Interested in Adolescence? Check out what the Adolescent Psychology students have been working on this term!

The students in PSY 226-001: Adolescent Development have created interesting and informative websites on a variety of important topics related to social problems experienced by adolescents.  Check them out below!

Adolescent Obesity

Adolescent Drug Use and Abuse

Adolescent Peer Pressure, Cliques, and Gangs

Adolescent Self-Injury and Cutting

Adolescent Suicide

Adolescent Pregnancy and Abortion

Please post your feedback in the comments below!  The students would love to know what you think!

PSY 121-039 Competition

The students of PSY 121-039 had to build a brain and label the parts they thought were most important. The pictures are posted here as part of a competition. Please vote for the brain you like best by commenting with the color of the group. The colors are listed in the caption of each photo. It is not important for you to know all the parts of the brain. Their instructor will grade them on accuracy. Instead, please vote for the brain you think is most creative, or most attractive, or simply, that you like best. The group with the most votes will win a prize. Thanks for participating!

Purple Group

Purple Group

Blue Group

Blue Group

Blue Group – A Little Somethin’ Extra

Teal Group

Teal Group

Yellow Group

Yellow Group – side view

Yellow Group

Orange Group

Orange Group

Green Group

Green Group

Red Group

Red Group

Are you interested in Native American Culture?

Check out this event coming up this weekend!2010 Heritage Days

Discovering Hope: Understanding Addictions

The ninth annual community conference on mental health will be held May 23rd at Beth Emet the Free Synagogue, 1224 Dempster, Evanston, IL.

See link for more info: http://www.naomicohenfoundation.org/projects/2010_conference.php

Women in Russia: Politics and Policy

Check out this upcoming conference at Loyola University Chicago!

http://www.luc.edu/gannon/Women_in_Russia.shtml

Women’s History Month Event!

“The Vagina Monologues” will be presented by College of Lake County students and staff at 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 11 as a fundraiser for the CLC Women’s Center.

The award-winning play is based on playwright Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women. Both performances will be held in the in C005 (C Wing Auditorium) on the Grayslake campus and will last 90 minutes. The evening performance will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion with the actors, directors and Women’s Center staff.

“‘The Vagina Monologues’ is about liberating women from abusive language and behavior, and from the silence in naming their own bodies,” said Teresa Aguinaldo, English instructor and director of the Women’s Center. “Through their brave performances in this college production, students are activists in a too-long campaign to end violence against women.”

The cast consists of CLC students and staff, including Stephanie Gray, Anna Chesman, Dazelle Yvette, Rachel Kelly, Sheila White, Michelle Golden, Ruthe Dembinski, Emilee McGinn and Dawn Byrne. The production is being co-directed by Lynn Harper, communications instructor, and Mick Cullen, human services instructor.

Admission is free, but there is a $7 suggested donation ($5 for CLC students), with proceeds benefitting the CLC Women’s Center Emergency Fund, which assists CLC low-income students and their families, some of whom are survivors of abuse. For more information, contact the CLC Women’s Center at (847) 543-2771 or e-mail. To learn more about V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, visit the VDay Web site.

Black History Month Event!

Black History Month event: Free showing of the film “Tuskegee Airmen” on Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. in C005, Grayslake campus. A discussion will follow the movie. Come see it!

CLC Sociology Professor to be featured on WGN

Tune in to WGN TV on Wednesday morning, Feb. 17 (tomorrow) to see John Tenuto and friends/students at 7:45 and 8:45 a.m. John will talk about how social issues were portrayed in 1970s TV sitcoms. “Teasers” are scheduled for 7:00, 7:20, 7:39, 8:00 and 8:20.

Comedian Mike Toomey will be there to do his impersonation of Mike Brady from “The Brady Bunch.” Enjoy clips from your favorite 1970s TV shows such as Brady Bunch, Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, Welcome Back Kotter, All in the Family, Mary Tyler Moore Show and That 70s Show.

WGN will also plug John’s upcoming CLC Discovery! class, “Those 70s Shows,” set for March 19.

So watch it, record it, TIVO it or look at it on the WGN Web site (http://www.wgntv.com/news/morningnews/) afterward.  Live from the CLC Technology Building, it’s John Tenuto!

Reproduction and the environment

Here is an interesting article regarding how our reproductive choices impact the environment.

Looking for a new career?

Learn more about careers in Human Services, Criminal Justice, Education, and Fire Sciences at our information sessions this week!

Criminal Justice: Tuesday, January, 12, 2010 at 5:30 PM in room T333 at the Grayslake Campus.

Human Services, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, and Social Work: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:00PM in room T130 at the Grayslake Campus.

Early Childhood and Elementary Education: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 5:00 PM in room A248 at the Grayslake Campus.

Fire Science and Emergency Disaster Management: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 6:00 PM in room T323 at the Grayslake Campus.