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A Publication for Employees of William Rainey Harper CollegeVolume lO, Number I

December 1995

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All E*ployee Fun

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The President's

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Focus On:MointenonceDeportment

4HorperHolidoy

5lnsider's View ofDove Grohom

6DeportmentolDevelopments

The morning of All Employee Day included keynote speaker SandyQueen's hilarious insight and President Thompson's presentation of theOutstanding Service Award to Jean Hoffman, LIB SER. Jason Tiggs,Deanna Gollins and Ed Stowitts, PUB, enjoy the complimentary interna.tional cuisine. During the afternoon some employees took country linedancing lessons while Mark Johnson, lS, Donna Drake, ADM SER, andothers explored the lnternet.

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At the November Boord of Trustees

meeting, we recognized the contribu-

tions of two Boord members who ore

leoving ond we welcomed lwo newBoord members.

lohn E. Coste hos served on the Boord

since .l983.

John hos olwoys broughto sense of purpose ond responsibilityos well os dedicotion to high ston-

dords for himself ond the College.Some of his occomplishments include

octing os Choirmon of the Finonce,

Buildings ond Grounds Committee,

Choirmon of the Budget Review

Committee, ond os the Boord lioison

for the lllinois Deportment ofTronsportotion/Horper Proiect.

Brion L. Heise wos qn interim member

since August ,l995,

serving out the

remoinder of Molly Norwood's term.

Though his time on the Boord wosbrief, he served his constituents respon-

sibly ond wos committed to providingthe best educqtion for our students.

Both deserve our thonks for theirgenerous contributions of time ondexpertise.

Our newest boord members oreRichord Gillette ond Judith Hess

Richord Gillette served qs o member

of Horper's Boord for severol months

in .l993,

hoving been oppointed to fillout the remoinder of Peter Bokos's

term. Richord's bockground olso

includes nine yeors of experience on

the Boord of High School Diskict 2l I

ond professionol experience os on

electronics engineer ot NorthropGrummon Corporotion. When osked

whoi he hopes to bring to Horper,Richord stotes, "l hove o greot love

ond respect for educotion ond those

who provide it. I know thot much ofmy success is due to the educotors

thot hove touched my life. I hove on

extensive bockground ond experiencein problem solving. I hope to workwith the other members of the Boord

to ensure thot Horper continues itsrecord of excellence."

iudith Hess brings on importont per-

spective to the Boord of Trustees.

Judith is q licensed clinicol sociolworker ond o certified mediotor. Allfour of her children ottended Horperond she is on olumno. Judith offers

this view on her new role os o trustee,

"l took my first college course ot oge40. The support I received from the

foculty ond stoff ot Horper gove me

the incentive to continue my educo-

tion, eventuolly receiving my moster's

from UlC. As o trustee, I fulfill opromise I mode to myself o few yeors

ogo. I wonted to give bock to Horperwhot it gove to me. My gool is to'mointoin its high stondqrds ond tospreod the word thot leorning con be

fun."

Other Boord members include

Borboro Borton, Soroh Born, Kris

Howord, Richord Kolze, Lorry Mootsond student trustee Mori Solqrte.

The Boord of Trustees ioins me duringthis significont holidoy seoson in

wishing you ond your fomily o verydelightful holidoy ond successful

new yeor.

p.neaonre*aeaoaer lli' '!t

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Who con fix o toilet, instoll electricolreceptocles, operote o troctor/mower,build custom shelving, repoir o roofond get you into your office whenyou've lost your key? Any of the seven

rnen working with Greg D'Allessqndroin the Mointenonce Deportment.

Eoch mon hos o speciolty. For exom-

ple, Ken Word is o certified plumberond Tom Foley is o locksmith. But oll

of the men's skills cross over. Whenosked obout his teom, foremon

D'Allessondro describes them this woy,"There's nothing ony of these guys

con't do. Eqch one is o iock of olltrodes!" While the College's electric,

woter ond other construction require-

ments hove exponded over the post

l0 yeors, the number of people work-ing in this oreo hqsn't. These eightmen, plus two pointers who workevenings, ore responsible for the grow-ing compus focilities. ln oddition to

working of Horper's moin compus,

Neil Tufono tokes core of oll moin-

tenonce ot the Northeost Center.

Sofety is olwoys number one with these

guys. Vol Schetter hotes being the bodguy, but when someone consistentlyplugs o microwove, coffeemoker, ondtooster-oven into o multi-power strip

cousing the shutdown of power to oportion of o building, he hos to be

tough. ln foct, oll work is prioritizedbosed on sofety. Remember the doyyou woited for mointenonce to hong

thot new picture on your woll? They

didn't show up until the following doybecouse they were repoiring the

hondicop lifts, ond then replocing the

outdoor lighting before sunset. They

con be colled bock to work for ony

emergency, ond so ore on coll 24 hours

o doy, seven doys o week.

Steve McCorthy soid he porticulorlyenioys the chollenge of speciol pro-

iects. Pointing the tennis teom's fieldbox, with Horper's colors ond logo,offered them o chonce to be especiollycreotive. The crew moy be colledupon to modify o port for the choirsused in dentol hygiene, corve on

ornote brocket for o shelf or design opigeon trop. Yes, it's there on top ofBuilding A. Built to control the number

of pigeons on the compus, this humone

trop lures the birds inside for loterreleose to on open oreo. lt hos been

very successful.

Presently, Steve Helwink is designingbenches for the locker rooms. The cur-

rent benches, which ore mode of wol-nut, ore rotting from exposure to chlo-rine. Helwink is building the lotest ones

from o speciol plywood bosed moteriol

thot will stond up to chlorinoted woterond other chemicols.

The combinotion of skill ond experi-

ence in this deportment is greot, ond

os new technology pops up on com-

pus, the stoff continues to odopt to it.Gerry Gnoster hos this odvice for you

the next time you fill out o Building

Mointenonce Request, "We'll be there

os soon os possible, so don't worryobout thot lightbulb!"

These guys are serious...about keeping the campus running smoothly.Pictured from left (back row) Steve MeGarthy, Gerry Gnaster,Val Schetter, (front rowf Neil Tufano, Ken Ward, Steve Helwink,Greg D'Allessandro and Tom Foley. Not pictured are night shift paintersKeith Kollenberg and Al Kornett.

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Some of Horper's "experts" shore their thoughts of the seoson.

Whot computer gome do you hope to

find in your stocking?

A gome colled Quoke.Mike Swier,

technicol support technicion,I nformotion Systems/User Systems

How do you decorote for the holidoys?

A reol tree, ond it must be pinelMorlq Doly,

lob qssistont, Plont Science Technology

I ploce condles inside different size

flower pots and orronge them on my

toble. Then I accentihe grouping withfresh noble pine ond t

Hf#L",rr_,florol design instructor, Piont Science

Before the ground freezes, dig o hole

in your yord. Close to Christmos, pur-

chqse o live Douglos fir to decoroteond keep in your home. Eorly in

Jonuory plont the tree in your pre-dug

hole. Eoch step in the process con be

o fomily event, ond over time yourbockyord londscope will be o livinghistory of your fomily's holidoys.

Rondy lllg,ossociote professor, Plcnt Science

Whot TV speciols do you consider holi-

doy classics?

I remember o reolly rockin' version ofWe Three Kings done in Cloymotion.

Steve Lollino,medio production, Medio Services

A Chorlie Brown ChristmasRick Wqll,

AV/IV supervisor, Medio Services

Hordrock, Cocoo & JoeTom Knoff,

coordinotor, Medio Services

Are your Christmos cords imprinted?

No, hondwritten!Peter Gort,

suporvisor, Print Shop

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personol

What do you $erve at your holidoymeol?Homemode losogno, gcrlic breod ond

sousoge for my husbqnd. Homemodekoloches for my kids!

Clsrice Elders,food service worker, Food Service

Do you budgef your money for holidayshopping?Yes, l'm in occounling, my rnotto is NoSplurging.

Dis,ne Rsce,cccounls receivo ble, Accounti ng Services

Of course I stick to o budget, l'm tooreolistic. l"{owever, fhis yecr I moymoke some impulse purchoses; my

doughter Sondy is expecling twins!Lindq Sorenson,

occounts poyoble, Accounting Services

Do you hove ony tips for stoying heolthy?

Try not to overi*dulge in any heovycoloric foods ond do get exercise.

Pqtli Seitzinger,odm inislrotive secrotory, Nursing

Give myself iime for fomily, friends,shopping ond resi. Don't overeot,

overdrink, or overspend. Exercise qnd

get out of Chicogo ond go southl

Mory Polnioszek,odm i n i sho ti vl

if 'Jlll,l;

Do you moil out holiday cords?

Definitely, but I moil eorly, right ofter

Thonksgiving to get them there byChristmos. I know how the U.S. Post

Office works.Alon Gonn,

supervisor, Moilroom

Do you ever give your orlwork os gifts?

Thirty yeors ogo I begon designingond hond-printing my Christmos cords.

I never run out of ideos, becouse eoch

yeor's cord represents o different sig-

nificont event in the life of my fomily.For exomple, my grondson wos pic-

tured the year he wos born. I om

delighted thot mony people hove

sqved oll 30 cords.John Knudsen,

professor, Art

Do you hove a favorife holiday story?

ln oddition to the usuol stories I hove

two others. Joy ond the LawbyGuiseppe Di Lompeduso. Lompeduso

puts o Sicilion twist on Christmos where

honor is more importont thon receiving.

And Swoddling Clothes by Yukio

Mirhimo. This is o story which does

not on the surfoce oppeor to be oboutChristmos but is the story of on illegiti-mqte child born snd wrapped in

newsprinl ond oboul lhe woman whowrups him in o brond new piece offlonnel ond loys him in qn ormchoir.

Julie Fleenor,ossistont professor, English

Whot do you think is the perfect outfitfor New Yeor's Eve?

Anything in block, less is more. For

women, for men, block ond more blocklSondro Clqrk,

ossociote professor,

Foshion Design Merchondising

Help me if you con I'm feelingdown, ond lwould oppreciole yourbeing 'round. So won't you pleose,pleose help me? HELP!!Softworetrouble shooier, e-moil de-buggerond technicol guru, Dove Grohom,Systems Support Technicion, IS/US,rushes to your oid. He expectontlyseots himself ot your terminol, hondsrushing olong the keyboord. He

frowns ond seconds loter he locotesthe problem. Chocolote under one

of the keys on the keyboord, cousingkeys to strike repeotedly for NOreoson. Corefully removing it,

Grohom pronounces your terminolheoled I

The reolity of this work is the perfectfoil for the fontosy Grohom enioys inhis leisure time. Comic books, oni-motion films ond computer gomessuch os Doom provide Grohom withhours of enioyment. "Joponese oni-motion is obout the best," soys

Grohom. "lt's more serious ondmore on on odult level thonAmericqn onimqtion. And I om look-

ing forword to the releose of Quoke.It's o 3-D shoot-em-up which tokes

Doom lo o higher level of reolism."

tne ills oer December 1995

Born: Polotine

Fomily: wife, Ellen ondbichon frise, Murphy

Educsfion: three yeorsot lllinois Wesleycn study-

ing ostro-nucleor physics,Bochelor of Science fromRoosevelt in Computerlnformotion Science.

lnterecfs: comic books,

science fiction, sports,

dogs, bollroom doncing

Bect odvice my pqr-enli ever gsv€ me:My fother's odvice wos,"Root for lhe Beors."

"Rool for Green Boy." My mother's odvice wos,

lf rime qnd money \ rerc nol o problems trovel, trovet, ond trovel

I would like ro leorn: Joponese, morticl cris, flying

I don't core for: seofood

One thing l've leorned in lifel You need to be oble to lough ot ony-thing, especiofly yourself.

Fsvorite foodl chocolote molts

Fqvorite movie: Silverqdo

Books l'm currenfly reodingt The Wheel of Time Series

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Grohom's obsorption in fontosy does by Robe*Jordon

not stop him from cultivoting otherinterests. He likes to keep peopleloughing. "lt's o lot more fun ond

eosier to relote to people thot woy," he soys. And he hos o possion for sweoters, hoving owned 35 ot one time. "The countis down now," he soys, "ond most ore presents-my only criterion being thot I get something colorful." He enioys bollroomdoncing (which he leorned becouse he didn't wont to look foolish on the donce floor ot his wedding) ond troveling.Grohom hos cruised to Alosko ond will soon trovel to the Mexicon Riviero ond the Bohomos.

Fontosy tokes over once ogoin os Grohom dreoms of o cruise to the Ponomo Conol ond trips to both Austrolio ondGermony. "And I do hove o long term gool," he stotes. "l would like to be ruler of the world. I think I con do it. Hmmm?!"

-Joellen Freedling

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D ep ar tment al D ea elopment sMichqel Nelmon shores his student octivity experience in his new book,Diversity, Student Activities ond Their Ro/es in Community Colleges: Developingan Effective Progrom to Achieve lJnity Through Diversily.lt is ovoiloble ot the

Horper College Bookstore. Eugene Mogod, BUS/SS, hos co-outhored ondpubllshed Totol Moteriols Monogement: Achieving Moximum Profits ThroughMateri al s/ Logistics O perati o n.

Julie Fleenor, LIB ARTS, wos port of o group of foculty from other communitycolleges who presented o workshop, CulturolTools: Realities ond Represenfofions

ot the I995iotion. Ju

Sfories ondprintedYellow

Femole

o notionolussed wos with Di

Geiger,omon nd Theotre

Betty Windham is the recipientof the Distinguished ServiceGitation awarded by the lllinoisSection of The AmericanAssociation of PhysicsTeachers. Betty retired fromHarper in August 1994, butremains involved as Presidentof the Harper Ghapter of StateUniversities AnnuitantsAssociation.

for the long running hit. ...Professor Dennis Brennen, BUS/SS, wos one ofonly 27 foculty members in the notion to be recognized for excellence ond inno-votion in teoching by the Community College Consortium.

Julio lllorrisrqe, ART, troveled lo Beiiing, Chino to ottend the UN Fourth

World Conference on Women. Representing the A.R.C. Gollery/EducoiionolFoundotion, Julio porticipoted os o member of on internotionol ponel of ortistsond her work wos shown in o conference exhibition.

Shqron Willy, CSD, served os the locol orrongments ond registrotion choirfor the ITth annuol conference of the Council for Leorning Disobilities...loonKindle,,STU nw, ghoryl gtry, sTU DEV, ond Faffy Robsrls, cOM REL,

gned o new

, CA. This is

recently presented popers ot the

lnterossociotion Conference in Dollos.The topic wos Proving Our Worth:The Outcomes Chollenge. VirginioBender, ClS, mode o presentotiontitled Numberbose ConversionsTutoriol for Beginning C/S Students

Using Multimedio ToolBook ot the

Leogue for lnnovotion in theCommunity Colleges' Eleventh AnnuqlConference on lnformotionTechnology. The presentotion includ-ed o demo of the CD-ROM she creot-ed which is used in the CIS 100 ondCIS l0l closses ot Horper.

Welcome to three new stoff r"rLurcin Corporote Services, KqthleenThigpen, coordinotor, AmyVogelgesohg, coordinotor. ondMqrlene Foley, progrom ossistont.

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