Elmhurst College Class of 2012 Lists Some Pretty Impressive Honors and Degrees

More than 700 new graduates take the walk at Elmhurst College commencement.

More than 600 students were awarded bachelor's degrees at Elmhurst College's 2012 commencement ceremony, and 92 earned master's degrees. Each graduate received his or her diploma from S. Alan Ray, Elmhurst College’s 13th president and chairman of the Elmhurst College Board of Trustees. Alumna Rita Athas, Class of ’76 and president of World Business Chicago, delivered the commencement address titled “Endless Possibilities.” Athas also is professor and director of the college’s Center for Business and Economics. Degrees are bachelor's unless otherwise indicated, and honors are noted as follows: *** Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude The following Wheaton students (excluding Chicago residents) earned degrees from Elmhurst College: …

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Elmhurst College Students Named to the Dean's List for the Fall Term

Students earned a 3.75 or higher grade-point average.

Elmhurst College has released its dean’s list for the fall term of the 2011-2012 academic year. Students attained a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher out of a possible 4.0.          
                                 ADDISON: Shirin Ahmed, Mary Butler, Gina Cacioppo, Jeanette Campbell, Christopher Cella, Mariola Grzybowska, Molly Horton, Janet Hurtado, Kelly Kent, Jennifer Liberti, Ed Mikos, Nicole Mueller, Alysia Olvera, Robert Pasquesi, Wendy Ramirez, Yvette Rodriguez, Francisco Silva, Trudy Sulita, Jessica Sykes ALGONQUIN: Deanna Langland, Ashley Lasak ALSIP: Jamie Kirscher ARLINGTON HEIGHTS: Victoria Dapper, Stephanie Duba, Melissa Dublin, Kevin Nadolski, Lauren Paz, Katerina Rallis,Matthew Rohde, Brittany Santoro, Heather Swanke …

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[VIDEO] N.J. Gov. Chris Christie: If it Can Happen in New Jersey, it Can Happen in Washington

Christie, in his rally for presidential candidate Mitt Romney at Elmhurst College, uses examples from his home state to illustrate what can happen for the country as a whole.

Drawing on stories of his triumphs as a Republican governor challenged by a Democratic legislature in New Jersey, Chris Christie, on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, rallied a group of about 400 people at Elmhurst College Friday afternoon. "There are going to be some skeptics and cynics that say Washington, D.C., is so fatally broken that we can't (fix it), we can't change minds," he said. "Let me tell you, I've just come from New Jersey. Let's talk about what people thought was not possible in New Jersey." Sometimes sounding as if he was still a presidential candidate, himself, Christie talked about running in 2009 against an incumbent state governor "who outspent me three to one." "They said it's not possible for …

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Jim McMahon

10:43 am on Saturday, March 17, 2012

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House Speaker Michael Madigan Says He Was 'One of Many' Who Signed Off on Overspending

Legislator makes rare public address at Elmhurst College Government Forum.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said the state has a long way to go to get out of its current financial hole. However, he said legislators made a good start last year by cutting Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed budget by $2 billion. Madigan made a rare public address to a forum at Elmhurst College and outlined some of the fiscal challenges facing the state, but he offered few election year remedies. Tuesday’s event was the fifth annual governmental forum held at Elmhurst College. Madigan used broad strokes to outline some of the economic concerns facing Illinois, including pension reform, state budget, workers compensation, unemployment and educational reform. Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, said addressing the state budget is the most …

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Wheaton on the Web

Wheaton on the Web Today, Thursday, Oct. 14

WWS makes No. 2 rank, Forest Preserve volunteers log close to 100,000 hours, Starbucks needs a store manager, a Vancouver news site recognizes Wheaton College wide receiver and twitter users are tweeting about Chick-Fil-A in Wheaton.

Wheaton South is ESPN RISE's No. 2 team Four area football teams continued to be ranked in ESPN RISE's Midwest Region Top 20 this week. Wheaton Warrenville South (7-0) remained at No. 2. No. 17 Glenbard West (7-0) and No. 19 Glenbard North (7-0) stayed in the spot from last week. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Facebook page thanked volunteers for more than 96,000 hours of service during the 2009-2010 fiscal year The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County thanked district volunteers for contributing more than 96,000 hours of service with a value of more than $2 million. A Craigslist post calls for a new store manager at Starbucks in Wheaton Starbucks in Wheaton is looking for a store manager. Key required knowledge for the…

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