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JJC FAST FACTS |
Board of Trustees meeting summaries are now online.
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Sustainability Initiatives at JJC |
JJC's sustainability Web site
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Campus Center Ceremony held Aug. 25
JJC students pose with Board of Trustees Chair Bob Wunderlich and Dr. Proulx at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Campus Center.
The college held its second groundbreaking ceremony of the year for the new Campus Center on Aug. 25 on the Main Campus south of the existing greenhouse.
The building, which will be LEED-certified with green roofs, will provide one-stop access to all student services, additional parking and access to natural areas. It is expected to be completed in July 2011.
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Library Now Offers New Self-Playing Digital Audio Books
The JJC library is now offering Playaway--the first self-playing digital audio book--to its patrons.
Each unit is around half the size of a deck of cards and can hold up to 80 hours of content. Using clearly marked buttons, Playaway gives listeners the ability to move back and forth within or between chapters and alter the speed of a narrator's voice, as well as an automatic bookmark feature that remembers where you left off.
Playaway also has a universal headphone jack that works with almost any type of headphone or mobility accessory.
There are over 140 titles on Playaway in the library, including many selections for language learning programs, bestselling adult fiction, and curriculum classics.
Student and staff IDs are required to check out materials from the library. Playaways circulate for one month.
For more information, call the library at ext. 2665.
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New Gallery Exhibit: Traveler
Professor Steve Sherrell's artwork, inspired on his Italian sabbatical, is now on display in the Sprague Gallery through Sept. 18.
Visual Arts Professor Steve Sherrell spent six weeks in Florence, Italy on sabbatical last spring semester. Now, the artwork he created while there is on display in an exhibit called "Traveler" in the Laura A. Sprague gallery through Sept. 18.
The gallery, located on the second floor of the J-Building on the Main Campus, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information, call ext. 2223.
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JJC Alumni Spotlight:
Scott Getz
 Scott Getz experienced the educational adventure of a lifetime when he was chosen from hundreds of applicants to study abroad at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew near London.
The Homewood native and JJC horticulture student, who graduated in May 2009, spent 10 weeks at the premier botanical garden in the summer of 2008, working in a designated section of the 300-acre garden and tending specially to the Order Beds, a systematic arrangement of plants by their family characteristics.
"The passion for plants in England is unparalleled, and I loved being a part of that," Getz says. "Working with rare and endangered plant species and studying diverse flora exposed me to new aspects of horticulture and possible career paths."
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Changes Associated with Closure of KK Building
With the closing of the KK Building over the summer, there have been several changes for programs that were located there.
Two trailers with temporary classrooms have been set up south of G-Building. TRA 101 (east trailer) is housing the Fire Science Program and TRB 101 and 102 (west trailer) are housing the Emergency Medical Services program.
Duane Stonich and Charlotte Clark still have offices in the Natural Science Department, but now have mailboxes in the Nursing Department.
C-1007 is now the CNA classroom. CPR, Phlebotomy and EKG classes are being held in C-2028 located within the Nursing Simulation Lab.
Cathy Schley and Kim Crawford now have offices in C-1037 in the Nursing Department.
For more information, contact Mary Beth Luna at ext. 2605 or mluna@jjc.edu.
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Renaissance Center Italian Night Dinner Aug. 28
The Renaissance Center will host a Regions of Italy dinner on Friday, Aug. 28, beginning at 6 p.m. with cocktails. Reservations are required.
For more information or to make reservations, contact Susan Stockwell at sstockwe@jjc.edu.
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
* Congratulations to Dr. Pat Kupina, nursing professor, who recently completed the Prepared Childbirth Educator Course and successfully passed the exam to become a certified childbirth educator through Prepared Childbirth Educators, Inc. Dr. Kupina also recently earned her certification as a childbirth doula and lactation consultant.
* Congratulations to Dr. John Lyons, assistant professor of history, whose book "Teaching History Online" was published this spring.
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