Waubonsee Recognizes Mathematics Department as Student Success: Featured Faculty and Program

Mathematics is a requirement for most college majors. The faculty of the Mathematics Department at Waubonsee Community College are making great strides in enhancing the student experience in these important core classes. For these efforts, the department is being recognized as a college Student Success: Featured Faculty and Program in November. 

The Importance of Service at Waubonsee

The signs of fall are all around us. There is a bit of a chill in the air and holiday decorations are going up in homes, businesses and across communities. With this time of year comes renewed attention on things to be thankful for and ways to help others.

Waubonsee Community College to Host Music Concerts

Waubonsee Community College will host five music concerts in December. Each concert will feature a different aspect of the college’s music program.

Former Waubonsee Student Inspires Others

The straight-line distance from Aurora, Ill. to the Northern Patagonia Ice Field in Chile is slightly more than 6,000 miles. It is nearly 7,500 miles if traveling by land on the shortest route. Such a journey would be an adventure under any circumstances. For Isaí Madriz that journey has been nothing short of remarkable.

Involved Students Make a Difference

Often, when one thinks about college student life – activities that happen outside of the classroom – the mind automatically pulls up images of Greek Life, athletics, or maybe a coffeehouse musician. While these are some of the typical options for involvement in college, they don’t represent what truly happens when students get involved during their college years.

Chiefs set to play host school in first ever match at National Tournament

Chiefs make first ever appearance at Men's Soccer National Tournament

Waubonsee Hosts Health Care Education Information Open House

On Nov. 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its report on labor statistics for the month of October 2017. The report shows that health care jobs are in great demand. Jobs in health care increased by 22,000 in October with the average increase for this year being 24,000 jobs per month. The next day, these strong employment numbers were matched by a strong interest in health care careers at an open house at Waubonsee’s Aurora Fox Valley Campus.

Waubonsee Hosts Veterans Day Events

Waubonsee Community College will host two events in conjunction with Veterans Day this year. Both are free and open to the public.

Waubonsee Cross Country Runners Advance to Nationals

The Waubonsee Chiefs cross country teams will be well represented at this year’s National Junior College Athletic Association National Championships following some impressive performances on Saturday at the Region IV Championships hosted by Sauk Valley Community College.

Chiefs win Region title in shootout, qualify for National Tournament

Waubonsee Community College’s men’s soccer team earned the program’s first ever trip to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Chiefs captured their second straight Region IV Championship with a nail-biting victory over Moraine Valley Community College in a shootout 5-4.