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Connelly bill limiting golden parachutes passes Senate
Legislation curbs excessive severance packages at community colleges
College of Dupage
College of DuPage is a two-year community college in Glen Ellyn that serves 29,000 students from the main campus and facilities in Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Naperville, West Chicago and Westmont. The school, begun in 1967, operates a public radio station and newspaper, and is noted for its departments in architecture and meteorology. Robert L. Breuder is the college's president.
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New College of DuPage board chair Hamilton hopes to cut tuition, restore confidence
Kathy Hamilton, newly elected College of DuPage Board of Trustees chairwoman, said by the end of her first year in office as chair she hopes to reduce tuition and restore the public’s confidence in the college.
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College of DuPage Board Moves to Place Breuder, Top Finance Officials on Leave
In recent weeks, the newly-elected College of DuPage Board of Trustees has moved to place several top College officials on paid administrative leave, including embattled College President Robert Breuder.
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Hamilton, board fund state performance audit of COD
College of DuPage Board Chairman Kathy Hamilton and her fellow trustees have approved funding of a performance audit by the Illinois Auditor General.
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College of DuPage Board of Trustees Moves to Fund Illinois Auditor General's Performance Audit
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees voted at their July 11th board meeting to fund a performance audit from the Illinois Auditor General.
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College of DuPage Board Retains New Legal Counsel, Forensic Accountant
The College of DuPage Board voted to retain new legal counsel to represent the board and the College, as well as to retain the services of a forensic accountant, at their June 11th board meeting.
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Ives praises House after College of DuPage audit resolution approved
The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday that will launch a full performance audit of the College of DuPage (COD). State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Dist. 42) sponsored the bill, HR55, which followed the decision by the COD Board of Trustees to give outgoing COD President Robert Breuder a $763,000 severance package to secure his early departure from the presidency.
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Newly elected College of DuPage board member Bernstein sets sights on board harmony
Charles Bernstein, a new member of the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, did not waste any time getting down to business at the board's first meeting after the April elections.
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Three new members to sit on College of DuPage board of trustees
Successfully running on what they called a "Clean Slate" platform that criticized college President Robert Breuder's performance and seeks to reduce the $763,000 severance package awarded to him, three new members were elected to the College of DuPage board of trustees this week.
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Gambs seeks spot on College of DuPage board
Matt Gambs of Naperville, an executive for one of Chicago's largest banks and the former CEO of Diamond Bank, is one of 12 candidates running for a position on the College of DuPage (COD) Board of Trustees.
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College of DuPage to elect 3 new trustees April 17
Election comes after publicly funded school blasted for lavish spending by administrators.
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Accountant Bernstein wants to clean up COD board
“I am running because I am appalled by COD’s recent illegalities, irregularities and evasions. Taxpayers and students deserve much better.”
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Ives applauds 2 investigations of College of DuPage
College board and state attorney looking into alleged inflation of enrollment numbers and illegal spending
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Report: Feds demanded bank cease "insider dealings" and "golden parachute payments" under COD trustee candidate's watch
A bank run by College of DuPage trustee hopeful Matt Gambs was once reprimanded by federal regulators, accused of engaging in "unsafe or unsound business practices" in a 2010 Order to cease and desist issued by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
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State reps. respond to College of DuPage's failure to meet audit deadline
Illinois State Reps. Jeanne Ives (R) and Jack Franks (D) responded to the recent failure by the College of DuPage (COD) board of trustees to meet a deadline for a state-run audit.