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Direct Connection to Policy Area 6 of The Illinois Commitment Retention Task Force Eureka College What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? Like many small institutions, revenues at Eureka College are largely driven by enrollment. We have pursued a number of initiatives in recent years to strengthen our recruitment of new students. It became evident, however, that a similar effort is needed to ensure the persistence of those whom we enroll. Although our historical retention rates are good, they can be improved. To the extent that students succeed at Eureka, we will have increased both our financial efficiency and our academic accountability. Description of the effective practice: Recognizing that retention is an issue affected by many variables, our president formed a Retention Task Force in October of 2005 to identify strategies through which the faculty can better foster student success at Eureka College. The Task Force met weekly to discuss the current literature, to explore best practices followed by other schools, and to identify areas in which we might most fruitfully apply what we had learned to our own institution. By April of 2006, we had crafted a Retention Plan for the College. The plan articulates a conceptual framework for retention, guiding principles that link the framework to our academic mission, and practices that we plan to implement in either the coming academic year or in subsequent years. How does this practice achieve sustainability? The Task Force was appointed by the president and will remain active for at least one more year while the Retention Plan is revised and formally adopted by the faculty. Implementation of the plan will then be overseen by our existing governance structure (e.g., Admissions and Persistence Committee) and the Office of the Dean. The work of the Retention Task Force has already led to plans for a faculty retreat on advising and engagement, to be held in mid-August. What are the results/measurable outcomes? Our Fall-to-Spring retention rate reached an historic high last year. Though it is difficult to credit this improvement to any one Task Force initiative, it is clear that simply turning attention to the issue of retention was a positive outcome. The Task Force inspired a college-wide conversation about student engagement that has highlighted the role that every member of our community has in facilitating student success. Contact Information Name: Virginia McCoy Email: vmccoy@eureka.edu Phone: (309) 467-6382 216
Direct Connection to Policy Area 6 of The Illinois Commitment Southeastern Illinois College Foundation and Carpentry and Building Trades Program Housing Partnership Southeastern Illinois College What issue or need is addressed by the effective practice? An important component of any career/technical education program is hands-on application of the skill set being taught. The new carpentry and building trades program was in need of providing the best possible hands-on instruction possible. The instructor felt the best way to accomplish that objective was to give the students the opportunity to be involved in the building of a complete house from the foundation up. However, the College did not have the funds to support a project of this magnitude. Description of the effective practice: The instructor worked with the Foundation Director to develop a proposal for the Foundation Board in which the Foundation would provide the funding for a house that would be built by the students. The Foundation would then sell the house, with the profit from the sale going back to the Foundation for their use as they support the College and its programs. Depending on the amount of profit realized, some of the profit may go back to the carpentry program to meet its needs. The Foundation hopes to realize a higher return rate of this investment than they would in their stock investments. Additionally, the College and the Foundation are working jointly with the City of Harrisburg to build another house on property donated to the College by the city. The city is working to reclaim a section of town by removing some abandoned houses and cleaning up the property. Their donation of this land to the College will then allow the carpentry students to build a home in this area and contribute to the development and improvement of the community. How does this practice achieve sustainability? As long as the sale of the houses results in an acceptable profit for the Foundation, the profit from each house should provide a cushion of funds to support the building of subsequent houses. Additionally, by working with the city to build on the donated land, community improvement continues while reducing the cost of a house. What are the results/measurable outcomes? • The College is able to offer a high cost learning experience for students that it would not have been able to provide otherwise. • Students receive optimal hands-on learning experiences, from designing the home and purchasing materials, through every phase of construction, to the completion with an open house and working with real estate agents on the sale of a home. • SIC students also worked with apprentices from the plumbing union as they provided the labor for the plumbing at no cost for the project. Students also worked with employees from other trades (electrical, heating, masonry) and were exposed to skills utilized by those trades. • Cooperative partnership between the Southeastern Illinois College Foundation and the Carpentry and Building Trades Program. • Cooperative partnership between Southeastern Illinois College and the City of Harrisburg. • Higher return rate on investment for the Foundation than from stock investments. • Support for the Carpentry and Building Trades Program. • Community improvement. • Local businesses were supported by the project as all supplies were purchased locally or regionally. • Good public relations for the program, the College and the Foundation. Contact Information Name: Dr. Dana Keating Email: dana.keating@sic.edu Phone: (618) 252-5400 217
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