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27-550: The museum adaptively reuses an urban space formerly occupied by the Ottawa Street Methodist Church, which was designed by Joliet architect G. Julian Barnes, and built in 1909. Located on one of the alternate paths of old historic U.S. Route 66 , the museum's modern ground-floor addition features the Route 66 Welcome Center, which presents a permanent exhibit called the Route 66 Experience. This newer part of

54-594: A closing deadline. In response, the museum voted to make no further offers, allow the contract to expire, and walk away from the deal. In the months after, the museum received the $ 1 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that was holding up the closing. However, by the time this grant was received, the Launching Pad, without the house next door, was now listed for sale for $ 1.4 million. Local newspapers reported

81-479: A copy of every book and journal published by the University of Chicago Press to the libraries of the affiliated schools at no cost. The agreement provided that either party could terminate the affiliation on proper notice. Several University of Chicago professors disliked the program, as it required uncompensated additional labor from them and cheapened Chicago's academic reputation. After Harper's death in 1906,

108-650: A degree on any graduating senior from an affiliated school who made a grade of A for all four years and on any other graduate who took twelve weeks additional study at the University of Chicago. A student or faculty member of an affiliated school was entitled to free tuition at the University of Chicago, and Chicago students were eligible to attend an affiliated school on the same terms and receive credit for their work. The University of Chicago also agreed to provide affiliated schools with books and scientific apparatus and supplies at cost; to provide special instructors and lecturers without cost except travel expenses; and to provide

135-613: Is a member of both the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the North Central Community College Conference . The school currently sponsors the following sports: Men's: baseball , basketball , cheerleading , cross-country , and soccer Women's: basketball , cheerleading , cross-country , soccer , softball , and volleyball . The 2002 Joliet Wolves football team won

162-617: Is charged. As of 2014, the museum was seeking to establish guided tours of the landmark former Collins Street Prison , originally built in 1858, for Route 66 travelers and other interested tourists. As of 2018, the museum began providing tours of the Collins Street Prison. The museum entered into negotiations to purchase the Gemini Giant and Launching Pad Restaurant in Wilmington, IL in early 2023. The owner of

189-556: Is served by Pace . Route 501 provides bus service from campus to downtown Joliet and other destinations connecting with Metra service on the Rock Island District and Heritage Corridor at Joliet Transportation Center . Further connections are available to Amtrak service here via the Texas Eagle and Lincoln Service . William Rainey Harper William Rainey Harper (July 24, 1856 – January 10, 1906)

216-656: The Religious Education Association . While at University of Chicago, Harper chaired a mayoral commission responsible for reorganizing Chicago Public Schools and standardizing the system's curriculum. Harper, being opposed to the employment of women as teachers (which had resulted from the reforms of Horace Mann ), moved to block a raise for female teachers and encourage the selective hiring of men. (When female teachers complained about this, Harper replied that they should be glad they earned as much as his wife's maid.) The ensuing dispute contributed to

243-529: The University of Chicago , and shortly thereafter, he was selected as the university's first president . Harper also had expert knowledge of every department of education as well as business acumen, and he was a very powerful public speaker. In hiring the faculty of the new university and selecting its students, Harper set standards quite high. Harper elevated the salaries of the faculty members above those of ordinary schoolteachers, and by doing so attracted

270-544: The Joliet City Council tabled a vote on a $ 250,000 grant to the museum for 2024 operations. City officials want to look further into the dismissal of 13 employees and volunteers earlier in the year. The inspector general, Sean Connolly, advised the city to conduct an audit of the museum before providing any additional funding. Connolly was removed from the position on January 24, and the Joliet city council approved

297-821: The Masonic College in Macon, Tennessee , Denison University and Yale University. Throughout his academic life, Harper wrote numerous textbooks. A strong supporter of lifelong learning, Harper was also involved with the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York , and its academic programs starting in 1883. William Rainey Harper married Ella Paul Harper in 1875. They were the parents of three sons, Samuel Northrup, Paul, and Donald, and one daughter, Davida. In 1891, John D. Rockefeller selected thirty-five-year-old Harper to assist in organizing

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324-513: The best scholars of all disciplines to the university. Harper founded the nation's first departments of Egyptology and sociology at Chicago and established the University of Chicago Press . He also instituted the nation's first extension school, enabling those who worked during the day to attend classes at night and on weekends. Harper is also attributed with first organizing the academic quarter system on behalf of John D. Rockefeller in 1891. One of Harper's ideas, that many would benefit by taking

351-542: The college's academic programs and in non-credit programs. Joliet Junior College was founded in 1901 by J. Stanley Brown , Superintendent of Joliet Township High School , and William Rainey Harper , President of the University of Chicago . Brown, who came to Joliet in 1893, first served as the principal of the high school. Throughout his time in Joliet, Brown became a well-known supporter of higher education, and would often encourage his students to attend college after graduation. Many students did not attend college because it

378-437: The first two years of college in their hometowns, led to the founding of American community colleges . In the 1890s, Harper, fearful that the vast resources of the University of Chicago would injure smaller schools by drawing away good students, established an affiliation program with several regional colleges and universities, including Des Moines College , Kalamazoo College , Butler College , and Stetson University . Under

405-587: The former church's urban space was reconfigured as a historic museum. A separate wing is home to an exhibit about the Joliet-raised NASA engineer and JJC graduate John C. Houbolt , honored as the chief conceptualizer of the lunar orbit rendezvous segment of the U.S. Apollo program and the use of a lunar module to shuttle astronauts to and from the surface of the Moon . The museum is located at 204 N. Ottawa Street in central Joliet. An admission fee

432-699: The grant to the museum on February 6. The museum won the auction of the Gemini Giant for $ 275,000 and loaned it to the City of Wilmington until March 20, 2026. Joliet Junior College Joliet Junior College ( JJC ) is a public community college in Joliet, Illinois . Founded in 1901, it was the first public community college founded in the United States. In Spring 2014, the college enrolled 16,375 students. Every year, 48,000 students enroll in

459-464: The junior college national championship. The football program was eliminated in 2011 after 62 years of play due to budget cuts and to allow the school to be in compliance with Title IX . In 2017 JJC opened a new facility called the Event Center which is home to the athletic department and is used for special events and graduation ceremonies. The main campus of Joliet Junior College in Joliet

486-684: The museum also connects to the historic Joliet Chamber of Commerce Clubhouse next door (now known as the Renaissance Center of the City Center campus of Joliet Junior College ) and to the JJC Renaissance Center's main dining room, which is staffed by the college's hospitality and culinary school students and open to the public. During the late 20th century, formerly rural Will County townships grew rapidly, while properties in central city Joliet were threatened. In 2002,

513-410: The museum was still looking to purchase the entire property as of December 2023. Greg Peerbolte, executive director of the museum, confirmed the reports but said the museum would only be interested if the owner "is willing to substantially lower her asking price." The museum would run a visitor's center and gift shop out of the building, and lease the restaurant operation to another party. On December 5,

540-624: The organizing of the Chicago Teachers Federation , the precursor to the Chicago Teachers Union . In 1896, Harper assisted Lydia Moss Bradley in founding Bradley Polytechnic Institute in Peoria, Illinois . Now known as Bradley University, Harper served as its first president. Harper died on January 10, 1906, of cancer at age 49. He and his wife are interred at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on campus at

567-494: The program was gradually discontinued, and it had passed into history by 1910. With his background as a Semiticist and Baptist clergyman, Harper believed that the University's programs should include religious study. Accordingly, he arranged for the Baptist Theological Union Seminary to relocate from Morgan Park and become the University of Chicago Divinity School . In 1903 Harper founded

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594-512: The property, Holly Barker, posted images of a signed contract in October 2023, showing the museum agreed to a purchase price of $ 420,000 for the real estate, $ 150,000 for the Gemini Giant itself, and $ 50,000 for all equipment and inventory remaining at the property, along with a separate agreement to purchase the house next door for $ 200,000. The following day, Barker posted a letter from the museum's lawyers to her own, revealing she refused to extend

621-447: The terms of the affiliation, the schools were required to have courses of study comparable to those at the University of Chicago; to notify the University early of any contemplated faculty appointments or dismissals; to make no faculty appointment without the University of Chicago's approval; and to send copies of examinations to the University for suggestions and improvements prior to distribution. The University of Chicago agreed to confer

648-479: Was an American academic leader, an accomplished semiticist , and Baptist clergyman. Harper helped to establish both the University of Chicago and Bradley University and served as the first president of both institutions. Harper was born on July 24, 1856, in New Concord , to parents of Irish-Scottish ancestry. Very early in his life, Harper displayed skills years ahead of other children of his age, and he

675-768: Was first published in October 1929. Before The Blazer , college bulletins were reported in the high school paper. Joliet Junior College moved to its current location, at 1215 Houbolt Road in Joliet, in September 1969. The building at this location became fully operational in 1974. Joliet Junior College's first president, Elmer Rowley, was instrumental in establishing this new building and location. Today, Joliet Junior College has additional sites in Romeoville , Morris , and Frankfort , all in Illinois. The college has three campuses and three centers: Joliet Junior College

702-574: Was labeled a child prodigy . By the age of eight, Harper began preparing for college -level courses. At the age of ten he enrolled in Muskingum College in his native New Concord. At the age of fourteen, he graduated from Muskingum College. [1] In 1872, Harper enrolled in Yale University to begin his postgraduate studies, and he completed his PhD there in 1875. Harper quickly assumed a series of faculty positions, including ones at

729-516: Was too expensive. Brown consulted his friend, Harper, and together they created Joliet Junior College. Classes took place at Joliet Township High School. The first class was made up of six students in 1901. In 1916, the name of the institution was formalized. In 1917, Joliet Junior College received accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools . Joliet Junior College's student newspaper, The Blazer ,

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