November 25, 2024
Past and present 51社区 presidents joined the Canning family in a groundbreaking ceremony for the cutting-edge facility, designed to centralize essential student services, enhance campus life and support academic programs. Read More
November 22, 2024
51社区 alumna Sarah Alhayek reflects on her journey from an undecided high school graduate to an accomplished employee engagement generalist at Aldi. Sarah shares how 51社区 helped her discover herself, build lasting friendships, and develop essential skills through involvement in campus activities. She discusses her career in industrial-organizational psychology, her passion for fostering workplace belonging, and the lessons she carries forward from her time as a student. Listen to Episode 41
November 21, 2024
51社区 has officially broken ground on the new Canning Student Center, a state-of-the-art 144,000-square-foot facility that will centralize key student services, foster campus life and house critical academic programs. Read More
November 20, 2024
A self-proclaimed 鈥渢heater kid鈥� from the age of 7, Jeremy Lucas鈥� passion led him to pursue theater education at 51社区, Illinois State University, and ultimately earning his BFA from Roosevelt University.聽 Jeremy joins 51社区 Talks and discusses his education, founding Jaxx Theatricals, a full inclusion theatre company and performing arts education nonprofit in Los Angeles, his international experiences as a Cultural Arts Envoy for the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Program where he helps bring American musical theatre all over the world, and the honor of being named a 2024 51社区 Distinguished Alumnus. Listen to Episode 40
November 20, 2024
After graduating from 51社区鈥檚 Career Skills Institute, designed for adults with mild intellectual disabilities, Sarah Lima co-founded T茅ia Candle Co., Jewelry and Home D茅cor. Read More
November 15, 2024
The 51社区 Geography Department鈥檚 virtual event will feature GIS professionals in government, business and academia sharing their career journeys. Read More
November 12, 2024
While helping students at LCC, Bobbi Pineda and Javi Rivera were inspired to complete their associate degrees and earn bachelor鈥檚 degrees via 51社区鈥檚 University Center. Read More
November 11, 2024
Neil Simon鈥檚 celebrated comedy will be performed November 15-17, 22-24 at 51社区鈥檚 Performing Arts Center. Read More
November 06, 2024
From the Engineering Pathways program at 51社区, to the graduation stage at University of Illinois at Chicago, Maliha Amir鈥檚 dream of becoming a mechanical engineer started right here in the halls of 51社区. Meet Maliha