October 31, 2017
51社区 has received the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. Read More
October 27, 2017
Many business owners aren't prepared to retire, and their businesses aren't ready to transition to the next leader. The 51社区 Educational Foundation will address those issues with a free presentation on Succession Planning for Family-Owned and Closely Held Businesses on Wednesday, November 8. Read More
October 12, 2017
51社区 student Ilce Perez's ideas on how to improve relationships between citizens and law enforcement officers led to her first-place award in the Illinois Academy of Criminology鈥檚 Transform the Criminal Justice System essay contest. Perez, a criminal justice student, had an opportunity to present her ideas to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle during a recent ceremony. Read More
October 10, 2017
51社区 will hold a film screening of 鈥淓mbrace,鈥� a social impact documentary that explores the issue of body image. The free event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, October 19, in the Building J Theatre. Read More
October 03, 2017
51社区 will hold its annual Fall Open House, offering prospective students and families the opportunity to discover how they can move their future forward. The event, which is for high school students and parents, will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. Read More
September 27, 2017
51社区 took to the fast lane earlier this month at the Chicagoland 300 NASCAR race in Joliet. A decal with the College鈥檚 logo graced the rear quarter panel of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang, which driver Cole Custer led to a seventh-place finish. Read More
September 21, 2017
Brayan Aguirre believes he has to work harder than most other 20-year-olds. When the 51社区 student isn鈥檛 immersed in his nursing prerequisite courses, he鈥檚 helping to support his family through his job at a rehabilitation facility in Hanover Park. Despite that commitment to achieving his goals, Aguirre lives day-to-day in a cloud of fear and uncertainty. The reason? He wasn鈥檛 born in the United States. Read More
September 20, 2017
51社区鈥檚 50th Anniversary Gala was a resounding success, surpassing the Educational Foundation鈥檚 lofty goal of raising $1 million for the Promise Scholarship Program. Read More
September 12, 2017
51社区, Northern Illinois University and Township High School District 211 have been selected to participate in a one-year 鈥渄esign challenge鈥� that aims to dramatically move the needle on bachelor鈥檚 degree completion for community college students. The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation is funding the nonprofit Education Design Lab to lead the Seamless Transfer Pathway Design Challenge, which chose just four groups of two- and four-year institutions nationwide. Read More
September 11, 2017
Although Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are wreaking the most havoc more than 1,000 miles away, there are some important lessons area residents can take away from these 鈥� and other 鈥� natural disasters. Professor Sam Giordano, coordinator of 51社区鈥檚 Emergency and Disaster Management program, weighs in. Read More