April 6, 2012
Business and Technology Dean Donna Stewart (above) says a
few words at the recently held 2012 Annual Award for Business
Excellence ceremony. The Business Ledger nomination
specifically cited the Hospitality Program for its outstanding
curriculum, faculty and facilities.
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COD Earns Excellence Award from Business Ledger
recently received the 2012 Annual Award for Business
Excellence from the Daily Herald Business Ledger.
Recognized in the educational category, the College was
cited for its continued excellence in serving both students
and the community. Also recognized were its varied
educational opportunities, from face-to-face learning to
online classes; new facilities, such as the Culinary &
Hospitality Center and Homeland Security Education Center;
and the educational opportunities for students with
companies in the surrounding area. President Dr. Robert L.
Breuder said the honor comes at a time when the College
has prepared itself to meet the current and future needs of
students and the community. “College of DuPage is
undergoing a transformation both in terms of peerless
service to our students and state-of-the-art facilities,” Dr.
Breuder said. Read More
COD Car Show April 22
The College of DuPage Latino
Ethnic Awareness Assoc. will
host a car show featuring a
variety of classic, hot rods,
muscle cars, race cars, trucks
and motorcycles from 8 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in
Fawell lots C and D on the
north side of the GlenE llyn campus. Presented in conjunction
with StreetStyle Car Club, the event features prizes in 15
categories with additional awards for Best Overall Show,
People's Choice and Club Choice. The awards ceremony begins
at 2:30 p.m. Public entrance to the show is free. Read More
COD Names 2012 Woman of Distinction
The College of DuPage Women's Studies Committee has named
Colleen Heflin of Woodridge as the 2012 Adade Wheeler
Woman of Distinction Award recipient. Heflin was honored at a
reception at the College on Wednesday, March 28, which
featured guest speaker North Park University History Professor
Theodora Ayot. Click here to see photos from this event. Heflin is
a sexual violence support services advocate for the YWCA. She
has chaired the Take Back the Night DuPage and serves as
president of the DuPage chapter of the National Organization
for Women. She is also a member of the DuPage Juvenile
Officers Association, a member of Public Affairs through the
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and has volunteered
for Youth Outlook. Read More
Money Smart Week
DuPage Fair & Expo
The Money Smart Week
DuPage Fair & Expo is
scheduled for Saturday,
April 21, from 9:30 to
2 p.m. in the Homeland
Security Education Center. The fair is offered free of charge for
residents of DuPage and surrounding communities. Click here
for a schedule of events. “This event offers practical, down-toearth information on personal and consumer finance,” said
Joe Cassidy, dean, Continuing Education/Extended Learning.
“Money Smart is also a great way for parents to introduce their
children to concepts of saving, investing and planning for their
future.” Read More
COD Hosts Open House April 26
College of DuPage will showcase its programs and facilities
during the COD Open House from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday,
April 26, in the Student Services Center Atrium. Sponsored by
the Admissions and Outreach office, the free event targets
prospective students, their parents and the community and
provides a variety of ways to learn more about the College. “We
provide so much information about the College during this Open
House,” said Tracey Dulceak, Student Recruitment assistant.
“It’s an ideal time for prospective students and their parents to
learn more about us.” Read More
Results from What’s On Your Night Stand?
The COD Page Turners Book Club recently hosted its
inaugural “What's On Your Night Stand?” program. A wide
variety of favorite books and reading recommendations were
provided, including: Alan Bradley's mysteries: The Weed that
Strings the Hangman’s Bag, The Sweetness at the Bottom of
the Pie, A Red Herring without the Mustard; Suzanne
Collins’ dystopic series: The Hunger Games; Jeannett Walls’
memoir: The Glass Castle: A Memoir; Doris Lessing’s: The
Best American Science and Nature Writing; Mark Haddon’s
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time; Tatiana
de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key; Annie Barrows and Mary Ann
Shaffer’s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society;
Seth Graham-Smith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies;
P. D. James’ Death Comes to Pemberley; Oliver Potzsch’s The
Hangman’s Daughter; Octavio Paz’s The Labyrinth of
Solitude (a discussion of this collection of essays will be cosponsored by the Page Turners and Casa de Amigos on
April 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. in SSC 3747). For more
information, contact English professor Lisa Higgins at ext.
3385 or higgins@cod.edu.
ESSAI IX Publication Celebration April 11
The editors of ESSAI: The College of DuPage Anthology of
Academic Writing Across the Curriculum are pleased to
announce the publication of its ninth volume. The College
community is invited to a celebratory reception on
Wednesday, April 11, at 6 p.m. in BIC 2131. For more
information about the ESSAI anthology, visit:
www.cod.edu/academics/essai.
College Theater
Presents: ‘Dog Sees
God’
COD’s College Theater
opens the provocative Bert
V. Royal production of “Dog
Sees God” on Thursday,
April 12. The Studio Theatre performance runs through
Sunday, April 29, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays
to Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Directed by Michael
Ryczek, “Dog Sees God" offers an irreverent, unauthorized
parody of the Peanuts gang as teenagers, delving into
complicated contemporary society issues. Read More
Purchasing
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval
to the COD Board of Trustees at the Monday, June 18,
Board meeting, all specifications, rationales, requisitions
and IT Equipment Reviews must be in Purchasing
Friday, April 6.
Hot Tix for Employees
Hot Tix are half-price tickets
for employees, available at
the Ticket Office with an
employee ID. This weekend:
Club MAC: David Gonzalez and the Poetic License
Band – Fri, 8 pm, $18
www.atthemac.org
A Note from Your Foundation:
Congratulations to Fashion Merchandising and Design
coordinator Sharon Scalise and her colleagues. The College of
DuPage Foundation was recently awarded a $25,000 grant to
fund scholarships for students in the program. Each year,
starting this fall, $5,000 will be allotted to one or two students
selected through a combination of merit and need.
Guest Lecturer Dr. Honorine Ngou at COD April 10
The COD Africa and Africa Diaspora Committee will host a free
lecture by author and political activist Dr. Honorine Ngou at
on Tuesday, April 10, from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in SSC 3245. Dr.
Ngou will discuss the role of women in both traditional and
modern Gabonese society. Prior to the presentation, COD
Humanities Professor Julia diLiberti will provide an
introduction to Gabon. For more information, call ext. 2578.
Global Flicks: ‘A Town Called Panic’ April 10
Global Flicks will host free screenings of “Panique Au Village (A
Town Called Panic)” on Tuesday, April 10, at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.
in the MAC Mainstage. Directed by Stephane Aubier and
Vincent Patar, this comedic and frequently surreal stop-motion
film is based on the Belgian animated cult TV series released by
Wallace & Gromit's Aardman Studios. Click here for more info.
Dana Carter Exhibit at
Gahlberg Through April 7
“People in Glass Houses,” an exhibition
by Dana Carter, is on display through
Saturday, April 7, at COD’s Gahlberg
Gallery. The exhibit “explores the
velocity of loss, the dissonance between
memory and visual perception, word
play and interactions with the natural world.” The Gahlberg
Gallery is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and
Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m. and during Mainstage performances.
The gallery also is open by appointment.
Reminder: Parking Passes
for Summer on Sale NOW
Summer premium parking passes
are on sale now at the Cashier’s
Office, BIC 2505. Passes are $20
each and are non-transferable. The
passes are valid May 29 to Aug. 5.
For more information, contact the
Cashier’s Office at ext. 2206 or email cashiers@cod.edu.
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.