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Vendor fair: Over the next five years, CLC will spend $148 million on campus improvements involving major purchases of goods and services beyond its normal business needs. To help local vendors become aware of the upcoming opportunities, CLC will sponsor a Get Connected Vendor Fair from 9-11 a.m. Feb. 26 in Room C005 (C Wing auditorium) at the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. At the event, vendors can network with the college’s architects, construction managers, facilities team and procurement staff and learn about the college’s projects planned for 2015-2017. Upcoming procurement opportunities associated with campus improvements include those involving equipment, construction projects and professional services. For information about the master plan projects, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/masterplan
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a site that is updated weekly. To attend the Get Connected Vendor Fair, RSVP by Feb. 19 to [email protected]. Details, (847) 543-2084.Architecture class: Join licensed architect Daniel Sih, president of J.W. Sih and Associates, Inc., to learn how he and his father’s architecture firm impacted Chicago architecture at a Discovery! class from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 21 and 28, at CLC’s Southlake Campus, 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. Sih will discuss the impact that his father, Julius W. Sih, an immigrant civil engineer from China, had on Chicago architecture and how he has carried on his father’s legacy by influencing government decisions regarding architecture. Sih serves as a commissioner at the Chicago Plan Commission and was vice chairman at the Chicago Building Board of Appeals. His father started his own firm in 1965 and was consulting structural engineer for the famous architect Mies van der Rohe. The cost for the class is $35. To register or get more information, call (847) 543-6507, email [email protected] or visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/discovery.
Finalist: The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has announced that the CLC is a finalist in its 2015 Awards of Excellence program recognizing exceptional work among the nation’s two-year colleges in seven categories. CLC is one of four finalists in the advancing diversity category. The winners will be announced at the annual AACC convention April 18-21 in San Antonio, Texas. Diversity is featured prominently in the college’s strategic plan as both a core institutional value and as one of its six strategic goals. An active Diversity Commission initiates, supports and monitors the progress of diversity initiatives across the college. Additionally, the college’s International Education program has earned several recognitions, including receiving funding from the U.S. Department of State to establish an American Culture Center at Xi’an International University in China. A faculty-driven initiative called the Diversity and Multicultural Education Infusion Project is helping instructors connect with students and effectively teach in CLC’s increasingly diverse classrooms. The program offers experiential workshops, training, book club discussions, film screenings and guest speakers. To learn more about the college’s diversity initiatives, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/diversity.
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Honors: Lauren Boulger of Libertyville earned the distinction of Faculty Honors for Fall 2014 at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have a 4.0 academic average for the semester.
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