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Musica Viva - Faculty Recital
05:00pm
Main Campus
Fine Arts Theatre
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Hear Amy Murphy talk about the college's National Safety Council Award and new driving laws in this WJOL podcast.
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Connections Magazine Fall 2009
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Open Forum Schedule for Academic Affairs VP Candidates
Starting Jan. 19, the college will host five finalists for the vice president of academic affairs position.
As part of the interview day, the campus community is invited to meet the candidate and ask questions at one of two open forums. The college hopes to forward a recommendation to the board of trustees in March.
For more information, contact search committee chair Dr. Betsy Oudenhoven at ext. 6690 or boudenho@jjc.edu.
Below are the meeting details for all ofthe open forums for Vice President of Academic Affairs candidates:
Tuesday, January 19 - Laurie Chesley
1:15 - 2 p.m. Open meeting with college community (cafeteria)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Open meeting with faculty (cafeteria)
Thursday, January 21 - Stuart Blacklaw
1:15 - 2 p.m. Open meeting with college community (cafeteria)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Open meeting with faculty (cafeteria)
Tuesday, January 26 - Chris Picard
1:15 - 2 p.m. Open meeting with college community (cafeteria)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Open meeting with faculty (cafeteria)
Thursday, January 28 - Donald Pearl
1:15 - 2 p.m. Open meeting with college community (cafeteria)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Open meeting with faculty (cafeteria)
Tuesday, February 2 - Valerie Roberson
1:15 - 2 p.m. Open meeting with college community (J-0006/0007)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Open meeting with faculty (J-0006/0007)
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JJC Responds to Demand for Drivers with New Training Program
Despite the nation's high unemployment rate, there is one industry with plenty of jobs to fill-and one of Joliet Junior College's newest programs is now training workers to fill those openings.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), truck drivers and driver/sales workers hold 3.2 million jobs, making trucking one of the nation's largest occupations. BLS expects overall job growth to be favorable, especially for long-haul drivers.
To meet this demand, JJC's Corporate and Community Services (CCS) division has created a new career program to prepare people to drive tractor-trailers and take the CDL exam.
"This program is designed for people with little or no commercial driving experience," said CCS Director Amy Murphy. "Whether products are manufactured here or overseas, they still need to be delivered in an efficient and environmentally friendly way."
Murphy added that the program's recruiters are already working with trucking companies that will pre-hire students-meaning that many graduates of the program could receive job offers prior to completing their training.
Read more about the program
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JJC Alumni Spotlight:
Jason Sheedy
 He once roamed the halls of Joliet Junior College but now, JJC alum Jason Sheedy finds himself combing the streets of New York City, searching for enough donuts to feed 300 hungry audience members at the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" show.
Sheedy won Fallon's first-ever Late Night Intern Contest this September--a whirlwind from where he was a few years ago.
In 2004, Sheedy enrolled at JJC. Interested in film and editing, he took a film studies class and joined the filmmakers club.
"Being involved with the club gave me the chance to surround myself with people who had the same interests," Sheedy said. "I also took a film study course...it introduced me to some classic films and filmmaking techniques that helped me build a solid foundation of knowledge that guided me into my time at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)."
When he returned home to Morris this past year on summer break, Sheedy knew he needed to secure an internship. After sending numerous e-mails and applications and having little luck, he began to lose hope.
Then he heard about Fallon's contest. He decided to take his chances and send a video submission to the show, a one-minute mock movie trailer advertising all the qualities of a good intern. By early September 2009, Sheedy learned that he had been selected as a finalist.
Read more about Sheedy
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Musica Viva Concert Jan. 17
 The Fine Arts Department will present its first Musica Viva concert of the year, a faculty piano recital by Dr. Daniela Broderick, performing music of Mozart, Chopin and Schumann at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17, in the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus. Admission is free.
Broderick has performed throughout Brazil and the United States, including solo performances with the Rio de Janeiro Federal University Orchestra and Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra and at the Cathedral Concert Series in Joliet and Saturdays with Brahms Series in Colorado.
Read more about Broderick
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Auditions for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jan. 28 and 29
The Fine Arts Department will hold auditions for "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 3 and 7 p.m. and on Friday, Jan. 29, at 6 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus.
People interested in auditioning should prepare a 60 second monologue and be prepared to read from the script.
For more information, contact the director, Associate Professor Tammy Perkins, at ext. 2839 or tperkins@jjc.edu or the theatre office at ext. 2200.
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New Greenhouse is Complete
Plants are moved into the new greenhouse on the corner of the Main Campus exit road and Houbolt Road.
As Dr. Proulx mentioned in the Jan. 6 Professional and Personal Development General Session, there will be an offical grand opening of the facility on April 13 at 4 p.m.
Stay up-to-date with ongoing projects on campus:
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
* Congratulations to Bette Conkin, dean of arts and sciences, who has been selected as a peer reviewer for the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) of The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. AQIP is the alternative accreditation process based on systematic quality improvement principals.
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