ECC News
ECC in the News
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ECC Professors to Lead March Reading Series Event at Writers Center
ECC Writers Center will host an experimental fiction reading on Wednesday, March 18, led by English professors Jeff Weisman and Eckhard Gerdes.
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ECC Arts Center Hosts World Premiere of Seven Realms of Attar
ECC Arts Center hosts the world premiere of Niyaz in collaboration with Theron Pray and Jody Sparling Seven Realms of Attar on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
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ECC Musical Theatre Shines a Spotlight on Hidden Gems in Unsung Broadway
ECC Musical Theatre's Spring 2025 production, Unsung Broadway, will run from Friday, February 20 to Sunday, March 1, 2026, in the ECC Arts Center’s SecondSpace Theatre.
ECC Stories
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Student Profile
Meet Me Monday: Jaloni Williams
Elgin Community College student and Wellness Peer Jaloni Williams came to ECC because she was unsure of what path she wanted to take. It wasn’t until she came across sociology that things came into place.
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Student Profile
Meet Me Monday: Laura Ciaccio
Elgin Community College student Laura Ciaccio is no stranger to reinventing herself.
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Student Resources
Socrates Cafe Spring 2026: Continuing Open Dialogue for Life’s Big Questions
ECC Associate Professor of Humanities Geoffrey Pynn will lead philosophical conversations in this semester's Socrates Cafe sessions. The group has always been a forum for open conversations among students, faculty, staff, and community members.