Sept. 19, 2014
Let’s Party!
Dental Hygiene Assistant Lynne Grezek (left) helps student Leili Mashhadi of Glen Ellyn assemble a
"Birthday in a Bag" for the Humanitarian Services Project at the COD Cares Fall Day of Action earlier this week.
Click here for more photos. An estimated 1,200 individuals stopped by the fall kick-off, with 800 cupcakes enjoyed (one per person!) and several hundred bags of popcorn consumed during the event. More importantly, nearly 180 additional COD Action Heroes signed up during the event, bringing the total to nearly 800 Action
Heroes who will help with on-campus and community volunteer projects. The gourmet treats from Cupcakes for Courage were provided by a unique local bakery owned by a College of DuPage alum who shares the
COD Cares mission by donating proceeds to cancer research. Learn more about becoming an Action Hero at www.cod.edu/codcares .
Waterleaf Food & Wine Festival Serves 600 Guests
The weather was perfect, the wine was flowing and guests were smiling at the third annual Waterleaf Food & Wine Festival, which attracted more than 600 people to the College’s outdoor areas near the restaurant. In addition to 90 domestic and imported wines specifically selected by the family-owned
Heritage Wine Company, the event offered beer selections from local breweries, pastries and specialty pizzas provided by
COD culinary students, and food stations served up by
Waterleaf Executive Chef Nadia Tilkian . The first year’s event brought in 225 guests. Last year peaked at 400, with this year’s wine tasting pre-selling 550 tickets and welcoming 50 additional guests at the door. Click here for photos.
Bison Gear Commits
$275,000 to COD for
Manufacturing
Bison Gear and
Engineering Chairman
Ron Bullock and VP of Development and
Executive Director of the Foundation Cathy Brod are all smiles as the St. Charles corporation recently provided the College with a letter of intent to provide $275,000 toward student scholarships, which will be used to facilitate an additional $275,000 scholarship match from local manufacturers. Bison Gear and
Engineering has been an integral force for the manufacturing industry in DuPage County since 1960, and the company has maintained a strong partnership with College of DuPage in support of further development in the manufacturing field.
The Bison Advanced Manufacturing Scholarship program will award five scholarships annually over the next 10 years to COD manufacturing tech students. Read More
Get Ready to Rumble! Homecoming is Sept. 27!
Homecoming Week and game day are just around the corner.
The College is looking for volunteers to help with activities on
Sept. 23, 24, 25 and at the Homecoming celebration on Sept. 27.
Bring your families, too – there will be lots for everyone to do!
Please sign up at Volunteer Spot at http://vols.pt/A4xNTM .
Please note that Volunteer Spot does not share email addresses with ANYONE. Thank you in advance for your support!

September Service Anniversaries
5 Years : Glenn Glinke , Motion Picture/TV; Vickie
Gukenberger , Nursing; Kirsten Rieser , Police Department;
Michael Schabert , Police Department
10 Years: Alexander Bolyanatz , Anthropology; Tom
Cameron , Health and Sciences; G. Scott Campbell ,
Geography; Frances Duckworth , Peer Tutoring; David
Goldberg , Political Science; Debbie Henderson , Records;
Lisa Higgins , English; Linda Jenicek , Center for Access and Accommodations; Sheryl Mylan , English; Michael
O’Leary , Mathematics; Evelyn Spagnuolo , Academic
Partnerships
15 Years : Viktor Antipenkov , Marketing and Creative
Services; Joan Bradford , Academic Affairs; David Ficht ,
Mathematics; Kay Gerken , Office Technology Information;
David Kramer , Culinary Arts; Arlene Mihelich , Library;
Judith Niekelski , Library; Laura Ortiz , Humanities; John
Stasinopoulos , ESL/ABE/ASE; Jane Vatchev , Physical
Education
20 Years : Robert Cappetta , Mathematics; Debra DiMatteo ,
Physical Education; Scott Fencl , Office and Classroom
Technology; Jennifer Hereth, Art ; Danica Hubbard, English ;
James Janich , HVAC; Kathy Kamal , Art; Mike Losacco ,
Computer Information Systems; John Partacz , Computer
Information Systems; Susan Ruiz , Accounts Receivable;
Shingo Satsutani , Languages; Penpark Wilson , Library
25 Years : Edward Cheeks , Office and Classroom
Technology; David Chu , Graphic Design; Thomas Fate ,
English; Erich Hauenstein , Mathematics; Janis Igoe ,
Regional Centers; Peggy McCarthy , Planning and
Emerging Technology; José Ramirez , Facilities, Operations and Maintenance; Carol Riphenburg , Political Science;
Thomas Ruehlmann , Biology; Herschel “Sonny” Smith ,
Business; Luann Zimmick , Physical Education; Helen
Feng , History; Therese McGinnis , Speech Communication;
Michael Drafke , Business
Kudos to… Hospitality and Tourism Professor Mary Beth
Leone, who led her Hospitality 1100 class through a different type of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, a challenge provided by the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Click here to view the video .
More Kudos to… Manager of Admissions and Outreach
Julie Marlatt , who is co-presenting at the National
Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
Conference on the topic of Advising High School Students for the 2- to 4-year Transfer Pathway on Sept. 20 in
Indianapolis.
Hot Tickets!
Employees receive halfprice tickets through the
MAC Hot Tickets program.
This week’s hot tickets are for the New Philharmonic’s performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” at 8 p.m. on Saturday and
3 p.m. on Sunday. Cost: $28.50. Tickets are available at the
Box Office or by calling (630) 942-4000. Info about the show is available at www.atthemac.org
.
Reminder: Final Fall Session Starts Oct. 17
Please remind students that the final fall second 8-week session begins Thursday, Oct. 16. Students and employees can register online at MyAccess.cod.edu
.
Spirit Wear Days Sept. 25 and 26
As part of this year’s Homecoming celebration, COD employees and students are asked to demonstrate their Chaparral Pride by wearing jeans and spirit wear on Thursday and Friday,
Sept. 25 and 26. All imprinted COD spirit wear and gifts are 20 percent off at the Bookstore next week , except for Chappy hats and Homecoming shirts (profits from these items go toward student scholarships). Activities for the
College’s first Homecoming in 40 years are scheduled throughout the week, culminating in a Chaparral football game on Saturday, Sept. 27. Visit www.cod.edu/homecoming !
COD Cares Hosts Lee Denim Days Oct. 2
Please join the fight against breast cancer and join Team COD by clicking here . Then wear your favorite jeans on Thursday, Oct. 2 (with some pink of course). Please meet at 2 p.m. at the SRC Grand Staircase near the cafeteria for a group photo. Go Team COD!
Laps With the Chaps 5K Run/Walk is Saturday, Oct. 18!
COD invites you and your family to participate in the 4th annual
Laps with the Chaps 5K Run/Walk and COD Food Truck Rally !
Festivities are from noon until the sunset race concludes. All proceeds benefit the COD Student Emergency Fund. To register, please visit www.cod.edu/5K .
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 .