Oct. 24, 2014
Ready, Set, Go!
More than 400 registered racers participated in this
year’s Laps With the Chaps 5K Run/Walk last
weekend. In addition, staff, community members,
racers and their fans enjoyed the inaugural Food Truck
Rally, Kid Zone, Race Village, face painting and other
family oriented activities. Proceeds from the event
benefit the COD Foundation Student Emergency Fund.
Click here for photos and a video, as well as a list of
volunteers who made this day possible. Read More
Pot of Gold…
Senior Vice President for Administration and Treasurer
Tom Glaser recently captured this beautiful shot of the
Seaton Computing Center encased in a late-afternoon
rainbow. Glaser’s Finance team members also recently
earned their own “pot of gold” by receiving the national
th
“Distinguished Budget Presentation” for the 17
consecutive year from the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA). COD’s Finance Office
has also received GFOA’s “Certificate of Academic
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” for
the last 21 years. “We take our responsibility for
transparency to the taxpayers of our district very
seriously,” Glaser said. Read More
Pure Joy
Celebrating a 15-year collaboration between College of DuPage
and Easter Seals DuPage and the Fox Valley Region, COD
recently hosted a reception to unveil this year’s photographic
projects featuring Easter Seals clients. The students’ photos
were entered into a juried competition and selected to be
showcased in large format for the exhibit. For more than a
decade, students from the College’s Photography program
under the direction of Professor Terry Vitacco have captured
the daily lives of Easter Seals clients as a semester final project.
Following the opening reception at COD, this year’s images will
be displayed in Easter Seals’ lobby in Villa Park for the next 12
months. “I think the most important thing my students learn by
doing the Easter Seals project is that their photography really
makes a difference,” said Vitacco, who founded the
photography exhibition. “The families who see these portfolios
are also encouraged and heartened that their children can enjoy
life despite their challenges.” Click here for more images and a
Multimedia Services video from the reception.
SLEA Celebrates 20 Years
Illinois Second District Appellate
Court Judge Michael J. Burke
(left) addressed more than 100
police officers, law enforcement
and COD officials, as well as
graduates and founders of the
Suburban Law Enforcement
th
Academy during a recent 20
anniversary celebration in the
College’s Homeland Security Center. In recognition of this
milestone, SLEA was presented with a House of Representatives
Resolution of Congratulations offered by Illinois Representative Jim
Durkin. Founded in 1994, SLEA is one of the premier training
academies for police officers in Illinois. To date, the academy has
maintained a 99 percent graduation rate, training 2,878 basic
academy recruits from approximately 216 police departments and
agencies in 16 counties throughout Illinois. Click here for photos
and an anniversary photo montage from the event. Read More
Kudos to…the many COD employees from the
Grants Office who were recognized at a luncheon earlier
this month. This team works tirelessly to secure the
support and resources necessary for individual
departments to successfully apply for funding that
supports a wide range of College programming. Please
click here for photos and click here for an overview of the
event published in the Oct. 13 issue of COD This Week.
More Kudos to…the
most recent class of
SLEA graduates
comprised of 45
recruits representing
32 police agencies in
Northern Illinois. The
recent ceremony
honored the recruits for completing 12 weeks – 480 hours
– of basic law enforcement officer training which began
this past summer. Click here to learn more about SLEA.
More Kudos to…Music Professor Tom Tallman whose
Small Group Jazz mega-sax ensemble will play the
music of Thelonious Monk and Johnny Hodges as well as
some rarely-heard Charlie Parker scored for the
saxophone section at Mullen's in Lisle on Thursday, Nov.
20. The group will open between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m. for
the Pete Ellman Big Band. There is no cover charge.
More Kudos to…members of the COD Center for
Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Admissions
and Outreach who recently attended the 100 Black Men
of Chicago, Inc. Scholarship and College Fair to help
bolster COD’s reputation as one of the premier two-year
colleges in the nation serving the African American
community. More than 200 colleges and universities
nationwide gathered at the UIC Forum to discuss
admissions and scholarship opportunities for the more
than 5,000 high school students who were in attendance
at this event.
More Kudos to…English instructor Mardelle Fortier
who had two poems recently published in “Distilled Lives,”
vol. 2, a poetry anthology sponsored by Illinois State
Poetry Society. The collection received a positive review
from Kevin Stein, Illinois Poet Laureate, who wrote, "The
poems of ‘Distilled Lives’ sweetly inveigle the timeless
from what only fools mistakenly regard as quotidian. Their
geographies of place and heart are...topographies of the
human given voice and measure against silence."
Even More Kudos to…Human Services instructor Bruce
Sewick, M.A., who this week who participated this week in
a panel discussion, “Explore Psychedelics Science and
Medicinal Properties,” at the University of Wisconsin. The
presentation was followed by a screening of the
documentary film “Hofmann’s Potion.” Sewick will offer
an online class, “Psychedelic Mindview,” through the COD
Human Services department this spring.
Employee Hot Tix
Employees receive half-price tickets ($16) this Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. for the play “A
Steady Rain” in the MAC Belushi Performance Hall.
Tickets are available at the Box Office or ext. 4000.
Presenters Needed for DuPage County Counselor Institute Day
Admissions and Outreach is looking for individuals who can present
information that will help middle school and/or high school counselors
gain skills and grow professionally at the 2015 DuPage County
Counselor Institute Day on Friday, Feb. 27. Proposals are due by
noon on Friday, Dec. 5. Info: www.cod.edu/instituteday.
Waterleaf Hosts “Wines of
Italy” on Thursday, Nov. 6
Waterleaf invites guests for “A
Journey Through Italy’s Alps and
Apennines” during an exclusive
wine dinner on Thursday, Nov. 6,
at 6:30 p.m. featuring notable
Italian entrees paired with
celebrated wines from Italy. For
reservations, please call ext. 6881,
Flu Shots Next Week, Oct. 27 and 29
Free flu shots for benefited employees are scheduled for Monday,
Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 29, 1 to 4 p.m. in
SRC 1144. The cost for non-benefited employees is $16. Please
click here for appointments. Click here for flu information from the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention site.
Employee Benefits Bash Oct. 28
Stop by the Employee Benefits Bash on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in SRC 2000. Meet the College's vendors and
gather information about your benefits. Reps will be on hand to
discuss their services and answer your coverage questions. As a
reminder, Open Enrollment takes place Nov. 3 to Nov. 14. For more
information, please call Lauren Scott at ext. 3957.
Veterans Day Photograph and Recognition
On Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, the College would like to
recognize COD employees who served as veterans and military
personnel with a photo and a recognition item in honor of your
service. If you are a veteran and/or are serving or have served in the
military, please send your name, position at COD and military
branch to Jackie Campagnolo by Friday, Oct. 31. If you responded
to last year’s request, you do not need to resubmit the information.
For a list of ALL upcoming academic, athletic, informational
and social events at COD, please visit www.cod.edu/calendar.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
Board of Trustees at the Dec. 18, 2014, Board meeting, all
specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT equipment reviews
must be in Purchasing by Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Please click
here for a list of all deadlines through the June 25, 2015, Board of
Trustees 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. For 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.