September 2011 | North Central College

Ron Smith '75

Ron Smith published “Eight Days a Week: Births, Deaths and Events Each Day in Oldies History,” which was released May 8. Featuring a foreword by broadcasting legend Dick Biondi, the book lists significant happenings for each day of the year and includes caricatures of famous musicians. He also published four reference books about the local music charts of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. While enrolled at North Central College, he was a disc jockey for WONC-FM in 1975 and began collecting music history tidbits.

North Central College family member to share thoughts about 9/11 anniversary

Pat Shanower is scheduled to talk with local radio host Scott Mackay at about 7:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9. on WERV-FM 95.9 (The River) about the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that claimed the life of her son, Cmdr. Dan Shanower.

Navy Cmdr. Dan Shanower was in his Pentagon office the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and died in the attack on Washington, D.C. Naperville's 9/11 memorial is named in his honor.

Vote for North Central College in TribLocal photo contest

North Central College students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends can show their school spirit by voting now for a image nominated in a weekly TribLocal photo contest.

Simply follow this link and click on the image titled "North Central College" that shows biology students Michelle Ruffati and Valerie Gravelle collecting water samples from Naperville's Springbrook Prairie during a summer research project. The photo was taken by local photographer Steve Woltmann for use by the Office of Marketing and Communications.

MOX Mobile Access

Get access to the important North Central College information you need anytime, anywhere with our first mobile application.

We are pleased to announce North Central's first mobile application, designed to keep users informed of the latest College updates. With MOX Mobile Access, you can have anytime, anywhere access to all the important information you need—news, events, maps, telephone numbers and more. Whether you are a future student, a current student or a visitor, this app will put the who, when, where and more at your fingertips.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Quickly access important numbers to campus offices and departments in an alphabetical list by department.

Gregory Ruthig joins faculty in biology department

Gregory Ruthig, assistant professor of biology

North Central College appointed five full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, including Assistant Professor of Biology Gregory Ruthig.

North Central College appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, which starts Sept. 12. Among the new faculty is Gregory Ruthig, assistant professor of biology.

Hillary Shulman joins faculty in speech communication

Hillary Shulman, assistant professor of speech communication

North Central College appointed five tenure-track faculty for the new academic year, including Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Hillary Shulman.

North Central College appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, which starts Sept. 12. Among the new faculty is Hillary Shulman, assistant professor of speech communication.

Luke Franks joins faculty in history department

Luke Franks, assistant professor of history

North Central College appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, including Luke Franks, assistant professor of history.

North Central College appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, which starts Sept. 12. Among the new faculty is Luke Franks, assistant professor of history.

Sohinee Roy joins faculty in English department

Sohinee Roy, assistant professor of English

North Central College appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, including Assistant Professor of English Sohinee Roy.

North Central College appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, which starts Sept. 12. Among the new faculty is Sohinee Roy, assistant professor of English.

North Central College’s Res/Rec Center achieves LEED Silver Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council awarded LEED Silver Certification to North Central’s innovative and environmentally friendly Residence Hall/Recreation Center.

Sept. 7, 2011—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded LEED Silver Certification to North Central College’s innovative and environmentally friendly Residence Hall/Recreation Center (Res/Rec).

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

College welcomes new faculty members

Hillary Shulman, Gregory Ruthig, Luke Franks, Hale Ekinci, Sohinee Roy

North Central College has appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, which begins Sept. 12.

Sept. 7, 2011—North Central College has appointed five new full-time, tenure-track faculty for the 2011-2012 academic year, which begins Sept. 12.