Central College News

Nobody is mourning very deeply the imminent demise of the house next door to Heidi and John Sekowski's home.

Forbes magazine released its list of top colleges and universities in the nation, ranking North Central College in the top 500: Forbes includes North Central College among the top 20 percent of the nation's colleges and universities.

Beverly Walker-Griffea, senior vice president for Student Services at Montgomery College in Maryland, was chosen as Mott's next president and is set to start Aug. 27. She is also the college's first female president and first black president since Mott became a county-wide community college in 1969.

This year's back to school spending could add up to well over $26 billion. Students aren't the only ones stocking up for the first day of school.

Commencement is such as celebratory time, in part because graduation is such a great and important individual accomplishment.

Historic preservation commission members in Naperville who denied North Central College's request to demolish six structures to make way for a new science center said Thursday night they were most concerned with the dimensions of the proposed science building.

David Norman was hired as assistant principal at Geneva Middle School North, a 12-month position with a salary of $76,000.

Submitted by Geneva Community Unit School District 304. The Board of Education on Monday approved the hiring of three administrators at the middle school level.

North Central College is among the best colleges to work for in the nation, according to a new report from The Chronicle of Higher Education: North Central College is among just 92 institutions nationwide recognized in The Chronicle's seventh annual report on The Academic Workplace.

Central College officials today announced the appointment of Miss Corrine Hilliard of Conway as assistant registrar and secretary to Dr. J.S. Rogers, president, and Miss Bernice Galloway, dean.

The 2014 Emmet County Fair Queen Pageant 2014 Candidates have been announced. Candidates are Elizabeth Boyer, Lauren Newgard, Madison Irmiter, Coral Franklin, Rebecca Boyer and Zoey Huntley The fair queen and fair princess will be crowned following the 7:30 p.m. fashion show this Thursday, July 24 in the Skateland building.

The public is invited to meet volunteers who helped build the Illinois Prairie Path and view materials from the organization's archives during an open house Aug. 11 at North Central College.

The new superintendent of schools at South Hamilton seems to feel at home there already.

Artful IMPACT!, the Naperville-area not-for-profit dedicated to making people stronger through the arts, will offer an evening of "Whose Line is it Anyway"-style improvisational sketch comedy to benefit arts programs for underserved populations.

Amber Voss of West Allis is one of 137 students participating in the Central College Abroad program during the fall 2009 semester.

Education: B. A. in political science and French from North Central College in Naperville and a Master's of Divinity degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary at Northwestern University; studied two years in Strasbourg, France Rev.

North Central College recognized Christina Richardson of Spring Valley as the Outstanding Senior Woman for 2014 during the College's annual Honors Convocation on May 13. The annual award recognizes one senior woman for her successes in the classroom, her involvement and contributions to the campus community outside the classroom, and her future ... (more)