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JJC Fast Facts
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JJC Acquires White Store Building
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On Thursday afternoon, Joliet Junior College completed the $480,000 deal with the city of Joliet to acquire the property at 215 N. Chicago St., also known as the White Store.
The land, which is adjacent to the college's Renaissance Center, will be the site for the college's new City Center Campus.
"Completing the sale of the White Store is a big step forward for the college," Dr. Proulx said. "Now, we can begin our work to create a campus in downtown Joliet that will provide learning opportunities for our residents in a new facility that will be a complement to the cityscape of downtown Joliet."
Demolition of the building is tentatively scheduled for November, along with a groundbreaking ceremony tentatively scheduled for the Dec. 14 board of trustees meeting, which will be held at the City Center Campus.
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JJC Mainstreet Photo Gallery - Fall 2010
(Photo by Mike O'Brien)
The college's Mainstreet event was held Sept. 8 and 9 on the Main Campus and gathered departments, student clubs, and college resources together to provide information for students and opportunities to get involved.
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6th Annual Grundy County Regional Job Fair Sept. 15
Joliet Junior College, along with partner organizations, will sponsor the Sixth Annual Grundy County Regional Job Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 15, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Saratoga Community School District, 4040 N. Division St., in Morris.
Job seekers will have the opportunity to apply and speak briefly with employers from throughout Grundy County and surrounding counties. A resume is required to enter the fair, and professional attire is strongly preferred.
To help prepare job seekers for the event, Grundy Workforce Services will be offering free resume writing workshops on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m.; on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m.; and Monday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m.
Those interested in attending these workshops should call (815) 942-0566 to reserve a seat.
In addition to JJC, job fair partners include JJC Grundy Workforce Services, Community Foundation of Grundy County, Grundy County Chamber of Commerce, and the Grundy Economic Development Council.
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Free Informational Seminar on Fundraising Sept. 16
The Donors Forum will hold an informational seminar on fundraising Thursday, Sept. 16, at the South Metropolitan Philanthropy Center at Joliet Junior College, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet. It is free and open to the public.
The seminar, titled "The First Step in Fundraising: Learn to Use the Tools at the South Metropolitan Philanthropy Center," will be held in the JJC library from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Advanced registration is required.
A tutorial will be given on using Illinois Funding Source, Donors Forum's searchable online database of Illinois grantmaker profiles and grants information.
Read more about the seminar |
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Fall 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series
The Fall 2010 semester Brown Bag Lecture Series began this week with a presentation by Melissa Bradford on "Democratic Schooling." If you missed it, the mp3 is available on the Media Services website.
The Brown Bag Lecture Series is free and open to the public. If you plan on bringing a class, contact Fred Harris at fharris@jjc.edu or ext. 2566 at least one day before the presentation. All lectures begin at noon.
Upcoming lectures:
· "Body Art: Tattooing in America," Catherine Suchy, Sept. 23, Main Campus, J-0006
· "United Way," Amy Sims, Sept. 29, Romeoville Campus, conference room
· "JJC Oral History Project," John Lyons, Oct. 7, Main Campus, J-0006
· "In Praise of Twitter," Bill Yarrow, Oct. 19, Main Campus, J-0006
· "Does Disagreement Lead to Skepticism," Michael Thune, Nov. 3, Main Campus, J-0006
· "Joliet's Great Downtown Plans," Alfredo Melesio and Kendall Jackson, Dec. 1, Main Campus, J-0006.
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Trustee Nominating Petitions Available Starting Sept. 21
Nominating petitions for candidacy for the office of Joliet Junior College Trustee will be available beginning Sept. 21.
This year, two seats are up for election, that of current trustees Jeff May and Mike O'Connell. O'Connell was appointed to fill the vacancy when former Trustee Dick Dystrup passed away in August 2009. Each trustee term is six years.
Information and nominating petitions for the JJC trustee consolidated election will be available on the JJC Board of Trustees website where additional election materials can be found.
Petitions can also be picked up at the offices of Joan Tierney or Darlene Boyle, JJC local election officials from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet. Board of Trustees website
Read more about the process
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View of the Campus Center interior. (Photo by Mike O'Brien)
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
* Congratulations to Donna Theimer, Agriculture, Horticulture and Vet Tech Department Chair, who contributed to a new bridal book, "Bridal Flowers," written by Ginny Parfitt and published by Schiffer Publications. Theimer wrote the introduction to the book, and several of her bouquet and boutonniere designs are featured in it. This is the second book that Theimer has worked on with Schiffer Publications-the first is "The Bridal Bouquet Book."
* Congratulations to Bill Yarrow, professor of English, who had several poems published:
· "Whiplash Marriage" appears in the current print issue of "Poetry International" (#15/16).
http://poetryinternational.sdsu.edu/
· "Black Squirrel Poem" appears in the current print issue of "Arsenic Lobster."
· "Here's Looking at Euclid" appears in the current print issue of "Magma" (#47).
Want to send recognition information about a JJC faculty or staff member? E-mail communications@jjc.edu. |
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