Friday, April 5, 2013
Funds will help pay for medical costs for Kate Muller, a JJC freshman in the vet tech program.
Article submitted by Joliet Junior College: Families and their furry friends are invited to the Joliet Junior College Vet Tech Club dog wash and bake sale on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the B-Building on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Rd. in Joliet. Both human and canine treats will be available at the bake sale. Washes for small dogs (up to 20 pounds) are $15; medium dogs (21-49 pounds) are $20; and large dogs (50-100 pounds) are $25. Nail trims are $5. The wash will include a basic shampooing, blow dry, and perfume, according to Meghan Kamba and Andrea Turrisi, JJC facility managers and certified veterinarian technicians (CVTs). There will be no cutting or grooming, and no appointments will be taken – walk-ins only. …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Village of Shorewood is partnering with Troy Township to stage a community garden open house event on Wednesday night, April 24.
The forecast calls for temperatures to climb into the 60s by Saturday. And that's good news for people with Green Thumbs and an itch to get out in the garden. More good news comes from the Village of Shorewood and Troy Township. The two once again are partnering to bring residents of Shorewood and unincorporated Troy Township a community garden. The garden—located behind the Troy Township Community Center—has been revamped with soild amendments and more water spigots for the 2013 gardening season, according to information in a Troy Township news release. More good news: Village and Township officials are hosting the Shorewood Community Garden Gardeners' Open House from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, at the Troy Township Community Center…
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The cost of operating and maintaining new buildings is proving to be an unfair drain on Joliet Junior College's budget, JJC board candidate Brad Baber says.
In response to Karen Sorensen’s article “JJC May Shut Fitness Center to Help Close $1 Million Budget Deficit”: What I have been saying for two years is now front and center. Building so many buildings so quickly, the annual budget of JJC cannot absorb the operating and maintenance costs without serious growing pains. Since 80 percent of the annual budget is staffing costs, when in trouble, that’s the easiest and among the only thing to cut. JJC has cut staff over the last year by attrition and by eliminating positions. That reduces services and programs. At the same time, a tuition increase is planned to pay for a new Multipurpose building, which primarily is to hold graduations-$21.55/credit hour increase if they did it all at once. The…
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The center has been a long-standing part of the Joliet-based school, but has consistently operated in the red for the last several years, officials said.
Joliet Junior College's Fitness Center lost nearly $300,000 in the past year, making its closure a possibility as administrators look for places to trim $1 million from the 2013-14 budget. The suggestion was presented at the JJC Board's workshop meeting Tuesday, along with proposals to evaluate the school's Renaissance Center and Child Care Center, both of which also operate in the red. This is not the first time the fitness center has been proposed for closure. The idea was broached more than a year ago, and impassioned pleas were made by staff and students to keep it open. Beyond that, an internal audit of the center was conducted last year and suggestions made on ways to make facility more efficient and economical, yet the deficit …
A Joliet Junior College student and two school employees claim they found cockroaches in coffee they bought from a vending machine in the JJC cafeteria.
A Joliet Junior College vending machine dispensed unwanted cockroaches along with cups of coffee, a student and two school employees claim in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. JJC student Bobbi Smith and employees Gary Broyles and Richard Anderson all said they got cockroaches they didn't want in their coffee in the summer of 2012. Smith, Broyles and Anderson are suing Hometown Suburban Vending for allegedly allowing cockroaches to infest the coffee machine. It was the "duty" of the Oak Lawn company to "provide vending machines that dispensed beverages that were free and clear of contamination by insects," the lawsuit said. A woman answering the phone at Hometown Suburban Vending said no one was available to discuss the allegations of cockroaches …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Patch has the information about a local Easter Brunch.
The public is invited to an Easter Brunch on Sunday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Joliet Junior College Renaissance Center, 214 North Ottawa Street in Joliet. The brunch menu will feature: - Homemade cream of potato soup - Omelets (made to order) - Bacon and sausage patties - Cheese blintzes with cherry glaze - Hash brown potatoes - Chef-carved prime rib with caramelized onions, portabella mushrooms and horseradish sauce - Chef-carved leg of lamb - Orange roughy with chef’s special sauce - Almond crusted chicken breast with amaretto sauce - Wild rice pilaf - Garlic whipped potatoes - Green bean casserole - Fresh fruit with dipping sauce - Vegetable crudités with dipping sauce - Salmon mirror display - Assorted scrumptious salads…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The event brought out a crowd, despite the swirling snow coming down outside.
The Joliet Junior College Health Professionals Center Building has been in use by students already, but the community was invited out to see the new building on Tuesday night. Trustees, elected officials, college staff and administration spoke at the event, praising the forward thinking of taxpayers who approved the $89 million referendum in 2008 that funded the construction of the HPC. In addition to having a LEED silver certification and providing one central location for nursing, fire science, radiological technology, CPR, EKG and Phlebotomy, the building also serves as a memorial for two people who helped begin the project, but passed away before the building was opened. Tracy Miser, a nursing instructor and Kimberly Crawford, …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
The reception for the new Joliet Junior College building, which technically opened in January, will be March 12.
This article was submitted by Joliet Junior College: The public is invited to the grand opening for the Joliet Junior College Health Professions Center (U-Building) on Tuesday, March 12, on the Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet. The event will start with an opening ceremony and guest speakers at 4 p.m., followed by a reception and tours of the building from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The 124,000-square-foot building first opened for classes in January 2013, and is now home to the following programs: - Nursing, CNA/LPN/RN - Fire science/EMS - Radiologic Technology - CPR - EKG - Phlebotomy See a map of the building Sustainable features of the building include a roof cistern that captures rainwater for toilet flushing and a ground-based …
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Monday, March 4, 2013
JJC culinary arts instructor Andy Chlebana led Team USA to a fourth-place finish.
A Joliet Junior College culinary arts instructor helped lead his team to victory at an international pastry competition in Lyon, France, earlier this year. Andy Chlebana lead Team USA to a fourth-place finish at the Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie. Facing off against 21 other teams, Team USA went into the competition with a goal of finishing in the top five, said Chlebana, who served as the team's captain. “This was the highest Team USA has finished in The Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie in 8 years,” said Chlebana, of Plainfield. “We were pleased with our performance and happy to be in fourth. The goal was to be in the top five. This year was a tough year, the competition level was very high, but we did a great job representing the USA.” …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
As of 2:30 p.m., the college expects to resume classes on Wednesday.
At 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Joliet Junior College announced the following via its Facebook page. "All Joliet Junior College campuses and extension centers will close today, Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 4:30 p.m. due to the winter weather. All evening classes, activities, and meetings, including the Board of Trustees meetings, have been canceled." "As of now, college operations are expected to resume as scheduled on Wednesday. Check for updates at www.jjc.edu, www.emergencyclosingcenter.com, local media outlets, or the JJC Facebook page or Twitter feed." Patch will update this post as more closures are announced. Written by Dawn Aulet
SonofJohn
8:11 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
This expansion must stop, the community pay dearly when these tax and spend board members arent put on a leash. I sick and tired of people at JJC spending tax payer money like a drunken sailor on shore leave.maybe it time to vote just for conservative values. more ›