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Timothy Kaar and Robert Russ receive 2021 Orrin G. Thompson Teaching Excellence Award
Timothy Kaar, MFA, professor of graphic design, and Robert Russ, MA, business unit adjunct faculty, were recently recognized with the 2021 Orrin G. Thompson Teaching Excellence Award from Elgin Community College. Kaar received the full-time faculty award and Russ received the part-time faculty award.
Lori Clark has PRIDE in helping students
Lori Clark, a newly minted EdD, is beginning her seventeenth year of teaching English at Elgin Community College.
You Have Bright Future Ahead at Elgin Community College
At ECC, we see you! We hear you! We recognize how much you have to overcome to go to school and we are able to meet you where you are at this point in time. Our purpose is to provide hope to our community through access to education.
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Bill Pelz Global Speaker Series explores international relations in the Biden Era
This webinar, titled “Seismic Shift or Status Quo? U.S. International Relations and Immigration in the Biden Era,” will take a critical look at the first movement on international relations in the new Biden administration.
ECC’s Vobornik Wins National State Advocate for Adult Education Fellowship
Elgin Community College Adjunct Faculty in Adult Education, Erin Vobornik, MA, has been named an inaugural Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) State Advocate for Adult Education Fellow for 2021.
ECC stands with the Asian American Pacific Islander community; condemns acts of violence and racism in all forms
We were deeply saddened once again at Elgin Community College last week, as we discussed the most recent incident. ECC is unequivocally steadfast in condemning all acts of violence, hatred, and racism.
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