Debbie Hasse, program manager at College of DuPage, said the
billing and coding field is seeing growth as the number of medical
codes will increase from 14,000 to 72,000 in 2014.
Jan. 18, 2013
President Breuder Celebrates Four Years
Despite the challenges of declining state funding and a
struggling national economy, College of DuPage continued
to thrive in 2012. Successes included the development or
implementation of 19 new degree and certificate programs,
enhancement of its award winning 3+1 program that offers
an option for bachelor's degrees earned at COD at
significantly reduced cost, and the continued $550 million
transformation of its teaching and learning facilities.
During a recent campus address, President Robert L.
Breuder reflected on 2012 and forecasted another strong
year for the College. Click here to watch highlights from
Dr. Breuder's remarks. “Over the last year, we have
strengthened this institution, continuing to build on our
academic programming and further enhancing this campus
to position ourselves as one of the top community colleges
in the country,” Dr. Breuder said. “These enhancements,
along with several other initiatives, distinguish College of
DuPage from its peers, attracting students who are
selecting COD as their first college of choice.” Read More
COD, Career Step Offer Online Health Training
Continuing Education/Extended Learning at College of
DuPage has partnered with Career Step to provide online
health career training programs designed to provide skills
for a quick transition into the workforce. Because of the
format, students can study at their own pace and at any time
that fits their schedules, said Cristina Willard, program
development specialist at COD. Some programs can be
completed in as little as three months. “This training is
based upon getting people to work right away in professions
that are in need of employees,” she said. Programs include
Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Coding and Billing, in
which students learn to translate medical records into
standardized codes that are used to bill patients and thirdparty payers. Read More
HEC Earns LEED Certification
The Homeland Security Education Center at College of DuPage
has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The
HEC, designed by Legat Architects and Brubaker Design,
prepares firefighters, police personnel and other first responders
for man-made and natural disasters as well as international and
domestic terrorist acts. High-performance features of the HEC
decrease the center’s energy use by 23 percent when compared
with a standard building of similar size. “Selection of
environmentally-friendly materials played an important role in
the LEED certification,” said Jay Johnson, AIA, architectural
project manager. “For instance, the colorful metal panels
contain recycled content, the undulating glass curtain wall fills
the corridor with natural light, and the overall wall system
optimizes energy efficiency. On the interior, we specified Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) certified bamboo on doors, event
space flooring, wall panels and laboratory casework.”
Read More
COD, Daily Herald
Host Career Fair
COD and sponsor The
Daily Herald will host a
series of free job
preparation workshops
culminating in a Career Fair on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. in SRC 2000. The free event and workshops are open to
unemployed and underemployed workers, as well as career
changers and new graduates seeking their first employment
opportunity. Read More
Reminder: No classes and
the COD campus is closed
on Monday, Jan. 21, for Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s
birthday. Click here to read
about the 18th annual MLK
breakfast.
Tune in to watch
New Season Four
episodes of “That
Beepin’ Show”
with host
Chris Miller.
Click here!
KUDOS to…COD Trustee Nancy Svoboda (right),
who fielded questions from students with Records
Coordinator Katherine Thompson at one of the
College’s Welcome Tables. The tables and “hallway
floaters” eased the transition to spring term for
hundreds of students between Jan. 2 to 17.
KUDOS to...COD employees Sandy Heinemann and
Rose Pribich who recently exemplified service excellence
for a student who needed assistance getting her grades
posted prior to accepting a “dream job offer.” Through many
phone calls and emails between all parties involved, they
met the deadline for the student, who thanked them with
this note: “This is a time when words fail me. I cannot
express my gratitude for your support and for going above
and beyond anything I could imagine. From the bottom of
my heart, thank you, and I will never forget your acts of
kindness making my graduation possible.”
More Kudos to…Associate Professor Charles
Vanderwarf and his Respiratory Care colleagues. The
program recently received a notice from the Commission on
Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), which deemed
that the program “has met or exceeded all currently set
thresholds for success on each of the required outcome
measures.” Congratulations!
In-Service/Professional Days Presentations
The opening session from last week’s In-Service Professional Days
is available by clicking here. In addition, select PowerPoint
presentations from the Celebration of Learning II and Concurrent
Breakouts will be available next week. Check the TLC website for
availability.
Check Out COD Facebook’s New “Chappy Shorts”
Starring “Chappy” the Chaparral and Culinary Arts Professor David
Kramer, with info on COD’s Wheat Café. Click here to watch!
African American Read-In Volunteers
Readers are needed for the 24th annual National African American
Read-In, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
SRC 2000. Info: Cheryl Jackson, ext. 3384.
ACT-SO Judges Needed!
For 33 years COD and the Regional Office of Education have cosponsored ACT-SO, the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological &
Scientific Olympics. The year-long mentoring and academic
enrichment program culminates in an academic competition, with
nearly 100 African American high school students participating.
Consider lending your knowledge and expertise as a judge at the
competition on Saturday, March 16, held at COD. To volunteer
as a judge, please submit this short online form asap!
Next Week:
And More Kudos to…English instructor Mardelle
Fortier, whose poetry chapbook, “White Fire: For Olympic
Skaters,” was accepted for publication by Finishing Line
Press (March 2013). The poems capture the beauty, elegance
and power of competitive figure skating. Many have been
published individually and several have won prizes.
- Career Fair Workshop: “LinkedIn” Jan. 22 – Read More
- College Theater Spring Auditions Jan. 23, 24 – Read More
- Career Fair Workshop: “Resumes” Jan. 23 – Read More
- Student Life Fair Jan. 23 – Read More
- Career Fair Workshop “Hot Jobs” Jan. 24 – Read More
- Career Fair Workshop “Networking” Jan. 25 – Read More
Even MORE Kudos to…Philosophy instructor
James Magrini, who recently had the following articles
published: “Thinking Through Nihilism: The Reclamation of
Embodied Thought For Enhancing Cultural Practices,”
Analysis and Metaphysics, Issue, 12, and “An Ontological
Notion of Learning Inspired by the Philosophy of Hannah
Arendt,” Review of Contemporary Philosophy, No. 13.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the Board
of Trustees at the April 18, 2013, Board meeting, all specifications,
rationales, requisitions and IT Equipment Reviews must be in
Purchasing by Thursday, Feb. 7, 2012.
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: The Underpants –
Thurs., 8 p.m., $12.50; Fri., 8 p.m., $16.50; Sun., 2 p.m.,
$14.50. For tickets, visit: www.atthemac.org
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.