opportunities to work with people, not only through the required
Dec. 7,
2012
internship,
but the jobs t
Mayur Shah, PharmD., right, outlines his vision for
College of DuPage at the recent Downers Grove/
Westmont Community Night held at Waterleaf
restaurant. Mayur is the Chief Executive Officer and
his wife, Prita, PharmD., serves as Chief Financial
Officer of MK Education in Downers Grove. The Shahs,
along with more than 65 corporate, educational and
governmental leaders from Downers Grove and
Westmont, joined representatives from the College for
this event. Read More
Please click here for more photos.
Chaparrals Triumph at Citizens Bank Bowl
Setting records with an 83-yard kick-off return for a
touchdown and the highest score in the event's threeyear history, the 15th-ranked College of DuPage
Chaparrals bested the ninth-ranked Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M College Golden Norsemen 42-29 in the
Citizens Bank Bowl on Dec. 2. The bowl game, started in
2009, is sanctioned by the National Junior College
Athletic Association and served as the NJCAA
championship game for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
seasons. (Photo courtesy of Sean Steffen/The Morning
Sun) Read More
Nicole Kramer Brings
Light to Friedrich’s Ataxia
There are many things in Nicole
Kramer’s life that have changed
since being diagnosed with
Friedrich’s Ataxia. The College of
DuPage freshman may be unable
to play volleyball or softball –
sports she once enjoyed – but the
18-year-old Villa Park resident
now kayaks and enjoys cycling on
her new pink recumbent bike.
She’s also participated in
fundraisers for the disease that’s
changed her life. Click here to
view a recent ABC-7 segment
on Kramer. Diagnosed her
freshman year of high school,
only a few of Kramer’s close
friends at Willowbrook High School knew of her condition until she
was highlighted at an assembly. “When I did a presentation at
school no one really knew about the disease,” Kramer said. “I’m not
the kind of person to just walk up to someone and talk about it.”
However, Kramer has overcome her initial shyness to share her
experiences and has become involved with FARA, the Friedrich’s
Ataxia Research Alliance. Read More
Psychedelics in the
21st Century
College of DuPage Human
Services faculty member
Bruce Sewick, MA, LCPC,
CADC, introduces experts
in the field of psychedelics
during a recent event at the
College. The free series of
presentations, titled
“Psychedelics in the 21st Century,” featured Sewick and two
additional top minds in the field of psychedelics, Nicholas Cozzi,
Ph.D., and Tom Roberts, Ph.D. Nearly 80 students and
community members attended the event, which included a
discussion of recent clinical research on the use of psychedelic
substances as therapeutic adjuncts to psychotherapy for the
treatment of addiction, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and
existential distress at the end of life. Click here for more photos
and to view a video of the event.
New Option for Psychiatric Rehab Certificate
COD is offering a Psychiatric Rehabilitation certificate that allows
students to take the bulk of their coursework online. The fourcourse program prepares students to immediately enter the
workforce, qualifying them for entry-level positions within the
mental health care field. “With all the changes in federal
government and statewide statutes, we're seeing a complete hiring
shift in this career,” said instructor Kim Sherman. Sherman and
fellow instructor Bruce Sewick see the shift as a windfall for COD
students. Read More
December Service Anniversaries
5 Years: Richard Lyddon, Testing Center; Pamela Tulley,
Academic Partnerships
10 Years: Patricia Brock, Finance; Susan Cabay, Business
and Technology; Aleksandra Gonciarczyk, Facilities,
Operations and Maintenance; Barbara Lo Cicero, Early
Childhood Center
15 Years: Elaine Nordahl, Information Technology
20 Years: David Gay, Small Business Development Center
25 Years: Diane Curtis, Learning Resources
Kudos to…part-time philosophy instructor James
Magrini, who recently had two articles accepted
for presentation: (1) “Thinking Through Nihilism: The
Reclamation of Embodied Thought For Enhancing Cultural
Practices,” Analysis and Metaphysics, Issue, 12, and (2) “An
Ontological Notion of Learning Inspired by the Philosophy
of Hannah Arendt,” Review of Contemporary Philosophy,
No. 13.
More Kudos to…English Professor Tom MontgomeryFate, who in the spirit of giving, will present an afternoon
workshop on “Memoir Writing” for seniors in Elmhurst on
Thursday, Dec. 13. Montgomery-Fate will be joined by one
of his Creative Writing students.
Even More Kudos to… Associate Professor Sharon
Scalise and the COD Fashion and Merchandising students
who participated in the One Million Pillowcase
Challenge with business partner Gentler Times Stitching
located in Naperville. This national challenge was created
with the goal of comforting cancer patients, nursing home
residents, children who are medically fragile and other
agencies that provide support to those in need. Gentler
Times Stitching collected more than 125 pillowcases, 70
made by Scalise and her students, which were then
showcased throughout the store in a display created by
adjunct faculty Vin Reed’s Visual Merchandising class. The
current count of pillowcases collected nationally is 446, 949!
Module 3 - Creating Service Excellence
Administrators, Managerial, Classified, FOP and Operating
Engineers – it's not too late to sign up for Module 3:
Creating Service Excellence. Sessions are offered next week
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 10, 11 and12,
from 9 to 11 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m.
Register here!
Get a Free ‘Santa’ Video!
Click here to visit the Portable North
Pole to create a free, customized, Santa
video for your children or grandchildren
– the final product may result in an
immediate change in recipient behavior
from naughty to nice and is loads of fun!
Hot Tix for Employees
Hot Tix are half-price tickets for
employees, available at the
Ticket Office with an employee
ID. This weekend:
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DuPage Community Jazz Ensemble – Fri., Dec. 7.,
8 pm, $4, SRC 2000
Good Lovelies Holiday Show – Sat., Dec. 8, 7 pm,
$11.50, Fermilab, Ramsey Auditorium, Wilson Hall in
Batavia www.atthemac.org
Massage Therapy Clinic
Gift Certificates
Give a gift of massage therapy this
holiday season! The new COD
Massage Clinic is offering gift
certificates for one-hour massage
therapy sessions. For a limited
time, College of DuPage staff and
faculty can purchase this unique gift at a reduced rate of $44 – just
show your College ID card at the time of purchase. The gift
certificates never expire and are good for any treatment including
Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, prenatal, reiki, Thai, ortho-bionomy
and reflexology. The Professional Massage Therapy Clinic is located
in the Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 1110. Call ext. 2208
for appointments. More info www.cod.edu/massagetherapy.
Verify Your COD Alerts
Contact Information
Though the weather has been
cooperative thus far, winter is
looming. Make sure your
contact information is correct
on COD Alerts so that you
remain in the loop if/when the
white stuff causes closures on
campus. This notification service provides closing and other
emergency information via email, text and voicemail. Check your
settings via the College of DuPage employee portal by clicking
on the Emergency Alerts/COD Alerts link found on the right side of
the portal home page.
Construction Reminders: Parking Lot 1A (located east of the
PE Center) will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 11, for SLEA training
exercises. Please visit www.cod.edu/maps for additional
construction-related parking lot and building closures in December.
Reminder: Holiday Break Dec. 24 to Jan. 1
No classes; campus closed. Ho, ho, ho!
Celebrate the New Year in Style
Waterleaf will welcome in the New Year with prix fixe dinner
seatings at 6:30 and 9 p.m. The 9 p.m. reservation will include live
music by the Rose Colella Quartet, dancing, a champagne toast and
favors. For reservations, call (630) 942-6881. For info on
Waterleaf, visit waterleafrestaurant.com.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the Board
of Trustees at the Feb. 21, 2013, Board meeting, all specifications,
rationales, requisitions and IT Equipment Reviews must be in
Purchasing by Thursday, Dec. 13.
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, “COD Links” then “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. 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.