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JJC FAST FACTS |
The Greenhouse Facility groundbreaking ceremony is March 31 at 4 p.m. All are invited to attend. Details... |
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Sustainability Initiatives at JJC |
Updates have been made to college's sustainability Web site! |
www.jjc.edu/info/sustainablecampus
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Conference to Discuss Issues in Gender and Violence
JJC will host an event devoted to issues in gender and violence on April 3.
The 12th Annual Empowerment Conference will discuss issues in gender and violence that have recently received mass media attention in light of the domestic violence charges surrounding pop singers Chris Brown and Rihanna.
 The college will host two well-known experts in this arena, Vicki Crompton (left), who recently appeared on the March 12 Oprah Winfrey show dedicated to dating violence, and Diane Rosenfeld, a Harvard law lecturer who played an integral role in the writing of the Cindy Bischof law.
Read more about Crompton's March 12 Oprah Winfrey Show appearance.
The Empowerment Conference is free and open to the public. It will be held on Friday, April 3, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus. Besides the panel discussion, a lunch will be served. Reservations are required only for the lunch by March 27.
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Annual College Tornado Drills Scheduled in April
The college will conduct its annual tornado drills at the Main Campus, City Center Campus, and North Campus on Monday, April 6, at 10 a.m.
Ed Vasil, JJC environmental, health and safety manager will schedule a separate drill at the Weitendorf and Grundy facilities during that week.
For more information, contact Vasil at (815) 280-2384 or e-mail evasil@jjc.edu.
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Success Story Series to Feature Mansion Director
 The next JJC Success Story Series will be on Thursday, April 2, and will feature Sue Bornhofen, executive director of the Jacob Henry Mansion, a national historic landmark in Joliet.
The series, a sequence of presentations designed to introduce students to personal success stories of JJC alumni who are leaders in the community and/or their field, will be held in the J-Building from noon to 1 p.m. on the Main Campus and offer a complimentary lunch.
Bornhofen graduated from JJC in 1979 and also earned a degree in fashion merchandising from Northern Illinois University.
For more information, visit www.jjc.edu/about/alumni/Pages/events.aspx.
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Chinese Documentary Film Screenings March 26
JJC will host an afternoon of contemporary Chinese documentary films tomorrow, March 26, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus.
The films will be introduced by Dr. Li Zeng, assistant professor of theatre at Illinois State University. The two films to be featured are "Please Vote for Me!" directed by Weijun Chen, 2007, and "Up the Yangtze," directed by Yung Chang, 2008.
Sponsored by the JJC International Education Department, the event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Diane Vlna at dvlna@jjc.edu or ext. 2570.
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U of C Researcher to Discuss Cosmic Explosions, Aftermath
A senior research associate in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago will give a public talk on the history of cosmic explosions and their impacts on Tuesday, April 7, from 6 to 7 p.m. on the Main Campus.
Vikram Dwarkadas, Ph.D., will give his talk called "Cosmic Explosions and their Aftermath" in D-2001.
In this discussion, Dwarkadas will explore the remarkable history of cataclysmic explosions and the result of the explosions that have fascinated mankind for millennia.
These supernova explosions have even been recorded a thousand years ago as the sudden appearance of a bright star in the sky. Stars greater than about eight times the mass of our sun end their lives in cataclysmic explosions, releasing extremely large amounts of material at very high energies. It has only been in the last several decades that astronomers have begun to understand these explosions.
Admission is free and refreshments will be available beginning at 5:45 p.m.
For more information, contact Noella D'Cruz at ext. 2572 or e-mail ndcruz@jjc.edu.
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Pan-Asian Festival March 26
Join the JJC Epicurean Club, International Students Club, and the Indo-Pak Club in celebrating Pan-Asian cultures at the Pan-Asian Festival on March 26.
The festival will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Main Campus cafeteria. Admission is $5.
Funds raised will support JJC Epicurean Club, International Students Club, and the Indo-Pak Club, a new student club that works to promote Indian and Pakistani cultures.
The festival will feature a performance by the University of Illinois at Chicago's Bhangra Performers. Bhangra is a form of music and dance that originated in the Punjab region of India.
The festival will also feature a fashion show and Pan-Asian foods that include ahi and crab sushi, salmon teriyaki, beef and vegetable fire pot, and browned noodles with duck.
For more information, contact Kerry Lane at (815) 280-6685 or klane@jjc.edu.
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
 * Congratulations to Emily Marino, women's athletic coordinator and head softball coach, who will be honored at this year's Joliet Catholic Academy Alumni Association Hilltopper Banquet. Marino, a 1997 JCA graduate, will receive the organization's Paddy McGowan Award, presented annually to an alumnus who has excelled in the field of athletics through both performance and continued service to the community.
Want to send recognition information about a JJC faculty or staff member? E-mail communications@jjc.edu.
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