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Direct Connection to Policy Area 1 of The Illinois Commitment Employer Surveys Fox College What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? Update instruction, curricula, and assessment on the basis of regular surveys of employers about what graduates need to know and need to be able to do. Description of the effective practice: Each employer of a graduate is mailed a brief survey 16 weeks following completion of a program. The survey asks the employer to rate on a scale of 1-4 his satisfaction with the graduate’s fundamental skills, professional attitude, communication skills, office attire, and punctuality and attendance. The data collected are both qualitative and quantitative. The rating scale provides quantitative data while the employer comments provides qualitative data. How does this practice achieve sustainability? Knowing the requirements of the employers are key to ensuring the College effectively prepares its graduates for the workplace. Curricula revisions are often driven by employer feedback. The employers are being well served as they continue to receive well-trained employees. The students also take with them strong cognitive and behavioral skills, enabling them to be easily brought into employers’ companies and firms and be utilized with appropriate training and education. What are the results/measurable outcomes? The trend in employer responses has been encouraging in almost all areas. Specifically, the college has found it increasingly important to enforce its strict dress code and attendance policies to meet the needs of employers. In recent years the employer satisfaction of student's attendance has risen from 3.1 to 3.8. Further, the curriculum has dramatically increased its focus on oral and written communication skills to meet the needs of the employers. In recent years the employer satisfaction of students' communication skills have risen from 2.8 to 3.7. Contact Information Name: Jeff Marcum Email: jmarcum@foxcollege.edu Phone: (708) 636-7700 16
Direct Connection to Policy Area 1 of The Illinois Commitment Entrepreneurship Program Lexington College What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? The need addressed is threefold: (a) to provide women with the knowledge and skills for entrepreneurial careers in the hospitality industry; (b) to foster their capacity for entry-level management; and (c) to provide them with the flexibility for life-long work-life balance as they combine professional aspirations with raising a family. Lexington College seeks to meet this need by fostering entrepreneurship among women, particularly minority and financially challenged women with the desire to create new business ventures in the hospitality industry. Description of the effective practice: Spearheaded by faculty, the entrepreneurial curriculum was introduced in 2004-05. Cost to launch the program required faculty dedication to the topic and research dollars to begin and develop the curriculum. Prof. Mary Hunt, together with Academic Dean Marta Elvira, developed the keystone course, Entrepreneurship, also involving members of the College’s Industry Advisory Board. Since then, the College has hosted an on-campus entrepreneurial speaker series and participated in the Coleman Foundation Elevator Grant program. In February 2005, Lexington partnered with the DePaul University Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership to host a seminar on entrepreneurship in the restaurant and hospitality industry. The seminar was coordinated by Prof. Hunt, who spearheads the entrepreneurial program. In 2006, The Coleman Foundation awarded $25,000 to Lexington College to integrate entrepreneurial skills into the college curricula to create a singular culture of entrepreneurship. How does this practice achieve sustainability? The College has been consistently funded by The Coleman Foundation and The Helen Brach Foundation for the establishment and development of its entrepreneurial coursework. Additionally, Lexington has dedicated private donations and institutional resources to develop the curriculum. The program has also been sustained through an increase in enrollment and partnerships with industry businesses. As students engage entrepreneurship concepts, they have a direct application when working with industry entrepreneurs participating in the Experiential Learning Internship Program. What are the results/measurable outcomes? Graduates of Lexington College average 95% overall job placement in the field of their choice within 90 days of graduation. A number of these graduates choose to start their own businesses either directly out of college or after several years in the workforce. In 2007, the College aims to solicit a three-year grant from the Coleman Foundation to be used for (a) technology-based resources that support entrepreneurship coursework; (b) continued support for a hospitality guest lecturer series at the College; and (c) faculty research in hospitality entrepreneurship. Contact Information Name: Mary Hunt Email: mhunt@lexingtoncollege.edu Phone: (312) 226-6294 17
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