Feb. 13, 2015
COD Wins ACF Illinois State Competition
College of DuPage culinary students took first place at the
American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Student Team Hot
Food Illinois State Competition. Five COD students
competed against past national winners Joliet Junior
College and Kendall College. The event included a skills
salon where students were evaluated on butchery, filleting
and knife cut, followed by a cooking competition
consisting of a four-course menu, including one classical
course assigned by the ACF and three dishes chosen by
the team. COD team members Shin Balagtas, Frederick
Estrada,
Ashley Sabo, Setrini Sison and Casey
Dare to Dream
Waltemath will go on to compete against 12 Midwest
teams for the central divisional title this March in
Arkansas. This is COD’s second year hosting and third
year competing. Click here for more photos and a
Multimedia Services video from this event.
PN for Military Medical
Corpsman Certificate
Veterans who have
completed their medical
corpsman training can now
receive additional
coursework that will prepare
them to earn their Licensed
Practical Nurse credential. The new PN for Military Medical
Corpsman certificate program addresses differences between
the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Basic
Medical Technician Corpsman Program and a practical
nursing program as determined by the Illinois Nurse Practice
Act. Upon successful completion of the certificate, veterans
will be prepared to sit for the NCLEX-PN examination to
become an LPN. “This important undertaking is addressing a
need that is being seen across the country,” said Vickie
Gukenberger, Associate Dean of Nursing and Health
Sciences. “The new certificate acknowledges the experience
of veterans who have completed their training in the military
and fills in the gaps.” Read More
Nearly 500 Job Seekers Attend COD Career Fair
Boasting the largest turnout ever, the third annual College of
DuPage Career Fair brought together more than 500 job
seekers and 120 area employers. The event, hosted in the
PE Center Arena, realized a 20 percent increase in
employers over last year, from Lucent to Cantigny Golf, to
ManorCare and Hospitality One Staffing Services. Attendees
received information about job openings, filled out
applications, networked and interviewed during the daylong
event. Click here to view more photos and a Multimedia
Services video about the fair.
More Than 365 Students ‘Dare to Dream’ at COD Event
The College recently hosted the seventh annual “Dare to
Dream: Get Educated!” conference, which brought 365
students and 285 parents to COD’s campus. The event,
designed for young Latina students, seeks to encourage
young women to further their education. Following an opening
keynote by Clarisol Duque, Chicago Chief of Staff for U.S.
Senator Dick Durbin, participants attended a series of
workshops and panel discussions on careers, college life and
navigating the U.S. educational system. Click here for
more photos and for a video from last year’s event.
Even More Kudos to…Chemistry
Professor Richard Jarman who recently
participated in a National Science Fund
(NSF) panel to select the next round of
recipients of the Graduate Research
Fellowships. Click here to read a thank
you letter to Richard from the NSF
Acting Director, Division of Graduate
Education.
Kudos to…COD employees Adela Meitz, Sean
Warren-Crouch, Cesar Flores, Jason Hardee, Tauya
Johnson, Mike Casey, Dan Krakora, Karen Miller,
Tom Brady, and Eric Thompson who recently
welcomed more than 130 students from seven area
high schools to COD’s campus to learn about career
paths available in Criminal Justice and Fire Science.
Students spent the day in the HEC participating in
hands-on activities and presentations. (Photo by
Amanda Brzuszkiewicz, Coordinator, Non-Traditional
KUDOS:
Career and Technical Education.)
More Kudos to…Tom Brady,
Associate Dean/Director Homeland
Security Training Institute and
Mike Casey, Director, Suburban
Law Enforcement Academy, whose
Midwest Forensic Training
Conference was features as a cover
story in the January/February issue
of “Illinois Cops” magazine. Click
here to read this article.
More Kudos to…Human Services instructor
Bruce Sewick, LCPC, RDDP, CADC, who met last week
in Springfield with Jennifer Hammer, Policy Advisor for
healthcare and Human Services and Special Counsel to
Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss the importance of providing
social services to prevent costly hospitalizations,
incarcerations and placement in nursing homes.
More Kudos to…Associate History Professor Sam Mitrani
who was recently highlighted on The Real News Network in a
segment on the purpose of police in modern society.
More Kudos to…the COD Library, which was one of just
six Illinois renovation/construction projects featured in
February’s issue of the ILA Reporter.
More Kudos to…English Professor Tom Fate, whose
editorial on “bathroom etiquette and cell phone use” was
recently featured in the Chicago Tribune.
More Kudos to…Surgical Tech coordinator Kathy Cabai
who was featured in the Chicago Tribune Jobs section for an
article on the surgical technology field, along with program
graduate Jeanie Moran.
Naperville Center Grand Re-Opening March 7
To celebrate the recently completed renovations of its Naperville
Center, COD will host a grand re-opening open house on
Saturday, March 7. Community members, students and
prospective students are welcome to visit the center, 1223
Rickert Drive in Naperville, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the event will
feature tours, light refreshments and prize drawings, as well as
information about COD Admissions, Adult Fast Track, Financial
Aid, Counseling and Advising, Access and Accommodations,
Learning Commons, and Registration. Read More
Psychedelics Program
COD will host a free
discussion, “A Continent of
Ideas: Psychedelics
Empowering the Liberal Arts
and Healing PTSD,” on
Monday, March 2, from 5 to
8 p.m. in HSC 1234. This
program will include information on the use of MDMA (known on
the street as “Ecstasy” or “Molly”) with assisted psychotherapy as
a treatment for PTSD, as well as the use of psychedelics in
intellectual and academic professions and as “psychoactive
sacraments.” Read More
Woman of Distinction Nominee Deadline is March 3
COD is accepting nominations for the 2015 Woman of Distinction
Award now through March 3. The award recognizes individuals
who have made significant contributions to the personal and
professional advancement of women. Read More
Purchasing Dates
For an item to be recommended for purchasing approval to the
Board of Trustees at the May 21, 2015, Board meeting, all
specifications, rationales, requisitions and IT equipment reviews
must be in Purchasing by Thursday, March 12, 2015. 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.