Oct. 10, 2014
Laps With the Chaps Next Weekend Oct. 18!
If you haven’t already registered, make sure to do so
for this year’s Laps With the Chaps 5K Run/Walk on
Saturday, Oct. 18. The KidZone activities, food and
other fun events start at noon in the parking lot next to
the Stadium, with the race beginning at 4 p.m. Also,
there’s still time to vote for which song should begin
the race on the home page poll at www.cod.edu/5K
(choices are “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor, “Runnin’
Down a Dream” by Tom Petty and “Hey ya” by
Outkast). AND don't forget to visit the first-ever Food
Truck Rally in DuPage County from noon to 6 p.m.
Race participants receive a $2 voucher to sample the
tastes of the rally but everyone is welcome. All
proceeds sponsor the COD Foundation Student
Emergency Fund. See you there!
BOSI Global CIO Joe Abraham Visits COD
Mentees from the College’s new E2 Emerging
Entrepreneurs Mentorship Program recently had an
opportunity to meet with Joe Abraham, founder and
CIO of bosiDNA, who discussed his BOSI
assessment and how personality traits transfer to
being a successful entrepreneur. The College’s E2
program accepts students from any discipline who
provide through an application process an idea or
concept for a start-up business and would like to be
mentored by a successful entrepreneur during the
2014-2015 academic year. This year’s E2 accepted
16 students who will by the end of the program be
equipped with many valuable entrepreneurial and
experiential tools. Read More
McAninch Arts Center
Earns LEED Certification
The McAninch Arts Center at
has earned Leadership in
Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) certification
from the U.S. Green Building
Council. “COD has been
committed to incorporating green building practices into all of its
renovation and construction projects during the last decade,” said
Julie Carey, COD Project Manager in Facilities Planning and
Development. “The MAC was no exception, and we are proud that
another College facility has received this designation.” Read More
London Fire Brigade Station Manager Visits HEC
Station Manager Gary Woulds of the London Fire Brigade
recently conducted a workshop in the William J. Bauer Mock
Court Room at the Homeland Security Education Center. Click
here for more photos. Manager Woulds toured the HEC and
provide a workshop to more than 40 attendees that described
the fire response and recovery to the suicide bombing attacks
on the transportation system in London on July 7, 2005, which
killed 52 civilians. Woulds was also involved in coordinating
municipal efforts during the “BlackBerry Riots” in 2011 that
overtook London and other towns throughout England. These
civil riots were coordinated through the use of mobile devices
and social media. Woulds provided an introspective firstperson account of these events and how the fire service
responded to them. Following his tour of the HEC, and after
learning about Phase II construction of the Homeland Security
Education Institute, which is currently under way, Manager
Woulds was so impressed that he agreed to come back to
provide a full day workshop for first responders and other
personnel in 2015. For more information, contact Tom Brady,
Dean and Director of Homeland Security at ext. 2190.
October Service Anniversaries
5-Year: Daniel Connelly, Art; Scott Heck, Counseling
and Advising Services
10-Year: Priscila Linares, Registration; Gerald Nelson,
Performing Arts
15-Year: Ruta Pebenito, ESL/ABE/ASE; Jan Stanuch,
Marketing and Creative Services; Ozan Tarabus, Office
and Classroom Technology
20-Year: Jeffrey Petschow, Network Services;
Deb Secara, Curriculum-Central Scheduling
25-Year: Ellen Arteaga, WDCB; Rose Chu, LRC;
Kenneth Coran, Staff Services; Lisa Foglia,
Curriculum-Central Scheduling
Important Email Information for Students
Please share this information with students. Starting Thursday,
Oct. 23, College of DuPage will send all official communications
to students through their official COD email (dupage.edu).
Students will no longer be able to use a preferred email account.
For more information, including directions to set up email
forwarding, please visit cod.edu/email.
Kudos to…All COD Employees…College of DuPage
was named as residing in one of the “50 Healthiest
College Towns” by BestValueSchools.com. Click here to
read (#25).
More Kudos to...The College of DuPage Police
Department, whose efforts resulted in the following very
impressive 2014 Annual Security Report.
More Kudos to…Student Life Coordinator Stephanie
Quirk and Associate English Professor
Nicole Matos who were selected to receive funding
awards for the Global Education initiatives fall cycle.
Stephanie’s presentation includes an event:
“International Flag Ceremony – International Education
Week” and Nicole’s project will implement the “Harvard
Institute of World Literature.” The next application
deadline is Jan. 30, 2015. Click here for an application.
More Kudos to...Motion
Picture/TV instructor
Margaret Byrne, whose film
“Raising Bertie” made this
year’s Newcity Chicago
Screen Gems list.
Click here to read more.
And More Kudos to…adjunct Philosophy faculty
member James Magrini who recently published a book
titled “Social Efficiency in Education: Critical Essays in
Ontology, Phenomenology, and Philosophical
Hermeneutics.”
Even More Kudos
to…former Baking and
Pastry student Gina
Klafeta whose non-dairy,
frozen dessert business
called “Nana Crème” has
taken off in Lombard.
Click here to read an
article from the Business Ledger about her success.
Employee Hot Tix
Employees receive half-price tickets ($24) this Saturday at
8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. for New Philharmonic’s
“Oktoberfest.” Tickets are available at the Box Office or at
ext. 4000. For more information, please visit
www.atthemac.org.
As part of this year’s Laps With the Chaps, College of DuPage
will host its inaugural Food Truck Rally featuring 10 trucks with
delicious cuisine. There is no entry fee, and the Food Truck Rally
is open to everyone (you don’t have to be entered into the race to
enjoy this special event). For more info, visit www.cod.edu/rally.
Reminder: College is Open Columbus Day
Classes are in session and College of DuPage will remain open on
Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 13. Classes are canceled, but the
College will remain open on Tuesday, Oct. 21, for an In-Service
day. Please click here for the academic calendar.
Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship Oct. 14
Counseling Services will host a free workshop on the issues of
cyberbullying, digital citizenship, internet safety and available
resources on Tuesday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in
SRC 1144 (north cafeteria). All are welcome to attend. For more
information, click here.
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.