The University of St. Francis (USF) invites students, alumni, employees, and friends of the university to mark their calendars for USF Homecoming festivities, which will take place the weekend of September 27-29. While the full agenda of events for the weekend currently is being finalized and will be announced later this summer, one event is […]
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Hoekstra Honored with ICCTA Certificate of Merit Award
Jerald Hoekstra has been honored with the prestigious Illinois Community College Trustees Association Certificate of Merit Award. Hoekstra, who recently retired from the Kankakee Community College Board of Trustees, received the award at the annual ICCTA Awards Banquet in Chicago on June 7. The ICCTA Certificate of Merit Award celebrates individuals who have made significant […]
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Alice Tysse Graduates from ONU
Alice Tysse graduated cum laude with two Bachelor of Science Degrees from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, at the school’s 111th commencement on Saturday, May 11. Her major fields of study were Actuarial Science and Mathematics. She is the daughter of Kimberly (Tysse) Pagel and the late Thomas Tysse, of Peotone. Alice graduated from Chicago […]
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Graduations Eric Morgan graduated from Coe College in Iowa. Morgan, of Monee, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, in Business Administration and Economics. The University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, in Lexington, recognized more than 660 candidates for graduation during a commencement ceremony in May. Congratulations to New Lenox residents Daniel Gregory, who […]
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USF Alumnae Earn 2024 Golden Apple Award Excellence for Teaching
Earlier this spring, the University of St. Francis (USF) announced four alumnae had been named finalists for the 2024 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching through the Golden Apple Foundation. The University is proud to announce that Alicia Carlisle ’22 (Turner Drew Language Academy in Chicago) and Alyssa Milano ’11 (Central Elementary School in […]
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Illinois ESGR Banquet Honors Employers Supporting National Guard/Reserve Employees
Brig. Gen. Dan McDonough, Assistant Adjutant General – Air of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, was the keynote speaker for the Illinois Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Awards Banquet, May 17, at the Marriott in Normal. The banquet honored employers throughout the state who have helped […]
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Joliet Junior College Awarded National Wildlife Federation Grant
Joliet Junior College (JJC) is one of eight U.S. colleges and universities that are 2023-2024 recipients of the National Wildlife Federation EcoLeaders program, funded by Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom’s College and University Grant Program. JJC’s grant award is $8,500 and primarily will be used to conduct research on threatened or endangered species on the […]
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Wartburg’s Knutson Receives ELCA Fund for Leaders Scholarship
Recent Wartburg College graduate Nathaniel Knutson received the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Fund for Leaders Direct Full-Tuition Scholarship. Knutson, of New Lenox, will continue his education at Wartburg Seminary this fall, where he will enter the collaborative learning program, which allows him to work part-time in a congregation, while doing his class work online. […]
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Dean’s/Honors/President’s Lists The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,300 undergraduate students for attaining high grade point averages during the spring semester, including: Delaney Kunkel, Highest Honors, from Manhattan; and Emma Pinciak, High Honors, from New Lenox. The following students were named to the spring semester Dean’s List at Grove City College in Pennsylvania: […]
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Hoekstra Retires after 33 Years on KCC Board
Jerald Hoekstra has retired from Kankakee Community College’s Board of Trustees. He served on KCC’s board from November 1991 to May 2024 and was the board chair from 2014 to 2018. “His service to the college has been nothing if not distinguished,” said KCC President Dr. Michael Boyd. “In his leadership role during these 33 […]