Christine J. Sobek, Ed.D. President, Waubonsee Community College

Dear College Community:

Waubonsee Community College -- now in its fifth decade of service to college district residents -- continues to respond to the area’s higher education needs by developing new associate degree and certificate programs, delivering essential workforce training, and facilitating unique lifelong learning opportunities for our students.

Waubonsee is responding to the rapid population increase within our college district by expanding our teaching and learning facilities.  As a part of the 2020 College Master Plan, the college is in an extensive planning and development phase for the new $50 million downtown Aurora Campus and for the college’s future Plano Campus, located on U.S. Route 34.

Significant enhancements have also been made to the instructional facilities on the Sugar Grove Campus.  The new Student Center will open in January 2009.  It will provide easy access to student services like academic counseling, financial aid, student activities, and study areas, along with expanded food service options.    Three other new buildings – the Science Building, The Academic and Professional Center, and Campus Operations – already provide new classrooms, laboratories, community meeting spaces, and service areas for the Sugar Grove Campus.

The college’s state-of-the-art buildings are only one part of Waubonsee’s teaching and learning environment that helps prepare students for academic and career success.  Our faculty and staff play a pivotal role in nurturing the success of our students – putting them first by listening, helping to identify educational goals and dreams, and working together to achieve success.  The collective efforts of faculty and staff are enabling students to build a better future.

The strong support of our college district community, coupled with the knowledgeable guidance of our elected board of trustees, has enabled Waubonsee to expand our educational options and facilities, grow our student services, and increase our outreach through permanent extension campus locations.  The board continues to direct its energies toward focusing our college mission and vision on institutional goals that demonstrate accessibility, service, value, quality and innovation.

During the coming academic year I encourage you to take advantage of the numerous programs and services we have in place to help you achieve academic success.  More details are provided in this college catalog.  I hope you will also have an opportunity to visit each of our campuses.  They are located in Sugar Grove, in downtown Aurora, and on the Rush-Copley Medical Center in far-east Aurora.  And, be sure to visit us online at www.waubonsee.edu.

Sincerely,
Christine J. Sobek, Ed.D., President