FALL SEMESTER OFFERS STRONG VARIETY OF CLASS FORMATS FOR ALL
This fall semester, sociology professor John Tenuto will be teaching classes in three different formats: in-person, live over Zoom and traditional online anytime. Most classes were taught live over Zoom for the last year and a half, but now they’re being taken congruently with the other two modalities. CLC students are being given even more flexibility when it comes to how they learn.

ï»żâ€œCLC takes the word ‘community’ very seriously,” Tenuto said. “What we do here is very community focused. We are going to do whatever our students need if the need is there.”
MARINE VETERAN AND CLC ALUMNA HELPS VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH
CLC can be a beginning for people of any background looking to find their paths in life. For Jessica Lopez, the college was a launching point for her social work career after serving in the military.

Lopez, a 2018 CLC graduate, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2012 because she always wanted to be a part of something bigger and better than herself.

ï»żâ€œI’m a very competitive person with myself,” she said. “I wanted to do something I could be proud of.”
FORMER CLC STUDENT COMPETES IN FIRST OLYMPICS
The Olympics are the pinnacle of athletic achievement, drawing in the greatest athletes in the world to compete on a world stage. At the recent Tokyo Olympics, CLC proudly had a former student competing at the highest level.

Nefeli Papadakis, who attended CLC in 2017, competed in judo and has been practicing the sport since she was just four years old.

ï»żâ€œMy older brother did judo, and I was always asking my dad if I could go with,” Papadakis said. “A few months later, I was doing it too.”
GROWING NUMBER OF TREES BRING MORE THAN ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO CLC CAMPUS
Most people understand trees are important to have in our world. At CLC, an even deeper dive into the positive impact trees bring goes into the planting of them on campus.

In 2018, CLC was first named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recognizing the college’s efforts to manage and expand its tree population. Now CLC renews its Tree Campus certification every year.

ï»żPlanting trees around campus helps in creating a welcoming, healthy environment. This summer, 27 new trees were planted on campus.
ALUM STARTS HIS OWN BUSINESS AFTER CHANGE IN CAREER DIRECTION
Ronald Lackey thought he knew what career he wanted to pursue in college. After numerous changes, however, he ended up in a completely different field, eventually starting his own pharmaceutical consulting business.

Lackey started attending CLC full-time in 2000 after serving in the Navy from 1983-92. He was an electrician in the navy, so he decided to pursue a degree in electrical engineering.

ï»żHowever, since Lackey’s education was being paid for by the military, he only had three years to earn his degree and have it paid for. An electrical engineering degree would take him five years, so Lackey decided to make a change. Thanks to the influence of his mentors, including sociology instructor John Tenuto, he decided on sociology.
NEW STORAGE SPACE OPENS THEATRE COSTUME SHOP FOR LEARNING
Costume storage was an issue CLC’s theatre department had been dealing with for years, but taking over two new rooms has allowed the department’s costume shop to become the teaching space it was meant to be.

ï»żThe costume shop is a space where costumes are created for performances, and being one of the technical theatre program’s classrooms, it’s also a place for students to learn the skill. The teaching process wasn’t easy though, according to Sally Gill, adjunct faculty and costume designer, because the room was overrun with storage.

“You couldn’t really move,” Gill said. “If I was teaching a student, I couldn’t be next to them.”
FREE VACCINATION EVENT OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
CLC is hosting two more free vaccination events in partnership with the Lake County Health Department on Sept. 22 and Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The events are open to the public and will be held in the C court of the Grayslake Campus.
 
The first event was on Aug. 26. No appointments are necessary to receive the vaccine. Transportation will be provided from Lakeshore and Southlake campuses.

In response to Gov. Pritzker's Aug. 26 announcement, CLC plans to offer additional clinics, so watch for more information.
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY OFFERS VACCINE INCENTIVE TO STUDENTS
As a partner with the White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, CLC encourages students to get vaccinated with $100 incentive program to promote vaccination as the college starts fall semester. Classes started Aug. 23.

ï»żStudents enrolled in fall classes are eligible to submit proof of vaccination and receive a $100 check. CLC is using federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds to strategically promote vaccination.
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