Browse past news stories for College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
- College of DuPage speech and debate team celebrates national competition awards (2024)
The College of DuPage Speech and Debate Team recently completed the competitive season at the ... - The Food Guy: Waterleaf helmed by the College of DuPage culinary students (2023)
There’s a restaurant in the western suburbs where the cooks are encouraged to make mistakes, as long as they learn from ... - NECC men's hoops closes nationals with fifth place finish (2023)
The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team picked up its 33rd win of ... - College of DuPage starts new year with new certificate programs and partnerships (2022)
This past spring, when College of DuPage celebrated its first in-person commencement since ... - College of DuPage Celebrates Black History Month (2022)
One of your neighbors posted in Schools. Click through to read what ... - College of DuPage and Nassau Community College Meet in Dec. 4 Inaugural NJCAA Division III Football Championship (2021)
The top-ranked College of DuPage Chaparrals (8-2 overall) take on the No. 2-ranked Nassau ... - Jason Snart Named College of DuPage Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member (2021)
College of DuPage English Professor Jason Snart is the College-Wide Outstanding Full-Time Faculty ... - College of DuPage Cosmetology Program Navigates Crucial Hands-On (2020)
One of your neighbors posted in Schools. Click through to read what ... - College of DuPage to host community open forum on Career and Technical Education and innovation (2020)
College of DuPage invites the community to an open forum on Monday, Feb. 10, to discuss the future of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming. The ... - College of DuPage is taking the stress out of paying for college (2019)
Recently named one of the top affordable colleges by the SR Education Group, the College of DuPage is making it even more convenient for students to achieve their academic ... - Update: College of DuPage Officials' Proposal to Faculty (2019)
College of DuPage officials recently presented the full-time faculty union (COD Faculty ... - College of DuPage Transitions Commons enhances resources for DuPage County students with disabilities (2019)
Designed to give students with disabilities increased access to valuable college courses, the Community College Transitions ... - College of DuPage to hold Sept. 22 Educational and Career Planning Opportunity for Individuals affected by ITT Tech ... - GlobeNewswire (press release) (2016)
GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Sept. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- College of DuPage will hold an “Educational and Career Planning†... - College of DuPage Hosts Meet and Greet for CCI Program Students - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Sixteen international students from the 2016-2017 U.S. State Department's Community College Initiative (CCI) Program recently gathered to celebrate the program ... - College of DuPage Hosts 2016 Spirit Week, Homecoming Game - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
College of DuPage will host its third annual Homecoming celebration when the COD Chaparrals take on the Ellsworth Panthers in a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Glen Elly ... - College of DuPage Offers New Power Equipment and Technology Certificate - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Students earning the new Power Equipment and Technology certificate at College of DuPage will gain skills to work in the outdoor power equipment industry. Recently approved ... - College of DuPage Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration with Concert, Fireworks - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
College of DuPage officially launched its 50th anniversary year Aug. 26 with a free concert by Chicago tribute band Brass Transit and a fireworks display at the McAninch Art Center ... - College of DuPage Graduate Elected as IBHE Student Member - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Torres said her involvement at College of DuPage provided invaluable skills and insight as she pursues her future goals. "Because of my experiences, I am now a more ... - College of DuPage Cross-Country Opens Season Aug. 27 - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Members of the College of DuPage men's and women's cross-country team are busy in the classroom and on the pavement this week as they welcome the start of the fall 2 ... - College of DuPage to celebrate 50th anniversary - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
The College of DuPage opened on Sept. 25, 1967, with classes held in office trailers and at leased suburban sites throughout the newly formed Community College District 502. ... - New College of DuPage president installed, promises accountability, transparency - Chicago Tribune (2016)
Rondeau, 65, started her new job as college president July 1 but was formally installed by Deanne Mazzochi, chairwoman of the College of DuPage board, in a ceremony Wednesday at ... - Rauner approves laws inspired by College of DuPage severance ... - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a handful of new laws Friday inspired in part by the sizable severance package awarded to former College ... - Rauner approves laws inspired by College of DuPage severance tumult - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Breuder's severance deal has sparked state-level action and debate for more than a year, including a move to have the state's top auditor conduct a probe of College of DuPage. That au ... - College of DuPage offers free prairie tour - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Hikers can learn about wildlife and natural processes and to identify some of the more than 100 species of native Illinois plants in the College of DuPage's Russell ... - Final Summer 2016 Prairie Tour at College of DuPage Aug. 24 - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Participants will learn about the wildlife, natural processes and to identify some of the more than 100 species of native Illinois plants found throughout the 18-acre prairie p ... - College of DuPage – Was Breuder FOIA violation felony record concealment? - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – Was Breuder FOIA violation felony record concealment?I would first like to begin with pointing out how much we appreciate the new leadership and their ... - New College of DuPage president focusing first on accreditation - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
New College of DuPage President Ann Rondeau refused to spend her first official day on campus behind a desk. The sixth president in the Glen Ellyn-based school's 49-year ... - College of DuPage board honors interim president Joseph Collins - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Dr. Joseph Collins, acting interim president of the College of DuPage, received a book of photos commemorating his service to the college during the June 23 regular board meeting. The board unanimously passed a resolution thanking Dr. Collins for ... - New College of DuPage president begins term, faces tall tasks - Chicago Tribune (2016)
Rondeau, a retired three-star Navy vice admiral, began her new job Friday as president of the College of DuPage with the goal of renewing confidence and transparency t ... - College of DuPage trustees honor acting interim president - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
The resolution approved by trustees during their June 23 meeting stated in part that Collins carried out his duties to the best of his abilities "during what was recognized as a tu ... - College of DuPage Board of Trustees approves $172.9M budget - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
Across the board budget cuts helped the College of DuPage erase a projected $11 million deficit in its 2017 budget. Previously, the Board of Trustees was looking at a budget that showed operating revenues of $171.4 million and operating expen ... - College of DuPage – McGuire & Wozniak file fraudulent claims - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – McGuire & Wozniak file fraudulent claimsMany will recall the numerous meetings College of DuPage Trustees McGuire, Wozniak, and Birt boy ... - College of DuPage – McGuire clueless on 1st Amendment Rights, wants ban on public criticism – - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – McGuire clueless on 1st Amendment Rights, wants ban on public criticism –Now, as a Trustee for the College of DuPage, we find she fails to understand the mos ... - College of DuPage – Trustee McGuire violates board policy 5-180 - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – Trustee McGuire violates board policy 5-180In what appears to be yet another example of total disregard for the policies at College o ... - College of DuPage looking to keep tuition, taxes flat - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
College of DuPage officials are planning to keep tuition flat and hold the line on property taxes during the next fiscal year, even while preparing for the possibility they wo ... - Panel suggests ways for College of DuPage to keep its accreditation - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
A College of DuPage task force has developed a list of recommendations for how to resolve issues raised by an accreditation agency that put the school on probation. The ... - College of DuPage trustees to attend board retreat - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
In December 2015, the Higher Learning Commission put the college on probation for two years after expressing concerns about its integrity and governance. McGuire also wr ... - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble returning to College of DuPage - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
The professional Equity company, marking its 30th anniversary, unveiled its three-play season on Wednesday as officials celebrated Buffalo Theatre Ensemble once again serving as the resident theater company at College of DuPa ... - Lester: Breuder awarded unemployment, but College of DuPage is fighting it - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
... according to the Department of Employment Security's rules. Breuder's final base salary was $314,034, and his total compensation package was $495,357. College of DuPage ... - New College of DuPage president has experience leading after a scandal - Chicago Tribune (2016)
Rondeau, who starts in July as the new president of the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, the largest community college in the state, will inherit a similar situation when she starts as she did at Naval Station Great Lakes, based in North Chicago, in ...New College of DuPage president Ann Rondeau seeks to 'rebu ... - Q&A with College of DuPage chairwoman: Trustees must move forward - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
College of DuPage board Chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi says she knew before her election in April 2015 that the school was facing a challenging situation. But no one could have predicted all the controversies, investigations and politic ... - College of DuPage alumnus Cooper picked by 49ers in NFL Draft - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
College of DuPage alumnus Fahn Cooper was playing LEGOs with his cousin when he got the call on where he'd be playing next. On the other end of the line, San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly told the offensive lineman from Ole Miss they were drafting ...Cryst ... - College of DuPage expected to agree it held illegal meeting - Chicago Tribune (2016)
The College of DuPage is expected to acknowledge it violated the state open meetings law when its board of trustees voted in secret to extend the employment contract of the school's controversial president, according to a proposed legal settlement ...College of DuPage board to choose next colle ... - Ruling clears fired College of DuPage controller of any wrongdoing - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
"The employer accused the claimant of failing to make and keep accurate financial records of the college's restaurant and radio station, failing to find, keep and correct suffi ... - Judge says College of DuPage controller did not engage in misconduct - Chicago Tribune (2016)
A state administrative appeals court found Sapyta "used her best practices to perform her job," in spite of the college's assertions that her mismanagement cost the school millions and allowed fraud to occur. As a resul ... - College of DuPage Community and Board Meet with Presidential Candidate Dr. David Sam - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Community College of DuPage District 502 community members had the opportunity to meet and pose questions to presidential search finalist Dr. David Sam on Wednesday, April 20, during the ... - State Senate approves reforms to avoid repeat of College of DuPage scandal - Chicago Tribune (2016)
The Illinois Senate passed several measures Thursday aimed at increasing oversight of community colleges following numerous revelations about questionable spending and lax oversight at the College of DuPage. The legislation is the latest response to a ...College of DuPage s ... - College of DuPage – Congratulations Chicago Tribune reporters Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – Congratulations Chicago Tribune reporters Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. ClairWe would like to thank Jodi and Stacy for their efforts of exposing the laundry list of cor ... - College of DuPage to host presentation about Pluto - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
The free event will be from 3 to 5 p.m. April 10 at the Belushi Performance Hall in the McAninch Arts Center on the college's main campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., Gl ... - College of DuPage to interview 3 finalists for president - Chicago Tribune (2016)
The finalists are David Sam, president of Elgin Community College and a former administrator at the College of DuPage; Barbara Kavalier, president of Navarro College in Texas; and Ann Rondeau, a consultant with IBM Watson ... - Tribune wins national award for College of DuPage investigation - Chicago Tribune (2016)
reporters Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair were honored Friday as winners of a National Headliner Award for their investigation of improprieties at the College of DuPage. Th ... - College of DuPage trustees to start review of president candidates - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
The CourierCollege of DuPage trustees on Thursday night officially will get the names of the three finalists for the school's president position. After a process that took months, a presidential search committee last week unanimously recommended the th ... - College of DuPage to vote on new electronic communications retention policy – - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage to vote on new electronic communications retention policy –The College of DuPage is set to act on the first reading of Policy No. 10-200, which is a ne ... - College of DuPage – IDFPR Part V – Bruce Schmiedl deception exposed - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – IDFPR Part V – Bruce Schmiedl deception exposed“I was contacted by a gentleman with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulati ... - College of DuPage – Mission Accomplished! - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – Mission Accomplished!Does the College have any training requirements for Senior Administrators regarding the Local Records Act and proper record destruc ... - Tornado forecasts at the College of DuPage are gaining national attention - WGN-TV (2016)
April marks the beginning of the midwests' most tornado prone months. And there are few meteorological challenges trickier than predicting tornadoes. The College of DuP ... - DuPage prosecutors sue College of DuPage board over Breuder contract vote - Chicago Tribune (2016)
DuPage County prosecutors sued the College of DuPage board of trustees Thursday, alleging that it violated the state open meetings law when trustees voted in secret to extend the employment contract of the school's controversial president. State's ...College of DuPage – Former legal counsel assisted in OMA violationEdgar County W ... - College of DuPage ends threats against students handing out copies of Constitution, Bill of Rights - The Global Dispatch (2016)
The College of DuPage has revised its speech policies after receiving a letter from Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a student threatened with arrest if he continued passing out ... - Glen Ellyn trustee, College of DuPage lawyer wins DuPage County Board District 4 Republican nod - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
Moore, who had the backing of a number of prominent area Republicans including DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, repeatedly hit Elliott for his employment at the College of DuPage as the attorney to the college's Board of Trustees. The school ...Elliott secures GOP nod in DuPage C ... - College of DuPage presidential search continues - Suburban Life Publications (2016)
College of DuPage Presidential Search Committee Chairman Lee Daniels updates the Board of Trustees about the search March 3. By ERIC SCHELKOPF - eschelkopf@shawmedia.c ... - College of DuPage prof may have found way to forecast tornadoes 2-3 weeks in advance - Chicago Tribune (2016)
Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage outside Chicago, found a link between tornado activity in the United States and complicated atmospheric wave patterns that shift every 40 to 60 days. The pattern is dependable enough that ...DuPage Resear ... - College of DuPage Offers Interactive Media Degree Program - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
In the summer of 2014, a consultant from the University of Wisconsin-Stout analyzed the Graphic Design, MPTV and CIS curriculum at College of DuPage. He interviewed faculty ... - College of DuPage – $36797.14 Waterleaf drip continues - Edgar County Watchdogs (2016)
College of DuPage – $36797.14 Waterleaf drip continuesIn yet another confirmation of a systemic internal control problem at the College of DuPage, we have again confirmed ... - College of DuPage trustees stalemate ends with new appointee - Chicago Tribune (2016)
The College of DuPage board of trustees decided to give local prosecutors recordings of two past closed-door meetings after a debate Thursday in which the board's newest member cast the deciding vote. The bitterly divided board voted 4-3 to turn over ...New College of DuPage trustee breaks dea ... - With new trustee on board, College of DuPage gridlock to end - Chicago Daily Herald (2016)
Two months of gridlock on the College of DuPage board are expected to end Thursday night when a seventh trustee is seated to break the 3-3 tie on the bitterly divided panel. David S. Olsen, the Downers Grove resident appointed to ... - Ex-College of DuPage radio engineer charged with felony theft - Chicago Tribune (2015)
A former College of DuPage employee has been charged with stealing from the campus radio station in a scheme similar to one he pulled off four years ago at another local college. Retired radio engineer John Valenta was arrested Thursday after being ...Prosecutors: College of DuPage employee stole $200K from ... - Lawmakers want to question College of DuPage president on severance package - Chicago Tribune (2015)
In the wake of the College of DuPage controversy, legislators have filed numerous bills aimed at punishing the school and preventing other taxing bodies from approving similar buyouts. Committee members said there must be a comprehensive look at ...Lawmakers target golde ... - Students file Complaint for Restraining Order against College of DuPage - - Edgar County Watchdogs (2015)
-Edgar County WatchdogsOn December 12, 2014, a group of nine students filed a Verified Complaint for Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary and Permanent Injunction, and ... - Fallout over College of DuPage spending could hurt students - WBEZ (2015)
WUIS 91.9Big tuition hikes may seem far-fetched for a community college that brags about operating reserves exceeding $177 million last year. But the backlash against the College of DuPage's spending habits is very real. The critics once consisted mostly of ...C ... - Lawmakers target lucrative severance packages after College of DuPage buyout - Chicago Tribune (2015)
Reboot IllinoisWest suburban lawmakers announced a package of bills Monday aimed at punishing the College of DuPage for giving President Robert Breuder a lucrative severance package and at preventing other taxing bodies from approving similar buyouts.Republican lawmakers propose legislation in response to College of DuPage ...Reboo ... - Casting a spell over College of DuPage board members - Chicago Sun-Times (2015)
As the controversy surrounding the record-breaking $750,000 buyout of College of DuPage President Robert Breuder has emerged, readers must wonder about the spell B ... - Watchdog group files lawsuit against College of DuPage - Chicago Tribune (2015)
On the eve of a second vote on a controversial buyout package for College of DuPage President Robert Breuder, an Elmhurst-based watchdog group filed a lawsuit alleging ... - College of DuPage may give president $750000 buyout - Chicago Tribune (2015)
The College of DuPage board of trustees Thursday night approved a buyout package for its president that will give him a more than $750,000 severance payme ...
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