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Updated 12/13/2020 8:22 AM
A mentorship program initially targeting youth in the Elgin community has shifted its focus toward helping African American boys develop leadership skills.
Brothers Rise Up now provides mentoring and support to 130 Black male students in third through ninth grades across 17 Elgin Area School District U-46 schools. The program focuses on monitoring and improving students academic performance, attendance and behavior and offers a curriculum emphasizing character development, social skills, leadership and career development.
The goal is to help Black male students achieve their goals, improve their future prospects and provide a forum where they can share their struggles, said Jim Cook, a dean s assistant at Kenyon Woods Middle School who founded the program in 2019 as part of the nonprofit Midwest Sports Academy.
Updated 12/11/2020 2:05 PM
Yes! College of Lake County (CLC) will be open in the spring. A mix of class types are available for students such as: online live via Zoom, online anytime, in-person and blended. Spring 2021 registration is already well underway, and students who begin their CLC education this semester have the chance to participate in, and inform the design of, a new class called College Success Seminar (CLC 120). This is one piece of our broader plan to build a success framework which moves CLC to being student-ready, said Director of Student Success Strategy at CLC Nick Branson. It s designed as an early opportunity for all new students, so they get access to information about resources and support systems, as well as develop skills to help them be successful in college.
New pharmacy technician program at CLC trains for the industry s future College of Lake County s Southlake Campus, home of the new pharmacy technician certificate program
Updated 12/10/2020 11:18 AM
Launching fall 2021, the pharmacy technician certificate program at College of Lake County (CLC) will prepare students to face the challenges of a quickly evolving career field while also helping employers fill a growing demand for the position. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts the field will grow by four percent over the next decade. However, CLC s pharmacy technician program director Dr. Derek Leiter, who has been in the pharmacy field for 15 years, believes it will be much higher.