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Each academic year in November, December and April, many colleges with football and basketball programs celebrate their incoming student-athletes when the students sign a letter of intent. Colleges often host an event that makes the athletes feel like they are part of the team, even before they start classes. At Waubonsee, that happens not just with student-athletes, but with student-auto technicians.

For many of us, some of our most enriching relationships were made in college. The diversity of thought represented by fellow students, faculty and staff expanded our views beyond those of our immediate family and social circle. This diversity continues to enhance the higher education experience and particularly the community college experience. Community colleges feature diversity such as generational differences, ethnic backgrounds, veterans status, religious affiliations, family composition, work experience and more.

Each semester, Waubonsee Community College recognizes academic excellence by hosting a ceremony for students to be inducted into honor societies. This semesters Joint Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held on Feb. 25 in the Academic and Professional Center on the Sugar Grove Campus.

The Waubonsee Community College IT Department will conduct a scheduled upgrade to the college's phone system on Monday March 12. The service will begin at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to end by midnight. 

Two Waubonsee Community College adjunct faculty members have been selected as Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Members for 2018. Andy Clements, an instructor in the Business and Career Technologies Division, and Randy Sater, an instructor in the Workforce Development Division, were selected for their teaching excellence.

Nominations are now being sought for Waubonsee Community College’s 2018 Distinguished Contributor and Distinguished Alumnus awards. Nominations must be received by Friday, March 30. This year, awards will be presented to the recipients at the college’s commencement ceremonies on May 12.   

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees appointed Anita Moore to the position of Dean for Academic Support. The appointment was made at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 17. Moore assumed the duties of the position on Feb. 21.

Waubonsee Community College, in partnership with Northern Illinois University’s Pick Museum of Anthropology, will host “In/Visibility: Hmong America and the Art of Storytelling.” The exhibition will feature first-person reflections, textiles and artwork by Aurora native and Waubonsee alumna J. Tshab Her. The presentation considers how Hmong life has changed since refugees first entered the United States in the 1970s and what it means to be Hmong American today.

Part of the college experience is meeting new and interesting people. Some of the people you meet in college can be called characters. Sometimes you meet a real character.

Rusty, the mascot for the Chicago Steel hockey team, visited the Sugar Grove Campus on Wednesday, Feb. 21 to hang out with students.

Study abroad programs are great opportunities for students to build the skills necessary to succeed in the global economy. This summer, Waubonsee Community College is offering a study abroad program in Cambodia that will give students experience in service learning, community engagement and enriching learning experiences as part of the immersion in Cambodian culture.