May 9, 2014
Bedazzling Begonias
More than 90 “COD Action Heroes” potted and
decorated 400 flowers for donation to area hospitals,
women’s shelters, senior care centers and veterans
service organizations to brighten up Mother’s Day
celebrations this weekend. Click here for more
photos. This was the first volunteer opportunity offered
by the new COD Cares community-centered program
that kicked off last week. For more information and a
calendar of monthly service activities on and off
campus, please visit cod.edu/CODCares.
COD Community Open House Tomorrow!
College of DuPage has invited the entire COD
community to explore the renovated McAninch Arts
Center, P.E. Center and Library during the Community
Open House tomorrow, Saturday, May 10, from 1 to
4 p.m. The free event will feature a variety of activities
in each facility, refreshments and giveaways.
Attendees who visit all three facilities can enter a grand
prize drawing to win a three-performance subscription
to the MAC, a one-year membership to Chaparral
Fitness, or a Kindle. For complete details about
scheduled events, visit www.cod.edu/openhouse.
Running the Robot
COD Executive Vice President Joe Collins takes command
of the controls of this year’s robot created by the College’s
Engineering Club. For the second consecutive year, College
of DuPage was the only two-year school invited to
participate in annual Jerry Sanders Creative Design
Competition at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
This year's challenge included 30 teams from prestigious
schools such as UIUC, University of Illinois at Chicago,
Valparaiso University, Northern Illinois University and the
Illinois Institute of Technology. Click here for photos of the
team and a video from the competition. Read More
COD Fashion Student
Heads to Paris
COD Fashion Design
student Anna Loosli will
spend the month of July in
Paris participating in a
fashion workshop at the
prestigious Paris American
Academy. Founded in 1965 by Richard Roy, the Paris American
Academy features a vocational approach that prepares students
for careers in fashion, fine arts and interior design. The
workshop provides an overview of the French fashion industry,
including collection development, haute couture draping and
sewing techniques, historical presentations, and textile design.
"This workshop is a great opportunity to learn and experience
new and different couture techniques of creating designs that I
can then apply to my own collections," Loosli said. Read More
COD Commencement Ceremony May 16
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The College’s 47 Annual Commencement Ceremony is
scheduled for Friday, May 16, at 7 p.m. in the P.E. Center
Arena. Volunteers are still needed. To assist with this
important event, please contact Stephanie Quirk.
FYI…For the first time this year, COD
is asking students to post graduation
tweets and photos to Twitter and
Instagram to share their New School
of Thought graduation experience online as it’s happening.
Special Thanks to…Sodexo Dining Services
Manager Lynne Konicek and her team who provided
free hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks for 500plus COD employees earlier this week. In addition,
Staff Services Assistant Nancy Ludeks won a
drawing for a gift basket valued at more than $100.
Nothing like a delicious free lunch in the courtyard to
welcome in spring!
More Kudos to…Motion Picture/TV Professor Jennifer
Piehl and Photography Professor Terry Vitacco who
doubled the enrollment in this spring’s “Creative Career
Boot Camp.” This new course includes a field study
component at the Arts conference at North Central
College and provided students with an opportunity to
develop branding and marketing materials to promote
their work as artists.
A Double Kudos to...Adult Admissions Representative
Angela Nackovic who received two very complimentary
notes regarding her service and style. The first is from
future student Agnes Lukasiewicz who wrote: “Thank
you for your time and help with getting my career and
education evaluated. Your attitude and personality are so
great that you helped me believe that I can achieve my
dream. As far as Project Management Professional (PMP)
certification, I was able to determine that COD is offering
less expensive non-credit hours this fall. Again thank you
so much for your time.” The second letter is from Nancy
Kendzior at the Adult Services Programming office of
Bloomingdale Public Library: “The Bloomingdale Public
Library would like to thank you for your presentation for
our library titled ‘Back to School for Adults.’ Our patrons
really enjoyed your program, and the library certainly
appreciates your support and partnership for our
community. You did a great job. Looking forward to
working with you again on future.”
More Kudos to…Paralegal Club advisor Linda Jenkins
and Paralegal Professor Sally Fairbank. This year’s
student Paralegal Club earned gold at the recent yearend Student Life Awards. The club also earned
recognition as having the best yearbook of 2014, with
student Todd Holes earning Officer of the Year.
Even More Kudos to…Associate Dean of Instructional
Technology Brett Coup was recently featured in an article
about the merits of online learning vs. the traditional
format of classroom learning in the Chicago Tribune.
Click here to read.
+plus+plus+plus+ Exhibit Features Four Faculty Members
Four of COD’s Fine and Applied Arts faculty are featured in the
latest exhibition at Benedictine University’s new Fr. Michael E.
Komechak O.S.B. Art Gallery. Works by Charles Boone,
Glenn Hansen, Gayle Stevens and Gary Schirmer are displayed
as part of this exhibit now through June 13.
Motion Picture/TV Student
Film Screenings May 15
Students in COD’s Motion
Picture/Television program
will host Animation Portfolio
Night at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday, May 15, in the
MAC Playhouse Theatre.
During this free event, 15 animated short films by students will
be screened. "Each piece has been created solely by the
student, including writing the story, character development,
design, storyboarding, coloring, sound effects, and voiceovers,"
said Associate Professor Tony Venezia. "Normally, any one of
these projects would be tackled by an entire class. So it's been
a lot of work but also exciting, and it will be fun to show off what
we've done." Read More
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20 Annual Student Jazz Showcase
College of DuPage student performers
and composers will take center stage
at the 20th Annual Student Jazz
Showcase at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9, in
the MAC Belushi Performance Hall. Directed by Music
Professor and Director of Jazz Ensembles Tom Tallman, the
College's Small Group Jazz Program was formed in 1991 and
comprises three of the 12 choral and instrumental ensembles of
COD's Performing Arts programs. Read More
Reminder: Premium Parking Passes are on sale now at the
Cashier’s Office for $25 per pass.
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.