On Your Mark…
COD hosted its first regular season home track meet in several years, utilizing the new track and field facilities under the supervision of Coach Matt Wilhite .
The DuPage Invitational on March 29 included teams from nine NJCAA schools.
Click here for upcoming
COD Athletic events and click here for more photos.
April 11, 2014
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Visits Waterleaf
The most powerful woman in the country in terms of economics and finance, Janet Yellen , Chair of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (front right) recently visited the College for a special dinner arranged at Waterleaf restaurant. Joined by President Robert L. Breuder , Senior
PTA Program Receives Maximum Accreditation
The COD Physical Therapist Assistant program has received 10-year accreditation through 2023 from the
Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.
“This is a major accomplishment that speaks highly of our program,” said Vickie Gukenberger, Associate Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences. “This means our students are receiving the best possible education, and it ensures that future students will have access to a program that sets high standards.” Read More
Vice President/Treasurer Tom Glaser , COD Board Chair Erin
Birt and Legislative Relations Director Mary Ann Millush ,
Chair Yellen said she had a “wonderful time” following the meal prepared by Executive Chef Nadia Tilkian . During her visit, Chair Yellen posed for a group photo with (front row, left to right): student Margaret Glenzinski , Hospitality
Management Professor Mary Beth Leone , student Missy
Dettmann , Waterleaf staff and student Tom Novak and
(second row, left to right): President of the Chicago Federal
Reserve Charles Evans , Waterleaf staff members Carl
Farrington , Rachel Dau and Waterleaf staff and student
David Sarrett , Culinary Arts Assistant Professor Jim Mulyk ,
Culinary Arts Associate Professor Tim Meyers .
COD’s HSTI Hosts Functional
Exercise with Tetra Tech, Inc.
In 2013, COD in association with
Tetra Tech Inc. was awarded a
OCC = Occupation Conclusively Cancelled
Multimedia Producer/Director Kevin Willman provided this photo of the department’s former home in the Open Campus Center. This “temporary” building on west campus served the College for more than 40 years before its demolition two weeks ago.
$750,000 grant from the City of
Chicago Office of Emergency
Management and Communications in support of the Regional Catastrophic
Training and Exercise Program. Since then, the College has worked on six specific areas in fulfillment of its goal to exercise and train first responders and other agencies on the implementation of regional disaster plans. Most recently, a functional exercise, “Operation Sudden Impact,” was developed by COD, Tetra Tech Inc. and other project partners at Valparaiso
University. The scenario, which included a line of destructive tornados in Will County, was organized to demonstrate how a
Regional Hub Reception Center (RHRC) would be established to assist evacuation of residents away from a disaster area and into shelters. Read More

Kudos to… Graphic
Design student Pete
Surges , whose T-shirt design (left) was selected to be worn by all participants in this year’s MB
Financial Bank’s Bike the
Drive on Sunday, May 25 in Chicago. Surges’ T-shirt will be viewed by more than 20,000 spectators and participants in this annual event, which closes down
Lake Shore Drive in
Chicago for five hours of car-free biking. Click here to learn more: http://bikethedrive.org
.
More Kudos to … Graphic Design student Nathan Reed , whose T-shirt design will be worn by participants in the
“Four Star Bike & Chow” event, also hosted by MB
Financial Bank in Chicago on Sept. 7. This popular event includes four route options heading to hidden neighborhoods on Chi cago’s South Side, including a spin on the new South Lake Shore Drive extension, with sampling of delicious cuisine along the way.
Even More Kudos t o… International Student
Services Coordinator Kathy Smid and members of the International Student Services Office , who recently hosted a social event for F-1 international students in the Student Life Lounge. Approximately
25 students (above) gathered for food, games, music and friendship. The event included activities such as students trying to guess one another's birth country by accents alone, Rock/Paper/Scissors using sheep, monkeys, cranes and dragons and a world knowledge trivia contest emceed by student worker
Jarred Fisher . The students created new friendships and made new memories of their time at COD.
Hot Tix for Employees
Hot Tix are half-price tickets for employees, available at the
Ticket Office with an employee
ID. This weekend:
New Philharmonic
– Ludwig Van!:
Sat., 8 p.m., Sun.
3 p.m., MAC Belushi Performance Hall, $21, www.atthemac.org
Walk This Way High School
Art Exhibit April 17
High school students will display their artwork at the third annual "Walk This Way" exhibit from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, April 17, in the
McAninch Arts Center. During this free exhibit, students from high schools throughout District
502 will display their work in a wide range of styles and media, including ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media. Prizes will be awarded, and refreshments will be served. Read More
Coyotes on Campus?
The College ’s Buildings and Grounds area is stepping up efforts to control the local goose population and recently installed fake coyotes and owls around campus. These decoys are designed to discourage nesting geese. Should you notice any of this new
“wildlife,” rest assured they pose no danger.
Free Carter D. Carroll History
Presentation April 14
COD will host keynote speaker
Edward Bates as part of the 20 th annual Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Awards ceremony on
Monday, April 14. This free presentation will take place in HSC
1234 from 7 to 8 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Read More
Next Week at COD:

GLFAM Spring Accreditation Seminar, April 14. Read More

COD Open House, April 14. Read More

Global Education Brown Bag: Changing Landscape of Finnish
Art, April 15. Read More

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Isabel Wilkerson, April 15.
Read More

Food Matters: Examining Issues of Environmental Justice in
Meat Production, April 16. Read More

Brain Flower – New Publication Release Party, April 16.
Read More

Board of Trustees Meeting, April 17, 7 p.m., SSC 2200.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
Board of Trustees at the June 26, 2014 , Board meeting, all specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT equipment reviews must be in Purchasing by Thursday, April 17, 2014 .
Click here for a complete list of bid paperwork dates through the
June 2014 meeting.
Job Opportunities
To view and apply for any posted internal job opportunity, go to: https://cod.hiretouch.com/.
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.
2639.
Employment Information Lines
(630) 942-2460
– For a listing of faculty, classified and administrative positions. (630) 942-2639
– For detailed information and to schedule skills testing for clerical positions.
Apply at www.cod.edu/hr .