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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Contents
FEATURES
3 Artist Behind the Mask
Master mask-maker Jeff Semmerling has established a business that allows
him to practice his art, earn a living and do good.
7 Real-life Crime Sleuths
On television crime dramas, the life of evidence sleuths is filled with glamour
and drama. The reality is far different, our experts say.
9 From Silo to Hoop House
The Grayslake campus was built on farmland. Now, the college is teaching
students how to make small-scale local farming profitable, and CLC is
bringing a portion of the campus back to agriculture.
11 Lifelong Learning
CLC’s Discovery! and Quest programming for seniors proves learning
knows no age.
To Our Readers:
As you head to the beach, backyard or
favorite spot for summer reading, don’t forget
to take this issue with you. You’ll enjoy an
intriguing mix of stories as varied as a
pot-luck picnic.
Start with our cover story of Jeff Semmerling,
an accomplished mask maker who has
turned his chosen art form into a livelihood
and powerful tool for doing social good.
Then, learn how television provides a
distorted picture of scientific crime detection.
Sarah Owen and other real-life forensic
science professionals reveal how Hollywood
gets the story wrong.
And stay current with CLC by reading
about the college’s new sustainable agriculture
program and how it is encouraging production
of locally grown food. Wrap up with
our story on the opportunities for lifelong
learning offered by the Discovery! and
Quest programs.
Julie Shroka, Director of Alumni
Relations and Special Events
DEPARTMENTS
13 Foundation
14 Sports Update
15 News Roundup
15 Class Notes
16 Upcoming Events
AlumNews
AlumNews is published three times
a year by the College of Lake County’s Office
of Alumni Relations and Special Events.
Director of Alumni Relations
and Special Events
JULIE SHROKA
Administrative Secretary
DORAE BLOCK
To submit story ideas, email Dave Fink,
AlumNews editor, at dfink@clcillinois.edu
or call him at (847) 543-2243.
Cover: Former CLC theatre student Jeff Semmerling in his Chicago mask-making studio.
Cover photo credit: Eric Fogleman
Address change? Call (847) 543-2400.
Share memories, ideas and
comments at the CLC alumni website,
at www.clcroundtable.org.
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