The Kamelian is Kishwaukee College's award-winning Literary and Arts Journal, which
showcases the best creative efforts of students at Kishwaukee College. The Kamelian
has been published every spring since 1968. Kamelian has won three awards in the Community
College Humanities Association National Literary Magazine Competition since 2000.
Submissions are accepted at the end of the fall semester and the beginning of the
Spring semester. Entries of short stories, poems, essays, 2D art, 3D art and photos
are all accepted, according to submission guidelines.The Aspen Institute names Kish College as a top community college eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize
The Aspen Institute named Kishwaukee College as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges were selected based on their student outcomes data, including retention, completion, transfer and bachelor’s degree attainment rates. Started in 2010, this is the ninth cycle of the Aspen Prize.