Clubs

Engaging in extracurricular activities offers opportunities for personal growth and enrichment, as well as for making friends and satisfying your college experience. Join one club or many, and you can explore new interests, passions, and perspectives outside your academic curriculum. You may also consider joining a club or groups related to your field. You can deepen your understanding of the subject matter, gain practical experience, and stay updated on the latest developments in your field.

Whether it's leadership, teamwork, communication, or project management, participating as a leader in an extracurricular activity allows you to develop and refine skills highly valued by employers. These connections can lead to internships, mentorship opportunities, and even job offers in the future. Visit the Center for Student Experience and Engagement in Building B, Room B173, or email studentlife@elgin.edu to see how you can become involved on campus.

Forensics Team and Phi Rho Pi

Students interested in intercollegiate competitions in oratory, after-dinner speaking, oral interpretation, and other individual and group speaking events may join the forensics team. Members compete against students from other schools both on and off campus. Scholarships are available. Active members may also apply for membership in Phi Rho Pi, a national speech honorary organization. To join the team, contact the forensics advisor at 847-214-7275 or tanderson@elgin.edu.

Humanities Center

The Elgin Community College Humanities Center encourages and fosters an understanding of the central importance of the humanities in all areas of academic and creative inquiry within a framework of diversity and global and international perspectives. Activities are open to students, faculty, staff, alums, and members of the District 509 community.

Gallery Exhibitions

Explore the professional campus galleries showcasing student art alongside the creations of local artists. Discover student and professional art exhibits housed in on-campus fine arts galleries across the college and a permanent display of curated art collections.

• Safety-Kleen Gallery One
• E. Max von Isser Gallery of Art
• John R. Grady Gallery of Photographic Arts

Honors Program

By joining the ECC Honors Program, you'll enrich your academic experiences by exploring more challenging courses, working closely with faculty members, and meeting other academically motivated students. Qualifying honors students can earn credit toward a tuition waiver and receive recognition at graduation.

Spire Magazine

Become a published writer or artist by submitting your original works to SPIRE, ECC's literary magazine. Published annually each spring, SPIRE showcases student writing and visual art. We welcome poetry, prose, drawing, printmaking, and photography submissions.

Theatre Productions

• College Theatre (two productions each year)
• Musical Theatre (two productions each year)

Writers Center

For area writers in all stages of development, the Writers Center is ideal for those who wish to share their work in an atmosphere of constructive, respectful critique. Current activities include the reading series featuring guest authors, the special-topics series of half-day writing workshops, the monthly coffeehouse where writers share original works, and guest authors/educators workshops.

ECC Student Club Awards 2024

Programming Award
- ADAPT: Smiles for Seniors
- Asian Filipino Club: Parol Making
- Performing Arts Club: Collaboration Between Creatives
- Phi Theta Kappa, Black Student Achievers, Human Services Club, Associated Nursing Students: For The Girls Collaboration
- Asian Filipino Club: Lunar New Year Celebration
- United Students of All Cultures: Lunar New Year Celebration

Purpose Award
- ADAPT: Autism Awareness Month
- Art & Design Club: Art Break
- Associated Nursing Students: Nurses Without Borders
- Engineering Tech Club: Robot Racing

Creative Collaboration Award
- Art & Design Club

Advisor of the Year Award
- Juan Fernandez: Art & Design Club

Rising Star Award
- Anaid Braun: Art & Design Club
- Silvia Ortega: Associated Nursing Students
- Demari Bey, Diamond Cole: Black Student Achievers
- Daniel Camacho-Garcia: Organization of Latin American Students
- Ava Johnson: Performing Arts Club
- Gianna Daufenbach: Phi Theta Kappa
- Samantha Breen: Spartan Christian Fellowship
- Kaitlyn Mora-Riquelme: United Students of All Cultures

Leadership Award
- Spencer Guerrieri: Art & Design Club
- April Ramangkoun, Jose Venancio: Associated Nursing Students
- Ryan Kolbusz: ECC Board of Trustees
- Diana Ayala: Fiber Arts Club & Mu Alpha Theta
- Zoë Blazier: Gamers United
- Lilithe Buttron, Tiffany Lu: Performing Arts Club
- Arielle Gonzalez-Guerra, Zainab Kassamally: Phi Theta Kappa
- Casey Bender: Social Dance Club
- Antonio Cabello, Josh Kato: Spartan Christian Fellowship
- Elizabeth Perez: United Students of All Cultures
- Marisol Flores-Montoya: We Rise ECC

Distinguished President Award
- Isaac Pepin: ADAPT
- Wanchay Itmis: Art & Design Club
- Julian Juarez: Asian Filipino Club
- Mary Patino: Associated Nursing Students
- Fatima Ahmed: Dual Credit Connections Club
- Fitz Ramirez: Engineering Tech Club
- Roswell Howells: Gamers United
- Mariana Gomez Garcia: Organization of Latin American Students
- Via Opalinski: Performing Arts Club
- Diego Valle: Phi Theta Kappa
- Seth Hernandez: United Students of All Cultures

David Slater Most Enthusiastic Student Award
- Yaakov Galvez

Friend of Student Life Award
- Antonio Ramirez, Center for Civic Engagement Director & History Professor
- Luis Pasillas, Custodial Services Manager