Governor Phil Murphy announces schools participating in the first year of the Community College Innovation Challenge on September 27, 2018, at Union County College in Cranford. Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office.

College of DuPage students and community members recently enjoyed activities, music and athletics at the College’s 2016 homecoming festivities. Festivities began earlier in the week with several Student Life Spirit Week activities, including a pep rally, carnival games, service project, make and take projects, and an aerial photo to commemorate the College’s 50th anniversary. The COD Foundation welcomed alumni back to campus at a special concert Sept. 30 at the McAninch Arts Center by Chicago 6 Band, featuring 1985 Bears Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson and Steve McMichael.

Members of the Carl Sandburg College volleyball team work out during 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. practices as they gear up for the start of their season.

Prospective students interested in Carl Sandburg College and 50+ colleges/universities attend the annual College Night on Monday, Oct. 20 in the gym.

Waubonsee responded after the Carl Sandburg College women’s basketball team took a second-half lead to spoil the Chargers’ home opener in a 63-57 loss Saturday afternoon at John M. Lewis Gymnasium.

The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team opened it season with a 94-49 victory over St. Ambrose JV on Monday night at John M. Lewis Gymnasium. FULL RECAP: goo.gl/YjHBY9

Couldn't be there for the game? WATCH it online at goo.gl/wfeubY

Wednesday marked the start of the fall 2014 session of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars, or NCAS, program, a three-day workshop designed to give community college students a window into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics universe and launch them into future internships and careers at NASA.

Forty finalists were chosen to take part in the workshop at JPL. Johnson Space Center in Houston and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are also hosting their own NCAS student teams this week.

While at the NASA centers, students meet with engineers and scientists, and teams compete to build a rover that can navigate through everything from a simulated Martian terrain to budget constraints to win the coveted "mission contract."

Read more at:

www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4397

For more information on the NCAS program and to apply, visit:

ncas.aerospacescholars.org/

For more about internships, fellowships and workshops at JPL, visit:

www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/intern/apply/

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Governor Phil Murphy announces schools participating in the first year of the Community College Innovation Challenge on September 27, 2018, at Union County College in Cranford. Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office.

Governor Phil Murphy announces schools participating in the first year of the Community College Innovation Challenge on September 27, 2018, at Union County College in Cranford. Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office.

I took Drawing II when I was in school. It just goes to show that I was raised in the digital world; I ditched pencils halfway through the course. This was actually the drawing I discovered I could emulate pen-weight by zooming in and out in Flash.

Members of the Carl Sandburg College volleyball team work out during 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. practices as they gear up for the start of their season.

The final rounds of "Charge Up!" new student orientation for Fall 2014 began today at the Main Campus in Galesburg. Students toured the campus, went through "Tech Check" where they logged into the mySANDBURG student portal, and had an opportunity to get the rundown on all the exciting things coming up for this school year, starting this Monday, Aug. 18!

An estimated 1,200 registrants and nearly 3,000 guests gathered at College of DuPage’s Glen Ellyn campus to sample food from local vendors and raise funds for COD student scholarships at the 2018 Food Truck Rally and Sunset 5K.

Members of the Carl Sandburg College volleyball team work out during 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. practices as they gear up for the start of their season.

The Carl Sandburg Charger 11-15 volleyball team defeated Highland College tonight in a Arrowhead conference match in 4 sets 20-25,25-23,25-15,25-15. The Chargers came out slow in set 1 but continued to make adjustments to their game to get better each set.

The Carl Sandburg College softball team picked up its first Arrowhead Conference victory of the season in a doubleheader split with Illinois Valley yesterday at the William “Bill” Hungate Baseball/Softball Complex. A late Chargers rally came up short in a 4-3 loss in the opener, but Sandburg took Game 2 8-6. Game results release: sandburg.edu/content/sandburg-softball-splits-ivcc-1st-ar...

17th District Congressional Representative Cheri Bustos visits Carl Sandburg College on Thursday, April 4. Bustos met with Sandburg President Dr. Lori Sundberg and toured the Main Campus with stops in academic areas pertaining to the medical field including nursing, medical imaging and mortuary science.

On August 17, 2017, the JPL Education Office hosted a poster session for California Community College Space Grant students majoring in STEM subjects. The students presented projects they had worked on over the summer and had an opportunity to discuss their findings with JPL scientists and engineers. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

College of DuPage has announced approximately 100 incoming students as Scholars Award recipients for fall 2023.

The awards fall into three categories: Presidential, a 64-semester hour full-tuition scholarship; Board of Trustees, which is $2,500 per year; and Deans, which is $1,000 per year. A recent event celebrated the achievements of the scholars and their decisions to attend COD.

“The College’s merit-based scholarship program for high school students provides significant financial assistance to high-achieving students beginning their college careers,” said COD President Dr. Brian Caputo. “It is a pleasure to welcome this latest class of scholars and their families to campus and I look forward to seeing them at COD this fall."

The first wave of "Charge Up!" new student orientations for Fall 2014 began today at the Main Campus in Galesburg. Students toured the campus, went through "Tech Check" where they logged into the mySANDBURG student portal, and had an opportunity to get the rundown on all the exciting things coming up for this school year.