity. The numbers are worse at community colleges where two-thirds of students do not have access to adequate food.

Many students are balancing the academic rigors of college with the physical, emotional and psychological challenges of being hungry. Waubonsee Community College and the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry (Aurora Food Pantry) have many partnerships to help these students. These partnerships, and the Aurora Food Pantry, were recognized as one of our Institutional Stories.

Curiosity and the love of learning know no bounds.  Whether it is an adult learner taking a class at Waubonsee or a young child learning about the solar system, we humans desire knowledge.

In many things in life, it is appropriate to occasionally take time to reflect and take stock of things; to assess the effectiveness and impact of performance. In the education industry, this often occurs immediately following commencement ceremonies.

Many college leaders and elected officials are doing this right now. 

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Eamon Newman to the position of Assistant Dean for Online Learning and Flexible Delivery at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 20.

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees approved the merger of the Campus Operations and the Emergency Management and Safety Departments at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 20.