The Role Play: Practicing to Enter a Profession
After nearly two years of classes in American Sign Language (ASL) and interpreting, the students of Waubonsee’s Interpreter Training Program (ITP) put all their skills to use.
They have explored the Deaf culture and have completed all the classes in fingerspelling and linguistics. With all of this complete, they are ready to bring it all together at an event called the Role Play.
Waubonsee Student-Athlete Overcomes Bumps To Succeed
Most professions, hobbies and activities have slang terms that describe aspects of the activity. In baseball, one of the colloquial terms is the ‘bump’ used to describe the pitcher’s mound. For Justin Sartori, the bump was more than an expression and more than a physical place on a baseball diamond. It was something that happened to him.
Waubonsee’s Legal Interpreting Program Provides a Career Path for Bilingual People
Waubonsee Community College’s Legal Interpreting Program offers a Certificate of Achievement that puts people on a rewarding career path.
Message from Dr. Sobek on the Tragic Event in Aurora
Our community experienced a terrible tragedy on Friday, February 15.
Waubonsee Names Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Members
Two Waubonsee Community College adjunct faculty members have been selected as Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Members for 2019.
Waubonsee Community College Special Board Meeting Canceled
Due to the dangerously cold weather forecasted for the area, Waubonsee Community College has canceled all classes and activities for Wednesday, January 30. Because the college will be closed, the special meeting of the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees has been canceled.
Waubonsee Offers Accelerated Courses
Waubonsee Community College offers more than 70 courses on a wide variety of topics that are 12- and 8- weeks long.
Waubonsee VITA Program Offers Free Tax Help
Volunteers with Waubonsee Community College’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program will offer free tax help again this season in downtown Aurora.
Waubonsee’s Student Success Coaches Make a Difference in Lives
Robin Nelson was 55 years old in 2016 when he decided it was time to go to college. He had had issues with various addictive substances in the past but had been clean and sober for about 10 years.
Nelson is now an honor student, a member of Phi Theta Kappa and working to help other people recover from addiction.
Waubonsee Welcomes New Dean
Waubonsee Community College welcomes Dr. Janette Funaro to the position of Dean for Social Sciences, Education and World Languages.
