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Check out interviews with JJC Workforce Skills Manager Kelly Lapetino, Director of Admissions Jennifer Kloberdanz, and Recruiters Susan Callans and Rosa Salazar. |
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Connections Magazine Fall 2009
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JJC Partners with Bradley University on Scholarship Agreement
Bradley to offer up to 20 competitive scholarships annually to JJC students
For JJC students, transferring to Bradley University in Peoria will be easier beginning in fall 2010 thanks to a new competitive scholarship.
Twenty JJC students will be eligible to receive $3,500 in financial aid each academic year through the Presidents Partnership Scholarship. When combined with other Bradley-funded awards, the new scholarship will provide up to $8,500 per year for qualified JJC students.
Bradley President Joanne Glasser and JJC President Dr. Gena Proulx will sign the agreement on Dec. 14 at 11:30 a.m. on the Main Campus Bridge. The college community is invited to attend.
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JJC Awarded National Safety Council's Highest Honor
 JJC recently received The National Safety Council's Star Award--the council's highest honor--at its 45th Anniversary Defensive Driving Course Banquet in Orlando, Fla.
The college won the award for achievements that exceeded all other training centers in the DDC-4 Region.
"We train more people in defensive driving than any other training center in Illinois," Amy Murphy, director of JJC's Corporate and Community Services division and supervisor of the Will County Traffic School, said. "Teaching people how to drive defensively is one of the most rewarding services we provide. All of us are proud to be recognized by the National Safety Council as one of the best among the best."
In the photo: Mary Ann Koerner, traffic school secretary; Amy Murphy, corporate and community services director; and Cheryl Ward, traffic school secretary pose with the Star Award.
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JJC Alumni and Staff Spotlight: Susi Mejia
Though her unit in the U.S. Army has taken her all over the country in the last decade, there's one place that's been a constant for Susi Mejia.
"Joliet Junior College is my foundation," Mejia says on a recent fall afternoon.
It's easy to see why.
The JJC graduate ('02) has been connected to the college since she first enrolled in 1996; first as a full-time student and Counseling Department student worker involved in clubs like Latinos Unidos and the JC Players, then as a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant returning to finish her degrees. Now, Mejia has come full circle - she works in the college's Registration Office.
"I like helping students--it's rewarding to be a part of someone's education," Mejia says. "Someone did that for me when I first came here, and I like knowing that I'm giving that positive experience back."
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Event to Celebrate New Wordeater Issue Dec. 10
JJC's creative arts magazine is celebrating its December print issue of Wordeater #121 and the Fall '09 E-zine on Thursday, Dec. 10, 5 p.m., through 7 p.m., on the bridge.
Wordeater and E-zine are presented biannually, each containing original forms of artwork including: poetry, plays, short-fiction, songs, essays, creative non-fiction, video, comics, photography, and more.
There will be an awards ceremony with original songs performed by JJC students Taylor and Alexa Bowen, artwork by Anna Dankova, readings from Wordeater contributors, open mic time, and food and beverages.
For more information, contact Adam Heidenreich at ext. 2770 or aheidenr@jjc.edu.
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
* Congratulations to Angellica Ahng, workforce development coordinator, JJC Community and Economic Development Grundy Workforce Services, who was recently elected president of the Grundy County Interagency Council (GCIC). GCIC is comprised of local agencies and serves as a forum to exchange community service efforts and resources.
* Congratulations to Marian Pezdek, nursing professor, who recently completed the multi-disciplinary certificate program in geriatrics for non-physicians.
Want to send recognition information about a JJC faculty or staff member? E-mail communications@jjc.edu.
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