Oct. 2, 2015
Laps with the Chaps Attracts Largest Crowd Ever
The 5th annual Laps with the Chaps Sunset 5K and Food
Truck Rally brought more than 1,200 people to campus,
including nearly 700 5K participants, more than 40 Youth
Dash competitors, 130 volunteers, and hundreds of
spectators and Food Truck Rally guests. Covering the entire
main campus, the Laps course is certified by the USATF and
the event itself is certified by the Chicago Area Runners
Association (CARA). Proceeds benefit the COD Student
Emergency Fund. Click here for more photos and click here
for a Multimedia Services video from the event. Read More
COD Nursing Professor Cori Eizhamer (second from left)
joins students (left to right) Devin Wright, Jesus Arteaga
and Brian Ruiz at a recent Board of Trustees recognition of
the new Practical Nursing for Military Medical Corpsman
(PN-MMC) certificate that provides high-quality training and a
unique opportunity for professional development to veterans
throughout the Chicago area. “This program is what COD is
all about – helping people get to where they need to go via
high-quality and high-impact education that meets the
evolving needs of the community,” said Professor and
Nursing Program Coordinator Dilyss Gallyot. “These are
among the best students I’ve ever had. We’re pleased to
have the opportunity to give back to these wonderful
students for their service to this country.” Read More
Fire Science Program Awarded FESHE Recognition
Fire Science faculty member Tim Caldwell (left) and Fire
Science/EMS Manager Dan Krakora proudly display the
certificate awarded by Fire and Emergency Services Higher
Education (FESHE), which provides acknowledgement that
a collegiate emergency services degree program meets the
standards of excellence established by FESHE and the
National Fire Academy (NFA). To date, approximately 80
colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have received
this prestigious academic recognition. “This was a rigorous,
three-year process,” Krakora said. “However, once we
realized the benefit of this recognition for our students and
the College, we worked very hard to reach this goal. This will
benefit our students and will open doors to their future
careers in fire science.” Read More
Super-Beautiful Supermoon
More than 400 students, staff and community members
enjoyed a unique opportunity to view a rare “Supermoon”
Total Lunar Eclipse last Sunday through eight high-powered
telescopes and binoculars provided by the COD Astronomy
program. The “Supermoon” phenomenon only happens
once every 18 years. Click here to view the anatomy of a
lunar eclipse and click here for more photos from this
event.
Pink-Tastic!
College of DuPage employees surpassed this year’s goal
by more than 150 percent and raised $2,300 during Lee
Denim Days® in the fight against breast cancer. Thanks
to COD Cares for organizing this year’s donation – and
THANK YOU to all of the generous Team COD members
(pictured above and others who made a difference in the
lives of millions of women and their loved ones across
the country. Lee Denim Days® supports the efforts of
The American Cancer Society. Over the past 20 years,
the ACS has contributed to a 34 percent drop in the
breast cancer mortality rate and a 20 percent decline in
the overall cancer mortality rate over the past two
decades. Click here for a larger photo of Team COD.
Life Lessons Learned at DePaul Social Justice Training
COD students Stephany Ruiz-Gonzalez (left) of
Plainfield and Paolo Mazza of West Chicago are
challenging themselves to implement what they learned
during a recent Student Social Justice Training Institute
at DePaul University. The institute invited approximately
50 students from colleges and universities across the
country, including Hawaii, California, Texas and Florida.
The four-day experience provided opportunities for
participants to focus on personal learning and
development in order to become social justice change
agents. “I definitely used this as a leadership
opportunity,” Ruiz-Gonzalez said. “This was a way to
open myself to more perspectives. The institute not only
helped train me as a leader but also helped me embrace
even more the differences we find in each other.” Mazza
noted that the experience deepened his abilities to
understand others. “This experience furthered a dialogue
about the issues and made me accept the responsibility
of creating an inclusive environment.” Read More
COD Homecoming Game and Spirit Week Oct. 12 to 17
COD will host its second annual 2015 Homecoming when
the Chaparrals take on Iowa Western in a 1 p.m. game on
Saturday, Oct. 17. Click here to view a “Chaparral Football
Experience” video from Multimedia Services. Homecoming
week activities will be held at the College Monday, Oct. 12,
to Friday, Oct. 16, as students, faculty and staff will have
the opportunity to participate in various events and
contests to promote COD Pride. In addition, COD alums
are invited back to campus for a number of special
activities. A full roster of events is available at:
www.cod.edu/homecoming. We’ll see you there!
Early College Initiative Gives Students Credit
Mark Rudisill, COD Assistant Professor of Economics, met
with high school students participating in the Early College
Initiative during an orientation session held at COD. Nearly
50 students from West Chicago and Glenbard East high
schools are the first participants in this pilot program that
began this fall. Starting their junior year, students take one
college course each semester and can opt to keep the
momentum – and college credits – building with a summer
class, earning up to 15 credit hours by the time they finish
high school. College of DuPage instructors go to the high
school, working directly with the students and teachers to
complete five key courses: English, speech, psychology,
sociology and economics. Click here for more photos.
Celebrating Our Own 2015
To be included in this year’s
Celebrating Our Own Library
exhibit (November to
January), submit work by
filling out the attached form.
For information about
submissions, please, contact Rebecca Cremin at ext. 2978.
Kudos to…Dr. Sheldon Walcher, Associate Dean
English/ESL, Jennifer Butler, Discipline Support Specialist,
and Liberal Arts Lecturers Amy Camp, Sue Frankson,
Barb Myers, Jim Okrasinski and Rebecca Rivers who
organized the inaugural “Writing on the Edge” conference.
Attended by more than 120 adjunct English and ESL
instructors, the event included a keynote presentation by
noted author and educator Bruce Ballenger (above),
breakout sessions, networking and a panel discussion.
Even More Kudos to…Assistant English Professor and
Prairie Light Review advisor Trina Sotirakopulos (third from
right, second row) whose PLR team earned a whopping 940
out of 1,000 possible points to capture first place in the
magazine category from the American Scholastic Press
Association. In addition, student Mijeong Field was
recognized in the Outstanding Art category. Click here and
click here for samples of Mijeong’s work.
More Kudos to…Photography Professor Terry Vitacco who
recently hosted a program for students with Profoto expert
Joe Lavine who demonstrated the latest in lighting equipment.
MAC Hot Tix for this Weekend
COD employees can enjoy half-priced tickets for New
Philharmonic’s “Heavenly Bodies of Holst” on Saturday at
7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., Belushi Performance Hall.
Tix: $25.50 at www.atthemac.org or (630) 942-4000.
More Kudos to…COD student Aram Rayzlan (third from
right) who is performing in “Critically Ashamed” with his
comedy group One Giant Leap at Donny’s Skybox, part of
the Second City Comedy Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays,
Oct. 3 to 17. Read More
More Kudos to…Suburban Law Enforcement Academy
Manager Mike Casey and his team who recently hosted a visit
from Lebanese and Tunisian delegates who toured the
Homeland Security Training Institute. The group visited the HSTI
as part of a State Department program hosted by the Chicago
Police Department to inform visitors about local education and
training opportunities for first responders. Click here for photos
from this visit.
More Kudos to…Financial Aid Representative Jennifer Prusko
who recently presented information about myths of financial aid
and provided information on net price, loan debt, deadlines and
other tips at a workshop hosted by the College Board’s
Midwestern Regional Office.
More Kudos to…COD alum Travis Steele (pen name T. Sean
Steele) who recently earned first place in a novella contest
hosted by Curbside Splendor Publishing and judged by
author Joe Meno. Click here to read more.
Even More Kudos to…Acting Interim President Dr. Joe Collins
whose editorial, “Cost and Value at the Two-Year College”
recently ran in the Daily Herald. Click here to read.
New ‘Positive Voices’ Video Talk Show
The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration
with the COD Multimedia Services office is producing a new
program, “Positive Voices,” which provides an outlet for
students to express, share and learn with a positive outcome.
Visit www.cod.edu/positive_voices to view the first segment.
New Employees
A big welcome to our new employees hired Sept. 17!
Click here for a complete list of our newest team members.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT COLLEGE OF DUPAGE
Make sure to check www.cod.edu/calendar for a complete
list of upcoming academic, arts, lectures, athletics and
other events!
Purchasing Dates
Please contact the College of DuPage Purchasing Department at
(630) 942-2217 for questions about dates required for purchasing
approval for upcoming Board of Trustees meetings.
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.