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Anger Management Session
09/28 01:00 to 02:00p.m.
Main Campus
Call 815 280-2759 to register
09/29 at 01:00pm to 02:00pm Main Campus Location: TBA
10/02 at 12:00 to 06:00pm
Silver Cross Stadium
Joliet, IL
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JJC Fast Facts
The Board of Trustees meeting summary for September 14, 2010 is now available online. | |
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Hispanic Heritage Month Events Continue
Steven Hashimoto and the Sueños Latin Jazz Band perform on the Bridge Sept. 22. (Photo by Candace Malone)
Last week, the JJC Board of Trustees designated Sept. 15 through Oct.15 as Hispanic Heritage Month at their September meeting. Hispanic Heritage Month events are sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs, Office of Student Activities, and Latinos Unidos.
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JJC, GSU Sign Dual Degree Program Agreement
 From left: Dr. Proulx, JJC president; Dr. Elaine Maimon, GSU president. Back: Dr. Valerie Roberson, vice president of academic affairs; Dr. Terry L. Allison, GSU provost and vice president of academic affairs; Dr. Gebeyehu Ejigu, GSU executive vice president; and Dr. Betsy Oudenhoven, vice president of student development. (Photo by Mike O'Brien)
JJC and Governors State University signed a dual degree program agreement on Sept. 17 to help students complete their bachelor's degrees.
Dr. Angie Kaysen-Luzbetak, JJC coordinator of transfer articulation, said that recent data and literature suggest that associate degree completion prior to transfer increases a student's chance of baccalaureate degree completion.
"What is really special about this program is the commitment to ensure that JJC students complete their associate degree prior to transfer to Governors State University," Kaysen-Luzbetak said. "As a result, JJC and GSU have crafted a new agreement that not only supports the students' journey at JJC, but creates a pathway for success and degree completion at GSU."
JJC President Gena Proulx and Governors State University President Dr. Elaine P. Maimon signed the agreement, in addition to JJC Vice President of Student Development Dr. Betsy Oudenhoven and JJC Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Valerie Roberson.
Representatives from GSU also included Dr. Gebeyehu Ejigu, executive vice president, and Dr. Terry L. Allison, provost and vice president of academic affairs.
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CBS 2 Covers JJC Student Job Fair
A JJC student recieves assistance at the JJC Part-time/Seasonal Job Fair (Photo by Mike O'Brien)  |
The Office of Career Services' annual Part-time/Seasonal Job Fair for students earned a spot in the Sept. 17 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts on CBS 2 Chicago. Reporter Jim Williams interviewed Director of Career Services Mary Jo Wolfersberger and several students about the current job market. Wolfersberger said 162 students and 28 employers attended the fair.
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Fall 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series
Did you miss today's Brown Bag? The mp3 will be available soon on the Media Services website. Melissa Bradford's Sept. 8 presentation, "Democratic Schooling," is available now.
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:
· "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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Annual College Fair Oct. 12
Listen to Jennifer Kloberdanz and David Seward talk about the College Fair on WJOL 1340 AM on Sept. 27 at 9:10 a.m.
JJC will hold its annual College Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on the Main Campus in Joliet. The fair will be held in the gym, cafeteria and throughout the bridge and C-H concourse.
The College Fair is an opportunity for students and parents to meet with representatives from over 130 state, regional and national colleges and universities, both public and private.
A free financial aid seminar will be held in the Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be an additional seminar presented in Spanish at 6 p.m. on the Main Campus in room K1003.
For more information, contact Sue Callans at (815) 280-2355 or scallans@jjc.edu.
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JJC Volunteer Fair Oct. 6
The JJC Office of Student Activities and Holistic Wellness will host its annual Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the C-H Concourse on the Main Campus. Community members will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of volunteer opportunities as well as community agencies, such as the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Will County Habitat for Humanity, Morning Star Mission Ministries and the Will County Health Department. Representatives will be available to answer questions. For more information, contact Amy Sims at (815) 280-2202 or asims@jjc.edu.
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Digging Under JJC Lake Completes Campus Water Project
This photo, taken July 7, shows the auguring pit that was dug to channel piping under the college's lake to connect water service on both sides of the campus. (Photo by Mike O'Brien)
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This summer, construction on the Main Campus not only included the rise of new buildings, but digging underneath the campus lake to loop the water main system.
According to Rick Lyman, JJC manager of construction and facility planning, an auguring pit was dug on the side of the lake closest to the T-Building that was approximately 15 feet wide by 45 feet long and about 40 feet deep. The bottom of the pit extended about 6 feet below the bottom of the lake.
"Then, we augured a three-foot diameter hole under the lake that ran about 170 feet to the north side of the lake," he said. "At that point, another pit was excavated to accept the water main on the other side."
He added that the channel under the lake is encased with a steel pipe, and has a new eight-inch water main running through it. There are also two four-inch conduits in the event the college decides to run IT or other power cables through it.
Before the project was complete, if a water main break occurred, the college had to shut down water that fed large portions of the campus, or in some cases, the entire system. Now, water service is connected on both sides of campus.
"The looped water main serves our new Facility Service building, but also now allows the ability, for maintenance needs, to shut down water supply around the campus without shutting down multiple areas," Lyman said.
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View of the Campus Center between the B- and V-Buildings. (Photo by Mike O'Brien)
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
· Philip Spencer, professor of music, was recently been named artistic director of the new "Festival of American and Global Vocal Music" for high school youth in Wittenberg, Germany. The festival will be held from July 27 to Aug. 9, 2011.
Sponsored by the Lutheran Youth Choir of North America-which was founded by Spencer in 2005-and co-sponsored by the ELCA's Wittenberg Center and the International YMCA, the festival will be held at a restored medieval castle outside of Wittenberg
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