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Elena Schalliol

Elena Schalliol has been a member of the mental health and substance recovery communities for years.

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DeMar English

DeMar English walked away from a 15-year career in the corporate sector to pursue his passion: a career in health…

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Karen Sinchi-Sarmiento

Karen Sinchi-Sarmiento and her family moved to the U.S. from Ecuador when she was three-years-old. She attended Lakeview High School…

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Fanya Burford-Berry

Fanya Burford-Berry’s entire City Colleges journey centers around paying it forward.

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Toyia Parker

Toyia Parker has held a lot of titles: wife, mother, fitness instructor, student, and most recently, scholarship recipient.

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Shottees Melton

Malcolm X College’s Project MPACT has given Shottees Melton a second chance. She’s now working as a certified nursing assistant…

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Fatima Asadi

When she moved to Chicago with her parents and one of her older brothers, her first priority was to practice…

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Veronica Sek

The first few weeks at a job are challenging—you’re adjusting to a new role, new coworkers, and a new company…

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Stephanie Meeks

Stephanie Meeks, Olive-Harvey's 2023 valedictorian, hopes to combine her passions for mental and physical healthcare, as well as childcare, by…

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Michael Turner

Michael Turner isn’t done striving for greatness. Even as he’s currently deployed overseas, he’s preparing to continue his education by…

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Mariela Gallegos

Mariela Gallegos has completed the basic nursing assistant (BNA) certificate at Malcolm X College, she’s a certified nursing assistant (CNA),…

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Shaquan Dupart

National Student Nurses Day: Shaquan Dupart

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