Category: Daley College
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Qiana Lewis
Professor Qiana Lewis has always known that she wanted to be a teacher—and attending Olive-Harvey College as a child convinced her that City Colleges of Chicago was the place to fulfill that dream. Today, as professor and chair of the Mathematics Department at Daley College, Lewis enjoys making math relatable for her students and watching…
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Rafael Gamboa
Originally from Venezuela, Rafael Gamboa has wanted to live in Chicago since he was 12 years old. He streamed the WGN-TV channel on his television and spent years dreaming of a life in the city. As he grew up, he also developed an interest in mechatronics, a branch of engineering that combines electronics and mechanical…
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Dr. Joyce Jones
As an educator and biologist, Daley College adjunct biology professor Dr. Joyce Jones has always understood that there is strength in diversity. “Just as each part of an organism does its part to help each living thing thrive, a community is many members of one body, and we are all here to make a difference,”…
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Jose Cueva
Jose Cueva was born in Lima, Peru, as the fifth son of six siblings. Jose says his adolescence was educationally torn between the Catholic religion and militarism in schools. He graduated from high school in 1990 and received a scholarship to study art at the School of Fine Arts in Lima. However, the internal war…
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Chakyra Space
Chakyra Space was born and raised in Chicago and attended Curie Metropolitan High School. Due to her strong grades, she was able to earn the Star Scholarship, and she enrolled at Daley College in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Growing up, Chakyra discovered her interest in numbers and realized she wanted to work in…
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Gloria Villanueva
When I signed up to earn my high school equivalency, I didn’t know what to expect. It had been years since I’d been in a classroom setting. I was raised in Chicago until kindergarten, when I went to live with my grandparents in Mexico. There, I continued my education all the way until college prep.…
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Michael Sansone
After graduating from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in 2009, Michael Sansone was eager to jump into the workforce. He worked his way up in the restaurant industry and even operated a food truck—but, according to Michael, his growth was starting to plateau. That’s when he decided it was time to head back to…
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Raven Jones
Raven Jones is well on her way to her college degree – and she is just graduating from Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy this spring. This summer, the Marquette Park resident finished up the last two classes she needs to earn an associate degree from Daley College before she heads to Eastern Illinois University in…
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Patricia Gibson
Patricia Gibson grew up in a large family in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood—she’s one of 11 children. She was the last one of her siblings to go to college and the first one to get a college degree. After high school, Patricia’s parents told her she had to go to work or go to college. She…
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Webb Hicks
This story by Daley College professor Webb Hicks originally appeared on SME.org and was previously published as a City Colleges news blog titled “Faculty Perspective: The Past, Present, and Future of Manufacturing” on March 29, 2022. We often think of manufacturing in terms of the latest trends and technologies. However, we should remember that…