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.
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New ECC Space Expands Access for Student Access and Disability Services
ECC celebrated the grand opening of the new Student Access and Disability Services space on February 3, bringing students, employees, and community leaders together. The new office in Building F has evolved from a computer lab to a storage area, and has now been thoughtfully renovated into a student-centered environment designed to support access, inclusion, and success.
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ECC Invites Community to Attend Nursing Program Accreditation Site Visit
Elgin Community College invites the community to attend its nursing accreditation site visit for ECC’s Associate Degree Nursing Program on Wednesday, March 11.
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ECC Welcomes Back Culinary Alumnus, Local Culinary Director for Visiting Chef Event
ECC Visiting Chef Alum Diner will feature an alumni culinary leader, Eric Olson. The dinner event will take place on Thursday, February 19. Tickets are now available!
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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.
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ECC Celebrates Black History Month: 100 Years of Celebrations, Centuries of Legacy
ECC will celebrate 100 years of Black History Month throughout February with multiple events, including a Sneaker Ball on Friday, February 27.
ECC Stories
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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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Meet Me Monday: Laura Ciaccio
Elgin Community College student Laura Ciaccio is no stranger to reinventing herself.
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.