Archive for February, 2022

To: Confirmed graduates

Date: February 18, 2022

City Colleges graduate,

Congratulations! City Colleges of Chicago is getting ready to celebrate you and your fellow graduates on May 1, 2022, at the Wintrust Arena. In the meantime, we’ve started a   to help you prepare for commencement.

First up: ordering your cap, gown, and tassel. To participate in the in-person ceremony on May 1^st, you must order a cap, gown, and tassel from Herff Jones.

To order your graduation attire:

1. Click here
2. Click ‘Order Now’ under your college
3. Add the grad package you want to purchase to your cart (Click ‘Graduation Packages’ or ‘Cap & Gown’ from the menu bar to view options)
4. Check out

The deadline to complete your order is March 23, 2022. Remember, you only need to purchase the cap, gown, and tassel (‘Grad Package 4’ or ‘Graduation Regalia’) to participate in the in-person ceremony. All purchases are non-refundable.

To stay up to date as additional information about commencement is released, please continue to check your email and visit www.ccc.edu/graduation.

Sincerely,

City Colleges of Chicago

To: Staff and part-time faculty

Date: February 17, 2022

Dear City Colleges employee,

Later this semester, on May 1, 2022, City Colleges will return to the Wintrust Arena to celebrate the hard work and determination of our students at the 2022 Commencement Ceremony for Associate Degree Earners.

As we look forward to returning to an in-person graduation, we are requesting the support of faculty and staff to ensure this year’s event is a safe and successful celebration.

If you would like to volunteer at the Wintrust Arena on graduation day or help us set up the day before, please reach out to the following contact at your college (or the District Office) for instructions on how to sign up:

• Daley: Douglas Geiger, dgeiger3@ccc.edu
• Harold Washington: Emmanuel Esperanza, eesperanza@ccc.edu
• Kennedy-King: Tonishea Jackson, tjackson481@ccc.edu
• Malcolm X: Von’Kesha Jenkins, vjenkins17@ccc.edu
• Olive-Harvey: Nailah Watson, nwatson30@ccc.edu
• Truman: My Linh Tran, mtran@ccc.edu
• Wright: Sherrea Washington, swashington@ccc.edu
• District Office: commencement@ccc.edu

Thank you in advance for supporting our students by participating in this year’s commencement ceremony. To stay up to date as additional information about graduation is released, please visit www.ccc.edu/graduation.

Sincerely,

City Colleges of Chicago