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Building on Excellence |
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Click on the image above for up-to-date information on the Master Plan.
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Looking for holiday events? Check the events section on the JJC home page at www.jjc.edu. |
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Sustainability Initiatives at JJC |
The next meeting of the Sustainability Initiatives Committee is Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m. in J-0006. |
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Chef Bucci Wins Gold at World Culinary Olympics in Germany
Roulade of Salmon, Crimini Mushroom and Watercress Crown, pictured above, were part of Chef Tim Bucci's winning dish at the World Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, in October.
In only five years of professional culinary competition, Chef Tim Bucci has earned some bragging rights.
 Nineteen gold medals, 16 silver medals, and four bronze medals from various contests round out his resume. But it's his latest culinary award--a gold medal from the World Culinary Olympics--that is the icing on the cake.
"I was in shock," Bucci, an instructor in the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Department, said. "Only a few gold medals are given out... This is my biggest award since I have been competing and it is the sweetest yet."
Bucci, who has been a professional chef for 18 years, competed in the Olympics held in Erfurt, Germany, in October. With 54 countries that participate, the four-day event brings together some of the best to test their culinary craft.
Read more about Bucci and the Culinary Olympics
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JJC Baseball's Howard Named Division III Player of the Year
Brandon Howard stands with Head Baseball Coach and Athletics Director Wayne King in the JJC gym on Nov. 22. King presented Howard with his award from the American Baseball Coaches Association in a ceremony held during the halftime of the men's basketball game.
The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), in conjunction with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), has named JJC outfielder Brandon Howard as the NJCAA Division III Baseball Player of the Year.
Howard finished the regular season with a .464 batting average, which ranked 10th in the nation. He drove in 49 runs and tallied 25 doubles and five home runs for the Wolves. His efforts also earned him First-Team NJCAA Division III All-American honors.
His play helped lead JJC to a No. 1 ranking in six of the seven NJCAA DIII Baseball Rankings in 2008 and propelled the Wolves to their fifth straight Region IV title.
Read more about Howard and JJC baseball
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PTK Fundraiser for Will County Organization Nov. 29
The JJC Alpha Lambda Phi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa will be at the Bolingbrook Barnes & Noble on Saturday, Nov. 29, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to raise funds for the Reach Out and Read organization at the Will County Community Health Center (WCCHC).
Phi Theta Kappa will earn a 10 percent merchandise credit on all purchases referencing their organization made that day. In turn, the group will use that merchandise credit to purchase books for the WCCHC.
Phi Theta Kappa's student officers have planned several activities, including book signings by two authors, Lloyd Frankland and Margot Justes that day. The group will also be accepting donations of new or gently used children's books.
The Reach Out and Read Program is a national non-profit literacy organization which promotes reading by giving books to children at their pediatric check-ups.
At the Will County Community Health Center, children between six months and five years old receive a free, age-appropriate book at each wellness visit. During this visit, parents are also given advice about the importance of literacy and reading aloud to their children.
For more information about Reach Out and Read, see http://www.reachoutandread.org/.
If you are unable to go to Bolingbrook, contact PTK adviser Tamara Brattoli at tbrattol@jjc.edu for a voucher to support this cause at any Barnes & Noble on Nov. 29.
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Alumni Reception for Employees Dec. 1
The JJC Office of Alumni Relations will host an Alumni Reception for employees who are also alumni of the college on Monday, Dec. 1, in the Board Room from 2 to 4 p.m.
Refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling Dee at ext. 2328.
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World AIDS Day Events at JJC
The JJC student club G.L.O.W. will sponsor several campus activities for World AIDS Day, which is Monday, Dec. 1.
Three days of events are planned from Monday, Dec. 1, through Wednesday, Dec. 3, to inform the JJC community about this disease.
On Dec. 1, informative pamphlets and red ribbons will be available for distribution and there will be buttons for sale. On Dec. 2, the group will host a bake sale to raise funds for the fight against AIDS. On Dec. 3, a screening of the 1998 Angelina Jolie movie "Gia" will be shown from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
All events will be held on the Main Campus Bridge.
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New Wordeater Premiere and Celebration Event Dec. 11
 JJC's creative arts magazine, Wordeater, will celebrate the publication of its 119th print issue and fall e-zine with an awards ceremony, gallery display and reading on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the Main Campus Bridge. Along with open mic time, writers and artists from the current issue will share their work.
Special guest readers include JJC alumni and published authors Irving Gamboa and Nick Billone. The event is open to the public. Wordeater has been publishing the written and visual arts of students, alumni, faculty, and staff of JJC since 1972.
For more information and to view the current e-zine, visit www.wordeater.org.
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Early Childhood Open House and Enrollment Dec. 19
The Early Childhood Center (ECC) will hold an open house and registration day on Friday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon in the ECC on the Main Campus.
Children and parents can enjoy fresh, warm popcorn and make and take crafts while they tour the center, meet the staff and have their picture taken with the Cat in the Hat.
Those who attend the family event and choose to register on that day will have the $25 registration fee waived when they pay the first week's tuition in advance. Full-time and part-time tuition rates are available.
Every child enrolling that day will receive a free book and school kit, compliments of the JJC SPRITE Club and Parent Advisory Committee.
For more information, call Bev Cavanaugh ext. 2280 or e-mail bcavanau@jjc.edu or visit www.jjc.edu/ecc.
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October CORE Values Winners
 The Core Values Committee would like to recognize the following individuals who were nominated in October for a CORE Values Award and were randomly selected to win an employee recognition gift bag.
October winners are as follows:
Candace Malone, communications and external relations assistant, nominated for Quality by Jeff Julian, director of communications and external relations.
Todd Byrd, manager of diversity and recruitment, nominated for Integrity by Jewell Dennis, Project Achieve coordinator.
Dan Kriedler, director of Tech Prep and Education to Career Services, nominated for Respect by Pam Dilday, director of student activities.
Sunnie Hunter, curriculum specialist, nominated for Collaboration, by Chef Fred Ferrara.
Otto Stuckmaier, director of application support services, nominated for Innovation by Mary Ann Oetter, evening supervisor in Registration and Records.
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Corporate and Community Service Wins Web Award
From left to right: Bruce Kuzmanich, contract training manager;
Kathy Dolosic, contract training specialist; William Draves, president of LERN; and Amy Murphy, director of corporate and community service. JJC's Corporate and Community Service area won an international award for its Web site.
The Web site for JJC's Corporate and Community Service won first place in the 2009 Learning Resource Network (LERN) International Awards for the Internet Home Page category.
LERN is an organization dedicated to training and consulting for lifelong learning programs. Every year, it awards colleges and other organizations for outstanding work in a variety of categories, including the use of the Internet.
The Corporate and Community Service area, along with Amy Murphy, its director, collaborated on the site with the college's Learner Support and Technology Services (LSTS) Department.
"It was my goal to develop a Web site based on the design and content of our Training Update newsletter," Murphy said. "That newsletter has been one of the most powerful communication tools we ever developed and I wanted to transfer that success to a web presence our readers would appreciate."
The award was presented at the annual LERN Conference in San Francisco on Nov. 17.
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Faculty, Staff Awards and Recognition
 * Chef Michael McGreal, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Department chair, published his first textbook, "Culinary Arts Principles and Applications," through
American Technical Publishers, Inc. Published this year, the text presents fundamental culinary theories along with classical cooking methods and techniques to help students build a repertoire of professional skills. Each textbook includes an Interactive CD-ROM.
Want to send recognition information about a JJC faculty or staff member? E-mail communications@jjc.edu.
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