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ECC celebrates International Week
Community invited to join virtual events and activities
Each fall, Elgin Community College celebrates International Week, a showcase of the cultures, history, food, and more of ECC’s international students, faculty, and staff. This year, in a nod to the current pandemic, ECC’s International Week will be ‘Zooming Around the World’ from Nov. 9 to 13, with daily events and activities for all to enjoy. All International Week content will be posted on the ECC Student Life Facebook page at facebook.com/StudentLifeECC.
Despite the virtual nature of the events, International Week will kick off with a message from ECC President, David Sam, Ph.D., JD, LLM. Each day of the week will focus on a different area of the world, honoring cultures from Asia/Pacifica, Africa, Europe, and The Americas.
Each day will follow the same basic schedule, with a morning introduction of the day’s activities, followed by a story from an ECC international student as they discuss their culture and reflect on life in the U.S. Each afternoon, join the fun with performance videos from the Multicultural Education Group of Elgin and Kruccus International, a live cooking demonstration, and more.
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Senior Director of Communications
Office: 847-214-7682
Email: news@elgin.edu
Elgin Community College (ECC) is a comprehensive public community college, one of 48 statewide. ECC serves approximately 15,000 students each year. Programs of study include 25 major fields for university transfer, more than 130 career-oriented, occupational degrees and certificates, corporate and continuing education, and a full complement of pre-collegiate courses. The three-year graduation rate exceeds the national average and the average of peer colleges.
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