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October 19
Noon-1:00p.m.
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Guest Recital and Master Class
October 19
1:00-4:00p.m.
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Fine Arts Theatre
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JJC Fast Facts
The Board Summary for the October 12 meeting is now available online.
Listen to Amy Luck talk about JJC'c new location, the Frankfort Education Center, on WJOL. | |
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White Store Update: Demolition Scheduled After Asbestos Removal Complete
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Architect concepts gallery
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Before JJC can implement plans for a new City Center Campus and bring hundreds of students to downtown Joliet, college officials are working through complex plans to salvage materials and remove several areas of asbestos from the 102-year-old structure that currently stands on the site of the new college campus.
The demolition of the White Store, located at 235 N. Chicago St., and subsequent building of a new campus on that site is a multi-pronged process, Tammy Rust, JJC vice president of administrative services, said.
First, a contractor for the demolition process is expected to be chosen by the end of October. But before the demolition can begin, the contractor must remove asbestos throughout the 40,000 square feet of space in the four-story White Store building.
"There is a building paper between the wood floors and subfloor, and that paper is asbestos," Larry Bacher of Gilbane Building Company said in his Oct. 12 master plan presentation to the JJC board of trustees. "So what we need to do is carefully remove the wood floor and then remove the paper."
Demolition is scheduled for November, but may push intoJanuary, due to the complexity of asbestos removal. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for mid-December at the site.
Bacher added that the demolition contractor will also advise the college on how to reuse or recycle materials from the building. In addition, materials still in the building -including somefurniture, fixtures, and a marble sink-will most likely be sold in a public sale, scheduled sometime before the end of the year.
Rust added the college plans to save some brick from the current structure and the white enamel panels and neon sign on the front of the structure.
Read more about the White Store demolition and City Center Campus project
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Annual College Fair Draw's Over 1,000 People
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(Photo by Mike O'Brien) |
The Oct. 12 Annual JJC College Fair welcomed over 130 colleges and universities and drew over 1,000 participants to the event.
College fair photo gallery
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Food Collection for Feed the Children Org Now Through Oct. 22
The JJC Epicurean and Competitive Cooking Clubs, Phi Theta Kappa, and Honors Program students are collecting non-perishable food supplies for the local non-profit Feed the Children organization now through Friday, Oct. 22, at 2:30 p.m. in recognition of Hunger Awareness Month.
Collection boxes are located in the hallway across from the west cafeteria entrance and in the City Center lobby. The Phi Theta Kappa and Honors Program groups will have additional boxes throughout the Main Campus.
In 2009, the college collected a record 2,000 pounds of food for the organization.
For more information, contact Fred Ferrara at ext. 2529 or fferrara@jjc.edu
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Musica Viva Fine Arts Concert at JJC Oct. 17
The Joliet Junior College Fine Arts Department will present a Musica Viva faculty recital by Thomas Liley, saxophone, and Matthew Gianforte, piano, performing the music of Schumann, Hindemith, Frederick Fox, Bernhard Heiden, and Piazzolla on Sunday, Oct. 17, in the JJC Fine Arts Theatre on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Rd in Joliet.
The recital begins at 3 p.m. and admission is free.
Liley, a Yamaha Performing Artist of classical saxophone, has performed throughout the United States and in China, Canada, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia in solo and chamber music recitals and as a soloist with such well-known conductors as Karel Husa, Sir Vivian Dunn, David Gregory, and James Barnes.
Read more about Liley and Gianforte
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Duo Montagnard Performance, Master Class Oct. 19
The Joliet Junior College Fine Arts Department will present a guest recital and master class on Oct. 19 by the international touring group Duo Montagnard, which consists of saxophonist Joseph Murphy and guitarist Matthew Slotkin.
The recital begins at 1 p.m. and will be held in the JJC Fine Arts Theatre, 1215 Houbolt Rd in Joliet. The master class will follow the performance at 3 p.m. Admission to both events is free.
Duo Montagnard was formed in 2002 and has performed over 130 concerts in 25 states and throughout the world. Festival performances include the Chautauqua Institution, the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, and the Alexandria Guitar Festival.
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MyJJC Portal Launch to Faculty Oct. 25
 With the upcoming launch of myJJC Portal to college faculty, the college's Information Technology division will host several demo sessions to introduce the portal and its features.
The myJJC portal will be officially launched to all faculty members beginning Monday, Oct. 25, with students given access to the portal in the spring 2011 semester.
Reservations for demo sessions can be made by emailing Beth Richardson at erichard@jjc.edu with your preferred session time and date. Reservations are not necessary, but seating will be limited.
The portal will ultimately serve as the college's intranet, placing the college's online resources in one convenient location. While the current launch of the portal will not affect any current work processes, the myJJC portal will eventually become the only place to access information currently found in eResources and Colleague.
See demo session schedule
Benefits of the myJJC portal include:
· Improved communications to the college community
· Single sign-on to WebAdvisior/eResources, iCampus, Outlook calendar, Imaging, and Colleague - this means you'll only have to sign on once to have access to several of our major Web applications
· Easy and convenient access to information both on and off campus;
· Targeted and personalized information;
· Online collaborative workspaces for departments, committees, and other groups, with features such as document sharing, group calendars, discussion areas, announcements, and picture galleries;
· Strong integration into Datatel Colleague allowing users to see their notifications within their myJJC homepage.
More information, including a myJJCFAQ, is available at www.jjc.edu/info/myjjc.
E-mail webmaster@jjc.edu with any questions.
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JJC Faculty Exhibition Through Oct. 29
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The JJC Art Faculty Studio Exhibition is now on display in the Sprague Gallery through Oct. 29. (Photo by Ericka Wellner) |
The Fine Arts Department will host a JJC faculty exhibition through Oct. 29 in the Laura A. Sprague Gallery on the Main Campus.
The Studio Art Faculty Exhibition includes various works of oil paint, drawing, photography, mixed media sculpture, ceramic sculpture and jewelry by faculty members Ann Blaas, Beverly Decman, Eric Gorder, Scott Johnson, Elise Kendrot, Joe Milosevich, Gary Schirmer, Steve Sherrell, and Lloyd Wassenaar.
An open reception will be held today, Thursday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery, which is located on the second floor of J-Building, is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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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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The Automotive expansion project has started on the south side of the Main Campus. (Photo by Mike O'Brien)
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- Amy Murphy, director of corporate & community services, has been selected as one of the award recipients for the Business Ledger 2010 Influential Women in Business awards. Murphy will be presented with her award at a banquet scheduled for Nov. 4 at the Danada House in Wheaton.
- The Communications and External Relations Office and the Marketing and Creative Services Office each received three National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Medallion Awards at the NCMPR regional conference last week in Indianapolis. The Marketing Office received a Gold Medallion - veteran's brochure; a Bronze Medallion - 5K fundraising event promotional materials; and a Bronze Medallion - greenhouse posters. The Communications Office received a Silver Medallion - JJC Weekly Newsletter; a Silver Medallion - feature story on GED student Suzan Mitchell; and a Bronze Medallion - Greenhouse grand opening video.
- JJC was awarded $521,787 from the Department of Education for the Emergency Management in Higher Education grant. This program supports projects designed to develop, review and improve, and fully integrate campus-based all-hazards emergency management planning efforts. Out of over 300 applicants, only 18 grants were awarded. Of these 18, JJC is one of five community colleges across the United States to receive funding. This grant was a collaborative effort between Jennifer Giangrego, grant writer, Ed Vasil, environmental health and safety officer, Chief Pete Comanda, Cindy Vasquez-Barrios, dean of students, Jacque Klika, StAR manager.
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