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Be central. Go global. Study abroad.

Students have an opportunity to check out the many study abroad choices during the College’s Annual Study Abroad Fair, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, on the second floor of the White Activities Center. The Office of International Programs offers more than 50 study abroad programs to students of all majors. Be sure to stop by and learn more.

National Freedom of Speech Week exhibit in Oesterle Gallery

Faculty and students in the speech communication department are hosting a weeklong display in the Oesterle Library Gallery during the 2011 National Freedom of Speech Week Oct. 17-23. The campus community is invited to visit the exhibit and view, read and listen to the various items on display.

150 Moments: First Homecoming

In this edition of 150 Moments, leading up to North Central College’s 11.11.11 Sesquicentennial Celebration, the College’s first Homecoming is spotlighted.

Cardinal football is a family affair

A recent segment of “The Red Zone,” a weekly football highlight produced by Naperville Community Television, featured the family aspect of the Cardinals’ football program—its five sets of brothers on the team and its coaching staff that includes a set of brothers, a father-son combo and a father of two recent alumni. The story about family connections starts around the five-minute mark of the 10-minute edition; the first half of the video reviews the Cardinal win against Augustana, 24-3, on Oct. 8.

Green Cleaning system gives new life to old things

This fall North Central College announced it was shifting to a Green Cleaning system. This change brought not only new cleaning products that use fewer chemicals, but also new dispensers to accommodate eco-friendly products. All old cleaning products and dispensers around campus were removed and replaced with new greener products and dispensers.

150 Moments: Plainfield College

In the final weeks leading up to North Central College’s 11.11.11 Sesquicentennial Celebration, North Central Pride will present moments from our College’s 150-year history. This moment features the birth of Plainfield College.

New campus signage to be installed during October

Installation of new way-finding, building identification, house address and campus map signs will begin in October.

The College’s maintenance staff will remove the existing building signs and install newly designed signs in front of campus buildings (photo). In addition, pedestrian way-finding signs will be added at 10 locations throughout campus and “you are here” campus map signs will be added in six locations. Campus houses will soon receive updated street address signs.

“A dream come true” when employee sings with Chicago

North Central College’s own Jeanne Bortolini, secretary at Oesterle Library, took the stage Saturday, Oct. 8, to sing vocals with the legendary rock and roll band Chicago.

“It was surreal! A dream come true that happens once in a lifetime,” she says.

It happened in Lantz Arena at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston as part of the band’s Sing with Chicago promotion that gives fans the chance to win a VIP fan experience and help raise funds and awareness to end breast cancer.

Raza Unida presents film Oct. 12 to honor Hispanic Heritage Month

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month—celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15—the student organization Raza Unida will show the Spanish film “REC” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall. Admission is free.

Samantha Suarez ’13, co-president of Raza Unida, says, “We want to open up the opportunity for North Central students to experience what Spanish films have to offer.”

North Central College history on display at Naper Settlement

The exhibit, “150 Years: A Promising Start” at Naper Settlement’s Heritage Gallery echoes the theme of the College’s Sesquicentennial celebration. Throughout the exhibition—which runs through mid-June 2012 at Naper Settlement’s Pre-Emption House Visitor Center, 523 S. Webster St.—admission will be free to all North Central College students, faculty, staff and alumni.