May 8, 2015
COD Welcomes New Board Members
Three new Trustees (left to right): Deanne Mazzzochi,
Charles Bernstein and Frank Napolitano were formally
sworn-in by the Honorable Judge Paul Fullerton at the
April 30 Organizational Board of Trustees meeting. Each
of the new Trustees will each serve six-year terms through
May 2021. In addition, former Vice Chairman Kathy
Hamilton was appointed as the new Chairman; Mazzochi
as the new Vice Chairman and Napolitano as the new
Board Secretary. Read More
Quantum Mechanics in Motion
With the end of the term nearing, COD physics student
Esther Miron joins her peers in using a BIC conference
room window to figure out the finer points of physics
computation. Miron is working on a theory of quantum
mechanics called "indeterminacy" tied to Schrödinger's
Cat. Please click here for more photos and click here for
information about Erwin Schrödinger, one of the fathers
of quantum mechanics who is famed for a number of
important contributions to physics, especially the
Schrödinger equation for which he received the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1933.
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COD 48 Commencement Ceremony May 15
Reminder: COD’s Commencement Ceremony will take
place next Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. in the PE Arena.
Weather Balloon Launch at COD
More than 125 people gathered in the Street Scene of the
HEC to see the first-ever launch of a meteorological weather
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balloon. Kicking off the COD Meteorology program’s 27 storm
chasing season, the launch was attended by COD students,
faculty and staff, as well as community members,
meteorological industry experts, and past and current
participants in the COD storm-chasing program. Click here
to view photos from this event. Click here to view Fox 32
Meteorologist Tammie Souza’s segment about the launch and
an article from the Chicago Tribune. Read More
Life Happens for More Than 200 COD Students
College of DuPage student Andrew Slobidsky of Downers
Grove "rolled the dice" to determine his future marital status
and the number of children he will eventually have at a recent
"Life Happens!" event hosted by the College of DuPage Office
of Student Financial Assistance. More than 200 students
participated in this interactive program, similar to the famous
board game, which helped students negotiate the ups and
downs and realities of life as they visited different stations that
took them through career, family and lifestyle choices. Please
click here for more photos. Read More
Kernels of Kindness
Students (left to right) Miriam Negrea and Fahrida
Mujic of Wheaton and Lindsey Mackiewicz of
Warrenville joined hundreds of other students, staff and
community members at the COD Cares 2015 Spring
Day of Action and Popcorn Bar. Since its inception,
COD Cares has registered nearly 1,000 "Action
Heroes" who assist local charitable organizations.
Click here for more photos. Read More
COD Hosts 2015 Mayors for Manufacturing Summit
College of DuPage recently provided the backdrop for
the second annual Mayors for Manufacturing Summit.
The event featured representatives from a number of
area municipalities and included a tour of COD’s Glen
Ellyn campus and a Q&A session on key issues facing
the manufacturing industry. Please click here for more
photos, click here to read more and click here for
an article on the summit in the Chicago Tribune.
New Mental Health First Aid
Program at COD
The new Mental Health First
Aid Certificate program at
COD will provide specialized
training to people who work
with individuals struggling
with mental health issues. The program consists of 7 credit
hours and can be completed in either one or two semesters.
All courses also will be offered online. Jason Florin,
coordinator and assistant professor of the Human Services
program, said he was looking for a way to provide training for
a unique population without the need for a clinical internship.
“This program is geared toward people in professions other
than counseling, such as nursing, EMTs, firefighters and
police officers,” he said. “This program will provide a better
context for workers in these professions when they
encounter people with mental health issues,” Florin said.
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COD Students Achieve
NSF Semifinals
COD students Viktor
Ampulski, Kevin Grygo,
Brandon Pelc, Marija
Steigvilaite and Paulius
Vitas comprised one of 20
teams nationally to make it
to the semifinal round in
the recent National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Community College
Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The students’ entry in the CCIC came
about through an Honors Chemistry class project assigned by
Chemistry Professor Richard Jarman. “I came across this challenge
set forth by the NSF and thought it would be fun, interesting and
rewarding. I was pleased that it involved creativity, problem solving
and teamwork within a framework of topics that are very relevant to
the future.” Read More
2015 Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Award Winners
Courtney Byczynski (second from right) is the winner of the
2015 Carter D. Carroll Excellence in History Award for
outstanding work in the field of history writing at College of
DuPage. The recognition, which includes a $250 stipend to the
winner, was created to encourage and reward high quality
academic writing in the field of history. Also pictured are (left to
right): Assistant History Professor John Paris, 3rd place Carter
D. Carroll winner Michael Robles, Associate History Professor
Sam Mitrani and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jean
Kartje. Not pictured is 2nd place Carter D. Carroll winner Marie
Beaty. Please click here for more photos. Read More
Sixteen international students from the Languages Club enjoyed
an evening of food and fun as they explored games from different
cultures and gained a renewed sense of camaraderie. The club's
advisor is Assistant Languages Professor Barbel ThoensMasghati. Click here for more photos provided by German Club
Historian and student Marilyn Claes. Read More
May Service Anniversaries
10 Years: Phil Gieschen, Administrative Affairs;
Bill Peacy, Chemistry; Sharon Rokosh, Accounts Receivable
15 Years: Mike Berna, Information Systems;
Sandra Heinemann, Records
20 Years: Marilyn Cermak, Library
Kudos to…Reference Librarian Jennifer Kelley who was
selected to serve as the institutional team leader for COD's
participation in the 2015-2016 Association of College and
Research Library's (ACRL's) Assessment in Action program.
The College is one of 55 institutions accepted into the third year
of this program. Jennifer will lead a campus team in the
development and implementation of an action learning project
examining the impact of the library on student success and
contributing to assessment activities on their campus.
More Kudos to…Admissions and Outreach Manager Julie
Marlatt who was interviewed by CollegeWeekLive for one of
the company’s success stories. Click here to read.
More Kudos to…MPTV Professor Tony Venezia who was
profiled in the Entertainment section of this week’s Daily
Herald. Click here to read.
Animation Night May 14
Animation students in COD’s
Motion Picture/ Television
program will screen their work
during the fifth annual Animation
Night at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
May 14, in the Playhouse
Theater at the McAninch Arts
Center. “Every year is so different, because each student’s unique
vision is reflected in their work,” he said. “And every year, I think it’s
the best group of films I’ve ever seen. This year is no different.”
(*Learn more at the event about the unique poster created by student
Ngoc Ngo to promote the 2015 Animation Night.) Read More
NEW Student Visions Program
Student Visions provides an
opportunity for COD students to
have their work chosen by the
Multimedia Service department
for airing on WDCB-TV cable
channel. Any College of DuPage
student may submit their work to Student Visions. For more
information please click here.
Student-Run Courier TV
More Kudos to…English Professor Tom Fate whose nature
memoir Cabin Fever was the Common Reader this year for
Colorado Mountain College's eight campuses. The college's
annual art/writing contest focused on themes from Fate's
book. Click here to read more.
More Kudos to…COD’s Business Solutions and
the College’s Truck Driving School partner Bell CDL
Enterprises, Inc. who recently worked with
commercial vehicle builder Navistar to design and
deliver an 80 hour training course for their Defense
Division's new 7400 6X6 armored cargo and
personnel carrier. Under Navistar's contract with
Jordan, four members of that country's military spent
two weeks at the College’s CDL school in Addison
learning how to handle, maintain and operate the
vehicles both on and off road. Special thanks to
Business Solutions Program Manager Debbie Hasse
and Fire Science and EMS Manager Dan Krakora for
their assistance with this project.
Free Estate Conservation Seminar May 20
The COD Foundation will host a free estate conservation
seminar from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and again from 4 to 5 p.m.
on Wednesday, May 20, in in SRC 1144 (north cafeteria).
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The new student-run “Courier
TV” at College of DuPage is
covering campus life while
providing hands-on
opportunities to learn about
journalism and television
production. “Courier TV”
delivers content through “Courier TV News,” a news broadcast
that covers a wide array of people and events at COD; “At the
Mac,” a talk show highlighting the McAninch Arts Center; and
“Chap Life,” a talk show that promotes events and opportunities
for students and the community. Click here to watch episodes
on YouTube, and click here to follow Courier TV Facebook.
Make Sure to Keep Up with What’s Happening at COD!
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www.cod.edu/calendar.
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.