May 18, 2012
Glad Grads!
A record crowd of more than 2,200 graduates, family and
friends packed the PE Center Arena for the College of DuPage
45th Annual Commencement Ceremony. Nearly nearly 500
students crossed the stage to receive their diplomas amid
cheers and congratulations. During the ceremony, 2012
Outstanding Graduates Alexa Alianello and Chandrika
Gopal encouraged their classmates to move forward with
future dreams and goals. Read More
Student Essay Winners Honored by COD Board
Student Essay Contest winner Alysa Jirska of West
Chicago receives a plaque and congratulations from COD
President Robert L. Breuder (right) and Executive Vice
President Joe Collins at the May Board of Trustees
meeting. Also recognized were Charlyne Singson, second
place, and Brian Peterson third place.
Click here for photos!
Click here to read the winning essays.
COD T-Shirt Featured ‘Millionth Pound Package’
Operation Support Our Troops (OSOT) Illinois recently
kicked-off 2012 Rockin’ for the Troops festivities with a
“millionth pound package” sent to a lucky U.S. soldier. After
nine weeks of collecting items from around DuPage County,
the 20-pound, 22-ounce package was posted for dispatch.
College of DuPage included both a “COD Loves Veterans” tshirt and red, white and blue wristband in the gift. Click here
for more information about OSOT and the July 21 Rockin’
for the Troops event, which COD will support again this year.
COD Steers Students Straight
Counseling Services and the COD Police Department closed
the academic year with lessons in summer safety at an
“Alcohol Awareness” event that featured a Drunk Busters
obstacle course (above). To drive the pedal carts, students
were asked to wear special goggles that simulate a blood
alcohol level between .08 and .15. Students also had an
opportunity to wear the goggles and undergo a sobriety test
given by COD police officers, experiencing firsthand the
effects alcohol has on response times and coordination.
Click here for more photos.
KUDOS to…English Professor
Tom Montgomery-Fate, who
was recently featured on NPR's
“To the Best of Our Knowledge,”
in a segment that offered
perspectives from some of the
nation’s best nature writers on the
continued interest in and legacy of
Henry David Thoreau 150 years
after his death. Fate’s book, Cabin
Fever: A Suburban Father’s
Search for the Wild (Beacon Press, 2011), was listed as a
Must-Read by USA Today and hailed by Publishers Weekly as
a collection of essays that “blends the significant milestones
of marriage and family in a high-tech BlackBerry society with
the joys and shortcomings of being mindful in both cultures.”
Click here for Fate’s NPR reading and interview.
MORE Kudos…to adjunct Motion Picture/TV faculty
member Robert Fritz who recently received an outstanding
letter of thanks and appreciation from former student Ryan
K. Johnson. Please click here to read.
Even MORE Kudos…to former COD students
Christopher Kriz and Justin Adair and COD Costume
and Makeup Coordinator Allison Greaves Amidei on their
recent nominations for the 2012 Joseph Jefferson Awards.
The Jeff Awards, established in 1968, celebrate excellence in
acting, stage production and behind-the-scenes work in
Chicago theater. Each year, a 50-member committee
evaluates more than 250 productions, honoring winners at
two award ceremonies for both equity and non-equity
productions. Kriz is nominated for sound design for “Bug”
and “Opus,” both at Redtwist Theatre, and for and original
incidental music and sound design for “The Count of Monte
Cristo” at Lifeline Theatre. Adair is nominated for supporting
actor in a musical for “The Light in the Piazza” at Theo
Ubique Cabaret Theatre. Amidei is nominated for costume
design for “The Count of Monte Cristo” at Lifeline Theatre.
The award ceremony is June 4.
New Service for Students
COD is now offering students access
to the U.S. Bank AccelaPay® card,
which provides a faster, more
convenient alternative for students to
receive refunds and financial aid
disbursements. Refunds and
disbursements are automatically deposited to a student's
account without the requirement of check-cashing or bank
visits. In addition, if a card is lost, it can be replaced and the
card balance restored. There is no cost for COD students to
obtain a card. More Info
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: Tuesdays With Morrie –
Fri./Sat., 8 pm, $16.50; Sun., 2 pm, $14.50
www.atthemac.org
Tulip Bulb Giveaway!
The annual Tulip Bulb Giveaway
will be held this Monday, May 21,
in Parking Lot A (behind TEC)
from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., or until
the supply lasts. Limit 20 bulbs
per person.
Waterleaf Portuguese Wine Dinner May 24
Waterleaf restaurant will host a Portuguese wine dinner on
Thursday, May 24. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a
lecture and tasting of five Portuguese wines in the CHC
Amphitheatre, followed by an exclusive five-course prix fixe
dinner at Waterleaf fine-dining restaurant. Each course of the
Portuguese influenced menu will be paired with a select wine
from the restaurant's premium collection. Read More
Summer Promos from Multimedia
Multimedia Services produced a series of summer promos to
encourage registration and spread the word about COD. Click the
links below to enjoy:
http://youtu.be/Dnr4BiVwyNI
http://youtu.be/6JCo8Oeb94s
http://youtu.be/LoBJmirofsY
http://youtu.be/f_KF1FODv8c
Marketing and Communications is On the Move!
The COD Office of Marketing and Communications will move to
its new digs in BIC 1645 the week of May 28 to June 4.
Please note that during this week, some normal business
activities may be impacted – we apologize for any inconvenience
this might cause and appreciate your patience during this
transition. If you have questions, please contact Marketing
Director Laurie Jorgensen at ext. 2755 or News Bureau
Coordinator Robyn Johnson at ext. 2454. Thank you!
The Great COD Scavenger Hunt!
Need to learn more about our new campus? The Great COD
Scavenger Hunt puts you in the driver seat of your own campuswide adventure. Using clues and a campus map, you can help
solve the mystery behind the disappearance of Professor “Dr.
Horace Hatsfield” Contact the TLC to register and for Blackboard
tips. You have until May 31 to solve the mystery! The hunt is
worth three workshop hours and can be used to satisfy the
requirement of a TLC class for the Wellness Incentive Program.
(Please do not use work time for the scavenger hunt. Thank you.)
Purchasing
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
COD Board of Trustees at the Aug. 21 Board meeting, all
specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT Equipment Reviews
must be in Purchasing Friday, June 8.
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.