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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BRIDGE STUDENTS ENTERING PROGRAM’S SECOND PHASE In the fall of 2015, Truman College’s Adult Education Department launched its Early Childhood Education program through its Bridge program. Bridge is a dual-enrollment program: it provides Adult Education students the opportunity to take free GED clas-ses through the Adult Education Department while also taking college credit courses at no cost. Additionally, students receive support in selecting an academic program of study, career planning advice, and tuition assistance. This semester, the first cohort of 12 students transitioned to the second phase of their program in which they take beginning childcare clas-ses. They are exploring a burgeon-ing career field, are developing the professional skills to make them successful, and are mentored by caring faculty. They are now work-ing toward earning professional credentials. Student Gabriela Cardenas dis-cussed how Truman College has helped her, stating, "Truman has many resources to offer and the Adult Education department offers the Early Childhood Education Bridge Program. If anybody wants to take this career path, they will not regret it if they take advantage of the classes, what is learned, and all the resources that are given." When asked how the program has changed her life, student Binita Tamang said, "I was always interested in teaching and caring for small children; I just didn't know what steps to take until I came to Truman. I was excited to learn that I was eligible for the ECE

Pictured above (l. to r.), Early Childhood Education Bridge Program students Antonio Honey, Gabriela Cardenas, and Binita Tamang, joined by program instructor Natalie Williams-McMahon; Dean of Adult Education, Armando Ma-ta; and Transition Specialist Matthew Vanada.

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Bridge program, and I was a little scared, but with my classmates and my teachers support I feel comfortable about what I've learned, the different strategies and skills I will be able to use in my career.” Student Antonio Honey discussed why the Early Childhood Education Bridge classes are important to him: "Early Childhood classes are needed if you want an education that will help children learn and grow. I have learned many things that are important to help out parents and teachers when it comes to teaching children. "

STUDENT SUCCESS: TRUMAN’S REPRO TECHNICIAN COMPLETES MASTERS Immigrating to the United States from Iran in 2003, Alper “Ali” Turan held a Bachelor’s degree, but, because of Iranian re-strictions, was unable to produce transcripts supporting that and feared he would have to start his pursuit of a degree from scratch in the United States.

After living in St. Louis for several years, Ali moved to Chicago and decided to ex-plore Truman College for both job and educational opportunities. He found a position as an information technology technician with Truman and began “loading up on clas-ses,” achieving his certificate in network and Web development. In order to work full-time he put a hold on his education pursuit, but when special arrangements were made for him to obtain his transcripts from Iran, he began considering the pursuit of a Master’s degree in Political Science.

With what he refers to as “relentless encouragement” from Truman President Reagan Romali, social sciences Assistant Professors Anghesom Atsbaha and Kelly O’Malley, and other Truman faculty and staff members, he applied and was accepted at Northeastern Illinois University in 2013. While working as Truman’s Senior Reprographics Technician, Ali spent two years completing his course work, obtaining his Masters degree in Political Science this past December.

Ali credits the encouragement he received at Truman and the courses he took here as being strong motivators in completing his educational pursuits.

TRUMAN WELLNESS COMMITTEE SEEKS YOUR INPUT The Faculty/Staff Wellness Committee is seeking the input of the Truman community regarding potential wellness activities and scheduling and has developed an online survey. Please take a few moments to provide your ideas and opinions at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wdGXLiWHpHuBpEjM2nQ3lSTx8TfBdWF8nd8cd15-vPY/viewform?edit_requested=true.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS & INITIATIVES UPDATE Keeping pace with the information technology needs of Truman College, the Truman Information Technology Department has recently released an update of ongoing projects and initiatives. These include:

• The conversion by the summer semester of Room 2909 into a new Arts Lab with 25 new iMac comput-ers.

• The design of the Reading Center, which includes outfitting it with computers and a SMART Board.

• Science Center equipment has been ordered and received and will be installed upon the completion of the space renovation.

• The purchase of 150 new desktop computers for staff computer “refresh” and new labs; additional purchases as funding allows.

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• The purchase of 30 additional laptops for the Stu-dent Loaner Laptop program and an additional 60 laptops for registration, Adult Education, and staff loaners.

• The preparation to close 100 desktop computers for a Spring computer sale for students.

• The ongoing disposal of obsolete IT equipment

• Development of a model for the next iteration of the “Smart” classroom.

• Development of a sustainable technology-training model for faculty and staff.

• The deployment of seven charging lockers around the Truman campus.

TRUMAN AAWCC CHAPTER INVITES YOU TO JOIN The Truman College chapter of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC) is inviting individuals to join the organization at the national level. The national AAWCC is not only involved in women’s access to education and em-ployment at all levels, but also is concerned with women’s access to policy-making forums and appropriate support services for adult women enrolled in two-year colleges. National AAWCC offers a five-day leadership institute each year and gives one schol-arship to a woman to attend this institute. The national organization also offers a regional scholarship to one student from each of the organization’s 10 regions, a woman of the year award, two doctoral scholarships, and a modal program award.

Since its inception, the Truman Chapter has offered women’s health fairs, sponsored walks for breast cancer, held women’s con-ferences at Truman, held informative brown-bag lunch programs, and sponsored the Truman AAWCC Student Recognition

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Award for the past 17 years, giving a $500 award to as many students as the chapter can raise funds for. The Truman Chapter holds fund-raising events for the award: a silent auction and the Pink Elephant Bake Sale and sale of gently used items. The chapter also solicits contributions from faculty, staff, and administrators to help fund the award. Truman College was the recipient of the National Modal Program Award in 2008 for its exemplarily Student Recognition Award Program.

To join the national chapter of AAWCC, see Naeema Mahmood, nmahmood@ccc.edu, in McKeon Room 162, or Teresa Walker, twalker@ccc.edu, in McKeon Room 118.

NOTICE OF THE REPORT ON EADA ATHLETIC PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) is designed to make prospective students aware of a school’s commitment to providing equitable athletic opportunities for its men and women students. The annual notice of the EADA reports for the City Col-leges of Chicago athletic programs may be viewed at http://citycollegesofchicagoathletics.com/sports/2015/12/10/eadareports.-aspx?path=general. The reports identify athletic program participation rates and financial support data for each of the City Colleg-es of Chicago athletic programs.

CHICAGO BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS SEEKING COORINATORS Offering a great opportunity to gain experience and insight into the election process, the Chicago Board of Election Commis-sioners is once again seeking from the Truman community election commissioners for the upcoming March 15, 2016, Illinois presidential primary. Interested individuals may apply online at www.chicagoelections.com/ec. Once an application is approved, a training email will be sent to accepted commissioners. For more information, phone 312.269.0876 or email electioncoordina-tor@chicagoelections.net.

HLC SEEKS ENTRIES FOR CONFERENCE ART CONTEST The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) invites submissions for its 2017 Annual Conference Art Contest. The winning artwork will be used as the symbol of the Conference and featured on all Web and print materials. Students, faculty and staff from all HLC-accredited and candidate institutions are eligible to enter, and the winning artist will be awarded $1,500. The deadline for submis-sion is Tuesday, Feb. 16. Finalists chosen by HLC will be voted on by HLC’s membership in an online poll in late February 2016. For more details about the contest, click the Annual Conference link at http://hlcommission.org/.

ON OUR RADAR • TRC-Wellness Monthly Mingle, Thursday, Feb. 11, 5 to 7 p.m., Fat Cat, 3840

N. Broadway; all faculty, staff, administrators, and your friends are welcome to this 21-and-up, pay-you-own-way opportunity to mix and mingle; snacks and drinks of your choice from the Fat Cat menu.

• Falcon Men’s Basketball: Richard J. Daley College, Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m., Dave Rowlands Sports Center.

• Transfer-Mation Conference, Friday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Harold Wash-ington College.

• Falcon Men’s Basketball: Malcolm X College, last home game of the season, Saturday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m., Dave Rowlands Sports Center.

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• Transfer Center: DeVry University visit, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room 1220A.

• Transfer Center: Preparing Your personal Statement, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 3 to 4 p.m., Room 1220A.

• Transfer Center: National Louis University visit, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room 1220A.

• Transfer Center: Northern Illinois University visit, Thursday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room 1220A.

• Falcon Men’s Basketball: Kennedy-King College, Thursday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m., Kennedy-King College.

• Falcon Men’s Basketball: Kankakee Community College, Saturday, Feb. 20, 3 p.m., Kankakee.

• Wellness Center: Yoga, with certified yoga instructor Irma Vazquez, Monday, Feb. 22, 2:30 to 3:30, Dave Rowlands Sports Center Gymnasium.

• Truman Transfers Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 12 to 3 p.m.

• Transfer Center: Transfer to Governors State University Day – Onsite Transfer Admissions Decision, Thursday, Feb. 25, Room 1220A.

STUDENT RESOURCES – A QUICK GUIDE Truman College is in your corner! We have specialized support services to help you succeed. Whether it’s finding a job or internship, getting advice on personal matters, or maybe joining a club or sports team, check out our student resource guide to find out what we can do to help you. ………………………………………………………………………………

Start off college strong Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 118 Whether you are a prospective student looking for help with the application process or a current student looking to speak with an advisor, start college off strong with assistance from the student services team. ………………………………………………………………………………

Visit an advisor to plan my classes Advising Center // Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 118 (or make an appointment through Grades First!) Academic advisors are available to assist you with goal setting, registration, choosing a focus area, creating an education plan, selecting classes, re-viewing semester maps, and applying for graduation. ccc.edu/advising ………………………………………………………………………………

Transfer to a 4-year college Transfer Center // Main Building, Room 1220A (Wilson Avenue Lobby) The Transfer Center can help you transition to a four-year college including researching where you want to attend, learning about transferable courses, and applying for admission and transfer scholarships. ccc.edu/transfer ………………………………………………………………………………

Update your contact information or request an official transcript Registrar’s Office // Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 135

The Registrar’s Office maintains student records and can help you update your contact information if you move or change phone numbers. The staff can also help you send your official transcript to other institutions or em-ployers, processes credits earned at a non-CCC institution, and handles degree and enrollment verification requests (including student loan defer-ment requests. ccc.edu/departments/Pages/Registrar.aspx ………………………………………………………………………………

Find a job or internship Career Center // Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 162he Career Centers can help you decide on a career and choose the best academic program to get you there. You can also learn how to com-plete a job application, create a resume and interview effectively to help you land a job or internship. ccc.edu/career services ………………………………………………………………………………

Get tutoring in a difficult subject Tutoring Center, Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 177 // Writing Center, Main Building, Room 1435 // Math Center, Main Building, Room 1176 // CIS Lab, Main Building, Room L567 // Foreign Language Lab, Main Building, Room 2100 // Reading Cen-ter, Main Building, Room 1220B Tutoring Centers offer free tutoring and academic support services to assist students in achieving personal and academic success. One-on-one and group-tutoring sessions are available. ccc.edu/tutoring

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Get help from a professor Go to faculty office hours // See your class syllabi for locations and times ………………………………………………………………………………

Find testing services Testing Center // Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 136 The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) gives students the oppor-tunity to receive credit for knowledge previously acquired by earning qualify-ing scores on any of 30 examinations. ccc.edu/services/Pages/CLEP-General Exam.aspx ………………………………………………………………………………

Order books or supplies for class Online through Akademos ccc.edu/textbook ………………………………………………………………………………

Check out a library book Cosgrove Library // Main Building, Lower Level, Room L625 Your college library offers electronic, database, and print media to support the scholarly work of students, faculty, and staff as well as individual and group library and information literacy instruction. ccc.edu/libraries ……………………………………………………………………………… Ask a question about financial aid or learn about schol-arship benefits Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 106 The Financial Aid Office works closely with students and families to provide financial assistance in the form of grants, loans and works-study from feder-al and state resources. For help filling out the FAFSA form or to learn about scholarships, visit this office. ccc.edu/financial aid ………………………………………………………………………………

Learn about veterans’ benefits Veterans Center // Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room S105 The Veterans Services Center provides access to veterans-specific re-sources, assistance with the transition from military to civilian life, infor-mation on VA benefits and credit transfer procedures, and a place to net-work with other veterans. ccc.edu/veterans ………………………………………………………………………………

Access service for students with disabilities Disability Access Center // Main Building, Room 1435 The Disability Access Center provides coordination and supportive services for students with documented disabilities. CCC makes every effort to inte-grate students with disabilities into all courses and programs. ccc.edu/dac

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Succeed with TRiO Main Building, Room 1435 TRiO’s mission is to provide support services to its students and ensure a smooth transition to four-year institutions. Over the years we have success-fully created a vibrant community of active learners who become academi-cally engaged and prepared to take on leadership roles. By providing these types of opportunities, TRiO empowers its students to succeed in college and beyond. ccc.edu/departments/-Pages/-TRiO-Student-Success-Programs.aspx ……………………………………………………………………………… Get help with a personal issue Main Building, Room 1946 Wellness Centers offer personal and group counseling, stress and time management coaching, and referrals to community resources including low-cost medical/dental care, emergency housing, groceries, legal services and child care. ccc.edu/wellnesscenter ………………………………………………………………………………

Get a loaner laptop Main Building, Room 3927 City Colleges of Chicago credit students who meet eligibility requirements may borrow a Windows laptop free of charge for up to four weeks. Laptops are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. ccc.edu/brorrowalaptop ……………………………………………………………………………… Join a sport Athletics // Main Building, Room 1220A Athletics play an important role in student life at the City Colleges of Chica-go. Many of our athletes have transferred their talents onto four-year col-lege and university teams and others play intramurals for fun. ccc.edu/athletics ………………………………………………………………………………

Get involved in a club or hold an event Student Activities Center // Main Building, Room 1623 Student clubs and organizations are an important part of student life at CCC. Student clubs provide an opportunity to socialize and learn new lead-ership skills with peers and advisors. ccc.edu/sga ……………………………………………………………………………… Find care for a pre-school aged child Childcare Center // Main Building, Room 1128 The City Colleges of Chicago operates Child Development Laboratory Schools at five of the colleges, allowing students to take classes knowing their children are well cared for. ccc.edu/trcdlcz ………………………………………………………………………………

Report a concern President’s Office // Larry McKeon Student Services Building Don’t be afraid to speak up if something should be changed. We want to hear from you.

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……………………………………………………………………………… Get help from security or report a safety concern Main Building, Room 1112 Call: 773.907.4800 or 9-9-1-1 from any campus phone to reach Chicago Emergency Services. ccc.edu/security ……………………………………………………………………………… Keep up with the latest news and events at Truman • LIKE Truman College on Facebook: www.facebook.com/trumancollege • FOLLOW Truman College on Twitter: @trumancollege • VISIT the Truman College events webpage:

ccc.edu/colleges/Truman/events/Pages/default.aspx • VIEW the LCD message screens on campus • READ the weekly TRUMAN NEWS

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Use a Computer Lab Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Lab, Main Building, room 2241 // CTC Lab, Main Building, Room L112 // CLEMS Lab, Main Building, Room 3186 // CAD Lab, Main Building, Room L933 // CIS Lab, Main Building, Room L567 // Library, Main Building, Room L625 Truman College provides computer lab access for City Colleges of Chicago students. Check posted hours for each individual lab. ………………………………………………………………………………

Take a non-credit course Professional and Personal Development // Larry McKeon Student Services Building, Room 162 Professional and Personal Development offers a wide variety of non-credit classes including Spanish for Educators, Web Design, CompTIA A+, TOEFL Preparation, Korean, Watercolor Painting, Photography, Food Ser-vice Sanitation, Bookkeeping, and many others.

NEWS DEADLINE The next issue of this newsletter will be published during the week of February 11, 2016. The deadline for – submitting or suggesting news items for that issue is 12 p.m., Thursday, February 15, 2016. Send submissions to Scott Brigham, sbrigham@ccc.edu, Director of Public Relations. Truman College news is always breaking on social media: Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter for the latest.