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The student body at Waubonsee Community College is made up of many students with different backgrounds and stories. As a former competitive rugby player, Anthony Bisogni planned to play rugby professionally until he received an injury which prevented him from pursuing that dream. At that point, he decided to go to college.   

“Personal success is being able to look in the mirror and be satisfied with the person that you are and the achievements that you accomplished.”

“The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love” was the tagline for the Peace Corps in the 60s but whenever I think about that line I think of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).  The position of CNA, held by countless caring individuals across this country, is an important fundamental piece of the health care team. 

I know no one wants to spend extra money, but there probably isn’t much else in your home that can be as deadly as a poorly working furnace. A reputable technician will do a lot of work to make sure you are safe, and make sure you don’t have preventable problems during the winter. Through regular inspection of your system, you should be able to avoid breakdown and be warned years before your furnace reaches the end of its life.

As people become more aware of and concerned about their health, they find ways to take care of themselves both as a way to heal and prevent injuries and illness. Therapeutic massage is one of the tools that people are increasingly looking to for both injury recovery, as well as injury prevention.

Waubonsee Community College offers a program that puts people on the path to a career in this growing industry.

“Teaching is a very challenging profession, but at the same time, I can’t imagine a career that is so rewarding. I love it when former students come back to visit me so I can hear about what they are doing. It reminds me that I made a difference.” Cassie Day; Student Success: Featured Alum, October 17, 2018.

Waubonsee Community College launched its Honors Program in the 1986-1987 academic year. At that time, the program offered high-ability students the opportunity to register for honors course sections in English, Sociology and Communications. In the 2016-2017 academic year, Elmhurst College added to the prestige of the Waubonsee Honors Program by providing one Honors Program Graduate a scholarship to continue their education at Elmhurst.

The first recipient of the Elmhurst College Honors Program Scholarship was Lorena Gonzalez of Aurora.

A résumé that includes the jobs artillery cannoneer, howitzer section chief, county veterans service officer and superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission (VAC) of Kendall County, indicates an interesting career. That is the career of Chad Lockman, a 2014 graduate of Waubonsee Community College.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food insecurity is defined as, “a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Research indicates that about half of all college students grapple with food insecurity. The numbers are worse at community colleges where two-thirds of students do not have access to adequate food.

Many students are balancing the academic rigors of college with the physical, emotional and psychological challenges of being hungry. Waubonsee Community College and the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry (Aurora Food Pantry) have many partnerships to help these students. These partnerships, and the Aurora Food Pantry, were recognized as one of our Institutional Stories.

According to a report from the Wisconsin Hope Lab in April 2018, 46 percent of students at community colleges are affected by housing insecurity and 12 percent identify as being homeless. Initial studies indicate that insecurity affecting a student’s basic needs also affects their likelihood of completion. Waubonsee Community College alumna, Moji Ayorinde, persevered to ensure that she and her children would not become defeated by this statistic.

Crain’s Chicago Business recently named Christine J. Sobek, Ed.D. as one of “Chicago’s Notable Women in Education 2018.”