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01 Feb2016

Northwestern College Leaders Speak with President of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital at Multi-Chamber Event

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

(L to R) Raj Patel, Northwestern College Radiologic Technology Instructor/Clinical Coordinator; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital President Richard Floyd; and Northwestern College's COO Dimitrios Kriaras and President, Lawrence Schumacher.

(L to R) Raj Patel, Northwestern College Radiologic Technology Instructor/Clinical Coordinator; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital President Richard Floyd; and Northwestern College’s COO Dimitrios Kriaras and President, Lawrence Schumacher.

Key leaders of Northwestern College this month participated in a Multi-Chamber Business After Hours event hosted by Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge. While there, Northwestern College’s President, Lawrence Schumacher and Chief Operations Officer Dimitrios Kriaras sought out the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital’s President, Richard B. Floyd. Briefly, they were able to converse about the current state of the healthcare industry in light of the myriad of changes it has undergone these past few years.

25 Jan2016

Northwestern College Collects 198 Coats via its One Warm Coat® Drive

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College's Lauren Schumacher (left) and Brenda Christy revel amidst the coats, hats, gloves, etc. collected during its One Warm Coat® Drive, which will benefit Cornerstone Community Outreach in Chicago.

Northwestern College’s Lauren Schumacher (left) and Brenda Christy revel amidst the coats, hats, gloves, etc. collected during its One Warm Coat® Drive, which will benefit Cornerstone Community Outreach in Chicago.

Thanks to the efforts of Northwestern College’s Rosemont administrative office staff, a local coat drive was spearheaded via One Warm Coat®, resulting in 198 coats being collected to benefit local adults and children in need! Northwestern College, a 114 year old family-owned higher education institution, launched its coat drive on December 4 and concluded it on January 18. In addition to the 198 coats, also collected were: 65 Scarves, 43 pairs of gloves, 34 hats, 6 earmuffs, 2 pairs of children’s snow pants, and 1 pair of boots!

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College Criminal Justice Students Get Visit from Bridgeview Fire Department Battalion Chief

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Bridgeview Battalion Chief Michael Daly was a guest speaker at Northwestern College's Criminal Investigations Class where he discussed fire and arson investigations with criminal justice students.

Bridgeview Battalion Chief Michael Daly was a guest speaker at Northwestern College’s Criminal Investigations Class where he discussed fire and arson investigations with criminal justice students.

Northwestern College’s Criminal Justice students continue to benefit from partnerships with area investigative professionals in Bridgeview as part of their course curriculum. This fall’s Criminal Investigations Class has had multiple opportunities to learn firsthand from investigations professionals, with their final class guest speaker being Bridgeview Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Daly. Battalion Chief Daly appeared before the class in Week 10 of the course to talk to them about fire and arson investigations.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College’s Chicago Campus Students Conduct Food Drive for Local Food Pantry

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

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Yuri Villalobos of Northwestern College’s Student Services Office and Chicago Campus Director Todd LaSota stand before partially filled donation boxes for Jireh Pantry set out in the College’s Student Services reception area.

Northwestern College’s Chicago Campus students have organized a Food Drive that spans from Thanksgiving through New Years in hopes of assisting local Chicago families. Donation boxes were set out on November 20 around the College’s Jefferson Park Campus and will remain in place through December 31, with all proceeds collected to go to Jireh Pantry. The Jireh Food Pantry is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Jesus Word Center.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus Conducting Food & Toy Drive With Bridgeview Chamber

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Boxes for food and toy donations are in the front lobby of Northwestern College, with collections welcome through December 9. The Drive is once again being held in conjunction with the Bridgeview Chamber.

Boxes for food and toy donations are in the front lobby of Northwestern College, with collections welcome through December 9. The Drive is once again being held in conjunction with the Bridgeview Chamber.

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus (7725 S. Harlem Avenue), in conjunction with the Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry, is pleased to announce its participation once again in the Annual Bridgeview Chamber Food & Toy Drive. This is the 25th year that the Bridgeview Chamber has sponsored this drive to benefit the needy families and children of the Bridgeview Community. Once again, Northwestern College is serving as an official drop-off site for food and toys for the community, as well as for the college’s own students, staff and faculty.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus Participates in Pen Pal Program with Bridgeview School Children

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College's Amy Buoscio, also a Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board Member, addresses Bridgeview School 4th & 5th graders while flanked by the children's' fall Pen Pals from the College and community.

Northwestern College’s Amy Buoscio, also a Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board Member, addresses Bridgeview School 4th & 5th graders while flanked by the children’s’ fall Pen Pals from the College and community.

Thirty-three (33) Northwestern College staff and faculty participated in the Bridgeview Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 2015 Pen Pal Program with three of Bridgeview School’s fourth and fifth grade classes. Multiple businesses and Chamber members of the Bridgeview community participated, providing pen pals for over eighty (80) children during the fall quarter of the school year.

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College Criminal Justice Students Tour Bridgeview Police Department & Firing Range

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Bridgeview Police Department Investigator Robert Tomiczak looks on along with several Northwestern College Criminal Justice students while touring the department's Firing Range as part of their Criminal Investigations class.

Bridgeview Police Department Investigator Robert Tomiczak looks on along with several Northwestern College Criminal Justice students while touring the department’s Firing Range as part of their Criminal Investigations class.

Northwestern College’s Criminal Justice students continue to benefit from a partnership with the Bridgeview Police Department, with this fall’s Criminal Investigations Class having the opportunity for a second time to learn firsthand from law enforcement personnel. During week 6 of the fall quarter the class had the opportunity to take a field trip to the Bridgeview Police Department where they toured the facility; observed the various areas of intake, holding and questioning; observed the practice of fingerprinting; viewed via live recording the questioning of a subject; toured and utilized the department’s firing range; and met with multiple Bridgeview Police personnel, including Investigator Robert Tomiczak and Range Master/Officer David Sroka. The students were also accompanied by Northwestern College instructor Charles Chigas (retired Bridgeview Chief) and Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Mark Mitchell (retired Palos Hills Lieutenant).

28 Dec2015

Northwestern College Criminal Justice Students Earn 9 Awards at ACJA Reg’l Conference!

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College CJ Coord. Mark Mitchell, grad Pablo Manrique, Instructor Mike Collins, students Ruben Hernandez & Vivian Afocha, grads Mayra Camacho & Ebony Roberison, student Juliana Olivas, & grads Eduardo Garcia & Alex Barton.

Northwestern College CJ Coord. Mark Mitchell, grad Pablo Manrique, Instructor Mike Collins, students Ruben Hernandez & Vivian Afocha, grads Mayra Camacho & Ebony Roberison, student Juliana Olivas, & grads Eduardo Garcia & Alex Barton.

Recently nine (9) Northwestern College Criminal Justice students and graduates and two Criminal Justice Program faculty members traveled to the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) Lambda Alpha Epsilon Region 6 Conference in Macomb, IL. After rigorous competition, Northwestern College walked away with nine (9) total awards, including five (5) earned by NC students and graduates and four (4) by NC professionals! The ACJA is a national fraternal organization dedicated to the betterment of law enforcement through education, with its regional conferences affording students opportunities to compete over several days in multiple categories of both written and physical competitions. The theme for the Region 6 Conference was, “CLUE: The Board Game and Criminal Investigations such games in livecasinosites.com.”

07 Oct2015

Northwestern College partners with Bridgeview Police for Investigations Course

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Detective Daniel Matuszak speaks to Northwestern College's Criminal Investigation's Class as part of a partnership between the College and Police Department designed to share real life law enforcement experiences with students

Detective Daniel Matuszak speaks to Northwestern College’s Criminal Investigation’s Class as part of a partnership between the College and Police Department designed to share real life law enforcement experiences with students.

Northwestern College’s Criminal Investigations class this fall is benefitting from a partnership with the Bridgeview Police Department. Bridgeview detectives will be visiting the Investigations class three times during the quarter so as to share their real life experiences with students who are seeking careers in the field of criminal justice. The particular focus of the visits will be on the mechanics of criminal investigations and the role of detectives during the course of such investigations. Last week the first visit was by Detective Daniel Matuszak, a fifteen (15) year veteran of the Bridgeview Police Department.

07 Oct2015

Northwestern College hosts 2 workshop trainings for ISAC

Written by Laura Pollastrini. Posted in Press Releases

Northwestern College's Bridgeview Campus recently hosted 2 ISAC training workshops for financial aid professionals from around the state, both of which were extremely well attended.

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus recently hosted 2 ISAC training workshops for financial aid professionals from around the state, both of which were extremely well attended.

Northwestern College’s Bridgeview Campus (7725 S. Harlem Avenue) recently served as the host location for two of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission’s (ISAC) free, one-day workshops: Financial Aid 101 (for new financial aid professionals) and Financial Aid 201 (for more experienced financial aid professionals). Approximately 20 people attended each of the two workshops in Bridgeview, which ISAC holds quarterly throughout the state, and which are frequented by financial aid professionals from all over Illinois. Last week’s workshops were attended by representatives of Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights; Chicago Public Schools; Business Continuity Institute (BCI) Training; Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills; Roosevelt University; DePaul University and Sauk Valley Community College of Dixon, Illinois. Northwestern College has consistently opened up its institution at no cost to ISAC for these and other similar workshops.

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