March 22, 2013
NCMPR 2013 Pacesetter of the Year
College of DuPage President Dr. Robert L. Breuder has
been named 2013 National Pacesetter of the Year by the
National Council for Marketing & Public Relations. The
award recognizes a community college president or CEO
who has demonstrated special leadership and support in
marketing and public relations. “As a marketer, it is a
blessing to have such a phenomenal product to promote,
and yet another to have the support of such a visionary
leader,” said Marketing Director Laurie Jorgensen. “Dr.
Breuder understands how critical marketing is to the
success of College of DuPage now and in the future.”
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Author Bich Minh
Nguyen at COD
Acclaimed author Bich
Minh Nguyen addressed a
sold-out crowd in HSC
1234 last week during her
Writers Read address. The
free event, cosponsored by
the Creative Writing
committee and the Asian
Studies committee
through the Writers Read program, provided an opportunity
for Nguyen to read from her work and answer audience
questions. Nguyen’s memoir, Stealing Buddha’s Dinner,
earned a PEN/Jerard Award and was a Chicago Tribune Best
Book of 2007. Her first novel, Short Girls, won an American
Book Award in fiction and was named a Best Book of the
Year by the Library Journal. Her next novel, Little Gray
House in the West, is scheduled for publication in2014.
Click here to watch a video of Nguyen’s presentation.
I’m Diggin’ this Class!
This year’s Archaeological and Bioarchaeological Field School,
May 27 to June 28, has been hosted by College of DuPage and
Masaryk University-Brno since 2004, offers approximately five
weeks of training and hands-on experience at an excavation site
in the Czech Republic. Participants learn a wide variety of
archaeological field techniques, laboratory methods and
bioarchaeology including cataloguing, excavation procedures,
field photography, flotation sampling, mapping and remote
sensing. “The field school is one of only a few in existence that
feature bioarchaeology and one of only a few in central Europe
that are taught completely in English,” said Anthropology
Associate Professor Michael Dietz. Read More
Milling Machine Matters
Manufacturing Technology Coordinator Jim Filipek
provides an overview of the Bridgeport Vertical Milling
Machine to students and President Robert L. Breuder.
This high-tech digital equipment can be used for a variety
of complicated cutting operations – from slot cutting,
threading, rabbeting to routing, planing to drilling.
Kudos to…the COD
Marketing and
Communications team,
which earned gold and
silver national Paragon
Awards in the Newsletter
(IMPACT magazine) and
Brochure/Flier (COD
Viewbook) categories.
Additionally, the College
won three District 3 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Canadian province of Ontario) Medallion
Awards: Gold - Newsletter (IMPACT magazine); Gold Media Success Story (Force-on-Force Demo in Homeland
Security Education Center); and Silver - Print Advertising
Series ("Unexpected" campaign). Read More
More Kudos to…Dan Deasy, Grant Compliance
Manager for ABE/ESL/GED, who recently was awarded
Outstanding Support Staff Member of the Year by the
Illinois Adult and Continuing Education Association
(IACEA) at the annual conference in Springfield. Dan was
recognized for his 20-plus year commitment to Adult
Education and a particularly successful 2013, where under
his leadership, enrollment and student performance has
been on the rise. Testimonials were submitted by COD
faculty and staff, as well as community members and
colleagues praising Dan’s expertise, support and good
humor.
And More Kudos to…Adjunct Art faculty Gary
Schirmer and his students whose work was selected for the
Governors State Show: “Emergence” by Jangyul Park,
$150 award winner; “Brothers Scowl” by Jennifer Prucha,
$150 award winner; “Dragon Trees” and “Titled Leaf StillLife” by Laura Warner; “A Voice from the Ancient” and
“Opus 301” by Ron Bork; and Patsy Davis, photograph.
Click here to view the entries in the order listed above.
And More Kudos to…Paralegal Coordinator Sally
Fairbank and adjunct faculty Anne Knight whose
students were recently given the opportunity to observe the
courtrooms of criminal law Judge Blanche Fawell and
juvenile law Judge Robert Anderson). The students also
spoke with three Assistant State’s Attorneys and two
Assistant Public Defenders during this trip.
Spring Break:
March 25-31
COD Campus OPEN
Hot Tix for Employees
Hot Tix are half-price tickets for
employees, available at the
Ticket Office with an employee
ID. This weekend:
•
Scrap Arts Music – Sat, 8 pm; Fermilab Ramsey
Auditorium, $15
www.atthemac.org
COD Filling Stations Helping Environment
Since their installation a couple of years ago, the five “filling
stations” on the College’s campus have saved 77,531 water bottles
from landfills. The stations are located in the SRC near the
cafeteria; CHC first and second floors; HEC mat room; and HEC
first floor, west wall. The filtered water is cool, refreshing and
GREEN! For more information, contact Ron Dulceak at ext. 2165.
U.S. Bank to Host Ribbon
Cutting for COD Site
U.S. Bank will host a ribbon
cutting ceremony on Tuesday,
April 9, at 11 a.m. to celebrate
the opening of its new location
in the SRC near Starbucks.
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Enjoy Easter Brunch at Waterleaf March 31
Waterleaf restaurant will celebrate Easter with an exclusive prix
fixe brunch on Sunday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed for
dinner). The menu includes three courses with a choice of eight
starters, five entrées and five desserts. The cost is $35 adults; $16
ages 12 and under plus taxes/gratuities. Call: (630) 942-6881.
REMINDER: COLLEGE OF DUPAGE CONSTRUCTION
UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT
WWW.COD.EDU/CONSTRUCTION.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the Board
of Trustees at the June 20, 2013, Board meeting, all specifications,
rationales, requisitions and IT Equipment Reviews must be in
Purchasing by Thursday, April 11, 2013.
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.