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Direct Connection to Policy Area 6 of The Illinois Commitment Kishwaukee is Growing Green Kishwaukee College What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? Despite contractual buying and conservation efforts, electricity costs at the College continue to grow. With rates projected to increase substantially again in the coming years, the College began examining ways to significantly impact the dollars it spends on electricity while at the same time providing a comfortable environment for both students and employees. Description of the effective practice: In early 2006, the College began investigating methods to save energy and discovered The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF) that invests in clean energy and environmental quality in Illinois. The College proposed a program whereby a large portion of lighting on campus would be replaced with high efficient equipment. This upgrade would require the replacement of a large number of inefficient ballasts, fixtures and bulbs with energy efficient T-8 lamps and electronic ballasts. The College estimated the total cost of this initial replacement program to be $193,654. After submitting a grant request, the College was awarded $103,120 from the ICECF and work began in September, 2005. The College used in-house personnel for the removal and installations and began working in high use areas including hallways, classrooms and offices. To minimize impact of students and staff, maintenance personnel worked around schedules and took advantage of “down times” such as Christmas and spring breaks. How does this practice achieve sustainability? In March 2006, maintenance crews completed the installation of 1,167 ballasts and 5,760 T-8 lamps. In addition, 377 first generation indirect lights and 10 high-pressure sodium fixtures were replaced. Once in place, this equipment is expected to last many years. In addition, the College has received an additional $26,000 in FY07 to convert areas that are less critical and less utilized such as storerooms and bathrooms. This second phase will begin in September 2007 and will commence no later than May 2007. What are the results/measurable outcomes? Because of efficient crews and the cooperation from students and staff, the project was completed under budget with a final cost of $152,584. Therefore, the College’s contribution was limited to less than $50,000. With this equipment in place, the College will reduce the amount of electricity used by 128.9 KW each year which equates to between $30,000 and $40,000 of annual savings. The second phase of the project will further reduce usage by another 42.7 KW. The other benefit of the project is that the quality of the lighting is vastly superior and more conducive to a quality learning environment. Contact Information Name: Gary Strothman Email: gstrothm@kishwaukeecollege.edu Phone: (815) 825-2086 208
Direct Connection to Policy Area 6 of The Illinois Commitment Online Registration Illinois Eastern - Wabash Valley What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? Wabash Valley College was unfairly disseminating seats in classes based on the classification (year or degree of study) of students. Additionally, the student services department was responsible for the input of every class taken by every student at the college. This required the student services department to setup registration centers in our main educational building for an entire week each semester. The task short-handed the student services office during this time, limiting the services that students could receive from this office. Description of the effective practice: Wabash Valley College has, over the past 2 years, implemented an online registration procedure. This procedure allows students to register for classes 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Prior to adopting this procedure, all registration was done by the student services’ office on campus. Specific registration days were scheduled based on a number of factors. Students were grouped by the number of credit hours they had completed and by the degree that they were seeking. For example, a second semester freshman pursuing an Associate in Science degree may be required to register on November 5, while a second semester freshman pursuing and Associate of Applied Science may be required to register on November 6. Both these groups would have been preceded by first and second semester sophomores. The online registration practice has allowed each student to have equal opportunity to register for the classes they want at a time and place that is convenient for them. How does this practice achieve sustainability? The program has saved the institution at the very least 85 hours of overtime compensation over subsequent years. It moved our student services personnel from a position of being data entry clerks to their actual roles as academic advisors. The program achieves sustainability because of its popularity with students. Students are empowered by this program and have responded enthusiastically to the ability to register on their own time for classes. What are the results/measurable outcomes? The program has grown from the participation of 52 students in the fall semester of academic year 2005 to 209 students in the spring semester of 2006. These 209 students created 669 separate transactions on the system. Where students were initially just enrolling in classes, they are now adding and dropping classes as well. This has completely alleviated night registration services on campus saving many dollars for the department. It has also alleviated the need for registration centers on campus. The student services department is better able to provide all the services students need on a daily basis during what was traditionally the busiest time of the year. Contact Information Name: Matt Fowler Email: fowlerm@iecc.edu Phone: (618) 262-8641 209
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