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College
6 months ago
Parkland College offers tuition and fee discounts participating in Early Transfer Academy

The total cost of the tuition and fees will be determined by the credit hours offered students in ETA. Parkland College will forgive two credits for every 12 hours offered to a district’s ETA students. On top of this, the board also approved Danielle Wilberg as Parkland’s new associate vice president for development/executive director of the Parkland College Foundation. She begins on April 1, replacing Tracy Wahlfeldt, who retires on April 20.

Education
6 months ago
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department

“States, including Illinois, are already feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education,” Raoul said in a statement late Monday. “Enrollment deadlines for Illinois public community colleges and universities approach in just a few short weeks, and the turmoil caused by the administration’s actions jeopardizes the futures of tens of thousands of Illinois students.”

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Community
6 months ago
Champaign County Children’s Advocacy Center hosting an Open House

The event will be hosted on Friday, April 25 at 201 W. Kenyon, Champaign, IL 61820 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Open House offers a look into how the CAC helps children and families affected by abuse.

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Community
6 months ago
Urbana and Champaign Park Districts to host Martin Luther King Jr. March for Peace

The event will be free and the Champaign Park District will provide transportation between King Park and the Douglass Center so participants can return to their cars at the end of the evening.

College
6 months ago
University of Illinois alumni announced as Architect, Landscape Architect & Interior Designer of the Year

“This award is truly the highest honor of my career. I am elated by the encouragement of my wonderful colleagues, humbled by the quality of the nominees, and inspired by this community’s dedication to craft and service to county,” said Madary, who has worked at NAVFAC for 14 years. “Thank you to NAVFAC for providing the tools for limitless professional growth, to my command for recognizing and rewarding good work, to my coworkers for their relentless creativity, and to my family and friends for surrounding me in love and joy each day.”

Education
6 months ago
Central High School appoints Krows as Associate Principal and Jordahl as Assistant Principal

By unanimous 6-0 votes, the Unit 4 board on Monday night approved the appointments of Ryan Krows as associate principal and Tina Jordahl as assistant principal at Central, effective this summer.

College
6 months ago
Illinois researchers receive SARE grant to reduce milk waste in childcare settings

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have received a grant to tackle milk waste in childcare centers. The project aims to address the 40% of milk served in childcare settings that is wasted, creating financial, nutritional, and environmental concerns.

Community
6 months ago
2025 Janice Mitchell Achieving Excellence Scholarship recipients announced

URBANA, IL (Chambana Today) – The Urbana Neighborhood Connections Center (UNCC) announced and celebrated […]

College
6 months ago
Pritzker’s proposal for community college four-year degrees stalls in House committee

SPRINGFIELD, IL (Chambana Today) – One of Governor JB Pritzker’s key legislative proposals faced a […]

Community
6 months ago
UIUC professor gives food and plasma lecture at Parkland planetarium

Sankaran earned his Ph. D at the California Institute of Technology and joined UIUC’s Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering in 2020. The lectures are filmed by Parkland College TV. Tickets to the Kaler Lectures are $2 or free for Friends of the Staerkel Planetarium.For a show schedule or information about booking the dome, call 217/351-3446 or visit parkland.edu/planetarium.

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