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Columbia to start escort service Columbia tuition School will rely on to rise for new specially trained students for service school year By Diane Krueger Staff Writer Biggest increase in 5 years expected With a renewed city-wide interest in community policing, Columbia College will be joining the program this spring By James Boozer by starting a Student Escort Service. 5'pecia/ Sections Editor The service, which is tentatively slated to start between April and May, Students will have to dig a will provide students, faculty and staff little deeper into their pockets with personal escorts to campus build to attend Columbia this fall ings, local train stations or personal due to a $1,046 increase in vehicles. tuition for the next school The goal of the Student Escort year. The increase is the Service Program is "to accommodate largest single increase at the college community to navigate the Ronald Dorsey, security officer at Columbia, will train student Columbia in more than five campuses and feel safe and secure," escorts as Columbia restarts its own community policing initia years. said Mrtha Meegan-Linehan, director of tive this spring. Stacy Morgan/Chronicle "We try to keep our tuition Administrative Services. increases at or ncar 5 per The program is looking for juniors or There are nine buildings that make up the main col cent," said John Duff, presi seniors with a 3.0 or higher grade point average. lege campus where students and faculty can be escort dent of Columbia. However Exceptions may be made for freshmen or sophomores ed. the latest increase is 8.9 per with similar previous experience and a G.P.A. of 3.0 or Those locations arc: cent higher compared to this better. ·John B. Duff 600 South Michigan Avenue year's tuition. Students who become escorts will undergo a four * * 624 South Michigan Avenue Presently, an average full hour training session conducted by Meegan-Linehan, time undergraduate's tuition including fees is $8,828 a the security department and the Dixon Academy. * 623 South Wabash Avenue * 731 Plymouth Court school year. With the latest increase, that number would be Escorts will be trained in "street-wise tactics, campus pushed closer to $1 0,000. orientation, customer service and radio dispatch," * 33 East Congress Parkway * 540 South Michigan Avenue According to a letter from Duff, the increase is due to sev Meegan-Linehan said. eral factors relating to major institutional improvements in Once the service is operational, students, faculty and * 1014 South Michigan Avenue • 72 East 11th Street quality and an increase in Columbia's enrollment. staff will be able to request an escort at the security * 1415 South Wabash Avenue "I am never happy to announce an increase in tuition," desk in each building Monday through Thursday from said Duff in an interview with The Chronicle. 5:30 p.m. to II p.m. Days and times are subject to The student escort positions are paying positions. A letter from the president will be sent to students in a change depending on the needs and uses of the college Flexible hours are available, with positions ranging few weeks informing them of the reasons behind the community. from 6 to 20 hours a week. Those interested in becom increase. The boundaries for the service extend from ing student escorts can jill out applications at the The college recently acquired the 1014 S. Michigan Congress Parkway to the 14th St., and from Plymouth building and 14 15 S. Wabash building. and is leasing of sev Court to Michigan Avenue. These boundaries include Career Planning and Placement Department. located in Suite 300 at 623 South Wabash. eral floors in the 33 E. Congress building. These were sev all parking, campus and transportation facilities. eral fac tors in the decision to raise tuition for the next school Columbia 2 expands new career path By Tracey E. Thames was crafted by a team of educators with them the knowledge and cur Staff Writer includi ng Phillip J. Klukoff, associ rent skills necessary for surviving ate provost at Columbia 2. It is also in the workforce industry today." If you're a professional who's under the close and watchful eye of Klukoff, who was the chairper dissati sfied with your current John Duff, president of Columbia son of the English department at career path, arc trying to enhance College. Columbia for 10 years, helped to present skills, or simply looking for The school, which began its develop the educational direction new options, Columbia 2- the col operation in spring of 1996, of Columbia 2. "We have a market lege of continuing education released its first catalog in October niche that enables us to succeed," promises to put you on the road to 1995. The center offers a variety of Klukoff said. "Columbia 2 is a recovery. courses and certificate programs strong. contributor to men and Along with an innovative cur including "Desktop Publishing," women seeking an entrepreneurial riculum designed to meet the pro "Creative Writing," "How To Sell a attitude as they embark on new fessional's needs and interests, Screen Play" and "Stand Up careers." workshops are currently offered for Comedy." Alumni of Columbia College career development and entrepre There are several new courses receive a 10 percent discount on neurship. Courses such as "Travel offered at Columbia 2, including tuition costs at Columbia 2 and are and Tourism," "Fund-raising and "How to be a Successful sponsored for workshops dealing Mediation" are designed to provide Consultant"and "Writing Comedy" with ways to teach students more intensive, quality training in fields "Columbia 2 prides themselves effectively how to market their own that offer exciting career possibili on upgrading and enhancing the talents and develop themselves as ties. skills of professional people creative artists. Conveniently located on the already working in the industry," Costs for non-alumni profes corner of Michigan Ave. and explained Klukoff. "All of sionals range from $25 to $750, Photo Essay on primary election Harrison St., The Center for Career [Columbia 2's instructors] are Page3 Transition and Entrepreneurship working professionals. They bring See Columbia 2, page 3 INSIDE Features Features Sports 'Primary Jon B. visits More March Columbia Colors', Madness with Sara Page 15 Page 16 Back page ~~~~- " ....... :•., .... ... ,Y recognizes Columbia graduate By Tiffany Golis semesters. Considered a jack of all lnldel PrCIIpiCt Staff Writu Gayle Guthrie, his investment professor, Heights Alderman, publicity clireclar lor nominated him for the award. "She told me Family and Summel' Fatival, _.,. ~ Main Line (112) 1oU-7Hl Inspirational and dedicated is one way to d she was going to nominate me whether I liked family business Koeppen fiii'IIIS and Moeioa Photography (112) 1«-7712 escribe Columbia College graduate cum Aide the idea or not," said Koeppen. Mobile Disc Jockey Service-Kocppea ' Advertising (112) 1#-7412 rman Gregory Koeppen. The USA Today nam Koeppen doesn't seem to mind his busy just accepted the position of Directar ~ Features (11 2) loU-7521 ed the 22-year-old one of All-USA's 1998 schedule and fills every moment so there's no Public Relations and Agricultural Utency lor F"x (112) 427-1920 outstanding undergraduate students. He was time for boredom. While he juggled his the Lake County Bureau. But he says he ICill Web Address selected from 1, 194 students nominated by full-time school schedule and part-time polit- bas time for his friends. wwwS.intcracccss.com / their schools and represents the Chicago area, ical career as Alderman of Prospect Heights, At such a young age, this former Collllllbia chronicle along with 60 other students from around the he said, "I had the best of both worlds. The graduate has a great outlook on life llld aood E·m>il Address country. taste of being a student and doing a real job advice for students in any c~. ~ [email protected] Koeppen auended Harper College before made it a lot of fun ." said, "don' t be afraid to try, never tbiak he came to Columbia. The faculty and cur Having achieved all of this for one lifetime you're too young, whether you're 19 or 90, riculum was the deciding factor for the trans is an accomplishment in itself, and he gives you have valuable knowledge. If one lhina Editor- in-Chief fer, he said. His major consisted of a market the credit for his success to his parents. '"They doesn't happen, try again. Keep your goals 10 Mema Ayi ing communications (public relations and back me 100 %, and when I was running for keep going in life." government administration) degree. This Alderman they wanted to see me win." His M"n"ging Edito r full-time student and alderman throughout his political role models are Ronald Reagan and Michelle DuFeur college career maint.:lined a grade point aver Governor Jim Edgar for their values and age of 3.6 and was on the dean's list all eight incentives.