College of Dupage
Recent News About College of Dupage
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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.
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College of DuPage hires PR firm after missing audit deadline
Following word from school officials that a deadline to agree to a state-run audit would not be met and a threat from Illinois lawmakers to slash funding, the College of DuPage has hired the PR firm Res Publica Group. The audit comes as a result of continuing questions about financial oversight at the College of DuPage, which is supported by property taxes, state appropriations and tuition,, that saw the board approve a nearly $763,000 severance package for school President Robert Breuder.
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Clean Slate candidates call for College of DuPage audit
College of DuPage Vice-Chairman Kathy Hamilton and the “Clean Slate” reform college trustee candidates aligned at a Tuesday morning press conference in declaring their support for a state audit of the college. Fourteen members of the Illinois General Assembly wrote to the college last week calling on it to agree to the costs and terms of cooperation of the State Auditor General.
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DuPage state reps calls on College of DuPage Board President to conduct finance audit
A bipartisan group of Illinois state representatives sent a letter on Thursday to College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Erin Birt on Thursday seeking an audit of the College of DuPage.
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Only one trustee opposes president’s severance package
Only one member of the Board of Trustees at the College of Dupage voted against the $760,000 early retirement package for the college’s controversial President Robert Breuder. Over 300 lawmakers and taxpayers attended the quarrelsome meeting.
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Ives seeks deeper probe of College of DuPage finances
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) filed an amendment on Tuesday to a House resolution that would deepen the Illinois auditor general's investigation into the financial activity of the College of DuPage.
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Napolitano: College of DuPage 'dropped the ball' in theft case
A former College of DuPage (COD) employee has been arrested and charged with felony theft over allegations that he stole more than $200,000 from campus radio station WDCB-FM 90.9.
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Board of Trustees candidate suggests forensic audit of College of DuPage
As a retired certified public accountant and candidate for the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, Charles Bernstein has many questions surrounding the situation involving the college’s radio station and former engineer John Valenta.
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Elmhurst League of Women Voters to host candidate forum
The Elmhurst League of Women Voters will host a candidate forum at 1 p.m. Sunday at Elmhurst City Hall.
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State Senate panel probes college severance deals
The Illinois Senate’s Higher Education Committee recently created a fact-finding subcommittee in response to questionable executive severance deals at state universities and community colleges in the state.
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With rich state pensions the issue, state pensioner-candidates in DuPage face new scrutiny
Governor Bruce Rauner visited Lombard on Sunday, where he talked once again about public employee unions. When the governor talks about public employee unions, he’s really alluding to the lavish public employee pensions for which they’ve long advocated.
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Ives leads GOP charge against lavish severance packages
State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Dist. 42) recently took the lead in expressing constituents' frustration and disappointment with the College of DuPage Board's agreement on severance packages.
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College of DuPage reaches record enrollment
Full-time enrollment is at an all-time high at the College of DuPage.