Waubonsee Community College

04/23/2025

❗ Don't miss the Chiefs vs. the Morton College Panthers at the Kane County Cougars stadium on 4/27! ⚾ Hall of Fame inductee Dave Randall will throw the first pitch! 📖 waubonsee.me/3Eo5IsQ

ℹ️ FREE parking & entry: waubonsee.edu/community

04/22/2025

🌿 's Sugar Grove Campus is home to a diverse ecological landscape featuring 250+ varieties of trees, shrubs, and flowers. The campus has large Oak populations, which can host up to 🦋 500 species of butterfly and moth beneath their branches. 🌸 Celebrate by taking a stroll and soaking up the campus in bloom!

04/21/2025

Explore the culture and beauty of India through music, classical Indian dance, Bollywood-inspired dance, and a fashion show. 🌟 Sponsors: The Acharya Performing Arts Academy, Beautiful Ideas, and Team Laya.

🗓️ 4/23 @ 12:30 p.m. ➡️ waubonsee.edu/AAPI

04/21/2025

💡 "Empowerment doesn’t mean giving up responsibility; it means sharing it" (Dr. Brian Knetl, President). Check out Dr. Knetl's essay, "Empowering Leadership," to learn more about his leadership style. CampusWorks

ℹ️ Access essay:

Discover how empowering leadership fosters innovation, inspires teams, and drives meaningful change across higher education institutions nationwide.

04/18/2025

Attend our Sugar Grove Open House on 4/26 from 1 - 3 p.m. ℹ️ RSVP: waubonsee.me/SGOpenHouse25

🎓 Tour the campus.
👩‍🏫 Meet faculty and staff.
📚 Discover programs.
🎨 View student artwork.
🍪 🎶 Enjoy treats and music.

04/18/2025

👟 Lace up your sneakers for the Trail Run on 6/7 at 9 a.m. at Sugar Grove! This event raises funds for student scholarships. 🎓 For the 2024-25 academic year, the Foundation provided almost $374K in scholarship awards!

ℹ️ More info: waubonsee.me/3EjBeYU

04/17/2025

🎓 Commencement is in ONE MONTH on 5/17! Will you be a grad? Join our celebration by sharing your story in the comments! 🌟 Ideas: major, transfer plan, WCC memories, etc.

Association of Community College Trustees

04/16/2025

On 3/27, 350+ students, faculty, staff, and family members gathered for the Joint Honors Induction and Student Life Awards Ceremony to celebrate academic excellence, student leadership, and community impact. Thank you to Dr. Kimberly Chavis, Interim Provost, for delivering an inspiring keynote address on the power of leadership and its impact on .

🌟 Honor Societies Inducted: Alpha Beta Gamma, Alpha Sigma Lambda, National Adult Education Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Psi Beta, & SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society

🌟 Student Life Award Recipients:
✅ Making a Difference - Outstanding Volunteer: Wendy Sanchez, Psi Beta
✅ Outstanding Student Organization Event: Silent Auction Hosted by Psi Beta
✅ Outstanding Advisor: Dani Fischer, Science Club & National Society of Leadership and Success
✅ Rising Star: Isaac Del Toro, Latinos Unidos
✅ Outstanding New Student Organization: Journalism Club
✅ Outstanding Student Organization: Campus Activities Board
✅ Outstanding Student Leader: Mark Price, Student Senate, Business Club, & Kinesiology Club

04/15/2025

Discover all that YOUR community college has to offer at 's Open Houses! Explore campus spaces, programs, services, and more. ℹ️ RSVP: waubonsee.edu/visit

🗓️ 4/16 | 5 - 6:30 p.m. | Plano Campus
🗓️ 4/26 | 1 - 3 p.m. | Sugar Grove Campus
➡️ waubonsee.me/4ieQIuZ

04/14/2025

🎉 We're kicking off our celebration with “I’ve Made a Life Here”: A Reading and Discussion with Author Weike Wang. 💻 Join us virtually on 4/15 at 12:30 p.m. to hear about Wang's brilliant new novel, "Rental House."

ℹ️ RSVP: waubonsee.edu/AAPI

04/11/2025

🦮 Join us in celebrating Hope's 1-year anniversary of being 's official Comfort K-9! Take a selfie with Hope and get her collectible trading card on 4/17 between 1 - 1:30 p.m. outside the Sugar Grove APC.

🐾 More info: waubonsee.me/MeetHope

04/10/2025

🎉 is proud to have participated in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Employer Provided Innovation Challenges (EPIC) program in collaboration with Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization (IBIO). EPIC helps bridge education and industry, providing community college and high school students with valuable real-world learning experiences in the life sciences sector.

“The value of EPIC to a classroom educator cannot be overstated. The world requires our students to have these experiences and this combination of 21st century skills to be successful in the workforce. Yet we have no predictable way of making these connections for our students directly" (Dr. Sheela Vemu, Associate Professor of Biology).

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iBIO leveraged our Employer Provided Innovation Challenges (EPIC) program to bridge education and industry, providing community college and high school students with valuable real-world learning experiences in the life sciences sector.

04/09/2025

📚 In the 2023-24 academic year, 73.83% of credit students were part-time. WCC offers affordable, flexible classes to help students achieve a school-work-life balance. ℹ️ waubonsee.edu/courses

Association of Community College Trustees

04/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in 🏐 Big Pink Volleyball. 🎉 100+ Women's hygiene items ($400+ value) were donated for Mutual Ground. Congrats to our winning team, "Senate Squad!"

04/07/2025

Ready to start a rewarding career in CAD, Cybersecurity, Computer Information Systems, or Welding? Swing by 's Tech Programs Open House at Plano on 4/16 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. ℹ️ More info: waubonsee.me/42iZFNY

04/03/2025

🎓 Submit ONE Foundation scholarship application to be considered for 300+ awards for use during the 2025-26 academic year! ✨ Awards range from $250 to $5K. Applications are due by 5/5.

ℹ️ waubonsee.edu/FoundationScholarships

04/02/2025

💵 Get tuition paid, plus a salary and benefits while earning insurance industry credentials! 🎓 Graduate to a full-time job at The Hartford.

ℹ️ Attend a virtual info session on 4/2, 4/3, or 4/4: waubonsee.me/416pWjk.