April/May 2009

Congressman Bobby L. Rush Receives Kennedy-King College Distinguished

Service Award

(Chicago) Congressman Bobby L. Rush, 1stDistrict, Illinois, received the Kennedy-KingCollege (KKC) Distinguished Service Awardduring the colleges’ First Alumni ScholarshipGala, Friday March 13 in the Main Theater atKennedy-King College. Congressman Rushrecounted his days as a Black Panther recruiterback in the late 60’s and how the earlyKennedy-King College/ Wilson Jr. Collegestudents were politically engaged and motivatedby the Black consciousness movement to evokechange.

The evening featured an historic firstconversation with all living presidents ofKennedy-King College: Harold Pates, PhD whowas streamed-in live via the Internet fromCalifornia; City Colleges of Chicago ChancellorWayne D. Watson, PhD; Joann Horton, PhD;Wellington Wilson; and current president, Clyde

El-Amin. The transition years from Wilson Jr.College to Kennedy-King College with the latepresidents Maceo Bowie and Ewen Akin werecaptured in a video presentation with interviewsby KKC professor’s emeriti, Robert L. Cruthird,PhD and Jeanette Williams. They sharedcompelling insights on the social history ofKennedy-King College based on researchcompiled for a book they are co-authoring aboutthe college from its inception through 2007.Their research underscores how student protestslead to the emergence of the college’s first Blackpresident, Maceo Bowie, and how that traditionhas been sustained.

KKC 2009 Idol Winner EmanuelMcKenzie-Jones, Serilla Gross (second runner-up, KKC Idol), The New KKC Choir and Sh’VonNicolle, 2005 KKC Honors Graduate andrecording artist presented outstanding

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Congressman Bobby L. Rush 1KKC community profile ........2KKC Spring ‘09 Job Fair ......3KKC receives DAVIS Grant ....3Be Wise Be Green ................4CCC Foreign-languageRequirements ......................5KKC Faculty and Staff ..........6CDL in ElluminateConference ..........................6KKC Photo Gallery ..............7

Table of Contents

Clyde El-Amin, President

Saundra Banyard, Vice President

Rosemary Jackson, Ph.D.Vice President, Educational Mediaand Distance Learning

William Reynolds, Provost, WCI

Vera Averyhart-Fullard, Ph.D.Dean of Instruction

Robert KellyDean, Dawson Technical Institute

Jacquie Hood-MartinDean, Career Programs

Dorothy McMurtryDean, Adult Education

Darrylinn ToddDean, Center for Distance Learning

Kathleen WelchDean, Student Services

Alexander DeringInterim Dean, Washburne Culinary Institute

Phyllis Brooks, Ed.DAssociate Dean of Instruction

Martha MadkinsAssociate Dean of Instruction-CDL

Marcia Turner, Ph.DAssociate Dean of Instruction-CDL

KKC Administration

(L-R) Wellington Wilson, CCC Chancellor Wayne D. Watson, PhD, Center: Congressman Bobby and Carolyn RushKKC President Clyde El-Amin, Joann Horton, PhD.

Deborah Crable, EditorEleanor HarrisonBernard WilliamsReprographic Services

Tiana HankinsJackie SnellDaaiyah A. Ziyad

Credits

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April 16, 2009 2:00pm Black Box –U Bldg. Graphic Design Awards Program April 16,m 2009 9:30am X and Y Bldgs.Professional Development Workshop April 18, 2009 11:00am U-Bldg.SGA/Wright College Health & Education Fair/Student Scholarship Ceremony April 21 &22, 2009 3:00pm Bldg. Y, Corridor“Week of The Young Children

April 22, 2009 6:00pm Springfield, IL.Phi Theta Kappa Banquet , RSVP by April 10http://iccbdbsrv.iccb.org/ptkbanquet/register.cfm .

April 23, 2009 8:00am Atrium KKC Spring Job Fair with Hull House AssociationApril 23, 2009 11:00am-8:00pmKkc Urban Earth Day CelebrationApril 25 10:0am U-Bldg.Washburne Culinary Institute Information Session

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healthy homes, renewable energy, energy efficiency, andsustainable economic growth available to everyone acrosssocio-economic lines are all green principles. Green practices arethe measures taken to implement green principles. Green practicesrange from using renewable energy sources to turning off theunused lights in one’s home. Green Building is one example ofthe many green practices already developed. It incorporatesenergy and water efficiency, good indoor air quality, andsustainable building materials and site selection processes intodesign and construction to create a healthy living environment.

Sustainability is a principle best defined as “meeting the needsof the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs.” This philosophy ties greenprinciples together around a central reference point. A corecomponent of sustainability is the triple bottom line. The triplebottom line measures activities by their contribution to economicprosperity, environmental quality, and social equity. It recognizesthat environmental, social, and economic concerns impact eachother, and realistically, are connected to one another. Honoringthis connection is essential to creating a truly sustainablecommunity.

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Bishop greeted CCC Chancellor Wayne Watson and other guests in abrief Sikia Restaurant reception before interview on WYCC produced inpartnership with Chicago Bar Association.

Bishop Tutu in the WYCC-TV 20 Studios with Chicago Bar Associationinterviewer Judge Kenneth Wright.

(L-R) Congressman Bobby L. Rush, Wellington Wilson, Joann Horton,PhD., KKC President Clyde El-Amin and CCC Chancellor Wayne D.Watson, PhD

Chocolate Chip Theatre Company perfoming at the First AlumniScholarship Gala.

Phi Theta Kappa International Honorary Society held its InductionCeremony under the theme: Honors in Action. Pictured at the Aprilceremony: Prof. Meryl Junius, Chapter Advisor; Arris Tolbert, President;Regina Clippard, Recording Secretary; William Brown, Vice President ofScholarship; Darwin Gordon Vice President of Service; KKC PresidentClyde El-Amin.

Dr. Harold Pates was streamed-in live via the internet for an historic firstconversation with KKC presidents moderated by Dr. Phyllis Brooks, Assoc.Dean of Instruction, during the Alumni Scholarship Gala.

performances. MUNTU Dance Theater and Chocolate ChipsTheater Company, both long-time KKC artistic companies inresidence, presented special performances. Special thanks areextended to Leonard Wash, Adult Education and the Vivian G.Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History andLiterature where Mr. Nash’s extensive KKC archives are housed.

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Deborah Crable, Director of Marketing, CAPS Sargent James Crawfordand Valency White, WCI student.

KKC Photo Gallery

KKC Community Partner Profile Kenneth Johnson, Proprietor, Subway Franchise

The Subway franchise in the strip mall at 63rd and Union is abeehive of activity during the noon hour. It’s a daily sojourn forKennedy-King College students desiring fresh sandwiches, homemade soups and hot cookies for lunch. Most days patrons aregreeted and served by the proprietor, Kenneth Johnson, anEnglewood native who decided to launch his business in theneighborhood he affectionately calls home.

Kenneth Johnson grew up around 65th and Wolcott in theheart of the Englewood community. His eyes sparkle with theremembrance of riding his bike around the “hood”, playing hoopsin the alleys and along asphalt streets. Looking south through thewall sized window of his Subway franchise at the “L” train cominginto the Halsted stop, in the middle of the KKC campus, hereminisces about his first ride on the 63 and Ashland train. Hechuckles remembering how getting on the “L” to go downtownfrom the south side was a huge event growing up. It’s memoriesof those events and the people who made them special thatcompelled him to come back to Englewood to start his businesseven though it’s vastly differently today. “I wanted to be a part ofthe economic growth and rebirth of the community I call homeand to be an example of what is possible for the next generation.”

Johnson credits Kennedy-King College with providing him witha solid academic foundation that allowed him to transfer to afour-year college without leaving home. He was in the KKCBroadcast Communications program between 1993 and 1994and is grateful for instructors like Kevin Brown and Virgil Hemphilwho were instrumental in preparing him to transfer to ColumbiaCollege where he received a bachelor’s degree in 1985. Salesand marketing were a good fit for the ambitious and charismaticJohnson. He excelled in sales with the Katz Media Group; but,after three years of corporate life, the spirit of entrepreneurshipprevailed. Residential Real Estate was his first calling beforebecoming a highly successful Subway franchise owner.

Today, Kenneth Johnson aspires to open another franchise butremains committed to the community and the college students thatpatronize his business. He hopes his shop is where students willcome and share their vision-over a sandwich and pop, “Youngpeople need to see a vision that has come to fruition and haveconversations with achievers.“ Johnson says all too oftensuccessful people leave their home communities and enjoy successelsewhere but for him, “Its good to see that where your heart androots are, you are able to share accomplishment and help othersreach some of their dreams.”

Kenneth Johnson with two of his employees in his Subway Restaurant at63rd and Union Streets.

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Faculty and Department Accomplishments Kennedy-King College receives new funding under “DAVISGRANT” provision in Higher Education Opportunity Act lawpushed by Congressman Danny Davis

City Colleges of Chicago will receive grants this year under anew provision in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008that makes funds originally reserved for Historically Black Collegesand Universities available to Predominantly Black Institutions(PBIs).

Kennedy-King College will receive $581,429 this year and$537,712 next year. Olive-Harvey College and Malcolm XCollege will each receive $600,000 a year for the next two years.Funds will be used to improve programming, infrastructure, andstudent services at each of the colleges.

Congressman Davis is credited as being the primary driver ofthe provision, “The amended legislation would give more aid topredominantly black institutions,” Davis said. “It takes the specialfunding designation a step further, impacting moreAfrican-Americans by extending funding to institutions that servepredominantly black student populations today.”

The Athletic Department is proud to announce thatSophomores, Brandy Weeks (Women's Basketball) and JessieBanks (Men's Basketball) have been nominated for the NJCAAAll American award.

(L – R) Dr. Wayne D. Watson, CCC Chancellor; Julie Ewart, U.S. Dept.of Education; Shirley Jones, U.S. Dept. of Education; CongressmanDanny K. Davis; Clyde El-Amin, Kennedy-King College President.

Brandy Weeks (Women's Basketball) and Jessie Banks (Men's Basketball)

“Jobs are Out there!”KKC Employment Partner Secures JobsDespite Recession

The KKC branch of the Jane Addams Hull House Association(JAHHA) is breaking job placement records. In the midst of 8.6percent Chicago unemployment (IDES report), a staggering 11percent unemployment in Englewood and the worst recessionsince the great depression JAHHA has eclipsed March ’08 hiringnumbers. The “big buzz” is recession equals high unemploymentbut according to Ivan Ramos, Employment Specialist- JAHHA“jobs are out there!” JAHHA effectively places people in an arrayof job positions from customer service to labor intensive jobs andchildcare is taking the lead this season.

A dedicated, passionate and energetic team is key to theJAHHA job placement success. Randall “Randy“ Ward, ProjectCoordinator of the KKC JAHHA office says his team is aggressivein developing sustainable relationships with area employers andproviding them with excellent job candidates. New to theirstrategy is working with college department chairpersons to keepthem in the loop of what employers need. Employers are lookingfor individuals with an Associate Degree or certification in specificskill areas. Ward says, “The good news is, KKC is a vast resourcefor educated skilled employees.”

Ramos says he is really excited about destroying myths thatstigmatize KKC students as being unemployable due to lack of

skills and poor employment records because they are located ina high unemployment area. “Sometimes it’s a simple matter ofreframing a resume to match academic training with what theprospective employer needs.” A recent client, Cheryl Taylor, 1980KKC alum, had spent a full career in the home care industrybefore loosing her job last year. The Englewood residentrestructured her resume in JAHHA workshops to highlight her KKCAssociate Degree in Child Development and she quickly landed afull-time job in early childhood education.

The JAHHA primarily services KKC students and Englewoodarea residents but they also accept “walk-ins” and referrals.JAHHA will host its annual Spring Job Fair in association with18th Ward Alderman Joann Thompson and Kennedy-KingCollege on Thursday, April 23 in the KKC W- Building Atrium.The event attracts thousands and this year is expected to be oneof the largest. Attendees should bring resumes and a winningattitude or you can call the JAHHA at KKC: 773-487-3723 forjob and job fair information.

Center for Distance Learning Presents at theRegional Elluminate Conference

Selom Assignon, Assistant Dean and Kin Yee, InstructionalTechnology Manager from the City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC)Center for Distance Learning (CDL) were invited to present at theRegional Elluminate Community conference at the University ofWisconsin. They conducted a presentation on CDL’s OnlineTutoring program at the Madison, Wisconsin campus.

The CDL Online Tutoring program started in Spring 2008 withthe idea of providing easy and convenient tutoring access to CityColleges of Chicago’s online students by experienced CDLinstructors. The online students did not have to physically cometo their CCC campuses for this service. CDL online tutoring iscurrently available in the following academic areas: English,Mathematics, Computer Information Systems and Spanish.

The conference was organized by Elluminate and attended byTechnology Deans and Directors representing institutions in theMidwest Region that use the Elluminate collaboration tool. Mr.Assignon’s and Yee’s presentation was entitled “CDL OnlineTutoring: Using Elluminate to Facilitate Student Tutoring Sessions”.

During the session, they shared CDL experiences, successesand challenges in introducing this program to online students.They also introduced the online tutoring strategies that were usedto resolve tutoring program issues. The feedback from studentswas favorable to this program, more than 80% of the studentsrated their satisfaction with the program at 4.5 or above using a5.0 scale.

The conference audience was extremely interested in CDL’ssuccess with the online tutoring program and the discussion thatfollowed their presentation was constructive and informative.

The Center for Distance Learning’s Online Tutoring programwas made possible through the Kennedy King College (KKC)retention grant provided by District Office.

Saundra Banyard, VP Academic Affairs and Dr. RosemaryJackson, VP Educational Media and Distance Learning wereinstrumental in supporting this effort. Dr. Darrylinn Todd, DeanCDL is responsible for administering the distance learningprogram for the City Colleges of Chicago.

Kin Yee, Instructional Technology Manager and Selom Assignon,Assistant Dean City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) Center for DistanceLearning (CDL)

April 22, 2009 Celebration 11am - 8pm

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Be Green continued from page 4Monday, April 20 at 9 p.m., Davis explains where exactlyelectricity comes from and how we can all conserve energy withjust a few minor changes.

Then tune in on Tuesday, April 21 at 9:30 p.m. for a specialedition of Inside Justice, where you can learn how to takeadvantage of the utility credits and city initiatives that rewardhomeowners for going green. The Professors will also gather fora special green episode on Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m., with afocus on developing green food production programs at urbanand rural farm sites.Take Action

This April, celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day with Wise TVand take the important next steps in protecting our planet, even ifmeans something small like using energy-efficient bulbs orrecycling. Let this be the year that we take action—around theworld, across the nation, and right here at home.More Green TV

In addition toWise TV’s original environmental shows, checkout the other inspiring green programs airing this month onWYCC-TV20:

Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m.Mountain Top Removal

Tuesdays, April 7, 14, and 28 at9:30 p.m. Global Focus: The New EnvironmentalistsThursday, April 9 at 7 p.m.Earth Factor Asia: Making a DifferenceMonday, April 13 at 9:30 p.m. (repeat Sunday, April 19 at 7 p.m.) Knee DeepThursday, April 16 at 7 p.m.The Curious Mister CatesbyThursday, April 16 at 9 p.m.Kilowatt OursSunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.Renewal: Stories from America’s ReligiousEnvironmental MovementSunday, April 19 at 9 p.m.Going Green: Every Home an Eco-HomeMonday, April 20 at 9:30 p.m.Innovate: Engineering ChangeThursday, April 23 at 7 p.m.Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification

Kennedy-King College Creates Green Task Force

Earth Day is April 22. Arbor Day is April 24. But these aren’tjust individual holidays—these are opportunities to spreadawareness of the environmental challenges our world must face,not just today but tomorrow and the days ahead. The globalclimate is changing. Natural resources are being depleted. Arewe leaving behind a green world for our children andgrandchildren to inherit?

One group hoping to spark change is the Earth Day Network(EDN), a collaborative effort that includes more than 17,000organizations in 174 countries. Since the first April 22 Earth Dayin 1970, Earth Day has united the globe with a call forenvironmental events and activities. To celebrate Earth Day 2009,EDN is kicking off its Green Generation campaign, a two-yearinitiative designed to stir a commitment to sustainability amongpeople of all ages and all nationalities. Learn more about EDN’scampaigns at www.earthday.net.A Green Windy City

Chicago, too, is doing its part to foster sustainable practicesand create a greener world. The City Hall building, as oneexample, is topped by a stunning rooftop garden containing20,000 plants of more than 100 species, mostly prairie plantsnative to the Chicago region. Planted in 2000 as part of the city’sUrban Heat Island Initiative, the City Hall rooftop garden improvesair quality and acts as a natural cooling agent to offset the highertemperatures of the urban environment. In its mission to informviewers in the Chicago area and elsewhere about today’spertinent issues, WYCC-TV20 is devoting the last week of April tospecial local programming delving into global environmentalconcerns. With help from Wise TV, you can go beyond the hypeof the “green movement” to explore the real meaning andreal-world implications that go along with going green.

Wise TV Presents Green TVThe first of these local green programs is an original Wise TV

documentary titled To Green or Not to Green. It focuses on howour pursuit of the three basic elements of human need—food,shelter, and security—has often come at the cost of damaging ourenvironment. Can we live in balance with nature?

To Green or Not to Green explores this issue on Earth Day,Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m., with an encore presentationSunday, April 26 at 7 p.m.

Also on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m., is LittleGreen Men, a lifestyle and living make-over show that explorescost-saving urban conversions, hosted by local Chicagopersonalities. On Thursday, April 23 at 9 p.m. (encorepresentation Sunday, April 26 at 9 p.m.), Wise TV Forum returnswith an episode on the subject of “Making Green with Green.”Join Professor Jumaani Bates of Wilbur Wright College and hostCM! Winters Palacio as they speak with green experts about thebottom line benefit for the average person.

Then, on Sunday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m., Wise TV teams upwith the City Colleges of Chicago to discuss environmentalinitiatives in a special town hall-style meeting entitled GreeningUp. Panelists from the City Colleges will dissect the greenmovement and its status in a time of financial crisis, with the hopesof making “eco-friendly” a bit more “people-friendly.”

At the end of the month, learn about the Rural-Urban PolicyExchange, a new program developed by State Senator KwameRaoul and the Illinois Farm Bureau to help foster cooperationbetween urban and rural community leaders. Catch it Thursday,April 30 at 7 p.m. WYCC-TV20 will also address green topics inspecial editions of its regular local programming, such as CityScience, hosted by Professor Mike Davis. In an episode on

Mission StatementTo educate the Kennedy-King community on green principles

and encourage the implementation of green practices, processesand procedures in new and existing academic classes, existingoperations, existing buildings, neighborhood communities, andCity College wide operations.

On February 25, 2009 the President of Kennedy-King Collegemet to implement a resolution to create the Green Task Force toadvise the College on green principles and practices to betterserve the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC). President ClydeEl-Amin is the author of the resolution creating the Green TaskForce and Martin Pieters will become its chair. The Green TaskForce recognized that implementing sustainable environmentalpractices at Kennedy-King College would have positive long-termeconomic, social, and environmental impacts on the college. Themission statement and guiding principles of the Green Task Forceincorporate this philosophy towards change.

Economic development is a core focus of the Green Task Force.Green principles and sustainability are proving to be a drivingforce behind economic revitalization. Applying these principlescreates jobs, supports investment in renewable resources, savesenergy, and promotes equitable and clean economicdevelopment. In addition, these principles strengthen the socialbonds within communities, restore the natural environment, andprovide long-term solutions and growth. Gathering community

leaders and environmental experts from a cross section ofbusiness, city government, various college departments, andnonprofit organizations, the Green Task Force will form threesubcommittees to begin framing a plan for the Kennedy-KingCollege.• The Operations Subcommittee will begin looking within the

College to explore areas where green practices could be applied. The subcommittee hopes to encourage the College tobecome a leader in green principles and an example for thecommunity and nation.

• The Policy Subcommittee seeks to inspire businesses and residents of the City Colleges community to pursue green practices. The subcommittee will facilitates the adoption of green practices through policy changes that will break downbarriers to implementation.

• The Communications Subcommittee will keep the College community informed on the Green Task Force’s goals, accomplishments, and recommendations. Together these subcommittees are working towards an economic, social, andenvironmentally sustainable Kennedy-King College.

BackgroundWhat Are Green Principles, Green Practices, and Sustainability?

Green principles incorporate a number of elements, but theircentral focus surrounds the strength of communities, theirenvironment, and social equity. Clean air and water, safe and

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