HWC gets a big shout-out on the White House Blog of Dr. Jill Biden. The write-up is similar to the links I posted yesterday, but it is neat to see Harold Washington College mentioned under the White House header.
Author Archives: Don Laackman
HWC Alum talks to Dr. Jill Biden
When I am not sitting in my office eating bon-bons, or attending District discussions, or standing in the lobby greeting our students, I sometimes get to attend really cool meetings. The most recent event was a roundtable with Second Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden, who among other accomplishments has been involved inContinue reading “HWC Alum talks to Dr. Jill Biden”
C2C Partners
The Mayor announced a partnership for HWC Wednesday afternoon.
Realist lives in a Dark Fantasyland
Things here at the college seemed a little too quiet. Leadership canceled the regularly scheduled Officers of the District meeting, leaving me with a full Friday to catch up on some projects and emails. Upon returning from lunch, however, I found an email alert that Realist had posted about the 10,000 Small Businesses graduation eventContinue reading “Realist lives in a Dark Fantasyland”
Art
More good news. One of my favorite perquisites of this job is walking through an art gallery every morning on my way to my office. Ably curated by Vanessa Smith, our 11th-floor gallery features student works as well as a rotating group of outside artists who give students guidance and inspiration on artistic expression and careersContinue reading “Art”
Business
Good news for the college. The Mayor announced on MSNBC’s Morning Joe (starting at 4:30 in the clip) that Harold Washington College would be the “professional service school” of City Colleges. He reiterated our position at the 10,000 Small Businesses graduation. Additional coverage is here at the Sun-Times. Yesterday was a good day for HWC. Thirty-sevenContinue reading “Business”
Crescat scientia; vita excolatur
Saturday marked attendance at the third graduation ceremony in a month. CCC celebrated on May 12, last week I was at my nephew’s high school graduation, and yesterday the University of Chicago held its 511th convocation. Although I was there to see my son receive his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with Honors, I hadContinue reading “Crescat scientia; vita excolatur”
First Day of Summer
As some returning Faculty may have noticed, I took my usual position in the lobby on the morning of the first day of classes to welcome our students to (or back into) HWC for the summer session. As has been the case for the past semester starts, student questions humbled me. As readers of theContinue reading “First Day of Summer”
Green Star
Rich Wren, our Chief Engineer, doubles as a Media Celebrity in this week’s Time Out Chicago. Rich worked with Nikole Muzzy, our media relations/PR expert at HWC, to help prepare him for the interview. If you read to the end, you will find Rich’s views on an ecologically friendly graffiti removal product.
Feel Good
I have been snowed under as we drive toward finalizing our FY13 budgets. This link provided a nice pick-me-up. Thanks to Nikole Muzzy for the solid reporting on the student success stories.
Don's Desk 