D-Term is the three-week period between Thanksgiving and Christmas when students can engage in a variety of activities, including academic research, independent study, international travel and study, service at home and abroad, coursework, work at a campus or off-campus job, and rehearsals for theatre productions. Some opportunities involve faculty and staff too.

Serving in Haiti, 2008

Future posts will detail the variety of activities. Featured here are three service opportunities taking place through the Office of Ministry and Service.
•    Haiti, Nov. 27-Dec. 7: Seven students and one faculty member, Jamie Walden-Mather, lecturer of human thought and behavior, return to Haiti to work with Mission of Hope, tackling work projects and reaching out to children in the organization’s orphanage, school and church.
•    Appalachia…

Daily Herald: “One-act plays take stage at North Central”

Naperville Sun: “Alternative-trade store at NCC open,” “Cardinals believing in themselves” and “NCC enters the land of ‘Seussical’”

Faculty and staff can choose among 11 different classes offered during D-Term as part of the annual Technology Training Day on Thursday, Dec. 3. Classes range from learning about Groupwise calendar, PowerPoint and Access to Blackboard, Smart Board and library research. All sessions are optional and for the professional and personal benefit of employees. Visit https://www2.noctrl.edu/academics/departments/techDay09 to view the lineup of classes.

Plan now and reserve your seat by contacting Katie Marszalkowksi, academic affairs secretary, at 630-637-5357.

The men’s cross country team looks to win its 13th national title on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Highland Hills Golf Course in Cleveland, Ohio. The NCAA Division III Cross Country National Championship race is scheduled to begin at noon Eastern time. Go Cards!!

Fans and supporters of North Central College athletics can now follow their favorite teams on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NCC_Athletics. This is one quick way to find out the results of the cross country national meet this Saturday.

The 2009-2010 North Central College Wrestling Media Guide is available online at www.sidearmdmg.com/ncentral/wrestling/. The guide includes individual profiles of wrestlers and coaches, last season’s results and historical information about the Cardinals’ program. It’s also accessible by clicking on the ‘2009-2010 Media Guide’ button on the…

North Central welcomes its fifth Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Radha Rajagopalan from Toronto, Canada. Her strong interest in global climate change and water conservation complements the College’s 2009-2010 international and cultural focus on global environmental change.

As part of her yearlong stay at North Central, Rajagopalan has been co-teaching an English 125 course titled Thirsty Cities during fall term and will teach a seminar of her own design, From Policy to Action: Managing Urban Climate Change, during spring term. Throughout winter term when she’s not teaching a specific course, Rajagopalan will give community-wide lectures on Canadian culture and climate change issues.

She is also helping organize a symposium, titled The Ripple Effect, in conjunction with the Office of International Programs and the College’s focus…

Naperville Sun: “She’s found her spine for ‘Cats‘” and “North Central not allowed into NCAA playoff party”

Lighting & Sound America publication: “Bag End Subs Provide a Musical Base at New Wentz Hall Auditorium“

Stephen Maynard Caliendo, associate professor of political science, and Charlton McIlwain, co-directors of The Project on Race in Political Communication (RaceProject.org), presented “Talking about Race in the Obama Era” at Nassau Community College in Garden City, NY, on Nov. 9. The multimedia presentation focused on how to recognize and understand the ways that latent fears and resentments can be manifested and perpetuated by language and images. More

Richard Flint, lecturer of computer science, was cited in the acknowledgments of two new books: Starting Out with C++ by Tony Gaddis, as a reviewer, and Terrorists and the Terchova Treasure by George Banas.

Kristi Bonn ’03, admission systems coordinator, was promoted to enrollment information systems specialist.

John Holmberg, capital gifts officer, was promoted to assistant director of development, capital gifts.

Men's cross country regional winners

•    Men’s cross country wins regional championships, heads to NCAA Division III nationals
•    Women’s cross country takes fifth at regionals, sends two runners to nationals
•    Football team claims fourth straight CCIW crown, ranked 17th by D3football.com
•    Women’s volleyball tourney run ends at regional championships, finishes winningest season in school history. Video highlights.
•    Wrestlers suffer narrow loss at Northwestern University duals