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Upcoming Events
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JJC Studio Art Faculty Exhibition
October 04-29 8:00a.m.-8:00p.m. Main Campus Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery Volunteer FairOctober 6
10:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
Main Campus
Concourse
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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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White House to Host Community College Summit on Oct. 5
 As part of the continued national focus on community college's, Dr. Jill Biden will host a summit on community colleges on Oct. 5 at the White House.
The summit will bring together a cross-section of participants from higher education, government, and the business world, including Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Melinda Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; William D. Green, chairman and CEO of Accenture; and Eduardo Padron, president of Miami Dade College.
According to the White House's website, the summit's focus will be on "how community colleges can ensure that the United States has the most educated workforce in the world" with the goal to "address the critical role of community colleges as part of America's economic vision for the future."
The opening and closing sessions of the summit will be streamed live on the White House's website at www.WhiteHouse.gov/live. The opening session kicks off at 11:15 a.m. CST and the closing session begins at 2 p.m. CST.
For more information on the Community College Summit, visit www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege.
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Dr. Proulx Raises Cancer Awareness in a New Way
Well before she began chemotherapy treatment for fallopian tube cancer in 2008, JJC President Gena Proulx supported cancer awareness by participating in community events like the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
Now, two years after that diagnosis, Proulx continues to receive treatment every other week. She makes donations to the Loyola University Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society. She even donated the wigs she wore during the first year she underwent treatment to Loyola's center.
But it was earlier this month that Proulx decided to do something she'd never done before to support the cause: she dyed pieces of hair surrounding her face teal, the color that represents ovarian cancer, in accordance with efforts by the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition.
"Every day when I wake up and I look in the mirror, it's a reminder that I'm living with cancer-that I can live with it," Proulx said. "It's also a reminder to others that you can live with this-I want to give others hope."
Proulx said according to the Choose Hope organization, which works to raise money for cancer research, there are around 25 colors associated with different cancers.
"I want to raise awareness for all types of cancer research," she added. "It used to be cancer was a death sentence, and it doesn't have to be."
In 2008, the Blazer wrote a story about Dr. Proulx and her battle with fallopian tube cancer. --> Read the story
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Clean Energy Foundation Presents Grant Check for Campus Projects
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation presented a $243,128 check yesterday at the Buildings and Grounds meeting, which comprises three grants the college has received since 2004 for energy efficiency projects.
The Foundation's Senior Program Officer Bob Romo presented the check to Dr. Proulx and Trustee Dan O'Connell.
Campus projects funded by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation include:
· Lighting upgrade project, $7,328, awarded in 2004
· Campus Center Geothermal installation, $90,000, awarded in 2009
· Lighting upgrade project, $145,800, awarded in2009
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation supports programs and projects that will improve energy efficiency, develop renewable energy resources and preserve and enhance natural areas and wildlife habitats throughout the state.
Over the last seven years, the Foundation has awarded 3,000 grants, totaling $160 million to Illinois nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities and other local government agencies. The grants support activity in all of 102 counties in the state of Illinois. |
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
 For the month of October, JJC employees are encouraged to go Passionately Pink for the Cure to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.
Participating is simple. Just wear pink (item of clothing) on every Friday throughout the month of October and make a donation of $5 or more to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
To make a donation, contact any of the following representatives on campus: Tracy Theard, Institutional Advancement and Research Office, ext. 2352; Tina McComb, Human Resources, ext. 2782; Debbie Halley, North Campus, ext. 7702; Griselda Martinez, Grundy Campus, (815) 942-1552; or Debra Alberts, City Center Campus, ext. 1210.
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Fall 2010 Brown Bag Lecture Series
Did you miss a Brown Bag? The mp3 are available on the Media Services website. These include Melissa Bradford's Sept. 8 presentation, "Democratic Schooling" and "Body Art: Tattooing in America,"
presented by Catherine Suchy on Sept. 23.
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:
· "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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JJC Auction Oct. 2
The college will hold a public auction of surplus inventory on Saturday, Oct. 2, starting at 9 a.m. on the Main Campus.
The following is a partial list of items that will be auctioned:
· classroom tables and desks
· office chairs and furniture
· computers, laptops, TVs, media equipment
· foosball and Brunswick air hockey table
· Savin & Canon copy machines
· postage equipment
· lost and found items
· lighting fixtures
· garbage cans
· HVAC units
· office supplies
· overhead projectors
· welding equipment
The following items cannot be picked up until January 2011 and will be auctioned first at 9 a.m. They include: Athletic equipment including bench press, incline press, easy curl, squat and dumbbell rack, chin dip bar, rotator cuff machine, glut machine, weight trees, Olympic bars, curl bar weight plates, free weight and Alpine gas kiln.
All other items need to be removed the day of the sale. Arrangements can be made to pick up large items Oct. 4 through Oct. 7 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Cash or check with proper ID will be accepted. No items can be removed until a payment is made in full.
All items will be sold as is, and the college is not responsible for accidents or items after they are sold. Sale day announcements take precedence over printed material.
For more information, contact the JJC Purchasing Office at (815) 280-6678.
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Google Workshops Offered at JJC in October
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at JJC will host two interactive seminars called "Google 101" in October to help small business owners learn how to use Google tools to reach more customers, understand what customers are searching for, and operate more efficiently.
Two three-hour workshops will be held on the JJC Main Campus, one on Oct. 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. and one on Oct. 21 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
"The great thing about this workshop is that Google employees will be conducting it," Amy Murphy, JJC director of corporate and community services, said. "These are the people who know all the features Google offers the small business owner. The course should be very informative."
Murphy said that the workshop will also cover the best online marketing practices, including the use of Google AdWords, using the right keywords, and writing compelling ads.
"It will even cover Google Analytics and Google Maps-it is an ideal workshop for small business owners," she added.
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Joliet Junior College is one of the small business service providers in the Illinois Entrepreneurship Network and is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
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Seminar on Understanding Healthcare Reform Laws for Small Businesses at JJC Oct. 13
With the recent passage of the federal healthcare reform package, many people are still wondering how the new legislation will affect them.
JJC's Illinois Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) hopes to do their part and help small business owners navigate the new laws with a two-hour seminar "Healthcare Reform and the Small Business" on Oct. 13 from 8 to 10 a.m. on the college's Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet. Cost to attend is $15 per person.
"In this seminar we hope to provide facts to the small business owner so they can make better decisions about the future," Brian Thompson, ISBDC business analyst, said. "We will look at what is coming between now and 2013."
The seminar will be conducted by Larry Grudzien, an attorney who specializes in employee benefits law. Grudzien, who has more than 28 years of experience in this field, has been an adjunct faculty member at John Marshall Law School in Chicago and Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana.
Grudzien will focus on changes within the legislation that take effect in 2010, 2011 and 2012. One of the changes to take effect during this period is the elimination of lifetime and annual limits. In the past, a policy would cover 80 percent of co-pay amount and 100 percent of the balance up to a specified lifetime total.
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View of the skylight in the Campus Center cafeteria. (Photo by Mike O'Brien)
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Faculty, Staff Recognition
- Congratulations to Julio Santiago, assistant professor of nursing, who was elected as a director-at-large for the National Council of State Boards of Nursing during its 2010 Delegate Assembly. Santiago is also the chairperson of the Illinois Board of Nursing, which he has served on since 2005. The Illinois Board of Nursing is the state government agency established by law to protect the public by regulating the practice of nurses in the state of Illinois. Members of the board are appointed by the governor.
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