May 16, 2014
Lubna Haque Overall Outstanding Faculty Member
Associate Professor of Chemistry Lubna Haque is the
Overall Outstanding Faculty Member for 2013-2014.
Representing the Health and Sciences Division, Haque
earned a $1,000 award from the COD Foundation, which
annually recognizes outstanding teaching achievement at
the College. Haque spent much of her early career in
research, having earned a master’s degree in both
applied chemistry and chemical engineering. She spent
nine months at Purdue University as a nanotechnology
research associate and one year at the University of
Akron as a post-doctoral researcher where she originated
three patents in nanotechnology. Having taught on and
off for several years, Haque discovered she was
challenged most by teaching. “I realized the level of
dedication that teachers needed to be good at what they
do,” she said. “I decided to put research on hold and
started putting together teaching materials for my new
career.” Read More
Carol Carlson-Nofsinger Overall Outstanding Part-Time
Faculty Member
Adjunct Paralegal Studies and Real Estate faculty member
Carol Carlson-Nofisinger is the Overall Outstanding PartTime Faculty Member for 2013-2014. Representing the
Business and Technology Division, Carlson-Nofsinger earned
a $500 award from the College of DuPage Foundation, which
annually recognizes outstanding teaching achievement at the
College. Since 1997, Carlson-Nofsinger has taught part-time
at COD, first in the Real Estate program and then in Paralegal
Studies program after it was created. She currently holds the
lecturer position in the Paralegal program. “I tell my students
regularly that an education is never wasted, even though they
may end up pursuing other careers and goals unrelated to
their discipline,” she said. “I want to see them succeed, grow
professionally and eventually give back to the community.”
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Outstanding Advisors
For their exceptional work with
students, Susan Brodie
(pictured left) and Joanne
Wagner have been named
COD’s Outstanding Advisors
for the 2013-2014 academic
year. Their selection was based
upon demonstrated leadership
within their respective divisions,
participation in professional
development opportunities and individual comments from
students on their nomination forms. “Every person coming to
see me is important, and I must respect their differences,”
Brodie said. I want to ease their minds and lift their burdens
so they are no longer worrying about their educational paths.”
“It is my responsibility to ensure that our students reach their
educational goals and, in the process, feel that they have all
the support they need to help them succeed,” Wagner said. “I
love all aspects of both teaching and advising and find it
impossible to separate the two roles.” Read More
Outstanding Divisional Faculty Members
Eighteen faculty members have been recognized as the
2013-2014 Outstanding Divisional Faculty Members at
College of DuPage. The faculty members were selected for
their excellence in teaching, service to the College, scholarly
activities, community service and advising skills. Click here
for another photo. Read More
Celebration of Academic Excellence
Kudos to…Caroline Koch of Elmhurst (above) who is
recognized as an Honors Scholar during the recent
"Celebration of Academic Excellence" honoring the
2013-2014 Honors and Scholars Awards recipients at
College of DuPage. Click here for more photos from
the event. Also recognized were Kellie Brennan of
Lisle, who received a full scholarship to Elmhurst
College; Timothy Mazur of Addison, who received a
full scholarship to North Central College; and Candace
Snyder of Bolingbrook, who received the Western
Michigan University Transfer Gold Scholarship.
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More Kudos to… The College’s Model U.N. Club, which
recently returned from the Southern Regional Model United
Nations conference where members, representing Algeria
and Afghanistan, sat on five different committees and
tackled topics such as the children’s rights, trafficking of
small arms, and continued relationships between Arab
states and the West. The COD team won a total of six
awards in five committees, beating out more than 100 other
representatives per committee. Awards include three
“Outstanding Delegate” awards, one “Distinguished
Delegation” award, one “Most Diplomatic” award, and
recognition in the International Court of Justice.
More Kudos to…
Winners of this year’s
Student Life Awards,
which were presented
during a “Masquerade
Ball” hosted by the
Office of Student Life.
Club of the year was
awarded to Pride Alliance and Outstanding Advisor of the
Year went to Counselor Michael Duggan for Autismerica.
Click here to read more.
Even More Kudos to…the 90-plus “COD Action Heroes”
who planted flowers, decorated pots and wrote Mother’s
Day cards for moms who were unable to spend the holiday
with their children. The 400 flowers and cards were
delivered on Friday to area organizations in District 502,
including Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Central DuPage
Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, DuPage
Convalescent Center, Family Shelter Service, Marianjoy
Rehabilitation Hospital, Operation Support Our Troops,
Stepping Stones, and Lexington Health Click here for a
touching letter from one of the recipients – every flower
made a difference.
Naperville Center to Close
for Renovations
The COD Naperville Center
will undergo major
renovations that require the
center to close for summer
and fall terms. To
accommodate classes
originally scheduled at the Naperville Center fall semester, the
College has rented temporary classroom and administrative
space at the Fry Properties Office Building, located at 2244
th
West 95 Street in Naperville. Summer classes have been
rescheduled on COD’s main campus in Glen Ellyn. Read More
New Courses and Programs Trend Toward Opportunities
In its commitment to providing education and training that
reflects the needs of students and the current demands of an
evolving job market, COD has recently introduced several new
courses and programs in emerging industries, The Bureau of
Labor Statistics recently issued a chart with rapidly-growing
careers for architecture and related fields. COD offers
certificates and degree options in most of these high-growth
areas. Read More
Tom Montgomery Fate Invited to Share Memoirs June 3
English Professor and author Tom Montgomery Fate has been
invited by a consortium of area libraries to host a free memoir
workshop on Tuesday, June 3, at Eisenhower Public Library
serving Norridge and Harwood Heights. Read More
Save the Date: ‘The Science
and Culture of Psychotropic
Drugs’ at COD on June 10
Guest speaker Richard J.
Miller, author of “Drugged: The
Science and Culture Behind
Psychotropic Drugs,” will host a
free lecture and discussion at
COD on Tuesday, June 10, at 6 p.m. in BIC 1724. Read More
Summer Hours May 30 to Aug. 1
Summer hours at College of DuPage begin Friday, May 30. The
College is closed on Fridays through the weekend, with some
exceptions. Learn more: www.cod.edu/summerhours.
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
Board of Trustees at the July 17, 2014, Board meeting, all
specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT equipment reviews
must be in Purchasing by Thursday, May 25, 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.