Hinsdale Area Students Make Dean's Lists Across the Country

The 2012 fall semester was a good one for plenty of students from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills enrolled at colleges all over the map.

The following is a list of college students from the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills area who qualified for their school's Dean's List during the spring 2012 terms, according to local residents and releases sent out by ReadMedia. Who did we miss? Let's grow the list! Email local editor Joe O'Donnell at joe.odonnell@patch.com to alert Patch of your Dean's Listers. Augustana College Aurora University Beloit College Butler University The Citadel Clemson University Colgate University University of Delaware Denison University Drake University Lewis University Loyola Marymount University Luther College Marquette University Mary Baldwin College University of Miami (FL) University of Missouri University of New Hampshire Oxford College Quinnipiac …

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Local Students Make Dean's Lists Across the Country

The 2012 spring semester was a good one for plenty of students from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills enrolled at colleges all over the map.

The following is a list of college students from the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills area who qualified for their school's Dean's List during the spring 2012 terms. (Who did we miss? Email local editor Joe O'Donnell at joe.odonnell@patch.com to alert Patch of your Dean's Listers.) Augustana College Michelle Skowron of Hinsdale Alicia Strtak of Hinsdale Clemson University Elizabeth Kennedy Nelson of Hinsdale (President's List) Colby College Alison E. Emery of Clarendon Hills Creighton University Clare Houlihan of Hinsdale DePaul University (2012 Winter Quarter) Frank Angileri of Oak Brook Zain Bakhtiari of Oak Brook Joseph Berg of Oak Brook Paul DePartout of Hinsdale Joseph Gatto of Oak Brook Peter Haleas of Hinsdale Stephanie Hsieh of Oak Brook …

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Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills Natives Make Dean's Lists All Over U.S.

The 2011 fall semester was a good one for plenty of students from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills enrolled at colleges all over the map.

The following is a list of college students from Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills who qualified for their school's Dean's List during the Fall 2011 semester. (Who did we miss? Email local editor Joe O'Donnell at joe.odonnell@patch.com to alert Patch of your Dean's Listers.) Augustana College  Michelle Skowron of Hinsdale Alicia Strtak of Hinsdale Clemson University Elizabeth Kennedy Nelson of Hinsdale (President's List) University of Colorado Leed's School of Business Aaron Arnold of Clarendon Hills Creighton University Clare Houlihan of Hinsdale Julieanne Kerstein of Clarendon Hills Curry College Jessica Knecht of Hinsdale  Denison University Margaret Buddig of Hinsdale  DePaul University Michael Baker of Hinsdale Nicole Calandra of Hinsdale …

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College Corner

College Isn't for Everyone

Here are three options to skip college and still pursue a career.

About to finish high school but don't want to attend college next fall? If so, you're part of a growing trend of high school graduates who buck enrolling in college immediately out of high school. Because of the economy, the rising costs of college tuition or simply a new sense of independence, many high school graduates are delaying indefinitely the start of a traditional college education in favor of pursuing their career goals in another way. If you need a break from the traditional classroom, here are some options for you. Enlist The five branches of the U.S. armed services—the Navy, Air Force, Marines, Army and Coast Guard—do not require a college degree for enlistment. From police officer to barber to electrician, every job …

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Voters Pass College of DuPage Bond Referendum

College of DuPage will use the sale of bonds to refurbish school buildings.

The College of DuPage bond referendum for Community College District 502 narrowly Tuesday night after getting nearly 55 percent of the vote to allow the college to sell $168 million in bonds to pay for repairs to aging buildings, construction of a new multi-tiered parking structure and continuing with phase two of construction of a new Homeland Security Center. Much of the money will be used specifically in projects on the McAninch Arts Center, the Physical Education Building and improvements to the Student Resource Center. College officials said earlier in the day on Tuesday that they expected the referendum to pass. "We believe that the referendum has a very good chance of passing," said Joe Moore, associate vice president of external …

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