NCC eSports presses the start button
The North Central College esports team, simply known as NCC eSports, is looking to the future after a hugely successful 2018 slate of competition.
Student Achievement
Art students explore careers at the Art Institute of Chicago
Two North Central students participated in the Jobs at Art Museums program at the Art Institute of Chicago, where they acted as docents thanks to a partnership between the College and the institute.
Sport management students pump up the fan experience for men’s volleyball
Students in Jason Rice's sport management class got to create the in-game entertainment for a North Central men's volleyball game. It was the kind of career experience and on-the-job training that money can't buy.
Mock Trial team travels to Yale to establish a national presence
The North Central College mock trial team took a big step toward building the kind of national reputation held by the College’s best competitive programs.
Clugston ’19 and Collier ’19 look to bring Cardinal Pride to “The Amazing Race”
Taylor Clugston ’19 and Jared Collier ’19 know a lot about competitive drive, teamwork and success from their time on the North Central College softball and men’s soccer teams.
eSports building a community at the leading edge of technology and competition
McLean Holmes ‘18, computer science major, does not call himself a video gamer, but that hasn’t stopped him from cultivating a vibrant new community on campus with those who do. That’s how deeply the world of eSports, or competitive video gaming, has inspired him.
Professor Patricia Schacht unpacks reasons why Naperville teens are stressed
School, competition and peers are the top three factors causing stress among Naperville teenagers, according to Patricia Schacht, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology.
Davonte Sanders-Funches ’18 displays the power of a meaningful message on North Central forensics team
Davonte Sanders-Funches ’18 is a finance major from Bolingbrook, Ill. during the week. While pursuing his degree and preparing for the next steps after college would be more than enough to earn him a break on weekends, it’s during those days off that he really shines.
North Central College students earn national, state honors for broadcasting, journalism
North Central College students earned national and state honors for their work with WONC-FM 89.1, the College’s student-run radio station, and The North Central Chronicle, the College’s student-run newspaper.
North Central alumna awarded National Institutes of Health fellowship at Mayo Graduate School
Research into lung function during exercise has become the focus of the doctoral thesis of Kirsten Coffman ’12 and has resulted in the awarding of a predoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).