Employee Newsletter March 10, 2008

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Reception will honor

Holstein

Severe weather drill

Climate summary available

Annual evaluations due

dates for supportive staff

and administrators

Web site offers closing

notifications

Faculty: Testing make-up

coversheets are on O drive

Child Development Center

new hours

'Weigh in' week is here for

'weight off' people

High school art exhibit

underway

Congratulations to the Hunt

family

Health Fair is Tuesday

Job fair features 50

employers

Phi Theta Kappa induction

adds 51 to honor society

Reception will honor Holstein

A reception honoring David Holstein, KCC's

athletic director, for his induction into the NJCAA

Region IV Hall of Fame will be on Thursday,

March 13 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the lower

level of the college center.

Jerry Weber, KCC president, will make brief

remarks at 10:15 a.m. Everyone is invited to

attend.

David was head coach of the Cavaliers men's

basketball team from 1993-2006. He has served as athletic director

since 1993.

Severe weather drill

With the tornado season drawing near, severe

weather drills have been scheduled for Thursday,

March 13, at 9:05 a.m. and 5:35 p.m.

Faculty may announce to their classes that the drills

will take place and advise their students where the

nearest designated safety areas are located. The

scheduled drills should only take about 15 minutes. Handicapped

persons may use elevators.

The following locations have been designated safety areas for

weather emergencies:

· College Center corridor south of the Learning Resource Center

· Child Development Center

· Nursing department reception area

· Technology building east-west and north-south corridors

· Prairie Building Room W103, Room W106, and the Prairie

Room--RoomW109 and Room W111

· Lower level of the LRC, south wall of carrel area and Rooms

L161 and Room L165

· First floor restrooms in College Center, LRC, Technology/Science

/Workforce Development Center

· South bank of retention pond

· Workforce Development Building first floor interior rooms away

from windows

· South wall of the building presently occupied

· Art and Sciences Building first floor interior rooms away from

windows

· Locker rooms and restrooms in Activities Building

· West campus buildings interior restrooms

· Occupants of KCC's fitness center in the OAK Orthopedic Sports

Arena can go to lower level interior rooms away from windows,

excluding the ice rink.

· Outdoor area away from building which is lower than ground level

such as a ditch or swale In the event of a real emergency, staff on the

west campus may, if time allows, drive to the east campus and may

also use the service road. Great caution is emphasized in using

careful driving speeds and being alert to pedestrians using that

pathway.

Click anywhere on this line to see an article with tornado tips.

For more information phone John Haley, chairman of the Campus

Safety Committee, at ext. 8712.

Climate summary available

A summary of the October 2007 Climate Survey can be found at

O:/Share/KCC/Climate Survey Data.

Conversations will occur during the next year to determine

strategies to improve those areas identified as "most in need of

improvement."

The President's Cabinet would like thank everyone who

participated in the survey. Any questions regarding the summary

should be directed to Brenda Dressler at ext. 8135.

Annual evaluations due dates for supportive staff

and administratorsSubmitted by David Cagle, Director of Human Resources

Completed annual evaluations are due in the human resources

office as follows:

Supportive staff evaluations due date: Friday, April 11, 2008

Administrative staff evaluations due date: Thursday, May 1,

2008

The process will be as follows:

1. The staff member will complete a self-evaluation using the

standardized evaluation form.

Supportive staff form - O:Share\KCC\Human

Resources\Evaluation Forms\Supportive Staff

Administrative staff form - O:Share\KCC\Human Resources\Fill

in Admin Evaluation Form. The administrative evaluation process will

focus on the Institutional Priorities for 2008.

2. After the self-evaluation has been completed and submitted as a

Word document to the employee's immediate supervisor, a meeting

is scheduled with the employee's immediate supervisor to discuss

performance, to review the completed tasks, to establish new goals

for the next year through March 2009, and to complete the final

evaluation. Note: Input/support from department directors should be

solicited prior to this meeting.

3. All areas of the form must be completed.

4. Upon completion, the final evaluation is signed by the employee,

the immediate supervisor, and the appropriate department director.

Copies of the final evaluation should be given to the employee and to

the employee's immediate supervisor. The original document should

be sent to human resources to be used to support any salary

increase approved by the board of trustees to be effective July 1,

2008.

5. To request copies of position descriptions for any supportive

staff employees, e-mail Karen Devine at kdevine@kcc.edu. Include

the names of those who should receive the description. Any changes

suggested or needed on the descriptions should be noted and

explained on the evaluation form.

Web site offers closing notifications

Those who register at www.emergencyclosings.com can be

informed by e-mail whenever KCC closes.

To register, visit www.emergencyclosings.com and provide your

e-mail or text address to receive a notification if KCC posts a closing

or schedule adjustment.

To enter your text address, follow the site directions for e-mail

notification, but enter your text address rather than an e-mail

address.

The Iroquois County Satellite will close if the main campus closes.

High school closing announcements govern KCC classes offered at

those extension centers.

Faculty: Testing make-up coversheets are on O

drive

The Testing Center would like to make sure faculty members are

aware that the latest make-up testing coversheets can be found on

the O drive at O:/Share/KCC/Testing Center.

All blank coversheets from before January 2008 should be

destroyed.

Faculty also should review the revised make-up testing procedures

for Spring 2008, on the second page of that document.

Child Development Center new hours

Effective April 1, the Child Development

Center will have new hours.

The new hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday when the KCC

campus is open. Please note that the center is

now open on all days when the campus is

open, where in the past the center was open only when classes are

in session.

The Child Development Center is open to the community and

serves children ages 2 through 7. For more information, contact Gina

Walter at ext. 8505.

'Weigh in' week is here for 'weight off' people

Submitted by Michelle Driscoll, contest coordinator

Teams in "Weigh in, Weight Off" are at the

halfway point of the contest . . . which means it is

time to weigh in!

Who will have the lead and will they be able to

keep it for the rest of the contest?

Teams must weigh in this Monday through Thursday (March 10

through 13) between 6 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., and must be weighed by

David Holstein, Dennis Clark or Gary Sien.

Remember, you must weigh in wearing street clothes minus shoes.

All team members must be accounted for by the end of the week.

Note that as contest coordinator, I need to be notified ahead of time

of any special arrangements.

BlueCross offers many tips

I would like to remind everyone that BlueCross BlueShield of

Illinois has some wonderful health tips, healthy recipes, and tools that

anyone can use. Go to www.bcbsil.com and you can record your

fitness workout and meals to earn Blue Points which are redeemable

for reward items. Just create a username and password and away

you go.

Go teams!

High school art exhibit underway

The 19th annual KCC Juried High School Art

Exhibit is underway through March 28 in the

Learning Resource Center Art Gallery.

More than 200 works from 15 area high schools

are on display. Media represented include

paintings, graphite and colored drawings, pastel

works, ceramic pieces and photography/digital

imagery.

A juror's critique and awards presentation will be held on Thursda

March 13. Hors d'oeuvres and viewing will start at 6 p.m., with the

awards presentation starting at 7 p.m. All faculty and staff are invited

to attend.

For more information, contact Sheila Pfaff at ext. 8704 or Jean

Janssen at ext. 8719.

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Congratulations to the Hunt family

Congratulations to Karen Alvarez-Hunt and husband, David, on the

birth of their second child.

Kaiden Austin Hunt was born on March 7. At birth, he weighed 7

lbs. 3 oz. Kaiden joins a brother, Kolton.

Karen is an instructor in the Upward Bound program.

Health Fair is Tuesday

A Health Fair for all employees and students will

be 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the First Floor

Atrium area.

Now in its sixth year, the Health Fair will feature:

- Blood pressure checks.

- Health Careers students will present information

and handouts on topics such as health, safety,

nutrition, substance abuse, prevention of diseases, and others.

- Door prizes will be awarded through a FREE raffle. Items to be

given include T-shirts from the Fitness Center, a three-hour credit

course, a sweat shirt, and numerous other prizes and handouts.

The Health Fair is sponsored by the Wellness Committee in

coordination with the Medical Laboratory Technology program, the

Nursing programs, Respiratory Therapist program, Phi Theta Kappa

International Honor Society, the Fitness Center, the Bookstore,

Cultural Diversity Committee, marketing, media services, and

Physical Plant Department.

Job fair features 50 employers

KCC will sponsor its 14th annual Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, March 27.

More than 50 area businesses and industries will be at the Job

Fair. The employers will conduct pre-screening interviews for full- and

part-time positions.

Current and former KCC students are invited to attend. Admission

is free.

For information, call the Office of Career Planning Services at ext.

8575.

Phi Theta Kappa induction adds 51 to honor

society

Fifty-one KCC students were inducted into Phi Theta

Kappa Honor Society on March 7.

Phi Theta Kappa is an international academic honor

society for community college students. To join Phi Theta

Kappa, students must have a 3.5 grade point average or

better on a 4.0 scale.

The students who were inducted are:

Beaverville: Gary Martell.

Bonfield: Olivia Nottke.

Bourbonnais: Carolyn Blanchette, Natalie Coffman,

Feliciacassandra Herron, Nicole Ingala, Heather Johnson, Jodi

Pullos, Alexandra Shomali and Ann Story.

Bradley: Adam Bailey and Joshua Penley.

Charleston: Ann Calhoun.

Crescent City: Patrick Doggett.

Crete: Lianna Johnsen.

Essex: Tesha LaGrange.

Gilman: Kiersten White.

Kankakee: Teresa Allen, Abby Bilderback, Cassandra Cook,

Ashante` Douglas, Alejandra Gomez, Julie Goudzwaard, Laura

Guimond, Dormiletha Howard, Alisha King, Tricia Marcotte, Bruce

Reardanz and Christyn Wachowiak.

Manteno: William Boyce, Steve Brossman, Jennifer Irogoyen,

Suzanne Ramsey and Dawn Richmond.

Maywood: Jeremiah Wise.

Milford: Rebecca Hansen.

Momence: Nicholas Austin, Christin Dundas, Tara Franc, Jon

Gilbert, and Brittany Grosso and Carrie Singleton.

Reddick: Kiley Ballenger and Michael O'Donnell.

Rochelle: Jon Dicus.

St. Anne: Kyle Boudreau.

Strasburg: Souhir Nashed.

Watseka: Brandon Bills, Bryce Redeker, and Joyce Sink.

Zionsville, Ind.: Terry Webster Jr.

Equal access -- Viewpoints about Identifying

Learning DisabilitiesSubmitted by Sherry Kinzler, coordinator/interpreter for office of

disability services

.

It is not always easy to identify one group of

people who are clearly learning disabled and

another group who are not.

All of us have learning differences and difficulties

Some people who are exceptionally skilled with

language--who even become English

teachers--have difficulty balancing their

checkbooks. Others who are nuclear physicists

never learn to spell correctly. Many people never fail a subject in

school but are at a complete loss when figuring out a diagram for

making a simple house repair. Similarly, students may experience

real success in some school subjects, yet find other school tasks very

difficult, frustrating, or time consuming to complete.

Individuals with learning differences may appear to possess the

characteristics of a person with learning disabilities. However, it is

only when they are so pervasive or severe that they markedly

interfere with learning or day-to-day living that a learning disability is

present.

To learn more, contact me in Room L326, phone ext. 8632 or

e-mail skinzler@kcc.edu.

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