Sept. 7, 2012
Race to the Top
ESPN Internship Vaults
Student to Success
College of DuPage student
Allison Horne credits her
Mass Communications course
for providing three key
ingredients for future success:
connections, networking and
opportunities. Through her internship, Horne said, she gained a
foothold in a tough industry she otherwise wouldn't have had.
“The greatest thing my internship at ESPN did for me was give me
connections in the market that I want to make a career for myself
in,” she said. “Internships have always helped me so much – I've
completed four throughout my undergraduate and graduate
career, and every single one of them has done something positive
for me.” Professor Sandy Fries, her Mass Communications
mentor, said students don’t always realize the golden
opportunities of internships. Read More
Students partake in some friendly, wobbly competition
during “Alter Egos Productions: Inflatable Games” twoday event held at the South SRC Plaza. Hundreds of
students participated in this year’s “Chaparral Days,”
which also included a college-wide open house, Student
Life Fair, Tobacco-Free Health Fair with free “cold-turkey”
sandwiches, Live Band Karaoke, Hot Dogs on the Hill,
Library info sessions and student club get-togethers.
Click here for more photos!
COD ‘Bucks the Trend’ with 1.4 Percent
Increase in Fall FTE Enrollment
College of DuPage 10th Day Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
enrollment is up 1.4 percent for fall to 15,393. Net Total
Headcount (full- and part-time students) is listed at 27,034.
“This excellent news reflects our continued effort to meet the
needs of our students,” said College of DuPage President
Dr. Robert L. Breuder. “They come here for a top-level
education that provides exceptional career and transfer
opportunities, and that is what we provide.” COD's
enrollment increase appears to be bucking the trend
among community colleges and four-year universities,
Breuder noted. “Full-time enrollment is moving in the wrong
direction for many two- and four-year schools, with FTE
figures decreasing from a few percentage points to doubledigits at institutions in Illinois and throughout the country,”
he said. Read More
Wheat Café Now Open!
The student-run Wheat Café is taking reservations for fall
term, and the Culinary Market is set to open on Tuesday,
Sept. 11. Wheat Café offers a four-course dinner for $22 on
Wednesdays and a three-course lunch on Thursdays and
Fridays for $15. View this fall’s menu! Reservations can be
made online at www.opentable.com or by calling (630)
942-2284.
Jason Mitchell: Man on a Mission
COD's Laps with the Chaps 5K is (literally) moving runner
Jason Mitchell (above) toward his goal of losing 100
pounds. His current mission: Take 10 minutes off his
finishing time in the upcoming Laps with the Chaps Sunset
5K Run/Walk at COD on Saturday, Oct. 20. Read More
Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center for Entrepreneurship
at College of DuPage is a vital
resource for information on small
businesses creation and expansion,
entrance into the global market, and
government contract proliferation
in District 502. “Over the last decade, the Center has served nearly
7,000 clients and has provided more than 650 seminars and
workshops attended by 25,000 participants,” said Donna Stewart,
COD dean of Business and Technology. Read More
Kudos to…Carol Sturz,
COD coordinator of Library and
Information Technology, who was
invited to present a workshop at
the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C. on Aug. 23 for
the FEDLINK's Institute for
Federal Library Technicians.
Sturz provided information about
FEDLINK competencies to an
audience of 49 Federal Library
Technicians.
More Kudos to…COD Math professor Anthony Lenard,
who received this thank you letter from student Yogesh
Italia who came to the U.S. from India in 2009: “Hi
Professor Lenard – this is Yogesh Italia, one of the students
you helped in the summer of 2009 when I moved here from
India. I wanted to reconnect with you and thank you again for
the help that you offered to me when I started my education
in the USA. The way you helped me place out of various
classes (Physics 1 and 2), worked to figure out my schedule
that summer, and helped me finish 52 credits in summer and
fall has paved an easy path for me to further my college
education…I still recalling just arriving in the U.S. and trying
to figure my education out and coming to COD. Thank you
for all the help you offered to me.” Read more about
Yogesh’s success.
And More Kudos…to WDCB News Coordinator Brian
O’Keefe, who was recently asked to serve on the Local
Emergency Planning Committee by the DuPage County
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Read More
Even More Kudos…to
Human Services adjunct faculty
Bruce Sewick, whose course,
“Psychedelic Mindview,” was the
focus of a recent article in
Suburban Life Newspapers. A
faculty member since 2003,
Sewick’s course covers clinical
research on psychedelic drugs
for treatment of addiction, posttraumatic stress disorder and
existential distress at the end of life. Read this article.
TLC Upcoming Course Information/Training
Visit tlcweekly.weebly.com for a list of courses and
training sessions offered soon at the TLC! For more
information, call ext. 3805.
Hot Tix for Employees
Hot Tix are half-price tickets for
employees, available at the Ticket
Office with an employee ID. This
weekend:
•
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: The Lady With All the
Answers – Fri./Sat., 8 pm, $16.50; Sun., 2 pm, $14.50
Reminder: The MAC Ticket Office is in the MAC Lobby until
Sept. 18 – after that date, OCC 151.
www.atthemac.org
Mum Sale Sept. 11 to 13
Mums are on sale at the Greenhouse Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday next week from noon
to 5 p.m. Cash or check only!
PLR Submissions Now Through Sept. 19
The Prairie Light Review College literary journal, is seeking
submissions for its next issue. Do you have a poem, an essay, a
short story, or a photo to submit for consideration? If so,
please submit at www.prairielightreview.org.
Waterleaf Food & Wine Festival
Saturday, Sept. 22
Waterleaf will host its inaugural Food &
Wine Festival on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 4
to 7 p.m. in the Waterleaf parking lot. The
event will feature more than 100 beer and
wine selections from local and regional
vendors, live jazz by the Shawn Maxwell
Trio, food stations and more. Click here!
New Employee Orientation Starts Sept. 25
Reminder: The next session of New Employee Orientation starts
Tuesday, Sept. 25. Supervisors of employees who have started
within the past two months will receive an email soon from the TLC
soon regarding the orientation. Click here for dates and additional
information, including a New Employee Checklist with items that
should be taken care of before a new employee's first day.
Blues, Brews & BBQ Sept. 15
The McAninch Arts Center will host an evening of good food and
hot Chicago blues at this year’s “Blues, Brews & BBQ” on Saturday,
Sept. 15, from 5 to 9 p.m. in the MAC parking lot. Tickets are $10
for all admissions. Read More
Constitution Day Presentation Sept. 17
COD’s Criminal Justice program will host guest speaker Sam
Amirante, defense lawyer for John Wayne Gacy, who will present
“Defending the Serial Killer: The 6th Amendment and John Wayne
Gacy” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. in the Mock Courtroom, HEC
1022. This program is free and open to the public. For more
information, call Deborah Klein at ext. 3019.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
Board of Trustees at the Tuesday, Dec. 20, Board meeting, all
specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT Equipment Reviews
must be in Purchasing by Thursday, Oct. 11.
Job Opportunities
To view and apply for any posted internal job opportunity:
Go to: http://inside.cod.edu.
Login using your network ID
Click on the “employees” tab
Click on “COD Links”
Click on “internal job opportunities”
Job opportunities will be posted to the external web page after they
have been posted on the COD Portal for seven days. If you have any
questions, please call ext. 2890.
Employment Information Lines
(630) 942-2796 – For a listing of faculty, classified and
administrative positions. (630) 942-2460 – For detailed information
and to schedule skills testing for clerical positions. Apply at
www.cod.edu/hr.