Category: Supporting Student Success
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Dr. Daniel Davis
Dr. Davis takes his love of African American culture and history and uses it to help his students think critically about the world around them. He empowers his students, stressing the value of learning about yourself and your culture. He helps them build a foundation of both knowledge and self-confidence. Dr. Davis always has time…
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Dr. Anita Ramirez
Dr. Ramirez is a fantastic example of a professor who cares about her students and who wants to instill in them a confidence and determination that will serve them well at Daley and beyond. Before Dr. Ramirez started teaching at Daley College, she had a career as a mechanical engineer, which offers her students a…
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Dr. Oliver Pergams
Dr. Oliver Pergams is an associate professor of biology whose passion for his field and his students is obvious. He encourages his students to care about the world around them, he is a champion of our college wetlands, he created and is the advisor for the environmental club, has been a STEM scholarship mentor, and…
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Rosa Franco and Olga Ramirez
Rosa Franco is a mom on a mission. After years of being out of school, Rosa decided to chase her dream of becoming an elementary school teacher. She is quick to say that it hasn’t been easy, and that she’s often felt discouraged and wanted to give up. Her advisor, however, would not let that…
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Dr. Michael Petersen
Dr. Michael Petersen is an English professor who spends each day, both in and out of the classroom, teaching and guiding students to become better thinkers and better writers, to appreciate literature, and to achieve whatever educational goals they have set out for themselves. His love of literature is obvious and inspiring not only to…
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Wright College Disability Access Center
You may have walked by the Disability Access Center (DAC) at your college, but do you know what they do there? Students like Marieliz Landa know first-hand how important that student resource is – she lives with cystic fibrosis, a disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system, and other organs in the…
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Ellen Goldberg
If you’re a Harold Washington College student who wants to transfer to a four-year institution, chances are you know Transfer Center Director Ellen Goldberg. Students at any of the six other City Colleges may know her from one of the non-traditional student college fairs she has hosted, or her annual Transfer-mation Leadership Conference, which helps…
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Patti Paone
Patti Paone is a Nursing Education Specialist at Malcolm X College’s school of nursing. With over four decades of experience as a nurse, her expertise, her positive presence on campus, and her obvious love of helping to educate our students are all appreciated by her coworkers and students alike. She works with students who need…
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Dr. Hamed Sarwar
In the spring of 2018, Dr. Sarwar received the faculty/staff Luminary Award at Harold Washington College. Dr. Hamed Sarwar works hard to ensure his biology students don’t just learn the material sufficiently to pass and move on to more advanced courses, but that they are able to understand how biology is a part of their…
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Angela Cotromanes
Angela Cotromanes, Truman’s education department chair, teaches classes in both education and child development. Angela works hard to help her students see their full potential, encourages them not to shy away from challenges, and supports them as much as possible. It is obvious that she loves what she does. One of her students says, “Angela…