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		<title>In this issue:</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Board:  College to meet with community to discuss Lakeshore expansion Holiday Party reconnects faculty, staff and retirees at Grayslake campus Spirit of holiday giving  thrives at college Carlson, Kerr win NISOD award for excellence in teaching Spotlight:  Charles Kellogg Hello &#38; Farewell:  New hires, New retirees<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2460&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Board:  College to meet with community to discuss Lakeshore expansion</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As  CLC&#8217;s facilities master planning process nears completion, the college will conduct a series of community meetings to finalize the scope of a planned expansion of CLC’s Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan. CLC trustees and President Dr. Jerry Weber discussed the process to be used to obtain community feedback at the Board&#8217;s regularly scheduled, monthly board [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2453&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Holiday Party reconnects faculty, staff and retirees at Grayslake campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laughter, merriment and caroling filled the lower level C Wing Dec. 8 as faculty, staff and retirees enjoyed the annual Holiday Party. The theme of two-hour gathering was “Holiday Memories.” A large-screen TV showed highlights from classic holiday TV shows and movies, including “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” In addition to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2441&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit of holiday giving thrives at CLC</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the generosity of CLC faculty, staff and students, the holidays will be brighter for many area residents in need of food, gifts or companionship. Though fundraising and outreach take place throughout the year, the giving spirit has moved into high gear as the holiday season began in late November. Here’s a brief—by no [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2416&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carlson and Kerr to receive NISOD award for excellence in teaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donna Carlson, mathematics instructor, and Bob Kerr, economics instructor, have been selected to receive the 2011-12 Teaching Excellence Award from the Austin, Tex.-based National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development. Donna and Bob, who were nominated by other faculty or deans, were chosen from a pool of 15 CLC applicants, according to Dr. Page Wolf, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2399&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight:  Charles Kellogg</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  What is your current position? Academic advisor in the Counseling, Advising and Transfer Center. How long have you been working at CLC? I have just completed my  10th year—seven years in Facilities and just over three in Advising. What was your job title when you started at CLC? Third-shift custodian. What do you like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2386&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello and Farewell:  New hires, new retirees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  CLC welcomes the following new staff, whose hiring was approved by the college Board of Trustees at its Dec. 13 meeting: &#8211;Miesha Ransom, student development specialist II, Enrollment Services &#8211;Monica Kirsch, library services technician (10-month), Libraries and Instructional Services, Grayslake campus &#8211;Oleksandra Yurchenko, senior clerk, Adult Basic Education, GED and ESL (grant-funded position)  In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2356&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Board accepts three grants totaling $2 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CLC Board of Trustees accepted three grants totaling $2.09 million at its Nov. 15 meeting. The federal, state and local grants will be used to help establish two new certificate programs in science and technology, support staffing in the college’s Sustainability Center and provide healthcare career training for low-income youth and adults. The largest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2169&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos: Faculty, staff earn statewide and national recognition in their fields</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following CLC faculty and staff members have recently made significant statewide, regional, national or international achievements in their fields: Adult Basic Education, GED and ESL: Laura Sherwood, volunteer literacy coordinator, won the 2011 Ruth J. Colvin and Frank C. Laubach award for excellence in community-based adult literacy, which she received at the U.S. Conference on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2167&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free wellness coaching available until Dec.15</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You want to eat right, exercise more and be happy and healthy in all areas of your life. But how do you get from the desire to change to finding the knowledge, tools and support necessary to actually make positive changes in your life? A wellness coach may be the answer. CLC&#8217;s Center for Health [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=connectionsnewsletter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6640138&amp;post=2163&amp;subd=connectionsnewsletter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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