July 26, 2012
Gear Up for Chap-a-Palooza on Aug. 16
COD employees are encouraged to “let their hair down, mingle
with coworkers and eat delicious BBQ” – for free – at the
inaugural Chap-a-Palooza 2012 bash on Thursday, Aug. 16, from
3 to 6 p.m. Activities will include a “Campus Quest” scavenger
hunt (register today!), a dunk tank (stay tuned…), friendly rounds
of Hole in One and much more. Click here for details!
COD Rocks with the Troops
Shelly Mencacci (left), coordinator of Veterans Services at
College of DuPage, speaks with a group of enlisted men
at the recent “Rockin’ for the Troops” fundraiser at
Cantigny Park in Winfield. Throughout the daylong
event, COD volunteers manned both Hospitality and
Expo tents, and the College – a premier sponsor of the
event – also held a Teddy bear clinic for children 12 and
under. Click here for more photos from the event.
COD is Mobile!
Smart phone owners now can access a more convenient version
of the College of DuPage website with this week's launch of a
mobile version of www.cod.edu. Without the need for a
download, cell phone users can easily and conveniently
navigate the College's website, quickly identifying key
information on programs, important contact numbers and
Admissions info. “We researched what pages were most
popular on our current site to determine what content smart
phone users would most want to access,” said COD Director of
Marketing and Creative Services Laurie Jorgensen. “With an
increasingly mobile generation of students, this tool helps the
College stay in touch with the majority of our students who rely
heavily on technology in their daily lives.” The mobile version
offers basic information about the College, Admissions,
programs, COD news and events, as well as resources for
current students. Users also can stream WDCB 90.9 FM and
connect to the College's social media pages.
Waterleaf Earns Three Stars from Crain’s
Crain’s Chicago Business has awarded
Waterleaf three stars, encouraging
diners to “break the chain-restaurant
mentality” and visit this exceptional establishment. Reviewer
H. Lee Murphy praised the restaurant as a find in the
western suburbs: “The ingredients are all utterly fresh, the
plated presentations are exercises in modern art and the wine
list is first-rate,” Murphy wrote. Read this review!
Un-Shelving Books
Reference Services Supervisor Valeria Fike (left) packs
books with the assistance of COD student Karelle Ilagan,
as the 18-month, two-phase Library renovation begins.
During the project, nearly 250,000 books, 285,000
microfiche, 29,500 video recordings and 20,700 sound
recordings will be boxed up and moved – with minimal
service interruption for COD students and District 502
patrons. In preparation of phase one, the Library's general
collection is being relocated July 30 to Aug. 5 from the
upper level of the Library to the Open Campus Center.
Read More
www.cod.edu/about/tobaccofree
July Service Anniversaries
5 Years: Theresa Bucy, Nursing; Susan Castellanos,
Staff Services; Mary Chennell, Instructional Development,
Cassi Fanelli, Business and Technology; Mardi RoebuckKnight, Student Life; Vivian Wielgos, Performing Arts
10 Years: Joseph Brenner, Information Technology;
Charles Hels, Staff Services; Rita Puishes, Liberal Arts;
Tom Simandl, Resource Development
15 Years: Irene Pallasch, WDCB
20 Years: George Golden, Information Technology
25 Years: Helmi Hashem, Information Technology; Patty
Jones-Ward, Campus Central/Admissions
30 Years: Wendy Felder, OFTI
Check it Out!
College of DuPage was featured in a recent Hinsdale
Doings cover story about students opting to enroll in
community colleges as part of their degree completion at
four-year schools. Also – COD is currently listed as a
Community College Spotlight on the home page of the
American Association of Community Colleges (publisher of
Community College Journal, CC Press and CC Times).
KUDOS to…Music Professor and Director of Choral
Activities Lee Kesselman whose work, “Buzzings: Three
Pieces About Bees,” was selected for a newly released
recording by Chicago’s Grant Park Chorus and conducted by
Christopher Bell. The Grant Park Chorus’s first a cappella
recording, the mix of “whimsical works” includes music
written between 1974 and 2005. Click here for details.
More KUDOS to… COD Program Manager of the Illinois
Small Business Development Center David Gay, who was a
featured speaker at a lunch recently hosted by Village of
Woodridge Mayor William Murphy. Gay discussed the
availability of federal and state resources to support small
business efforts. Read More
Even More Kudos to…former COD Culinary student
Tony Barone who was featured this week in a column in the
Daily Herald that discussed his first place win at the 2011
International Chili Society's Wisconsin State Chili Cookoff.
Click here to read.
Employee Registration Open for Fall
All employee groups are currently eligible to register for fall
2012 classes at myaccess.cod.edu. Questions? Please
contact Sue Benton in Human Resources, ext. 2427.
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 Drawer Boy –
Thurs., 8 pm, $12.50; Fri./Sat., 8 pm, $16.50; Sun., 2 pm,
$14.50
www.atthemac.org
New Employee Orientation Starts in September
Over the past six months, 45 new employees have been trained
through the New Employee Orientation (NEO) at College of
DuPage! If you are a current employee (Administrators,
Managerial, Classified, FOP, and Operating Engineers) who has
never attended NEO, contact the TLC to register for a full
session. Please click here for start dates and additional
information!
Welcome Tables Need YOU!
Fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 20 – between on Aug. 6 and
24, we need friendly faces to greet and direct incoming students
at our Welcome Tables. Please volunteer a couple hours of your
time to help get our College of DuPage students off to a great
start for fall 2012! Click here for more information and to
register for a time slot (or two!). Thank you.
Part-Time Faculty Center – New Location
The Westside Part-time Faculty Center, formerly located in
Building M, has recently moved to its new home in the Health &
Sciences Center (HSC 1235). Click here for more info!
Parking Passes Aug. 1
Premium Parking Passes for fall 2012 semester go on sale
Wednesday, Aug. 1. The cost per pass is $75 per pass, and each
premium pass must be registered to a specific person. The
permits are on sale at the Cashier's Office located in the Student
Resource Center, Room 2049A. For more information, call the
Cashier's Office at ext. 2206.
NEW Private Security Certificate
Recently approved by the Illinois Community College Board, the
new Private Security Certificate at COD will help students
understand the criminal justice system through theories,
principles and practices of private security and loss prevention.
Students then can apply for entry-level positions within one of
the primary security markets. Read More
Important Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
COD Board of Trustees at the Thursday, Oct. 18, Board
meeting, all specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT
Equipment Reviews must be in Purchasing by Wednesday,
Aug. 8. In addition to the above, please generate requisitions for
your computer, furniture and audio-visual needs through
December 2012. The approved requisitions along with the
appropriate specifications, rationales and IT Equipment Reviews
must be submitted to the Purchasing Department no later than
Friday, July 27, 2012.
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 webpage after they
have been posted on the COD Portal for seven days. If you have any
questions, please contact Toni Woolsey at 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.