Miles Hagen, from New Lenox, conducted and presented undergraduate research at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater during the past academic year. Hagen, who is studying biology, presented “Characterization and Analysis of the pdk-1 gene in Brugia malayi using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system,” while mentored and supervised by Kirsten Crossgrove. He participated in the following […]
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Graduations The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire awarded 42 degrees in May, and included Madeline McGann, of New Lenox, who received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Dean’s/President’s Lists The following students have been named to the spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, including Samantha J. Docter from Beecher and Grace […]
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KCC Teams Earn NJCAA Academic Achievement Recognition
Five athletic teams and 62 student athletes at Kankakee Community College have earned recognition from the NJCAA for academic achievements during the 2022-23 academic year. “I could not be prouder of the profound accomplishment of our five teams, who have attained Academic All-American status this year, with our women’s soccer team making the list for […]
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USF’s Leach College of Nursing Receives Grant Funding
The University of St. Francis (USF) Leach College of Nursing (LCON) was notified it was approved for another Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) grant by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The grant awards the university approximately $1.35M over four years to help increase access to quality health and behavioral health care for underserved and […]
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Phi Theta Kappa Student Awarded Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship
Kankakee Community College student Allie Kohl, of Herscher, has been selected as one of 213 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide to receive a $1,000 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarship. The scholarships help new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are selected based on scholastic achievement, community service, […]
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WalletHub Ranks USF as a Top Illinois University in Best Colleges List
The University of St. Francis (USF) continues to be recognized by national ranking agencies as one of the top institutions of higher education in Illinois. WalletHub’s 2023 Best Colleges and Universities Rankings placed USF as one of the best schools in Illinois. The rankings, which were compiled by comparing more than 900 higher-education institutions across […]
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Melina Reiter, of Monee, has been accepted for enrollment for the summer trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Graduations Bradley University congratulates the 900-plus students who earned degrees in May, including the following local students. From Beecher: Rebecca Reece, BSIE in Industrial Engineering […]
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Dean’s/President’s List Gabrielle Nelson, of Crete, who is majoring in Natural Science, has been named to the Dean’s List at Youngstown State University for the spring semester. Taylor Carlson, of Park Forest, has been named to the spring Dean’s List at Florida Institute of Technology. Graduations A total of 8,625 students received degrees from the […]
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KCC’s Gap Year Program Returns
A program for those taking a break from college will return this fall at Kankakee Community College. The Gap Year Program offers career exploration and activities in a low-pressure, no homework environment. “Studies have shown 80 percent of college students end up changing their major at least once,” said Cesar Avalos, coordinator of workforce opportunities […]
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Graduations Hannah Miller, of New Lenox, graduated from the University of Tampa on Saturday, May 6. Miller graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. The following local students graduated from Drake University at the end of the spring semester, including: Nora Mensah Felder, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication, News, plus […]