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ABSTRACT' Thig collection of ne wspaper articles illustratqsthe range of activities and programs at Illinois' 39 public community colleges. Each of ,the articles was writtenby,wnewspaperiemployee and'appeared in an Illinois weekly or dailynewspaper during 081. .Arranged alphabetically by the college being focusedupon, these articles highlight programs including auto aechinics,no-till laming, commercial cooking, and ballet. `They provideevidence of the colleges' involvement in economic development and'on-the-jobtraining and their commitment to serving the-handicapped,.olderadults, refugees, prison inmates, ancrlower, middle, andupper income

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Published by a Illinoi;Cominunity College Trustees Association 3085 Stevenson Drive Springfield, Illinois 62703 March, 1982 ( INTRODUCTION

I Sometimes it is nice to get your name in the paper. Whenan editor says, "See if there is a story in it" and a reporter finds something interesting and positive, the subject of the story is proud to'bd mentioned.

At the 39 flub lic community colleges in Illinois fascinating things happen . every day. Often those things get reported by Illinois newspapers and we get our names-in the paper. .

This book is a sampler of'those newspaper stories, written bymen and women employed by newspapers. Each of these stories appearedisLan Illinois weekly or daily some time durihg 1981.

The doings at community colleges are sonumerous and varied that one story can't do justice to campus life and the world of learning. But this sampler gives you an ides of what is happening across the stateat community colleges. In it yob will find that at their local community colleges Illinoisansare . learning everything'from auto mechanics to no -till farming, fromprize- winning commercial cooking to ballet.

A The colleges are involved in economic development andon -the job trai ing. They areworking with the handicapped and older citizens, with refugeesand prison inmates, with Ole poor and middle and upperincome students all With onetarpose, to make the §tate a better place to live andour people 'better indivicrulls.

Sample the following pages and you will find that good things*are happening at Illinois community colleges. We are proud to have our names in the paper and invite you to view us as others see us.

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Belleville Area College 2 Ballet Classes Being Held at Belleville

Black Hawk College 4 Black Hawk Hires Labor Teacher City Collages of Chicagii 6 "Mr. Cub" Signs Up Former CETA Center Opening Doors to All in Need of Skills

Danville Area Community College. 8 s$ Danville Helps Industry, Business Fill Training /Voids

. Colle4e of DuPage 10 "All They Need is an Opportunity" Elgin Community College 12 German Firm to Elgin

William' Rainey Harper College 14 "'Project Aid; Women Thru,t into Breadwuming Role

Highland Com.nriunity College 18 Mobility Tested

Illinois Central College 20 Numerical Control Program Will Give Area Students Skillsin Growing Field

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges 22 On-theJob Training Important to Pupils

Illinois Valley Community College 24 Training Programs 'Help Local Industries 4

Joliet Junior College t 26 This Chef Rates Five Stars

Kankakee Community College 28 Wondering Which4:4ccupation is Best For Your

Kaskaskia College 30 Community Colleges Energy Conscious

KishWaukee College 32 Kishwaukee College is Major*Community Asset

College of Lake County 34 I Lake County Campus Gets "A+" from Waukegan

Lake Land College a 36' Lake Land Graduates In Demand"

Lewis 8i'Clark Community College /' , .., 38 Peet Advocates Program Recognizes Students Can Plelp ." 7

Lincoln Land Community College 40 Liltcoln Land Survey Grads Are Working, lippy

John A, Logan College , . 42 Logan Bond Issue Builds to Meet Need

McHenry County College 44 Making the Jump from Jails to Jobs, V

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Moraine \(alley Community College . 46 An Unspoken ranguege Gets thaVessage Across-

Morton College 48 Women Explore Return to Secretarial Careers

Oakton Community College 50' Adults Return to College in Record Numbers, List New Skills, "Keeping Up" High Priorities

' Parkland College A Growing Asset

- Prairie State College 56 Nurses Begin Professional Life

Rend Lake College r 58 Rend Lake College Uses TV Tape to Teach Course in Government . . Ric'hliiddCommunity College ,,,, 60 Richland Students Farm in New Ways \ ., . ,. ... A " Rock Valley College 62 Amateur Mechanic Saves Himself Cash

Carl Sandburg College 64 Yes, They Do T,eaclf How to Lay Track 4,7 Sauk Valley College 66 Transformation to American Way of Life Offers Challenge, Fears for Refugees . 'Shawnee CbIlege 70 12,1700 Geese Attend Shawnee Winter Term . - . Southeastern Illinois College ., 72 Prison inmates Build a Still, With Blessing of the Warden a Spoon River College & 74 Spoon Ver College Impact Here Great°°

State Community College re- 76 State Community-Gets New Home in Near-Future.

Thornton Community College 78 Success at Thornton College r Triton. College '80 Triton College: Industry's Partner 1 Wabborisee Community College 82 Teachers WHIP Students into Shape

*.* °John Wood Community College 84 Quincy 's John Wood College: Quality Education at Bargain Prices

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1lb BELLEVILLEAREA COLLEGE.Belleville,Illinois.founded 1946. People served annually in credit courses: 14,332.

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0.9 .41= ' Belleville Area College BALLET CLASSES BEING HELD AT BELLEVILLE Yelvtngton Publications, October 15, 1981 ( Slowly, with control, students After the warm up, the dancers, Sharon Rasinas.en,..1 student in bend, stretch and gracefully lift move to the mat Owliere they pre-atchitecture, gains -mental arms and legs. The soft strains oaf learn specific steps that later arc and physical benefits from the classical music keep time for the put into combination. class. pulling and stretching of muscles. The students arc participating in "We progress as quickly as the "It puts yoil in a new perspective ballet classes/that arc being held class wants to go," Woods ex- after you walk out of class," at Belleville Area College main plained. "I grade the students on Rasmussen said. "It keeps my campus for the first time this their individual progress, so each body as well as my mind in tip- semester. student has the chancre to de- 'top shape." . velop on his own." Ballet was -firstoffered by Mary Margaret Niarrone,adance Belleville Area College a yecir Although the lack of training and theatre major, said that be- ago; but this fall is the first time can make ballet frustrating fur ing able to take the classes classes met in a room complete adults when they cannot always through the college makes study- with bars, mirrors and a special perform physically what tkey ing ballet affordable. wooden mat. The room is pare of understand mentally, Woods said the newest wing of the building, ballet gives a person a sense of Another student hopes the class opened last spring. accomplishment. It also is au , will benefit. her in her work. excellent overall exercise. Christine Brewer, an opera singer Previously, classes met off cam- with the Opera Tlieater of St. pus at a dance studio owncd Woods stressed that the-benefits Louis and the St. Louis sym- and operated by instructor Patti of this exercise apply to men as, phopy, said: t Woods. 10 well as women. D C or "I'm taking the class for my Woods, who dances with the "One time 'Sports Illustrated'. staging. HopefullyI will gain Missouri Concert Ballet, a re- did a survey on athletes, and more poise, and cudrdination gional company, said the classes ballet dancers were rated overall on stage." have proved successful and next the best as far as conditioning ( semester an intermediate level and flexibility," she said. "Ballet class will be added. is a very good class for the total conditioning of an athlete." Each class begins with a warm-up at the exercise bar followed by Exerciseis, the reason Susan stretching exercises. Thompson, a physical educa- ,...- tion major, and Marti Lamar, a "The purpose of the bar is to Physical therapy major, enrolled I 4t develop strength, a straight back in ballet. and an overall good posture," a. Woods said. "I've always been interested in ballet," Thompson commented. "It gives me a feeling of being so. free."

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BLACK HAWK COLLat": Moline,Illinois.Founded '1946.Peopleserved annually-in credit courses: 19,290.

PRESIDENT: Richard Puffer; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Janet Cartwright;BOARD MEMBERS: Ray Botch, Hannelore Huisma'n,, Dewey Nelsen, John Peterson, Otto° Schwefel, Lucius Vargas and Dear Craine. ft A Black Haw)c College 5 . .

BLACK, HAWK..- HIREg .LABORTEACHER 4. . ,- rudy Ring, Metro East, August 19, 1981 . , .

Diane Hammon saCrs she is a. She had'grown up with a very cation, first offois a motivator . cause-oriented pd-sop, and she's different perception of corporate 'because you start understanding found adjob that allows her to, life, she said. "My fa'ther's a very what's happening and why it's promote a cause. / fine person. He recognizes peo- happening and what to do about ple's worth, so I didn't grow up it," she said. A new coordinatoroflabor with the idea that there was this ", studies at Black .Uawk College, diCbotomy 'between management "It's basically (improving) aware- she'll be helping,to educate area and workers. It was one of these ness and giving their) toolS to workers about the heritage,. things I had to learn." learn how tc change the system." rights and responsibilities of organized labor and how to She left GM in JInuary 1980 and A change that is fecessary, she become more effective union went -to work full-time on a said, is an increase of democracy members. master's degree in labor and in- in the Workplace. "Workers don't dustrial relations, at Michigan shave any say in how thingsore Hammon repl?ces Rick Koz- State. At the same time, she going to be done," she said. lowski as coordinator of the pro- worked with the university 's 'Workers' input has never beers gram: Kozlowski lias gone to labor program service; a non- important in the vast majority of Northern Illinois University, De- credit educational program much workplaces:: Ka16, to work oil a master's like the credit program she's degree in lab4r studirc .-11-.1inating Also she said, the United ?antes needs legislalion regulating plant Hammon, a native of Lansing, That activity helped push 'her /closings and providing retraining Mich., said she has been attracted. toward her present career, she for workers displaced by these. 0,. to organized laborjor several said, adding, "Iliad wanted' to. years. 'teach for years." She received She acknowledged that the popu- her masters degree last Marc lar image of organized. labor. " "I had been philisophically at and came to the Quad-Citie not..necessarily complimentary, tached to the-labor movement "People like to have scapegoats," throughout my undergraduate she said. "They see people work- years, but it didn't.cry stallize One of her responsibilities as. - ing for major agricultural imple- until I got out and worked. I labor studies coordinator will be ment dealers, making good wages 'didn't come from A working class ,recruiting union members. for the and benefits, andblame them for background." clases. She said shwill spend a increases in prices. But that's not . lot of time attending their meet- h.owit works." The daughter. of a Genpfal ' ings and social events and pre Motors executive, Hammon ma senting a cap for taking labor The general public must,realize, jored in pre-law at Michigan education courses: . that unions are not the eqemy, State University, receiving a she said. Unions have helped . . bachelors degreeln-1976. Then She also will attend.,various', raise the standard Of living-in the she went-to Plffladelphia to,study special events related to 'tabor, United States and have been criminal law.and eventually be "such as a recent local rally in active in supportidg social pry -. .' carpe a criminal law paralegal. suppor.a.of thy air traffic control- grams, including those thats.do lers' strike and, a rally for jobs not affect only unions, sliesaid. When she came back to Michigan., September, 19 in Washington, to look for work, she made the D.C. She is on the committee for The 1Z agah admiriistration and move that strengthened her ties a prograin on the impact of theconservative movement, to labor. Her legal background multi-national corporations, to might make the next few years qualified her to work in labor re- be presented by local labor and difficult for organized labor, but lations, and she sook such a religious groups later this year. liberal forces. are.mobilizing in position with General Motors in resp'onsel she said. Flint, Mich: She.probdkly will teach three . classes this fall, she said, and is She said she expects students in There she saw a great dichotomy in charge of hiring part-time labor studies year to be between labor management, she .instructors for the others. Ham- mostly .union members, bqt,the,- said, with union workers and mon is a union member herself, classes are riot restricted to them. lower management personnel belonging the theAnierican - , - like herselffar removed from ,.federation of Teachers. "I don't know if there'll-be,many corporate decision-Thaking.. t . who _are just off-the-s reDc_cuti . Hammoras.aid she thinks edu-ca.- ous types, bu't I'd welCome "Very few people around me tion in labor studies can help im: themshe said. . realized the position they were prove the lot of workers. "Edu- ,in," she said. "They thought they".;,vgre part of,the General. - , Motors team. They did9't realize how far they Were from the pie in the sky." ( CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO

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..by George Holland, Lerner Newspapers, August 25, 1981

Hall-ofFamerErnie Banks, Banks will contribute some of,his the firstblack player for the known -as- "Mister' Cub" during, baseball expertise to the shool Cubs, and he quickly became ' hisbaseball playing days, has by working as a parttime assist- their most popular player with enrolled at Truman College for ant to baseball coach Bill Rozich, fans and teammates alike.His the fall semester. The popular and hopes he can find time to 512 career home runs place athlete may have lost a 'step or competewith ,Truman'sgolf Rim among theall-time,great two since his playing days ended team. He shoots in the 70s and sluggers, and he was the first and a deeade ago, but he hasn't lost holds a five handicap. "I want to 0 only National League player to any. of his wellknown enthusi- succeed in two different sports," winbackto-back mostvaluable- asm. "You're never too old to he said.' "I'm shooting for the player awards, in 1958 and 1 95 9. learn," he said addirIg that "Tru- seniorsgolftournamentnext. man College is a fantastic place." year." Banks is enrolled through the CooperativeEducationProgram Banks, one of Chicago's most Once a cotton picker in Dallas, at Truman Collegd, a program popular citizens, -is now one of Texas, Banks began his baseball directed to the student who is our town's most famous bankers. careerWiththe Kansas City working in a jOb related to his He's a vice president for com- Monarchs. The Cubs signed him field of study. mercial loans at the Bank of in 1953, one of the beit moves ..Ravenswood, 4825 W. Lawrence ever made by the team. He was Avenue. .

Banks willattendclasses part- time, working toward an associate pf arts degree at the two-year college. He plans eventually to '.obtainainaaler'sdegreein business adininistration4possibly at theyniversity of Chicago. sr)

N, FORME ETA CENTER OPENING- D S TO ALLIN NEED OF S

by Carole A. Ctrmichael, Chicago Tribune, August 9, 1981 o

-lel vocational training center, pre- "This will allow us to.en up "We wanted programs that grad- viously available only tothe the program to p ple who are uates could use to enter the job economicallydisadvantagedin not CET Aeligible but have a market and where re would public employment programs, is needjor-this training,Smith be / definite opportu to ad. opening its doors to all city resi- . said. vance,PP Smith said. dents in need of job skills. The center dates ,baek to 1969, "There teas concerted effort not he.WilliamIt.- Dawson Skill when, programs were started to to offer programs that are de5d- Cen tof the Chicago serveunemployed, underedu end and really don't have jobs1at Urban SkilInstitute -and City cated, and disadvantaged adults the other end, " he said. Colleges of Chicago,is offering iri the stockyards area. The exo- its programs-1'o interested candi- dus of the meat packing industry When the programs were offered dates.--- had left many people unemploy- to CETA participants, a stipend ed, with no training for other was attachedtothetraining. . recently, explained Donald fields. However,in opening the pro : ith, executivevice presi. .n grams to the public, the stipend t of the center at 3901 S., Since then, the center and its cannot be offered. State Street, programs were of- programs haie grown. Offerings fered- onlytoi participants .in now includelicensedpractical "To offset the stipend...the Comprehensive Employment and nursing,mechanics and other City Colleges Board of Trustees Training Act (CE'TA) programs.. automotivespecialties,eledtro- has designatedthe program as mechanics,ophthalmicassistant, n 'tionforChicagoresi- e'Weare reducing our CETA funding combination _welding,clerk-type d Smithsaid.However, support of the program and ell- ist,word processing, legal and th a matenals fee, Smith pending our programs with the medical transcription, and mech- said. thrlitional , fundingsupport Afli anical drafting. the City Colleges," he said.

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DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Danville, # Founded 1946.feople served annually in credit courses: 7,199.

,PRESIDENT: Ronald Lingle; BOARD CHAIRMAN: George Richards; BOARD MEMBERS: Nancy Bates, Richard Belton, Richard Coyle, Michael Finkle, Edward Layden, Harry Stewart and Joe Nasados.

15 Danvilje Area COmmunity C9Ilege 9 DANVILLE HELPS INDUSTRY, BUSINESS FILL TRAINING VOIDS

by Andi Davis, The Commercial News, April 13, 1981 .

Computer-training, time- management Workshops have been he'd on business Judy Kegley is treasurer at Leno- and financial trendsDanville Area management, banking, and construc ver Sales and Service, Inc and vice Community College has long been Lion. A wide lenge of seminars is president of the Danville chapter of involved in teaching courses to help scheduled for upcoming motths Women in Construction. The organiza- adults improve skills. traffic transportation management, tioncontacted DanvilleCollege and accounting for "non-financial" November 1 asking at a course on However, workers and employers managers. introduction to consction. "By often need training in a ,specific Dec. 1,we were mailing out informa- area in a hurry - something more Subject matter. is not limited to tion and by January 13, we were specialized than a college course. industry or business management.. starting class," she said with a laugh. DanvilleArea Community College has Mrs. Myers said. Any idea which stepped in to fill that need. can attract a group to a workshop is Eighteen members of WIC and others feasible, she said. The institute has took the 12-week course. The Danville Business and Economic sponsored seminars with as few as six Institute "opened" last fall, offering participants, but she prefers'an average Danville Area Community College is seminars and workshops to groups of about 15. - one of but a few colleges in Illinois41 with specific needs. So far, the Insti- with such a program. Others include tute's crowning effort has been the The. flexibility of the program is its Triton Community College, the Col- Economic Symposium, 'which attract- best asset, Mrs. Myers said. grams lege of DuPage and Oakton Com- ed 100' community leaders to hear can be developed for any grousize, munity College. The University of three speakers discuss-the area's on any subject, in any location (in- Illinois offers tit? Executive Develop economy and ways of improving it. cluding comflany plants) and at any ment Center which is a business-on time. Some other "institutes" are tied ented program for executives. The Symposium is npi the Insti- down to a specific building or staff. tute's only effort, norit Ihe only Since the college began its program, one with potentially far-reaching re- The Danville Area Community College Mrs. Myers has received inquiries from sults, officials say. Institute Will seek any speaker, includ- a number of other community col- ing but not limited to fanville College leges. The Institute offers seminars, work- staff members. / shops and symposiums which are ' pan ville Area Community College "tailor-made" to any group requesting Lauhoff Grain Company executives seminars have, attracted 660partici- themworking to imprOve financial participated inthefirst seminar pants thus far The college sponsored development of business, industry and orgaidzed by the Institute. Bill Small, six seminars '5,n the fall semester, organizations. So far, the response has director of personnel, said 20 execu- "because it was just getting started," been "astounding," according to Judy tives attended eight two-hour sessions Mrs. Myers said. "We emphasize K. MyersAtoordulator of the Institute. pn data processing for executives quality not quantity." Ideas for seminars come from all "It was really a happy marriage," The spring semester has spawned walks of life. Danville Area Commun- said Small. Small had been con- eight seminars with another eight ity College president Joseph Borgen sidering such a course to benefit scheduled in the next four months. suggested the Ecorigmic Symposium. himself and others on learning more One is ,alreadplanned for July. Other persons from the community about computers. This fall, Lauhoff may have an idea for a program that is, decided to switch computers. Small "We're in busin when business just as worthwhile and important to a covacted a Danville College instructor is in business;' Mrs. Myersquip- specific group, Mrs. Myers said. he knew and learned the institute was ped. The average ' °putting c

just getting off the ground. 411' of earl) seminar is about per Danville Collegeis taking a more participant,'she said, Tprogram is active role in community needs, "It went over very well, it was very self-supporting. T participants or according to Mrs. Mye.rs. "Dan- well accepted," he said business pay th seminar costs through ville Area Community College is &fees.' definitely taking a role ,of leader- Dan Anderson, vice president of ship," she said. operations atthe Palmer Ameri- Businesses and organizations that can National Bank, is Institute chair- 'Want to sponsor a seminar through The need for seminars and work- man of the Eastern Illinois Study Danville Area Community College .shops has increased in recent years, Group; which provides contintYing have nothing to lose, she said. Danville Mrs. Myers said, largely- because of education for bank employees and College likes to co-sponsor workshops technology. . officers. . to inc,rease interest and contact more possible participants. Some co-spon- The technology in some fields changes limbersof the group decided to sors foot a portion of the bill, thus . so rapidly,adults need courses to sponsor a program for bank execu- lowering the cost to each person keep, up and in same cases, catch up. tives. Recently, 79 executives from attending. "Technology is making it necessary for banks throughout the Danville Area all of us to go back to school," she Community College and Eastern Illi- "We're the middlemen,':rs. Myers said. "Adults are realizing they have nois Study Group area attended a said. The Institute lines upe speak to continue their edutatinn." seminar at the Danville Country Club. ers, prints the brochures a packets of seminar information, ris the Seminars are geared to adults in- "We were expecting about half that," building facility' and oche wise, or stead of the 18and 19-year olds Anderson said. ganizes the seminar who make up most of Danville Col- lege's full-time student population. "It takes a lot of time," Mrs My- "Adults are more goal-one:1d. They ' ert said, more time than most or- know what they want and bring some ganizations have to set up a semi experience with them." nar. Danville Area Community College pays Mrs. Myers and ler staff.. 10

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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE. GlenEllyn,Illinois.Founded 1966. People served annually in credit courses: 45,853.

PRESIDENT: Harold McAninch; BOARD CHAIRMAN: James Blaha; BOARD MEMBERS: Anthony Berardi, Robert Callan, Francis Cole, Diane Landry, Jerald Saimon, James Schindler and'Ted Podgorski. College of DuPage 11 'ALL THEYNEED IS AN OPPORTUNITY" Sun Newspapers Inc. November 25,1981

Motivation is no problem fotr the The idea for the classes first Refugees from Vietnam, Cam- students in Colley of Du Page's came from Barbara Pfeiffer, di- bodia, Laos and other countries Indo-Chinese food service pro- rector,of the college's CETA proof the Far East, these students gram: many have recently es- gram, who was looking for'a all take English classes from 8 to caped from their homelapds in courseto teach non-English 10 a.m. daily. From 10 a.m. to Indochina to start a new life speaking Leople skills-for the 4 p.m., they study the food here. They're not about to let a fast-foodslndustry. service techniques. For all six lack of fluency in Englishor hours, they are required to speak evert, in some cases, illiteracy in "There's a great need for career English. their own native tonguestop people in the hospitality indus- them now. try," says Mact, so the idea was "I couldn't speak all of those changed to apply to restaurants, languages anyway," says their There are 15 students in the new and the motel-hotel world. teacher, a graduate dietitian of food service program, funded by Cook County Hospital who has the Comprehensive Employment "These are career-oriented peo- also wprked at the Art Insti- Training Act program, its goal to ple, supporting families. They tute jn additon to College of teach these people "survival skills" pay attention to detailand once DuPage. in the trade. Not surprisingly, they learn something, they do it survival skills come naturally to very well. All they need is an "The best way to communi- them. opportunity, and Once they get it cate is for all of us to speak they could become a commodity glish." "These,student§ are very serious in great demand. They want to about their 'studies," says food work, and we want to help them The program is already bearing. service and motel management stay off the unemployment rolls. fruit, with one student working coordinator George Macht. We're just trying to give them a in a, nursing, home. Central Du- "They're receiving intensive train- chance." ..- Page Hospital has indicated a ing, and when they're through in willingness to reveiw applicants mid-December, they'will be bet- New to this country, many of& from the program for employ- ter prepared than a, lot of the the students fear rejection .be- ment there, and several restaurants food service workers out there." cause they are members of a are exploring the possibilities. minority. Macht is hoping that Macht and instructor Shirley prospective employers will be "This is a very gratifying pro- Frost are emphasizing not only understanding of their circum- gfam," says instructor Frost. food service skills but English stances. They will not have the "These students want to learn, terms used in the trade, sanita- best English skills at the start. and remember what you show tion, how to dress for the job, Some will need to be hired in them. One young girl recently trade mores, techniques of job- pairs, to enable them to share a made the best pastry I've ever hunting, and general tips on ride when they can't afford a had. That type of gratification is things like the impOrtance of ar- Car. worth its weight in gold." riving at work on time.

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ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Elgin, Illinois. Founded 1946. People served annually in credit courses: 9,002.

PRESIDENT: Mark Hopkins; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Harry Seigle; BOARD MEMBERS: John Duffy, Renard Jackson, Cart Lundstrom, Barbara-Schock, Edward.Sieracki, Andrew Trapani and Adam Ackmann.

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GERMAN FIRM TOELGIN. by Steve Pokin, Daily Courier News, April 28, 1981

Elgin will become the home of a Dolman said he selected Elgin Industrial Training rrogram. This West German manufacturing atheote of the new plant after money, adording to Seinko, will plant which over the next several study ing the caliber of the local be used, to help pay salaries for years could employe as many as workforce through interviews the 18 trainees and will also help 600 persons with a S10 million with local manuCkturers. Flemier cover items su;11 as travel and payroll as the result. of joint Corp. operates a Warehouse- in lodging. state, Elgin Community College, Addison. Elgin Chamber of Commerce co- The second phase of the training operation. A 30,000 square-fOot site was se- program begins when the 18 lected at Illinois 31 and the trainees' eturn to Elgin with a Representatives of the Flender Northwest Tollway, Dolina'n few workers from the West corporation and Gov. Jai .es R. said, but when he learned of the German plant. They will help Thompson Monday signed an possibility of state funds avail- train the estimated 100 workers` agreement which will provide able through Elgin Community Flender plans to hire this sum- state funds to train company College he decided the corpo- . personnel. ration would do even the most sophisticated manufacturing in Using an estimate of 10 percent Flender Corp. will hire 100 to Elgin, and expanded the site to annual inflation, Dolman guessed 140 workers this summer and 60.000-square feet in Elgin Oaks his'work force of 500 to 600 forecasts a workforce of 500 to industrial park. will eventually have a payroll of 600, President Otto Dolman toeld S10 million. the Daily Courier News this The corporation manufacturers morning. Two separatestate power transmissions for industri- agencies are funding the first 18 al equipment. Long-range plans of those employees, who went to call for a 300,090 square-foot Bocholt, West Germanythe facility. Dolman said he will be corporation's home baseApril 1. moving corporate offices to the They are scheduled to return a few -. June 30. week S.

"This training agreement is the AcquIring.the funds for the train- result of a real team effort a- ing program went without snags, mong the Fiender Corp., the according to Dennis Sienko, state of Illinois, the community director of occupational relations of Elgin and the Elgin Com- at the college.lender Corp. re- munity College," Thompson said ceived 5108,55 from the Illinois in a statement issued through his State Board of Ecation, under office Monday. the High Impact Training Service 4------progrItn, to train the 1.8em- ployees now in West Germany. Iwo

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WILLIAM RAINEY, HARPER COLLEGE. Palatine,Illinois.Founded 1965. People served,annually in credit courses: 30,431. .., PRESIDENT: James McGrath; BOARD CHAIRMAN: ,)an !larch; BOARD MEMBERS: Janet Bone, Kris Howard, Ray Mills, Albert Ida, David Tomchek,...... Donald Torisky and John Malkowski.

21 William IlAin'ey Harper College 15 PROJECT AID$' WOMENTHRUST' BREADWINNKGROLE by Rives, The Daily Herald, Atigust .13, 1981 a a , She is 37 years of age, has two chil- Sore womencan qualify now be- In the past year and a half, Michalek dren and lies been a homemaker for ca-use the program takes into account has sent thousands of letters to busi- 15 years. Then her life takes an unex- the differences in the cost of living out nesses in the area that have 100 or pected turn. She finds herself in the heret said Trevor, who designed and more employees and personally has midst of a divorce of separation or administers the program. "It provides V contacted personnel managers at frantically.it need of funds because tuition grants, not the old CETA scores of smaller businisses and all of her husband's illness or unemploy- stipends." the hospitals in the.area. Nearly 100 ment or alone because of his early positions have been secured by Pro- death. A seconr gran't carried the state, ject Turning Point, ranging from food funcjed program to.June 1981. And if broker at General Mills to claims pro- She is a displaced homemaker-the has just been re-funded to the tune of. cessor at Kemper Insurance Co. to average displaced homemaker. She is $32,00d 'for another year, starting secretary to buyer at the Bahai any woman who is forced to become Aug. 1. National' Education Center. Positions the primary wage-ealner of the family. have been filled in nursing, drafting, She knows little or nothing about the To get in the program, wornenornust travel agency counseling, art director job market, she thinks she has no not,be gainfully employed, but ih a apprentiieship, research, marketing skills, she is desperate aqd terrified position where they,need to be be and alcoholism rehabilitation counsel- and doesn't know which way to turn. cause they are heads of families," Tie- ing. vor said. "We interview them, find out ,v That is the picture of a prime candi- enat their situation is and customize s One of the most cooperative busi- date for Harper College's Project the service to eachAndividual woman. nesses has been Northrop, Defense Turning Point, a state-funded pro- Thee best majority are placed,th 'Career Systems Divison, inn Rolling Meadows. gram that offers career counseling, Development,' designed to prepare Northrop's personnel representative, emotional support and assistance in women for the 'work world." Sharon Kleban, has been instrumental job placement. Because Project Turn.... in hiring eight Project Turning Point ing Point-is an integrated part of the While they are laiong that eight-week women ranging in age from 27 to 62. Women's Program, the participant may course,-,the women are counseled con- attend courses and workshops in that -tinually? At a certain point, Rita It'san exciting channel of recruit- program and apply for a tuition Michalek, the program's placement ment, a great way for a company to grant if she needs it and qbalifies -coordinator, tries to find them gainful get good help without advertising or under state guidelines employment not just a job they employment agency costs," she said. .could have obtained an their own, At "We have been happy with all of these The Women's Program itself, about a job with a decent wage, with benefits women." 13 yeari old, always has served women and the opportunity for career growth. in transition, according to Rena Tre Kleban does more than just help find vor, its director It is designed to help Mites work doesn't begin and end employment for displaced home- women recognize and reach their full at t Illirpointdrowever. She does in- makers, she personally visits each "Ca- potential. depth' career counseling,vithenever it is reer Development" class aTharper to needed, sometimes suggesting that speak to the participants. About 3,000 women were in the women take "Single Again" or "Leave- Women's Program last year. Of these, taking" seminars for emotional and During her first visit to Harper last 217 were in Project Turning Point. Of moral support?or a course in asser- February, Kleban interviewed 15 that number 65 were placed in jobs tiveness training or "Women in,Sales" women. Some were terrified. Some and 152 chose to contintre taking or perhaps such workshops as "Start- didn't even know how to handle a courses to prepare themselves for ing Your Own,,,Business" or "Overcom- checkbook. their career. ing Math Allxiety." "The difference in the displaced home- The first funded displaced home- She helps them write their resumes _ maker from other women applying for makers program at Harper was in 1978 and prepare for job interviews. And r- jobs is the fear and insecurity," Kle under pie Comprehensive Employ- sheworks in close conjunction with ban said. "1 recognize it and pull it ment and Training Act. Conditions of other agencies - public assistance of- out. I tell them its OK to be afraid. acceptance were rigid, and many fices and other sources of financial aid. These women need enormous strok- Northwest suburban women who e ing. You are dealing with women who needed help found themselves dis- "Mani women' have no ready cash," have no sense of self-worth." qualified. she said. "Even if she lives in a nice house, a woman's molfey may be all 0 Kleban's empathy springs partly from In, the fall of 1979, the Women's Pro- tied up. Heierredit cards may have her own'experiences. After 13 years at gram received a six-month grant from been taicen away, and she has to wait home, she returned to the work force a new state-funded program; the result foi money to be doled out even when six years ago out of financial neces- of legislation introduced by State Rep. the kids need shoes. I live through,all sity. Her divorce followed her return Virginia Macdonald, R-Mbunt Pros- of that with them." - ° to work. pect. Funded by the Illinois Depart- ' ment of Commerce and Community One of the most exciting aspects of At Harper, she tells the women, "Have Affairs, the program tailored its guide- Michalek's job is the liaison she has confidence in yourself. It doesn't lines of acceptance to the region in established with the business commu- matter what you wear to an interview; which the center is located. There are nity in the Northwest suburban area. just look in a mirror and be able to say six such fOnded centers in Illinois She and Rena Trevor created a hand- to yourself, 'I look smashing today!' " that offer displaced homemaker pro. book for-emplokri that tells the )grams. Harper is one of thema whole story of tWmature woman. On V the cover, MATURE becomes an acronyhi for Motivated, Achieving, e, Useful, Realistic and Ef- fectiveWithip are some impressive resum . 4' '

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At Harper College, "Everybody has been super helpful," says Connie Georgoulis -"I-will never place a woman in a job she can not do," says Sharon who got back in the job market asresult of Project Turning Point. Kelban, personnel representative for Northrop, Defense Systems Division. So far Northrop has hired eight women through the Project and is pleased with the results. AP.1"1"1111k

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One of Northrop's recruits Trom When her hund wasinjtired at LaFaire can't sing the praises of Pro; HarpgrRosemarie Schaefer 'of Ar- work, the felt a financial need to re- ject Turning Potht loud enough. lington Heights, who started in the turn to her career. But she was rusty at reproduction departmentlast May A resumes, unfamiliar with the job "I was out there hurt and lost and con- Jnature woman With blue' eye; and' market and needed generaloral sup- fused for a long time," she said. "What' softly curled gray hair, Schaefer was port. At-Harper, where sheas enroll- helped most was to find out I wasn't divbrced 20 years ago after 14 years of ed in a management class,e heard of the only one in,that situation. We even marriage. Her sons. were 6 and 12 at n Project Turning Point.` _ formed a club. Our phones are always the rime. available to each other. We have urged During her interview wiWAita 1. many other women into the program." "It's a 24-hour job rearing children chalek last January, she Mentioned right," she said, "You should be-home, that she had a master's degreein so= What Was amazing to LaFaire was the if possible But after the divorce, it cial work. Rita's eyes flashed. "That's number of women in the Northwest wasn't pcFible for 'me." 4criminal!" she said. "Let me make a suburbs so afraid to let anyone know phone call." And a jab interview was they were hurting. Many were without Schaefer had a variety of interesting immediately arraifged at Little City skills. .° jobs at one time owning and operating Palatine, a training and treatment cen acbeauty shop She also previously had ter for the mentallyvhandicapped. "You learn that you can do something to contend with a variety of on-the-job about your situation," she said. attitudes of sex discrimination and, in Georgoulis became a' community "It's not going to be forever. You recent years, age discrimination, but worker in Little City's 9utreach and must decide what you want to do with not at Northrop. family support program. In June, your life." tvtren federal funds under Title 20 "Some young people don't know how were renewed -4t Little City for Rita Michalek and Rena Trevor are to handle older women as, adults," another year, she was promoted to interviewing ,applicants for Project she said "They talk down to them, coordinator of community services, Turning Point on an ongoing basis. treat them more as children. Perhaps, adding to her responsibilities the Women who must become the sole oldei people are threatening to them," counseling of students preparing for wage earners fat their families and the transition, to apartment living_ need help and support in obtaining After a 'period of unemployment, She handles a case Idad of about 40 employment of returning to school Schaefer found her' way to Northrop a month. are urged to call the Women's Program. through Harper's "Career Develop- at 397-3000 ext. 558, 560, or 272. ment" course, one of several courses :Everybody has been super-helpful," Project Truing Pofnt is located in she has taken at the college. she said. Building P, Room 125 on Harper's Palatine campus at Algonquin and "Harper gives you confidence and Then there are displaced homemakers Roselle roads. spme self-esteem," she said. I've had like Pal LaFaire of Palatine who de- so many bad experiences in life. I cide to pursue a new career through think that course is really great." 'Project Turing Point In LaFaire's case, it vas,nursing. When she first walked into Northrop,-z she "had a good feeling aboueit. Here LaFaire has surmounted incredible it seems that people care about people. obstacles in her determination to make I feel more relaxed here than the other it. She has suffered through her hus- placreave been.v band's leaving her during her pregnair.- cy, his bankruptcy, their divorce, loss There have been instances at Harper of her house and car, thj closing of her where a displaced homemaker is so small .business and the birth of her highly qualified that she needs only to baby. In desperation, she moved to the be pointed hl the right direction She Northwest suburbs where she had has had a year's experience in school friends. She worked and reared her social work, a year in medicasocial baby girl, now N, as best she could. work and seven years of experience with the Illinois Departhient of Chil In June 1979 de went to Harper for dren and Family Senlices. But she counseling anti was told about Project hadn't worked since the birth of her *. - Turning Point. Rita Michalek got her son in 1974. into the program. At the same time, she went to school afternoons and evenings to meet the prereqtdsites of the nursing program.

LaFaire will start her clinical work id the fall' at Northwest Community Hospital, Alexian Brothers Medical Center and St. Joseph's Nursing Home. Her daughter, cared for in a community child-care center, was transferred to a preschool nursery program this month.

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PRESIDENT: Joseph Piland; BOARD ;,CHAIRMAN: Robert_ Urish; BOARD MEMBERS: Rosemary Dueball, Roberti-laden, Eugene Hartley, Sandra Nesting, Karl Rausch, Franklin Walker and Jart,Modlinger.

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`1, by Steven Kraske,lburnal Standard, March 3, 1981 ti

The world of the handicapped "Some things are troublesome "I had no- idea what a rough mi... student isfull of 'frustrating here that you,don't realize unless it was-until now," stated wheel- , challenges, like slopih sidewalks, -you're crippled. It's ju,st another chair-bound Jeff Shiner, senate:, unreachable water fountain's and perspective.", vice.president. inaccessible bathrooms. High6nd is a better place for "One doesn't realize how valu- The Siudent-Senate at Highland' hoilicalified students than must able their health isbntil it's im- Community College le3rned that --Schools, she ,said, mostly because pairCd," said sophomore Brian lesson Thursday during "Hand! of sensitivity shownbythe Stockwell-. "People always com- capped Day." The 15 senators maintenance department. "Still," plain about money, but without adopted crutches, wheelchairs she stated, "..lot needs to be their health, where would they and eye patches in an attempt to dole." be?" larnsfirsthand what it's like to be handicapped. Brian Brandt, senatePrqident, StoCkwell experienced an even who confined himself to a wheel- more distrubing problem during Most were startled by the diffi- .-.chair for the day, said he had to his handicap stint. culties they experienced. Two figureubut ways to get around . students got stuck maneuvering many obstacles. He admitted "People tend not to be able tp -wheachait's in an IMC Buidling there was a certain amount of respond to a wheelchair person,", bathroom and admitted they had , fun involved in the day, bat lie said. "They tend to look away. to "cheat' to get out. said, "By the same token, they (the senators) realize now what "They se /the wheelchair and Wheelchair riders learned the art handicappeti students have to go say, 'Oh, that guy's mind is bad.' of guiding chairs through narrow through everyday." People should look at the inside, 11doorwas. One student found not the outside appearance." out it was impossible to r,ead the Brandt said the senate will file library's main dictionary placed a report recommending changes high on a reference shelf. to Ed Stevens, director of build, ing and grounds. All -questioned were:grateful their handicapped stints were Brandt and Bred Shearer, student temporary.. relations specialist, struggled to move their chairs up a,hallway Highland Community College, slope in the vocational-technical student Jan Modlinger, who has building. Both noted now easily been confined to a wheelchair they could have tipphl-backward since an auto accideht seven tke ascent. No railings years ago, came up with the exist to Ild wheelchair riders. "Handicapped Day" idea. "This is the International Year of the During a spin through the. isabled Person," she said. "It's Family' YMCA of ,Northwest an excellent year for'people to Illinois, ,:Oodlinges noted there ' get sonic feel For what it's like was no wheelchair Access to the ice have a handicap. basement where weight machines are located. k Shearer commented hoCv much work w1s involved in rolling his wheelchair. "I'd look like the Incredible- Hulk 'ilia week," he quippe,d.

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ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE.East Peoria, Illinois. Founded 1967. People served annually in credit courses: 21,160. o PRESIDENT: Leon Perley; BOARD CHAIRMAN:Robert Ehrich; BOARD MEMBERS: Paul 9oogan, John Dalton, Ruth Holmes, James Johnson, Arnold Miller,-Rodney Sumner and Don Ford.

27 Illinois Central College 21 NUMERICALCONTROL PROGRAM WILL GIVE AREA STUDENTS SKILLSrp .GROWING FIELD by Art Andrews,

_Modern-day industrys adaption In its final report to the Society Hands-on knowledge enables the of the old player piano, which of Manufacturing Engineers in student to take information from

was driven by a paper belt, is spring, 1979, the Battelle Re- an engineering drawing and Inter- , gaining increased popularity and, search Laboratory in Columbus, pret from it all the planning and consequently, there is an in- Ohio, asserted: machining remprements neces- creased demand for engineers' sary to produce a finished part. and tradesmen with new skills, "To produce engineers educated both in traditional and in ad- Positions typically available in The trend in industry today is vanced manufacturing technolo- industry include numerical con- toward more efficient manu- gy, the technological changes trol erogrammer, machine tool facturinrtechniques, and one that are taking place in manu- operator, process planner, tool method eproducing this is facturing must be incorporated designer, applications engineer or through the use of numerically into the manufacturing engineer- maintenance technician. controlled equipment. ing and manufacturing technology curricula." While the associate degree pro- Many such machine's now are gram prepares a student for im- controlled by computers. Much as the old-fashioned player mediate employ ment in industry, piano responded to commands of most of the courses are transfer- Responding to the demand for the paper belt, numerically con- rable to a four-year school, lead- workers with the new knowl- trolled machine tools receive ing to a baccalaureate degree. A edge, 11 lin oisrerktral College has ceded information, generally one-year certificateprogram, developed a program called gwgn by punched holes in a numerical control machinist, also "NumericarControl Technology." paper tape or directly from a will be available. computer. The 'program will lead to an Besides providing entry-level associate in applied science de- The Illinois Central College pro- skills for employment as an dee and is designed to provide gram can be completed in four operator of numerically control- students with skills for employ- semesters of full-time study or led or computer numerically con- ment in manufacturing industries else on a part-time basis. trolled machine tools, thirs one- using numerically, controlled or year course permits practicing computer numerically controlled Developed under supervision of -machinists to upgrade their skills machines and processes. Assistant Professor Gary Volk, for advancement. 'working with industrial and aca- &liege officials say the recent demic advisory committees, the Officials said the mechanical and surveys show approximately $9.6 '''''''ITV'program is believed.to sur- industrial technologies depart- billion in new capital expendi- pass any technology program of ment, which will operate the pro- tures are forecast fdr 19$1. Of this nature available in downstate gram, plans to purchase a compu- this amount, a little more than Illinois. ter numerically controlled mill- 30 percent of the money will be ing machine as well as input tape. spent for metal-cutting equip- Two existing programsmanu- preparation devices, a cutter path ment. facturing technology and me- plotter and other software. chanical design technology ' have been united with seven new One Peoria-area company already courses on numerical control for had donated time on a computer the 65-hour degree program. remote from the campus for the programs. For students who have completed the two-year degree require- The new courses till be taught ments,fIllinois Central College Ns-tarring in the fall. During. the also will offer an advanced inde- "fiiitImester,courses will be pendent study technical project, "Introduction to Numerical Con- enabling students to do inde- trol" and "Design Drafting for pendent work in numerical con- Numerical Control," both of trol. which are evening classei. 22

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ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES.Olney, Illinois. Founded 1962. People served annually in creditcourses: 22,719.

CHANCELLOR: James Spencer; BOARD CHAIRMAN: GeorgeKocher; BOARD MEMBERS: David Hatt_Robert_Mundy,_Richard-Roth,John Stultr Kenrieth Ward, Cent Wattleworth and James Mobley.

'140/44.41444444 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges 23 ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IMPORTANT TO PUPILS Daily Mail, November 27, 1981

The on-the-job training is what "Fin planning then to go on to Students interested in the pro- two cooperative education stu- Tirmple University in Philadel- gram must have a least 18 hours dents from Olney Cegtral College phia and study criminal justice," of credit in their chosen field enjoy about their positions at the Buckels said. "Then, Ilope to go before they are introduced to job Richland County Sheriff's De- on to law school and eventually orientation skills such as prepar- partment in Olney: become an FBI agent." ing a resume and job interview techniques. Then, the students "This has given me a basic over- Ashley also plans to attend a attempt to find a job in their view of how a police depart- four-year university. "I'd like to . area with the help of Mrs. Bruce. ment functions," =said James go to the University of Texas Buckels of Noble. "One week mid someday work in a medium- "All of this is, of course, with I'm working as dispatcher, then "sized department, maybe the size the approval of their advisor," as a jailer, escorting prisoners to of Evansville." Mrs. Bruce said. "If they find a court, working with deputies in job, the advisor, studentand em- serving summons and on patrol. Both men enrolled in cooperative ployer draft a training agreement I have a chance to do a little education after talking with on what will be expected. This bit of everything."' Charlotte Bruce, Olney Central way, the student knows from the College's cooperative education start what he or she will learn." Richard Ashley of Olney has- coordinator. She began Organiz- she said, adding the advisor will worked as a dispatcher in his ing the program in the fall of visit the job site through the cooperative education experi- 1980. quarter ence. "I've found that information I gather can better inform "It's purpose is three-fold," she Irk addition to time spent on the the deputy of what he can said. "First it allows the student jobat least 10 hours ameek -- expect," he said just after his enrolled to get on-the-job ex- the student will be enrolled in 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift. perience while at the same time a .eooperadte education seminar receive financial benefits. The course. It ineets for one hour a Sheriff Joe Willis -said he is course also offers three hours of week,so the students can discuss glad he learned abciut coopera- college credit." work experiences. tive education.

"Actual, experience is sometimes better than book learning," the sheriff said, sittingpt.hisRffice. "Cooperative education is a very essential progfam for anyone. I think it's great."

Buckelkbegan working in the department Nov. 1 while Ashley has been working since June. "Richard is part of,the staff;" Willis said, explaining that Ash- ley decided to enroll in the pro- O gram through Olney Central Col- lege where he is enrolled in the Administration of Justice pro; gram. Buckels is also majoring in Administration of Justice. Both men expect to graduate in May.

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ILLINOIS VALLEYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE. Oglesby,Illinois. Founded 1924. People served annually in dedit colirses: 7,000. 4 PRESIDENT: Alfred Wisgoski; BOARD CHAIRMAN: C. R. Jasiek;' BOARD MEMBERS: Karen Angrew, Thomas Brandner, Dale McConville, Sara Penfield, Gordon Sears, Robert Small and Rick Weber. .

1' 31 Illinois Valley Cinimunity College 25 TRAINING PROGRAMS HELP LOCAL IND by Matt Cappellini, LaSalle News-Tribune, December 5, 1981

The High Impact Trail Ser- HITS and the employee train- "The, nice thing about these vices (HITS) program of the ing program providedthe contracts is that they can cut a Illinois State Board of Educa- economic "incentive" and the lot of red tape." said Dr. Allen. tion helped G & 0 Manufactur- Opportunity to bring in the He said a program can be set up ing in Peru expand from pro- neededtechnicalassistance, in two to three weeks. ducing four-pound automotive Perino said. Jean MelanSo s heaters to manufacturing. 400- transferred from G & O'sor The compensation for training pound locomotive radiators. onto plant to teach employees in new employees is especially im- PeruDabout radiator manufactur- portant for a new company, said The expansion has so far created ing. Ron Sampo, president of Ron- 12 new jobs, said plant manager ken Industries. The company, Dean Perino. Because filTS allows companies which makes oil-filledcapacitors - to use their own personnel as for fan motors and power HITS pays pant of the wages of instructors, said Perino, the com- supplies, began shipping pro- instructors and'for training ma- pany was able to improve ducts in May, 1981. Sampo terials. A companion program contact between workers and said HITS will also be instru- through the Illinois Department .supervisors. "It was a vehicle of mental when the company begins of Commerce and Community increased communication to is a new capacitor line in January. Affairs pays up tp half of the people know what we wanted o wages of new employees as,they do," said'Perino of HITS. "It's really been a great help undergo training. as far as we're concerned finan- Perino added that the assistance cially,:" he said. Ronken now Ronken hidustries, Inc. of Spring 'provided by Illinois Valley Com- employs seven people in addi- Valley, Ohmite Manufacturing of munity College was very helpful tion to its four owners, who Princeton and Westclox are other: in G & O's setting up its HITS served as HITS trainers. local industries that have partici- Program. pated in the program. HITS is Ohmite Manufacturing had about adminstered here through Illinois "By working through the school 50 employees trained through Valley Community College and it helps them (the companies) to HITS in 1979, but due to eco- the office of Dr. John Allen, get a training progrdm to meet nomic conditions the plant now associate dean of career educa- their specific needs," said Jack employs 15 people, said Susan tion. Williams, director of HITS. Davis, personnel manager.

The idea behind the program-be- HITS began in 1978. It had a Allen said 15 people were tak- gun in 1978, said Allen, was to budget last ye4r of $570,000, ing part,in a tool and die appren- 'compete with the Sunbelt by made 'up of S450,000 in state ticeship program at Westclox providing start-up training funds funds and S300;000 in federal when the plant shut down. for new companies and for funds. However, due to budget companies establishing new pro- cuts, said Williams, federal fund- Besides the financial assistance -duct lines. ing may shrink this year. an equally important aspect, of HITS, said Perino, is that it "We had an opportunity to Training assistance is listed by tells industry Illinois wants and is ,Ibring a new product line into industries as one of the top willing to help them. - Peru with a substantial' invest- seven reasons for locating in an ment associated with it," Perino area, said Chuck Baker, director "It tells industry outside orour said. The Peru plant, he said, has of the Industrial Training Pro- area that here's a program in good personnel and a good loca- gram of the IDCCA. The Illinois our community for you." Perino tion but lacked the technical, training assistance pi-bgram Was expertise needed for locomotive begun in 1979 so Illinois would radiators. have the type of program most states already offer. Mk' Its budget was $1.5 million last year.

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The five -star restaurant of the future would be judged on sheen. Lay it on a He says, "We often carve vetables may well feature James Mester as its wire screen, with heat lamps above it for centerpieces. We make palm trees chef. to keep it at an even temperature. from carrots and green pepp'ers. An -* Then it is ready for the tricky part apple pan become a beautiful bird of Mester,' Wto graduated from Joliet forming it into various creations. paradise. A pineapple basket can.be Junior College this month, has wo filled with flowers formed from top° rational; regional, and st Mester says that pulled ugar has been radishes, tomatoes, celery, potatoes, honors for his culinary arts dilays called a lost art. There are fewer than and leeks. Yes, leeks! Split the end and and demonstrations. a dozen chefs in the Chicago area who place it in water and it will open like a can decorate with pulled sugar. lily. The same day he graduated lie won a gold medal from the American Culi- Spun sugar is quite different. The Riverside High School has twice in-, nary Federation for his exhibit at the `' basic recipe is similar, but you add vited him to demonstrate for their National Restaurant AssociationFood glucose to the mixture, and you cool advanced food classes. He also has Show at Connick Place. He was one it very quickly by putting the pan in appeared twice, at state convention o4 - of two st dents hortared atsluncheon ice. A wooden tool with nails in it is Home Economics and Related Organi- of Gold Toque, an organ a tion of dipped into the mixture and actually zations, a club for high school stu- the 10top chefs of .the world. spun back and forth. The result resem- dents. At Carson Pirie Scott and Com- bles cotton candy. Julia Child does pany in Chicago he demonstrated at Mester's achievements are no accident. this with a fork. Kitchen Tech on the seventh floor. One of hifspecialties is cake decora. tion. "I was very halaive, with my Last month Mester won se6ond place His gingerbread house was donated to first cake," he says, "but I kept in the' Kraft Student Culinary Chal- the Osteopathic Hospital in Olympia ing of ways to improve it. After I lenge for the Midwest Region. He re- Fields. It was a Christmas present for finish a cake I always sit down and ceived $100 , a plaque and a crystal the children. look at it for a while and write down statue, and Joliet'Junior College re- everything I want to change next ceived a plaque,' and $200 for a This fall Mester will enter Florida timecolon, style,texture, shee'rri scholarship in his name. He was first International University in Miami for in both the bread and pastry categories." ° two or possibly four years. He will often work in the college kiteheh major in Hospitality Management in till the campus closes at midnight or ice carving is not very difficult, Relation to Business Administration. later, and twice I staked all night and pester thinks, provided you have a worked. It can take 13 to 19 hours to loading dock that will hold a 450 le already has studied economics, decorate a wedding cake, depending pound block of ice. "We leave it out- usiness math, marketing, business on amount and kind of decoration.' side for about 1 54 hours to soften it," aw, accounting and psychology, in ad- he explains. "Hard ice' is 20 degrees; dition to the regular culinary arts His wedding cake at 'the Chicago Cub. soft ice is 30 to 32 degrees. courses. nary Salon was given the judges' award, a golden cup, for best in the "We drayv the swan, fish or whatever He gives a great deal of credit to his show. He had made nine floral cor- design we want on cardboard. Then we . instructor, Charles Wagner, of the sages of fulled sugar to surround the outlihe the design on the ice with an Junior College faculty. "Everything I cake like bridesmaids' bouquets. ice pick. We begin at the top to chop want to learn he teaches m4whetifer the ice away." , it's in the course or not. I already have He looked at a real corsage and copied enough points to qualify for certifica- the rosebuds, violets, and baby's It sounds like the sculptor who said tion as a cook by the Executive Chefs' breath. Then he was asked to make 50 the statue is right there in the marble Association of Illinois. There are similar corsages as favors for a home waiting to corrie out. three more levels to work for: working economics teachers' workshop at the chef, executive chef, and master chef." Joliet Junior College. Demonstrations take much of'Mester's time. At Davis Career Center near This summer he will keep busy filling His recipe for pulled sugar is very Naperville he demonstrates whatever special orders for wedding cakes. simple: 4 pounds of sugar, 1 teaspoon they ask for, such as vegetable carving, Weekends de works at Alf's Pub, a of cream of tartar, and 1 pint (16 oz.) pulled sugar work, bread molding, or restaurant in Harvey. Restaurant work of water. safe handling of chef's tools. was not required for his culinary arts major, but he thinks it helps a.great Combine the ingredients and pour in deal. to a pot. Bringlo,a boil slowly. When it starts to boil, skin off the top. There James Mester is one 19-year-old, who are always slight impurities that need 'knows where he is going. He is the son to becemoyed. Cdok to 318 degrees, bf Mr. and Mrs. William J. Mester of periodically brushing the-sides of the Hazel Crest. pan with a wet pastry brush to remove crystals. Then pour the mixtute on a lightly oiled marble slab. 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35 i to Kankakee Community College 29 WONDERING WHICH OCCUPATION IS BEST FOR YOU? by-Ed McKinley,DailyJournal, October3, 1981

Which California colleges offer a Jeff says he developed an interest SAT and ACT scones, tests required major in marine biology? How many 1i1 marine biology through scuba for entrance, application deadline, jobs offer a chance to work both "'diving in Acapulco during a fami- tuition and fees and cost of room and indoors and out? How much money ly vacation. board. can you make as a welder? When it comes to career questions, students "I like to work with animals and If that's not enough data, the user has need answersquickly. I love the ocean," he says. only to send the computer another kr command to receive more. It has a file Youth's at Herscher and Clifton' Tamcny,'s interest in architecture and of 1,733 four-yearschools. Central high schools are getting theft] interior design originated with family 4istantly because of computer hook- members. - College information is nice for stud- Ips-to Kankakee Community College's dents.who know,,what they'd like to computer programmed with career "I've always been interested in housing information. and carpentry," she says. "I've done building with my father. My parenl'& How about those puzzling over job and When one student wanted tq kno intrced me to floor plans by age education decisions. which colleges offered courses in 9." equestrian studies, an area guidance A Journal reporter played that role counselor was able to name all 34 in So both students were lucky enough with Taylor's help. the countrythanks to the compupr. to have care r/I in mind. Both also had some ideas concerning where they The instructor opened a closet door to- For a fee to the dordany that owns would like to attend college. reveal a small unit with keyboard and the programming, area high schools printer that had east the Herscher can tap the Kankakee Community On vacations," says Jeff, "We've been school district about $1,200. College system through phone lines) both east and west. I don't like the Herscher and Clifton are using it for east. I think e west Is prettier." The source lekthe career information $500 a year each. is the U.S. Department of Labor. Tammy wanted information on ca Counselors say the machine can't leges in California and New Mexico, The programmingwhich is brought answer the big questions of how up to date every six monthsbelongs to go about carving a niche in the "My uncle lives out there," she says. to Time Share, a division of Houghton world. "And my (immediate) family might be Mifflin Publishing Company. moving to California." But information vital to career ani The annual fee for Kankakee Com education decisions is instantly a. '0 Taylor didn't have to consult "560 munity College is $2,900. Half the tab vailable through the Guidance In- books" to advise the students. is picked up by the Comprehensive formation System. Students leave the Employment and Training Act pro- gwdance office with a print-out for Instead, he punched some buttons on gram administered by the college. future reference. - a typewriter-like keyboard and received the information on a/printer. Additional /users get a break, with The Kankakee Community College annual charge's of $500 each to computer is programmed to sugges,t Jeff Say's 'IIgot what he needed. Time Share. occupations and describe them. Both functions are performed by combining "I don't knoof anybody who has Kankakee College's Paul 0 'Conner said stored information with the student's majored inmanne biology, " he says: the system was used about 1,000 times interests and abilities. "This gave me a description of the job last year at the college. This is its third and the required courses." year of operation. "It won't tell you what you should be," said Herscher counselor Doll. Another information request rendered He said the system was cliosen from Taylor, who made.more than 650 GSI a printed list of eight California c among six because it was the "favorite" information requests last school year. leges offering a major in Jeff's sub ect. of the °Kankakee Coinmunity Col- legestaff members, who found it easy "It's ju( saying that you have interests Another command, an d the computer to. use. And it is the least expensive,: sithilar to people in those occupa-, spews information on each of those 0 'Conner said. He's enthusiastic about dons." - school e run-down. includes the the programming, but said he sees one college e, address, telephone num "flaw." Clifton Central guidance director bet; approximate enrollment, median Nancy Alexander agrees. I'd like to be sophisticated enough to tell how many jobs will be available "It's an isolated piece of information," are ..within the next five years in a 100- the said. "You have to make the mile radius of Kankakee," he said. judgmentthe computer doesn't make( "St. Louis and Wisconsin are doing it judgments." by pooling money for the research and ti programming." Cases in point are the uses made of the systemby Herscher seniors Jeff Powell and Tammy Goss.

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KASKASKIA COLLEGE.Centralia, Illinois. Founded 1940. People served an nuallyin-credit-coursesr4,730,

PRESIDENT: Paul Blowers; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Dale Timmermann; BOARD MEMBERS: Robert Gaffner, Myrna Henry, Herschel Kasten, Wayne Michael, Bob Prince, Richard Rich and Lisa %var.

37 KaskaskiaCollege 31 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ENERGY CONSCIOUS The Breese Sournai, August 2(4 1981

The 52 colleges which comprise Locally, Dean of Administrative Due to program expansion and theIllinois public community Services, D.K. Kessler said "Dur- enrollment growth, President college system spent over S14 ing the last two fiscal years, Paul Blowers says the college million to heat, light, and cool Kaskaskia College has decreased seeks to utilize the temporary their buildings during Escal y ear its natural gas usage by 5 percent buildings on campus which were 1981. However, a studyrrecently and its electrical energy con- constructed in 1966 and had an completed by the Illinois Com- sumption by 25 percent." *estimated life span of seven to munity College Board shows ten years. Due to the age,and that the colleges are becoming The 52 campuses throughout the type of construction- of the more energ), conscious. state include approximately 15 temporary - buildings a consider- million gross square feet of build- able amount of energy is used to The amount of energy used, ing space. Many of these build- maintain these buildings. reported in BTU's (British Ther- ings are comparatively new, al- mal Units) per GSF (Gross though they were constructed Because of the age of the build- Square Feet) of building space, before energy efficiency became ings and the energy ineTficiency, 'wad reduced from 153,691 a major consideration. However, planning is now in progress to BTU'sIGSE in fiscal year 1978 to several colleges still operate older replace these buildings with - 129,786 BTU's/GSF in fiscal buildings, and many are also energy efficient permanent build- year 1981; a decrease of 15.6 per- operating part of their programs ings. cent. in tempbrary facilities such as at Kaskaskia College. Hoviever, bC-cause the cost of energy (natur&gas, oil and electricity) is\.iising so rapidly, , the colleges experienced anin- crease in total energy dollars spent of over 45 percent. The BTU /GSF cost increased from 76c in fiscal year 1978 to 97c in fisCal year 1981, an increase of 33 percent.

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KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE' Malta, ois. Founded 1967. People served 'annually in credit courses: 7,194.

PRESIDENT; Normin Jenkins; BOARD CHAI AN: John Roberts; BOARD MEMBERS: Donald Bett, Charles Combs, ThomFenstermaker, Don Huftalin, 0 James Landis, Lois Purdy and Mary Ann Mattis. Kishwaukee College 33 1 KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE IS MAJOR COMMUNITY ASSET by Lloyd Pletsch, Daily Chronicle,Vanuary 3, 1982

Our nephew loves to play base Fortunately, the opportunity Kishwaukee, and other junior ball. In fact he's pretty good at was there. The junior college college's ma'or increased effort it. He Pitched against Kish system is9wcll established in Illi- during 198will be economic waukcc College in 141 and nois. When we started junior developmentactivities."Our. .won. college in 1962, that wasn't thrust will be to assist any group, necessarily the case, but a lots.______business or industry, or agricul: He also likes woodworking. He's has h'appened since then, and to tural organization withtheir learned a great deal about both the benefit of all, still is. economic devblopment activities. while attcnding junior college in I think that's one of the most a neighboring community col- For e)ainple, the year 1981 at important things we can be in- lege. In fact he's learned a great Kishwaukee College, was charac- volved in." _ /- deal of things he probaby never terized by growth in fact11, would have explored hadhc not rocketed by 22 percent full -time He's pinpointed ont of the most decided to attend college after equivalent enrollment. What's vital aspects of co munity needs graduating from high school in ahead? It looks like,mor. of the that exists nada.They 've al- 19£f0. same. ready helped a groat many. More should be real), to get in on the Why did he go to college? Well And while it's true such growth action. his plans weren't all- that firm may be attributed in part to a after graduation, few decent jobs lagging economy, that doesn't The achievements and gains al- were available, he liked sports mean it's not good. In fact ready seen ire too many to note and college seemed like, a good it's quite encouraging. 4.n today 's here. The potential for the future option. fast-paced world, edutation is is far greater. Contacting the more important than ev r. lege with your needs, wishes or He's still there, he likes it, and There's more to life than, fin ing proposals may open many oppor- In!'s expanded his horizons con- a good job after high school. tunities. This goes for anyone in sideraBly fact the chances improve greatly any plvse of community life. It O with an individual's educational n 't hurt to ask. . ' background. No matter what direction a person intendslto As Jenkins put it "Kishwaukee take in the future, it's going to is an asset to the community.", be more complex than ever. A little closer look by anyone can show just how true that For most, junior colleges are statement is, close to home. And today ihey arc able to offer more than ever. Kishwaukee may be located near Malta, but its arms extend far 4 beyond to centers now opera- tional in such places as DeKalb, Gcopa, Kirkland, Paw Paw; Rochelle, Sycamore, Shabbona and Waterman. It looks like the number of such off-campus courses will be increasing, ac="-- cording to college president Norm Jenkins.

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PRESIDENT: John Hunter; BOARD CHAIRMAN: A. J. Katzenmaier; BOARD MEMBERS: Richard Anderson, Millicent Berliant, Nancy Block, James Lumber, Eleanor Rostron, Betty Jean Thompson and Michael Fischer..

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.001, College of Lake County 35 TAKE COUNTY CAMPUS GETS "A " FROMWAUKEGAN bi Bea McLean, News-Sun,&ptember 1, 1981

The College of Lake County's "The center presents educational Eleanor Murkey, center director, new Lakeshore Education Center opportunities for people who live said interekt in the new facility will be an ,A plus on the rede- downtOwn," said Vick.Itis has been gat. "People from velopment of downtown Wau- 'hoped, he said that the college businesses downtown, lawyers, kegan "report card," city of will stimulate commercial and all kinds of people have dropped , Iiicials say. service activity, but that will taxe in to see what we've done to the time. building and find out what's During its first week of classes going on," said Murkey. "The more than 600 students mingled "It's gotta become a fact of life potential and expectations-for' with workmen, who S're putting first," said Vick. "PeOple aren't the college and.lortlie com- the finishing touches to the yet aware that the center will in- mu_kity Are renovated Building at the corner deed draw the number of people of Genesee and Madison streets. it says it Will draw. The proof. Murkey said space in the building .° will7be in the pudding." is available to community clubs While painting and drilling con- and organizations for meetings tinued, students last weak filed 8o far, 230 daytime and 418 and activities. in and out of first-floor class- evening students have enrolled rooms for a wide range of- in courses at the center. When courses. Classrooms on the up- completed, the building will have per level of the handsomely con- tke capacity td handle 1,000 stu- verted building, which cost more dents aday. than $690,0009 are not yet ready for use. Air-conditioning unite Vick anticipates a shortage of won't be ready until mid-Sep- downtown parking when the tember. educatiOnal center operates at capacity, but that, he says, Despite the imperfect start, there creates a "good" problem for is enthusiasm about the college's t e city. % presence. e a problem of. prosperity, "We're obviously pleased," d planners love to deal Waukegan Mayor Bill Morris said. ," said Vick. "We haven't "It fits nicely into the overall had 600 people (on Genesee plan to change downtown from a Street) in years." retailto a service center." Vick said the expected parking Morris said the city sees the cen- shortage could be soltv_ed by the ter as a "mini-college" that offers two downtown parking decks not only remedial- classes, but and a parki,ng garage currently in credit courses leading to degrees, planning stages with the ci,ty and which, the mayor feels, will draw theRegional Transportation students from other communities Authority. along the lake. A plan to construct "outdoor "It offers convenience to some- cla srgtom," seating on Madison one from Highland Park, for Streeouth of the,center is now example," said Morris. "It's only "on ho9" and could be altered, a 2Y2 block walk from the train Vick said. The proposed $25,000 station.". project to replace the children's play sculptures formerly on the 4 Thomas Vick,' the city's*director square, was eliminated during . of community development, said budget hearings. The sculptures 9 the center will generate activity have bean nioNftli to the lake- in the downtown area, depressed fro4t. since the closing of several re- tail stores. .° In the interim, Morris said 1.1 rusated concrete will be laid on the square, sometime in the next few months. 16 Nf.- ,.

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43 Lake Land College 37 LAKE LAND GRADUATES "IN DEMAND" by Craig Sanders, Journal Gazette, September 17, 1381

Why would three men from However, it appears the oppor- Ironically, Ayers said the number Johnstown, Pa., trayel all the tunity Orr-employment in the of dentists in practice is expected way Or Lake Land tollege to immediate area suri)Liunding L ke to increase over the next 10 attend school? Land is limited. Baker said one years. He said dental assistants problem he's had, is convincing will be asked to increase their It's not that there aren't any students to relocate to where the productivity per potient. colleges in Pen sylvania, but jobs are. Lake Land has one of the few Ayers recommended Lake Land industrial equipment mainten- One Chicago firm has contacted put more emphasis on recruit- ance programs in the country. Lake Land for the past three ing for the program particularly years seeking graduates, but none among women over age 20. Consequently, Lake Land Mel* have so far have 'been willing to trial.maineenance graduates are move there. Baker said the firm Though the number'of applicants in demand all across the nation. would "take- every student we isdeclining, Ayers said the have." ' quality of applicants to Lake James Baker, chairman of the.in- .Land's dental assistant program dustrial technology division at The three students from Johns- is getting better. Lake Land, offered an evalu- town, Baker explained, were sent ation of the industrial equipment to fake Land`by the company Fully one-third-of the students in maintenance progihm during a because it was the only program Lake Land's law enforcement meeting of the Lake Land board,: they could find in the U.S. program are employed in the law earlier this week. enforcement field'. Baker said Lake Land, could ex- Baker'was one of five division ' pand to a two-year degree pro- Bill Little, chairman of the chairmen, who presented evalu- gram in industrial maintenance, social sciences devision,said ations of selected programs to but Isenot ready to do set yet. when Lake Land began the pro- the board. The selected program gram in 1970, just seven,officers evaluations are presented an- The graduation rate in another in the disttichad advanced nually. program Baker oversees, auto- training inaw enforcement. motive, is not quite as high-. Today, 56 officers have advanced Lake Land has 30 industrial Only one-quarter to one-third of training, 21 of whom received Maintenance sftudents this year, the automotive students gradu- their training at Lake Land. which Baksaid was all the ate, Baker said. school coul li handle. Little said the trend in law ,en- Enrollment in automotive is also forcemeni toward seeking ad- He noted -enrollment in indus- at capacity, Baker said. vanced training is expected to trial maintenance his grown in continue. He noted- the room- the past two y ears. The program _Although many student/drop ington Police Department re- used to average 10 to'12 students but of the program,Baler said quires all applicants to hold a per quarter. many of those, dropping out two-year degree.Inreturn, find work in the automotive letoomingtonipays .astarting The nitre month certificate pro- field. He explained most of salary of $16,000 to its officers. gram has a graduation rate of those who drop out dso be- two-thirds with about, 25 percent cause of academic or' other of the students being sent to problems. ichool,by their employer. One program at Lake Land that Bakers said allstudents who appears to be declining is the. graduated last year and sat out nine-month dental*assistant pro- resumes received jobs. The job gram. offers came from as faraway as .Los Angeles and New Jersey, lie William Ayers, chairman of the said. allied health division, said the' -number of applicants has been falling over the past three years. Furthermore, Ayers said the demand for dental assistants is decreasing.

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PRESIDENT: Wilbur Tririlpe; BOARD CHAIRMAN: BarbaraHeyen; BOARD , MEMBERS: Merle Bertels, Randy Cook, Mary Kolkovich,LarryPlummer, "Chris Ringhausen, Robert Watson and Kt? Buzan.

4.-- . Lewis & Clark Community College 39 L PEER ADVOCATES PROGRAM RECOGNIZES STUDENTSCAN HELP by Jana Sawyer Prewitt, Alton Telegraph, August 4, 1981

Peer is the program "The Advocates primary re- Don Calihan, a 71-year-old re- and itsits motto is "students help- sponsibility," says Dabbs, "is to tiree, became an advocate after ing students." t ' listen. When a-student has no attending the college for six af' one to talk to,frustration, years and getting two degrees, It is a new student service at anxiety and loneliness can be- in addition to taking many Lewis and Clark Community, come unbearable. Grades fall off courses that simply aSpealed to College. and the student gives up anct him. drops out." The premises of the program "My peers," Says Calihan, "have are tried and true:, Everyone hat So far, the program has employ- some universal problems and problems, Everyone needs a ed seven advocates, chosen by some problems peculiar to the ' friend, Talking to someone your the director for their sensitivity age group. I wanted this job be- own age helps put problems in- and sincere interest in people. cause I think more people my to perspective. age would come to college if Advocates act as role models, they knew they weren't going Lewis and Clark students ex-. Dabbs says, and must be depend- to feel isolated and out of periencins problems withpareins, able,goal-orientedKeople, place." . spouses, money, grades or any, worthy of the trust placed in number of anxiety- provoking life them. Twenty-year old Linda Milford situations can get relief from knows she wants a career helping Peer Advocates, students like Everything discussed in talks be- people and applied for an Ad- themselves who are employed to tween advocates and students is vucacy job because she knew it listen and to help. confidential. would be "good' experience."

.1 Sponsored by Lew- is and Clark's Advocate training is reading, Students wil' o sign up for_the Special Services Department and thinking and participating in program are asked to go to ball a federal TRIO grant, and direct- exercises on how to be sup- games, and other social events so ed by counselor lane Dabbs, Peer portive, how to stimulate motiva- they can relax with the Advo- Advocates are assigned 10f5 . tion, how to suggest alternatives cates and get to know each - students to Meet with each week, and aboveally how to listen with- other. mostly just to talk. out passing judgment. / "Students are reluctant at first to Advocates are expected to be' open up to a stranger,"'says well-versed on Lewis and Clark Linda, "even when theyfeel Community College, how it desperate and the stranger is operates and what resources are, friendly. But once we've been available to a student in trouble out socially and accept each such a) tutoring and counseling. - other as friends, it's easier. Then, when they have a crisis or Employing "peers" as advocates just a bad day, and need some- means employing different kinds one :to talk to they'll come to of people, because students at us." Lewis and Clark are of all ages and backgrounds.

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LINCOLN LAND COMMVNITY COLLEGE. Springfield. Founded 1967. People served annually in &edit coursps: .11,599. 41fr 'PRESIDENT: Robert L. Poorman;.B6ARD CHAIRMAN: John Lattimer; BOARD MEMBERS: Thomas Fuchs, Judith Madonia, Earl-Pillsbury, Robert Stephens, Roger Sweet, Nargaret,Trttrnper and Michael Patterson., t e

- 7 Lincoln: Land Community College 41 ILINCOLNt LANDSURVEY: GRADS ARE WORKING,. HAPPY' by Michael Murphy, The State JourpalRegister, May 7, 1981

A typical Lincoln Land Coin- Specifically, the survey deter-- Male grads in vocational-techni- munityCollege graduate is 22 to mined that:. cal fields outnumbered females- 25 years.olci, works in the Spring- until about 1976. They began to field area and, for the inost part, More than eight of 10 occupa- draw even until 1978, and more likes his job. tional program graduates remain women than men have received in the work force. Some returned, associate degrees each of the last Such graduates remain in the to school; others left their jobs tWo years, according to the survey. field in which they vaduated, voluntarily for one reason or 141 secure in their jobs, earn anothpr. In a separate report, the Lincoln close to 53004week and proba- Land staff tried to assess the on-. bly have been promoted/at least About 87 percent of those still the-job performance of last once. working remain in the fields' in year's4raduates by surveying which they obtained associate their employers. Chances are slim that the grad degrees from Lincoln Land. needed-much help in finding a The college sent questionnaires 'job even slimmer that he or Less than 3 percent of the gradu- to 84 employers. The 56 that re- she has ever been unemployed. ates are unemployed, cOmpared plied included local banks, to a statewide average of 10:8 government agencies, Fiat-Allis That profile emerges from a sur- percent in the same age group. and hospitals from across the vey taken recently by the com- nation. munity college staff. Its purpose Among those not already work- was to measure the success of ing while at Lincoln Land, the They su9iey showed seven in occupational progrims over the majority found jobs within two 10 grackfates remain with the past tO years. weeks after they went looking. firm that employed them prior

0 - About 46 peicent obtained work t® or immediately after gradua- The data ewas obtained from on their own; about 14 percent tion. more than 1,200 graduates in got some help from Lincoln fields ranging from nursing and Land staff; and 10 percent foetid' Within the year, about .15 per- child care to retailing and auto. jobs through various civil service cent had changed jobs; 4.4 per- mechanics. programs. cent lost their jobs; 3 percent got 0 la\d off for economic reasons; They returned a questionnaire Starting salaries for last year's and .3 percent returned to that asked whether they are graduates ranged from 57,200 to school. working a ,K if so, in what $17,000, Top pa}, was beiA, 1 ield. It asked how they looked drawn by those in law enfo 'According the survey, more than or work, wbat they earn and ment, nursing and %upervisory , 86 percent of the graduates have whether theyefeel their jobs are management; relatively low, pay received some form of.recogni- "secute." was reported by dental assistants tion on the job 'promotions, and graduates jJ1 retailing and merit liaises or added responsi- clerical fields. bility; Most student; in occupational Aliout one in thre4workersilts programs come to Lincoln Land job-ready upon.gradu4ion, need- directly out of high school, ac- ing little, if any addision training cording to the survey. However; or special supervision, according some students were as old as 53 .to the employers' responses. when they graduated. a of the continuing tight economy and liigti unemployment rates,,the employer response ... was vti-y encouraging," the report stated.

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JOHN A. LOGAN COLLEGE. Carterville, Illinois. Founded 1967. ,People served annually in credit courses: 8,052

PRESIDENT-: Robert Tarvin; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Donald Brewer; BOARD MEMBERS: Clifford Batteau, W. Campbell BrowmJune Kunkel, Jerry Lacey, 4 4 Don Nolen, James Redden and Bill Salzman. John A. Logan College 43 LOGAN BOND ISSUE BUILDS TO MEETNEED Southern IUinoisan, October 26, 1981 9 . By offering courses ranging from' Since 1977, college enrollment Ironically, Logan's success may microcomputers toosinetoloor., has jumped 41 percent. There hurt the referendum. Tarvin says to philosonhy,c*Iin A. Logan are-now 2,400 dayi6e students he has found little opposition to College has become a major force and 2,800peoplein adult educa- the proposal. But he fears that 4training audiklucating tion, which includes courses many people take it for granted Southern Illinoisans. given in off-campus si es in dr, the measure will pass so they various communities. . might not vote. In every election But-success has brought pro there are a certain number who lems, most notably a lack of ade- But the college is still stuck with vote "no" on anything dealing quate space. For that reason the its original wooden buildings, with taxes. They could defeat college is seeking'approval Nov. which were supposed to Lie torn the Logan bond issue. 3 of a $6 million bond issue for down afto a few years pew construction at the school's bond issue is to replace, se SouthernIllinois desperately Carterville campus. decrepit structures with a new needs trained people if we are to two-story building. prosper. Logan serves that The pro4osal is justified. function, but its mission will be President Robert Tarvin says the hinderedwithoutadequate Since opening its doors in the college needs more space for space. The college-is not empire- late 1960s, Logan has become an programs in nursing, dental as- building. It is trying to find re- invaluable educational resource. sistance and microcomputers. Q sources to meet the need. line school has a diverse stuae-nt Plans al§o call for additional, b,pdy, thAt includes grandfathers, room for child care, music and. Yearning car maintenance and art, as well as offices. nurses being -trained to deliver babies. The bond issue is ,somewhat deceptive..It does not involve a tax increase, but continues Lbf olCr J gan's current.9 cents per $100 valuation levy approved when

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McHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE. Crystil Lake, Illinois. Founded 1967. People served annually in credit courses: 7,575,

PRESIDENT: Robert Bartlett; BOARD-CHAIRMAN: Barbara Kropp; BOARD BERS: Herbert Lutter, Michael McNerney, Eugene Meyer, David Murphy, Willia Ryan; Anthony Wujcik and Holli Zasada. McHenry County College 45 MAKING THE JUMP 'FROM JAILS TO JOBS by Angela Burden, The Woodstock Daily Sentinel, November 10, 1981

A non-traditional program of Counseling in any area will be "We're not looking for any cormuu,nity service is being of- available if required and ex-con- extra considerations. We do fered1hrough McHenry County victs found to be job-ready will need help, but just because we're College to aid peopl.e, returning be referred to Randy Marchese, ex-prisoners we don't expect home to't12e county after serving the program's job dCveloper. anything extra,"-Marchese said. prison or jail sentences. Marchese, an ex-convict who kas Meyer emphasized the program The program, arranged through been out of prison for about 41/2 will be conducted on a "one -on- the McHenry County College years, is a former area resident one" basis throughOut. "We are Community Services Dimision, and a graduate of McHenry High hopingvariouscommunity also is suppOrted through fund- School. groups would commit themselves ing from the McHenry County to one person in the rehabilita- Mental Health (708) Board, "I'm very excited about the tion program, not with money, Comprehensive Employment county's program.I wouldn't but with personal commitments," Training Act,the McHenry be here ifI4lidn't visualize he said. County Probation Department success," Marchese said., and the Illinois Department of The program coordinator said Corrections, in addition to other When asked why he has taken un the people participating in the agencies, says Dr. Robert Meyer, the position u jub developer, program will be helped through coordinator of the McHenry Marchse says: "It's part of my all phases of rehablitatonv.and Coinity Collede Jail Rehabilita- debt'to society. I owe some time will be given any needed counsel- tion Program. because of the help I have per- ing while in the program. "We'll sonally received from others stay with them until they are . --The project also receives,sup- during my own rehabilitation." stabilized," Meyer said. s. port from-24.. judges in McHenry ti County courts, the state's at- He says he will strive to open To introduce the cummu ity to torney and public defendb-, the the duurs for the community to some of the artistic takes of sheriff and members of the accept the people enrolled in the. incarcerated, the Jail R iabilita county board. program and he also will be tion Program will prese t an art looking for job offers for the exhibition in the near/ future. Meyer said the prograll'i has Participants. "I've dealt with people behind been developed to relnibilitate prison walls and its surprising the ex-convict through counsel- 'r hbw talented some of them are," ing, job placement and ac Marchese said. ceptance into the community. Jack Haffner, director of the The doctor said when initial con- county's CETA programs, sai tact is made witli a former con- tlfe rehabilitation program victed person, on referral, he or "take ^a lot of hard work." He she will be screened for educa- said he feels confident Meyer and tion requirements, mental health,' Marchese will be successful in skills, problems and employment their efforts. needs. "This program is planned to hqlp b people get back. into the community, to hire jobs, pay taxes raid be part of normal society... e, to become productive and happy people," Haffner said. 46

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4 9 r s MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. PalosHills, Illinois. Founded 1967. People served annually in credit courses: 19,454.

PRESIDENT:FredGaskin; BOARD CHAIRMAN":Burton Nelson; BOARD MEMI3ERS: Patricia Fleming, Lee Allen Harris, Blas Oliyares, Dianne Masters, Maureen Pecor, James Smith and Marybeth Michener. Moriiide Valley Community College: 47- AN UNSPOKEN LANGUAGE GETS THE MESSAGE ACROSSa4 by Dave Lenckus, Palos Rtstiond. AitU 16, 1981

As she stood in front of A stu--' Some 40,090 to 60,000 of those Dunn believes that the schools' dent, the instructor of the sign with severe 'hearing losses reside , insistence.to teach the deaf $E language clash went through. a in the Chicagoland area, the without exposing them in great series of hand, arm and body society rep orts. lengths to ASL will result only.in., movements and facial expres- the deaf 'falling behind in their sions as she signed a sentence. And there is a potentiarthat ASL studies. will be used by more deaf people , As the student studies the mo- in the future, considring that But, apparently the schools are tions, she spoke in fragmented there are an additional 13 million not the only stumbling blocks speech the sentence she thought Americans 'today with impaired for users of ASL, Dunn's class was being communicated. hearing, according to the 'society. learned that night-Courts also Some 100,000 of Ihosereside in p-oie problenis, according to an "I am afraidofwalking the Chibag. oland area( the society ASL expert who teaches the lan- trees." The student, somewhat say s. guage, at California Southern confused, giggled, and the rest of University - Northridge. Tile class the class Howled at the obvious But despite 'the widespread use viewed a video tape of the` ex- misinterpretation. of ASL, the, language is not pert, Louie Fant, speaking before. - taught in the Chicago school sys- a gathering about ASL while The instructor actually had sign- tem. Norma Englund, the co- simultaneoulsy giving the speech ed,the sentence: "I am afraid to ordinato'r of the signed language in ASL. walk in the forest." pEograni and an interprettrain- er with Chicago Hearing Society, Both/ of Fant'sparents were deaf. The humorous incident occurred says those whoslo not-appreciate Fant, who is not deaf, has been during a drill portion of the class, ASLhave,termed the language exposed to ASL all his life_The which is part of a 1k -week course "Me,,Bad EnIgish.". Chicago Hearing'Society credits on sign language at Moraine Val- him for coining the term ASL to ley College. , At Moraine Valley College, Dunn replace the term "Me -Bad explained that ASL is unlike* English." Nearly 20, students,' none of other sign languages and lip sk whom is deaf, were in the class reading because ASL is based Although Fant ned in ASE, tharnight. All of them had en- largelypn concepts, much like,a and spoke simultaously for the plied in the course either be- game of charades. benefit of his audience, he was cause of their involvement with critical of the courts that de- hearing impaired persons or In. ASL, ideas are expressed mand that interpreters for deaf - simply because of their interest through standardized body m'o!' spCal white.signing in ASL. He in the subject. -tions and facial expressions, maintained that speaking is not a which show inflection. Someone normal aspect of ASL, since Conducting the-course an verbalizing a message that is facial expressions, including use 'air of informality and friendli- given in ASL usually must wait of the mouth, are a part of ASL. ness is Maureen Dunn, an inter -, until the person transmitting the Meter for the deaf and the message has completed a thought "You wouldn't ask someone to mother of an 11-mar-old deaf oe a fragment of a sentence. speak English and German aethe girl. Dunn works as a,n interpret- That fragment theri_can be trans- same time," lie said er for a referral agency through literated into spoken English. / the Chicago Hearing Society. He also criticized courts for de- ,ASL is easy for the deaf to un- manding simultaneous interpreta- But underlying the class aunt)? derstand, unlike Signed English tions. fant said that only United phere of oxenness is a sense of (SE), also Called Manual, English, Nations interpreters give some- trustratictu that Dunn and Others which is the 'required sign lan- thing close to simultaneous inter- involved with deaf fe 1. For a. guage in Chicago schools, Dunn prdtations. But their work is so while,Du,nn and oths like her said. demanding that theyswork only concentrate most o teaching the 20 minutes, at a time and then sign language tha most deaf In SE, there are hand signs for break. for 20' minutes, he said. adults use to communicate a- every word, Dunn explained. A- mong themselves, the language is ,long with the hand signs, each The nega'tive fight in which ASL not highly regarded by educators wordis mouthed, she said. is viewed by many facets of so- and other facets of society that / ciety doeslitc- alter Fant's, dealwith the deaf, But- the-drawback rat a deaf 'Dunn's or others'appreciatfon of erson has to _ now Englisli the. language. They have used it e anguage is called American `very well" to communicate in with' success in their lives, and Sign Language (ASI.). Usage' of SE, Dunn said. Also, lip reading they have no reservations about ASL- is widespread aniong''the 'is not an cagy tads for the'deaf as passing along the lansua,ge to adult sector of the approximate most people'may believe, she said. others who can benefit from it. ly 2.5 million profOundly deaf in the United States, according to the Chicap Hearing Society.i

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MORTON COLLEGE. Cicero, Jllinois. Founded 1924. People served annuallytin cradit courses: 5,165.

t* PRESIDENT: Robert Moriarty; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Mary Karasek; BOARD MEMBERS: Samuel DeCaro, Gregory Krcmar, Judith Siska, Robert Soucek, Susan Svec, Edward Zetek and Marie Miller. a /

a Morton College 49 WOMEN EXPLORE RETURN TO SECRETARIAL CAREERS '"? by Eileen Pech, Cicero Lite, April 8, 1981

There are plenty of jobs available for In addition to the usual clerk-typist Ms. Valente described Morton's efforts the older woman who wants to return and figure-clerk positions, she urged to help women bridge the gap from to the labor forces, a panel of experts her audience to consider positions in homemaker to career maker. agreed last week in a serninar at Mor- the growing fields of data and word ton College. All a woman needs are processing. "These services are av4able to anyone marketable skills and the self-confi- who lives in the Morton. College Dis- dence to put them to use. The experts 4.11 "The more skills you have, the easier it trict," she emphasized. "You don't then suggest ways the 60 women at- will be to find the job you are looking even have to be enrolled in the college." tending the Tree "Homemaker to for," Mrs. Martul advised "and once Secretary" seminar could prepare you are in a job you need to be open The services include: Career counse- - themselves for re-entering the job minded and willing to be taught and ing. Interview trainingincluding self- market. trained." assessment tools and resume writing. **A Family counseling - covering the im- "Employers are leaning in the direc- She suggested the women look into pact onire family when a mother re- tion of older women rather than kids," typing, shorthand and basic clerical turns t ork. Single-parent counsel- said Judy Martul, owner of Personnel courses, business English and coding ingdesigned to help women werk Placement Consultants of Berwyn, and for filing purposes. through their feelings about separation one of the featured speakers at this and divorce. Assertiveness training - first seminar to be sponsored solely by Most of the courses suggested by Mrs. combatting feelings of having nothing Morton College "Older workers are Martul bre already offered at Morton to offer an employer or a fear of ask- more stable and more flexible." College or soon will be, said Mrs. ing the boss for a raise. Personal growth "Today kids say,This is my job, and Jacobson, Morton business education workshopshelping women get in I am not going to do one other thing.' instructor and seminar coordinator. touch with theif strengths ind become Older employdes are more willing to less self-critical and more elf praising. pitch in and help. They are more Morton presently offers a certificate 'company people.' " program for one year' study in clerical Assisting Ms. Valente in her presenta- and stenographic skills, Mrs. Jacobson tion was Peggy Alford, a returning stu, But, Ms. Martul warned, "Employers said, plus a two-year associate in ap- dent, mother of five and president of . are being a little more selective (in plied science degree covering general Women bn the Way. Mrs. Alford de- their hiring) because there are so many office, stengoraphic and legal, medical scribed note taking techniques and people out of work." She urged her lis- and technical secretarial skills. preparation for examination. teners to brush up on their skills. In 1 982 the college expeCts to intro- For those women who are now ready In other parts of the day's program, duce a new curriculum in word to re-enter the job market, Mrs. Jacob- Morton staff mThibers, Pat Valente processing, she added. son offered tips on filling out applica- and JoAnn Jacobson, described college tion forms. programs designed to help women pre- "We have individualized instruction pare to return to the work force. and open labs," Mrs. Jacobson empha- Many women have difficulty translat- sized. "This means a student can regis ing their home experiences into job "1 have had more full-time, permanent ter any time, not necessarily at the be- experiences useful to an employer, jobs available this first quarter of 1 981 ginning of a semester, and from that Mrs. Jacobson said. She offered these than in the first quarter of 4980," Mrs. point on has 16 weeks to finish the examples: Martul reported. "This economy that course. Each student works at a self- is supposed to be down really isn't. I paced rate, not in competition with "I taught children to swim and ice- have a lot of jobs out there, but there other students." skate" can be translated to "You can are not a lot of temporary jobs on the instruct others." market." The fear of competing, particularly with younger students, shouldn't pre- "Tantrums and emergencies don't un- She helped her audience explore' the vent women from returning to school hinge me" means "You can work advantages of temporary vs. full-time to get the skills they need in today's under pressure." vs. permanent, part-time jobs. job market, said Ms. Valente, a Morton College counsellor. She posed two "1 balance the family checkbook" "After (the returning women) gets questions she said are most worrisome, translates to "You have the ability to clerical training, she may want to go to returning women: work with figures." 0 the temporary route," Mrs, Martul said, "spending time at different types Won't I stand out like a sore thumb on Mrs. Jacobson also gave suggestions for of companies Not only would She get the campus9 "No," says Ms. Va- fielding difficult questions. If asked, her fee(wet, but she would find out lente, because at our school there are "Salary expected" Mrs. Jacobson sug- what (mod of Work) she was partial to. *.e, more returning students than 18: and gested to put down "Negotiable." 19-year olds." "Sometimes the home situation will Sanlp` le employment application and . not alloiv a 71/2- or eight-hour work How can I compete with an- 1 8-year- test forms were given to participants day, "'Mrs. Martul conceded, "and old?"Older students are often more to take home. then a woman-must find -a-parrtime -motivated than the kids,`"said Ms. Va- C job rather than not work at all." lente. When the campus' Women on theWay organization recently sought Mrs. Martul reviewed the kinds of jobs a deserving recipient for its scholar- available and the skills required. ship, Ms. Valente said they found 143 women from the' older-student popu- "Many people think a reception job is lation who met the requirement of no more than directing visitors, " Mrs. having maintained a B grade average. Martul said; "but you are asked to type purchase orders, office memos and correspondenCe."

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OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Des Plaines, Illinois. Founded 1969. '4 . People served annually in credit courses: 18,088. 4" , :... .:,,,:Av,',. . PRESIDENT: William Koehnline; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Raymond Hartsteiry. BOARD MEMBERS: Bruce Friedman, Ralph Goren, Janet Jelte0, Kenneth'" -'^ Latos, William Spaulding, Cecile Vye and Andi Ciss. ? t; , Jr,...da Oakton CoMmunity College/51 ADULTS RETURN TOCOLLEGE IN RECORD NUMBERS, LIST NEWSKILLS, 7Biqf11NakcdpeY1',"ban THSIleGW PRIORITIES' emr 1 1981

It is not unusual to be going back to Members of the Adult Reentry Pro- The age m'/wasfrom 20 to 65. Peo- college for many students at this time gram first greet students at an orienta- ple grow of year. But for many of the 3,516 d according to interest, tion meeting in which they help with rather th according to agiirand there students over 25 pn the Oakton Col -' course planning. Later, they follow up was alw lege Community campuses in Des s someone to go on extra with academic advice. Under their events th. "It was like becoming a Plaines and Skokie, it marks a change auspices, students meet in groups of in lifestyle. family' said Irene. 1 fp didn't seem two or three to share what they have to ma ter." learned about course offerings, what Irene McColman of Des Plaines is one teachers are sensitiVe to older students. of the 6,000 member student body on Most students seem to haye a positive "Putting student in touch with stu- reac on to the mixi of older and the Des Plaines campus. She retired in dent," is brie of the things the office yo 1976 from full time work in a super- ger students in a classroom situ. does, said Bearwald. "It helps them ati n,said the advisor. She cites the V visory, post with the Social Security connect." Administration. She took a job with experience of a woman who wanted t the Des Plaines Public Library in 1977 become a nurse and was taking a very One of these aids at the office is a difficult anatomy and physiology, and worked until February, 1978, directory of courses taken by adult when she decided she wanted to en- course. She told Bearwald that she students. If a returning student is wouldn't have made it without the joy her retirement and `devote time to interested in a partigular course of- her many interests. younger students' help. They formed fering or wonders hoOohe or she will a study group with her and would relate to the instructor teaching it, Although retired, Irene didn't want to work until 2 a.m. They earned rave the individual can call a student who notices from her, Merikay continued. grow stale. In Spring of this year, she has taken that course and see how it went back to school at Oakton. "It's worked out for them. The students told her "We know invigorating getting out with other stu- you're scared. We'll get you through dents. In a class, everyone is trying to Many of the adult returning students learn. You get a different outlook on your courses." The woman hadn't are back for what Merikay describes as been in school for 25 years. "They what's happening in the world learn- situational,reasons divorce, widow- ing about computers, people interac- were so good-to reach out to her," hood, children grown up or economic said Bearwald. tion. If you don't return to school ° reasons for wanting to get back into every 10 years, you fall behind. Things the job force. Coming back often Irene concurred heartily about being are changing so fast," she said. triggers feelings of inadequacy, but in class with young students. None of these are usually made up quickly by the isolation she had feared took One of the first places at the college motivation, according to Bearwald. that Irene found her way to, was the place. "They didn't say you sit over Office of Community Oulmach. there,' she said Also, the older stu- Most of the returning students are ent tends to ask more questions which seeking degrees, though seniors who opens the door for the just-out-of-high This facility, which hesa combined are retired or about to be retired, are staff of nine (both campuses), is de- school young man or woman, who primarily looking for enrichment and may still be bucking the peer pressure signed to acquaint returning adult stu- courses may also be taken as non- dents with' the intricacies of getting of not admitting he or she doesn't credit courses. know something. registered, learning what resources are available to them at the college and Although Irene doesnotplan to return "7 love it," said Irene of the mix of providing a "place to plug into," said to the work force, she is seeking a de- Merikay Bearwald, adult reentry students. "It Is fulfilling. For most of- as- gree. Working for a goal provides the older students, the family is grown sistant on-the Des Plaines campus. Her motivation, she finds. "After retire- and gone. It's like being back with the counterpart at Skokie is Dolores ment, a little regimentation is need- kids." Orlove. All the staff, under the direc- ed," she said. don of Pat Handzel, outreach director, There is also the very personal touch started out as returning adult students Still a freshman with 31 credit hours themselves. They understand what it's provided by the office of outreach. In- "just turning the corner," Irene is to coming students must take a diagnos- like becaus4 "We've been there," said ing two courses this semester in ac- Bearwald, tic test which is taken in two parts, counting and data processing. These one half before school and the other help her to manage her own budget, after they start. Students often_find They understand what its like to be and understand-finances better, she thisconfuasirig, thinking they were __back-to-school-after being out for said. many,years, the fears and anxieties the through with the testing. The part adult student may feel. taken in school often "throws them," atr A widow since 1974, Irene found not said Merikay, but the Outreach staff only educational enrichrhent but a helps them understand what is, going community of interests by taking a on. summer humanities combined course D in music and literature on a 21 day tour of Europe with an Oakton study V

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Although retired, Irene McCloman has returned Co school at Oakton Community College and, says, "I love it, it is fulfilling."

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An example of,the personal touch was , For those adult students who are in a Senior citizens have many incentives taking place the day of our visit. Two hurry to catch up, however, there is to pursue goals at Oakton, accord- students, one traditional college age CLEP (College-Level Examination Pro- ing to the reentry assistant. They and the other a young woman who gram). This program offers shortcuts may take a credit course at half was returning to school were in the by permitting a student to gain credit the regular tuition ,with no ad:10s- office. They had attended two classes hours by testing out of course material sion or student activity fee if they in-which the instructor hadn't shown he may already kngkv, thus providing live in the college, district and are up. They were concerned about time shortcuts. Up tots credit hours can also entitled to reduced price park- lost and what to do. Merikay called be gained through CLEP, Merikay ex- ing: the department's dean to find out plained. what was going on. They were settled A retired dentisls aidhe had studied in a permanent class situation. More Another helpful group on campus is so intensely all his life for his profes- 4 than just working out of that problem, ARC or Adults Returning to College sion, and is now studying fOr enjoy- the returning student, Mary Gilbert of Organization. Supported by the stu- ment. Well over 60, he chose anthro- ,Des Plaines, learned that somegne was dent activity fee, ARC provides pro- pology and is having a great time. there to listen and care. Sirgrams of interest. On the first Wednes- day of each month at Des Plaines and For seniors who would like com- "In fact, said Mary, "If it wasn't for the third Wednesday on the Skokie munity involvement, there is an Out- Merikay, I wouldn't be here at all. She campus, ARC sponsors a meeting call- reach program called Grandparents helped me a lot, calmed me down." ed Table Talk, in which students Unlimited. Older people, retired or join other returning students to get not, trolunteer their time in day care Out of school for 10 years and with a acquainted and to hear faculty speak- or nursery centers. 6 six year old son, she wanted to go to ers talk about adjustment to school college, but was afraid. Her husband and explain new courses they may One man *anted to take a course in Gene, knowing how much she wanted be teaching. Questions such as how to contract law, something the College to go back, urged her on. But having a drop a class are discussed. Panels of doesn't presently offer. He was asked place to go for understanding help teachers and students talk about how how he would like to be a volunteer made her feel more comfortable and to relate, their expectations and frus- grandparent. He found it 'just dyna- has started her on the way towards a trations. Participants bring a sack mite," and wcOlcin't trade the op- degree in the field of psychology. lunch and the school serves coffee. portunity, he said. He has since talked September discussion concerns schol- about the program enthusiastically at Not all women returning to school arships grants,.loans, and part-time the Table Talk series, seeking to re- have their husband's encouragement as jobs for Oakton students. s. In October o4 cruit other volunteers. - did Mrs. Gilbert. Some tell the reentry personal beauty techniques for the advisor that "My husband is so threat- woman with an active lifestyle is plan- The Office of Community Outreach is ened by my going back to school."' ned and in November, an Oakton pro- home base for senior students, as II Merikay said that some men think that fessor will discuss math operations as the other adults returning to c l- when the woman becomes more edu- that can be fun. iege. The coffee pot is on ,and re is cated, she will leave them or go be- someoni to chat with, stu ents or yond them intellectually. A typical Also inditided in the services provided staff. According to Director Pat reaction is not to take the wOman's by the Outreach office is career Handzel, "The main function of the educational efforts seriously or to put counseling. Gail Grossman of Oakton's office is to let people know we are down or belittle her. The advisot may Career Resource Center, helps those here to help them get back into say "Do you ask for your husband's who haven't worked for a number of school at whatever age or category." support and let them know it is very years or are tired of their present job. Merikay added "We go to bat for the important to you?" This approach The Strong-Campbell interest inven- students." Said Irene, "It is very com- hds surprised many of the women, tory may be taken there for a $5 fee. forting to know there is a place to who "were reacting, rather than This counseling service is available to come for answers." acting," according to Director Handzel. the community as well as Oakton students. The assistance provided by the in- The Outreach office has sponsored a terested members of the reentry staff Family Night on both, campuses to The Outreach office has pioneered the at Oakton, as well as the many extra which all new students this Fall were concept of women helping women, a activities, weave the returning adult invited to bring their family, not only program which the office hopes ulti- student into the fabric of college life parents of new students, but spouses mately will become a separate, self- at Oakton, providing a richer tapestry of returning ones. At this event, a sufficient One. An all-day conference to the community college experience 4 panel of students talked of their own on September 12 on the Skokie cam- for all its students. -4 experiences. "A lot of men are now pus will cover such topics as career, sharing programs," said Berwald. personal growth, fun and friendship, and transitions. Most returning students attend school part time, because they have a family, There is a need for men's programs are working, or have other interests. .too, said Bearwald, since more men are Although Irene has no time limit, she among the returning adults. This sum- chooses to take one or two courses a mer, the college enrollment included semester. "This is the way we would men in the 38-40 age group from blue advise them to do it," said Merikay collar professions, men who have done Bearwald. 'It is important to_get off heavy maintenance work, truckdriverS, to a good start and achieve some suc- looking for advancement. cess rather than being overwhelmed," she said. - The Outreach office also sponsors Act- ing Up, an improvisational 15 member drama troupe composed of people over age 60 whose skits counter myths 6a. of aging. The troupe is available f& bookings by community groups.

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PARKLAND COLLEGE. Champaign,Illinois. Founded 1966. People served annually in credit courses: 13,431,

.PRESIDENT. William Staerkel; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Harold Miller; BOARD MEMBERS: John Albin, Robert Campbell, Donald Dodds, Jr., Ronald Hood, Richard O'Dell, James Stuckey and Brian Trail.

46 sub Parkland College 55 A GROWING ASSET by David B. Kramer, Gibson City Courier, October 1, 1981

: fdr the second year in a row en- There's a widely diversified voca- Back in the beginning, at public rollment at Parkland College has tional curriculum in which just meetings all over what was to increased by more than a thou- about everyone can learn job become the ditrict, the pro- sand students. This fall there skills ranging from watchmakers moters promised that.Parkland were 9,321 studeRts enrolled, to.medical technicians to diesel would always place strong which puts a severe crimp un mechanics. It's an economic life- emphasis on finational educa- existing facilities. saver for hundreds, perhaps thou- tion. sands, of men and women who It means that Parkland leaders . want to better themselves. Happily, that has remained true. have to start planning to take While providing a good two years care of even larger numbers. On the other hand it's a great of college education, the voca- They'll do it right, judging from steppidg stone toward a college tional side hasn't been slighted. past experience. degree. Lots of students come out of high school with some 'some of those same promoters One of the really intelligent ambition toward higher educa are still at Parkland. Others have things that 'this, area has done tion, but hesitant to cut their left, but were replaced by others over the years was to organize' eyeteeth On 'a major four-year with the same convictipns. Parkland College. campus. At Parkland they can 0 learn if they have what it takes The result is a college fot ill One of the luckiest was to have to carry a major academic load. kinds, serving thousands of cen- a president anti trustees who tral Illinoisans. have maintained Parkland on the iarlgancl is also simplya place same road that the organizers toinwrCtueVone'sknowledge, Nuw their space is being crowded had promised in the beginmng. which we learned in taking in a way that most of us couldn't such diversified subjects as speed imagine. One Thursday we `at- The facilities are now crowded reading, solar heat, basic elec- tended a meeting in the board with citizens from every coin- tronics an.dt..arkhitectural.draw- room, a facility that is used for munity in the district: Take a ing. Others take'every thing from many 'purposes. On that particu- stroll some weekday through the bike repair to upholstery, simply lar day it was the only room .hallways at Parklan aid kce the because they want to learn about available, and it was open only crowds, and rook iatthe class- such things. that one day in the week. rooms. , There's no question triat Park- -*Or some evenickg spend just a land will continue to attract 'Tittle time there and see all the more students, young and old, students, of all ages and walks of and that further expansion is life, who aye taking night courses. necessary. It's too important to put off for long, and again we It's a school for all. people, look to President Bill Staerkel seemingly cuttom designed for. and the trustees for guidance. each.

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PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE.'Chicago Heights,Illinois.Fotinded 1957. People served annually in credit courses: 10,638. *4

I PRESIDENT:'Richarri Creal; BQARDCHAIRIV1AN:Josephtavvkins; BOARD MEMBERS: David Amadio, Thomas Gardiner, James Griffith, Alma Martin, "4,4 Charles Mason, Michael Monteleone and Larry Lulay.

63 ti t, Prairie State College 57 NURSES BEGIN PROFESSIONAL LIFE by Carole Mohr, Star PubJications, May 24, 1981

Children often follow in their parents' The Prairie State nursing program also be a hospital nurse," said Tern, who footsteps. But for Lynn Thdrn and her gave the pair a great Id of hospital looks forward to going back to school daughter, Terri, the footsteps run side experience, which they,id together. for her bachelor's degree and eventual- by side. . , "We were even partnersth the same ly going into holpital administration patient,' -said Lynn. "Tern ould say or working as a midwife in an obste- Each Thorn received an associate's de- tome, 'Mom, I'm going out to ch trician's office. gree in nursing and a graduation pin at you watch the patient.' " Prairie State College last Sunday. For Lynn doesn't intend to go back to two years they had driven to school, Although some of Terri's friends felt. school. "I'm-tired. I'm through," attended classes and studied together. there was "no way they could go to she said with a mock groan. Maybe I school with their mothers," said Terri, say that now, though, because it's "We asked to,get our pins together she loved it. "My mom and I never right after finals." Even if she changes graduation," sai21--froi. "We figured really had a very strong mother- her mind, Lynn will probably remain a we've done everything else together, daughter relationship. We were more hospital nurse. "I'll still always be in we might as well finish that Avay." like friends. She was young when I was there taking care of people." young and That made us closer," she Although they've enjoyed their two. ,added. Lynn and Terri's family are pleased yearexperience,"it was more of a with their accomplishments. The other coincidence than anything," explained 'We couldn't understand when people Thorn children enjoyed the many Lynn, that they ended up in the same ould say to ust Oh, how can you go study sessions. "They feel like they nursing program at the same time. school with your daughter?' or have done all this, top," said Lynn.4'A "I've had this at the back of my mind ow can you go to school with your lot of times we'd come home and since high school," she said. "Instead mother?' "said Lynn. "We'd answer, everything was clean and something of gointo school, I got married and 'Why note "' was started for dinner." raised a family." The Thorns avoided any strong feel- Terri's dad and Lynn are divorced, but She felt her five children had reached ings of.competition at school. They said Lynn, "He's proud of both ofus. a point where the could go back to tried to remain "completely individu- He's all for college because he gradu- school without worrying about them. al," said Lynn, As far as grades were ated himself." "My oldest, Terri was about to start. concerned, she said, "Terri was always ege and my youngest was 12, so it just slightly ahead, which I just love. Lynn's mother is another proud family was a ,perfect time." We'd feel very bad if either one of us member. "She's throvling a great big wouldn't do fairly well. We just party for Tern and me with all the Tern knew in high school that she wanted to make it." family at the Royal Palace restaurant. wanted to attend a nursing school. She 1 She's just delighted with the two Of was considering two schools and de- 'She'the only person at school I us." Lynn considers her mother to be cided that Prairie State was the better could borrow money from that I her "biggest inspiration, a dearly loved one. didn't have to pay back," said Terri matriarch 77 and still- working." with a laugh. "And I always knew I'd Both Lynn and Terri have hadsome get a ride home from school." Lynn and Terri's long range j5fans may hospital work experience that rein- differ but their plans for the immedi- forced their career goals. "For four Lynn's confidence got a boost from ate future will keep them together for years, up until shortly before gradu- Terd's presence at school. "For me, at a while yet. Both have been hired as ation, I waiked at St. James' hospital," my age and going back to school, full-time nurses at Our Lady of Mercy said Lynn. "I was a nurse's aide and having Tern around felt very secure. I hospital. "Tern told me, you have to did just about everythtmocept give was a little anxious and I'd look across work at Lady of Mercy because you're medicine. The experience was over - and see Terri and feel that I was okay." not ready to go on your dwn now," whelming. " .611. Lynn said with a proud smile. Terri When she first came to Prairie State, will work in surgery and Lynn in the -When-she began working there, she Lynp was pleased to find she wasn't cardiac unit. had a rotating position. "I was floated the only student there over 30. "I down to the emergency room. It was thought I'd be the oldest one in the Although Terri eventually wants to very fast-paced and stressfuland I whole bunch. I wasn't. There are a lot move to her own place,she's "taking loved it. So I gota permanent position of women that have raised their chil- good advantage of living at home to down there, " she added. dren and are going back for all kinds save up first and get a car," said Lynn. of degrees." Throughout college, Tern worked two So their days of leaving together in the days a week as an aide at Our Lidy of Despite all varied ages, the Thorns morning and coming honielogether in Mercy hospital in Dyer; Ind. She, too, found tharstudents in the nursing pro- the evening aren't over yet. has experienced life-and-death situ- gram were compatible with each other. -ations,-including once -when: he was "Mei goaLfare the said Lynn. single-handedly responsible for a wo- "You just forget about the ages. man beginning to breathe again be- "We've studied in our living room cause no other medical personnel were every Sunday, about six of us. Some -around. are younger and one is older than I am. We usually went at it from about *kr in the afternpon till about eight, Mt lots of coffee,-.4004 lots of pop" she said.

Both Lynn and Terri look foovard to working closely with patients and getting to know-'and help them. But their long-range roals are where they, part company. don't always want tbi

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REND LAKE COLLEGE. Ina,Illinois.Founded 1955. People served annually in Credit courses: 5,820. , PRESIDENT: Harry Braun; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Joseph MeCiute, Jr.; BOARD MEMBERS: Richard Herrin, Allan Patton, Maryin Scott, Joe Scrivner, W. Richard Simpson, Everett Thompson and Randy Herrin.

65. Rend Lake College 59 REND LAKE COLLEGE USES TV TAPE TO TEACH COURSE IN GOVERNMENT by Bryan Hawickhorst, Southern Illinoisan, September 13, 1981

?* Textbooks and authors move The course, taught by Vincent Students will be required to over! Cain, will parallel one being of- come to campus seven times dur- fered on campus and using more ing the semetter for the _A course in 'American govern- traditional methods. orientation session, once before ment at Rend. Lake College this each exam to bring everyonup fall is getting some of its lesson Cain expresses no preference for to date and again for each of the maieriaI straight from the source. one or the other method; saying three exams. both should be available to the The course will use 30 half-hour student... The tapes were produd by four videotapes, Featuring material commitycolleges:. ast from interviews with more t Dave Patton, director of the Com nity College in Cal fornia, 200 prominat state and nation Rend Cake College Learning Re- Univ sity of Mid-Anterica to politicians former President. sources' Center, says similar Line In, Neb., Miami Dade Corn- Jimilty Carter, Gov. James course offerings have proven munitCollege in Miami, Fla., Thompson and Sen. Charles Per- themselves in urban areas al- and D s Community College in cy among them. ready. Because of ,the time and Dallas, Texas. money savings,\R4d Lake offi: The videotapes, though, won't cials hope, the school should at- Each college put together its own eliminate the written word en- tract some non-traditional stu- tapes and leases them out. The tirely -; a textbook and study dents to the course, according American government course was guide Will supplement the tapes. to Patton. leased from Dallas Community College. The use of the videotapes is more Cain, who describes the tapesa,Sa than an effort to get first-hand having a "tit) Minutes" format, This course and others will also information. It's aimed primarily said the studen,ts use the materi- be broldcast over the PBS net- at cutting the cost of taking a als attheir own discretion. work, Patton-said, but because of Allege course by reducing the ° the late decision to add the number of trips to Rend Lake's American government course to Ina campus. the fall curriculum, WSIU-TV will not be able to carry it. To do that, copiCs of the V tapes are available at public However,.a course in Japanese libraries in Benton and 4vIount history, being, offered in ..the Vernon. same manner as the American government course, will be carried by WSIU this fall.

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RICHLANb COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Decatur,Illinois. Founded 1971. People served annually in credit courses: 5,688.

PRESIDENT: John Kirk; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Hal Gronlund; BOARD MEM. BERS: William ChaimanAkarry-Hinton, Ralph Johnson, Thomas McNamara, Neil Pistorius,-Joan Wolf and Bobbie Brashear. Richland Community, college. 61' RICHLANDSTUDENTS. FARM IN NEW WAYS

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Double-cropping and no:till arc Balzer said the second planting, . Balzer said the use of demon- techniques being tested on agri which includes sunflowers, is an stration plots provadys a practical culture demonstration plots used experiment in the profitability approach to teaching agriculture. by students at Richland Com- of a commercial crop rare to munity college. Illinois. "These are things thti have to learn. TIns way things are not so Students planted winter wheat He said students in soils classes abstracts" he said. on the six-acre plot last fall. already have seudied soil from the, The wheat was harvesteUfednes-. plots and students in the crops He said most agriculture classes .darardw-ill-b-erepta-nted with classel have used crops on the use the plots for some aspect of soybeans and sunfloeyeei by plots to study crop development. the course. . Saturday. Students in soils classes next "It's almost a year-round tl iingk. Dudley Balzer, agriculture in- year will study the effect of no- You use them constantly." Bal- structor, said the plots are being till on soil erosion. zer mid. used to evaluateihe profitability (>6 double-cropping planting No-till is a techmque, in which The plots werplanted with six and harvesting crops twice in a. crops are planted will2out prior varieticse'of -wheat, and Balzer 0 growing season and the effis tilling of the land. .estimates bout a 50-busheraver- of no-till, planting techniqu age yield,per acre. "All' you do is plant." Balzer - "If we can dolt practically and said. 0 Mon from the sale of the grain. expect a profit from it, it tray be will help fund the continued use anotlie?-way of using a scarce ademoiistration plots. resource land," Balzer smd. The plots are adjacent to Rich- He said students in an agri- land's Park campus. However, tultural nianagemelfrclass and in next yor the college will have as economics classes will use data many as 66 acres of land owned from the sale of the wheat and laY`tre_Macon County Conserva- 0 the say of the secondcYopto tion District to'usc as demonstra- analy e profitability. _Vion plots.

An agreement between zhe college and the Conservatign Dis- trict to allow Richland's use of the land. is being negotiated.

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ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE. Rockford, Illinois.Founded 1964. People served annually in credit courses: 17,263.

rr PRESIDENT:KarlJacobs; BOARD CHAIRMAN:WilliamLindvall; BOARD MEMBERS: Blaine Auker, Liz Dickinson, Doris MaserRaymond Paul, Craig Ramon, and Greg Johnson. Rock Valley College 63 AMATEUR MECHANIC SAVES HIMSELF CASH

by Mike Mooney, Rockford Register Star,JanuarY31, 198t

Wlign it comes t'o things mechan- Hooking my dog and cat onto But I could see right away that ical,I have a very mechanicil the front of a sled. (But the dog the cornqiunity college was mind with a few screws loose. is 11 and the cat 13 not the something different. How dif- best animal age for physical ferent )s something Ididn't My fingers are tofat, my arms labor.) realize until taking-my "shade too short and my frame too tree mechanic's" course. bulky for twisting and turning in Moving to a lonely mountain the cramped spaces putomakers and becoming a hermit. I discovered that most of my provide for repairmen to work classmates were people like my- I toyed with the latter idea for a selfout of school and looking tong time before decidingI for ways to cut down the cost of And then there's that spare tire I, couldn't get along without the living. carry around my waist, making it necessities of life including an almost impossible-to scoot under automobile, I also discovered that community a car. i. cmt colleges in the area offer a And then the answer arrived in variety of courses designed to But, like everyone else, I know the mail night course through provide entertainment, relaxa- money is tigItt. And with six Rock Valley College. tion,. basic knowledge and other mouths to feed something has to things that didn't really fit into be done to cut costs. I wasn't especially excited about the expected academic life. the idea, I must admit. Mc in a Not being a mechanical person mechanical course? That would Our course wasn't designed to (although one test I took while be like asking Mean Joe Green to turn us into mechanics who in the Army suggested a mechan- dance the ballet or Dave King- could go out and get a job in a ical neargenius and no ability man to play every day. Im- garage. It was designed to teach whatsoever when .it came to possible!! us the basic thingslike chang- literary things like writing), fix- ing our own oil and filters. and ing my own car was not one of And becoming a student again? handling ottr own tire rotation. the first thingsI considered You've got to be -kidding. The learninguntil) got an out-of- last time I was in school, stu- We learned about tuneups'and sightbillfrom some rather dents respected their teachers, flushing radiators, about basic simple work. were expected to attend all their tools we needed to perform the classes and being a.jock was basic car maintenance needs. Lo tiling at my empty wallet and considered something special. a car that still didn't run right, I We also learned how to examine knew something had to .be done. How was I goilig to mTx in with e used car before purchase the Now Crowd? about simple tests we could do I considered all the Possibilities:, to check out a car, and keep-from I approached my first night in geftiiig burned too badly. Teaching_my wife how to fix the class with trepidation. "What am. - car anobviouscase of the blind I doing here?" I kept asking We also learned questions we leading the blind. myself. could ask that would make a car salesman wonder just how much Teaching my 12year-old son or Then I started noticing my we knew and didn't know. In 15-year-old daughter to fix the classmates. Some were even short, we learned enough to car. (But Wendy doesn't like to longer in the tooth than I am. survive in the world of autos. get her. hands dirty and Gary is And, surprise, surprise, there better than Houdmi at disappear- were even a couple of girls in the Ialso discovered that other ing when the possibility of classroom. Maybe this was going community colleges were doing ,physical labor is mentioned.) to be easier than I thought. I the same thing for people. mean, heck, there was no way a Riding a bicyele to work. (But'I girl was going to do better than Most of the courses are inex- was working in Rochelle at the me in a macho, man's course like pensiv.gand several of the time and it's a long, cold road auto mechanics. commuMty colleges have. made from New Milfgrd to the Hub arrangements for taking care of City. Besides, riding a bike that Being from California,I was small children opening the far 'sounds like real work.) . familiar-" with the junior college educational doors to mo hers For the same reasonsratelimi- concept. The Golden Sta'te has With young ones to won-- out. nated skate boards, roller skates had junior colleges forever. Kids (ice skates in the winter) or just who hadn't developed their full My shade tree mechanics course plain walking. 'potential either academically or, ran $25a fee I have more than in the case of athletes, physical- earned back by changing my own Purchasing a helicopter. (The ly, attended Junior college for oil and filters and, most recently empty wallet took care of that.) two years before moving on to a replacing a radiator. four-year school and the remain- der of their education. ) 64

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CARL gANDtURG COLLE3E.Galesburg, Illinois. Founded 1966. People served annually in credit courses: 7,056.

PRESIDENT: William Anderson; BOARD AIRMAN: R. William Killey; BOARD MEMBERS: William Brattain, John Huston, Beverly Johnson, Marjorie Long, Letitia Schactner, Tom Wilson and Ribardo Sandoval. Carl Sandburg College -65 YES, THEY DO TEACH HOW TO LAY TRACK by Paul Gordon; The Register Mail, April 2, 1981

"I've been working on the rail- be more motivated because they Swain said the program has been road... " dr* better instructed and they successful. "It has accomplished have an investment by taking the what we wanted. The accident The lyrici to that song are re- , class. f rate has been greatly reduced. placed by the grunts and strains Safety has gone up to as muclf as of persons learning how to lay The advantage to the college, 98 percent in some places and track at Carl Sandburg College. he said, "is that it is fUlfilling its that is what. we, were looking function, meeting the needs of for," he saki. Twenty-fotir students participat- the community." ed in the college's first "Mainten- Some of the equipment needed ance of Way" class, a 1-6 -hour The course is taught locally by to lay track includes spike mauls, C 0 KSC designed to teach pro- Walt Iverson, a retired BN road- pry bars, sledge hammers, 'spike spective railroad employees the master hired by Sandburg as a pullers and an adz, used for proper, and safest way to lay part-time instructor. It takes two edging the ends of the crossing track. thitys to complete the course, in- planks. Swain said, "When your cluding 10 hours of layer track foreman yells for you to 'get 4The-course, the first of its kind in a field across the roatiefrom your adz over here,' you can take in Illinois and in the Chicago the class buildings on campus. that one or two ways." region for Burlington Northern railroad. began with a two-day The first five hours are spht m Swain said there will be a need session last week with other the classroom where students for Maintenance of way workers classes scheduled. view films and slides on the prop- in all areas of the country, most- er Iray to use the tools needed ly for replacing or repairing The course is being offered in to lay track and reviewing safety. trackor fQr moving rails from cooperation with Burlington regulations. The students then go one location to another. Also, he NorthernRailroad, said Art to the nearby field where all added, there will benew, or virgin, Williamson, assistant dean for supplies, donated by BN, are track laid in some places. vocational-technical education at stacked. Sandburg. The idea for the pro- Williamson said the course is the gram came after BN officials First, the students place the ties "pre-employtn'ent type." He said studied their lost-time accident approximately 18 inches apart the railroad will be looking for rates and were not satisfied, lie and in a straight line. The ties are new people and at the top of the said.. carried by four persons, two on employment list will be to those each end, using tongs. An alter; who have successfully completed In 1977', Williamson.,s aid,, the "` nate method is with one person the course. To 'apply for the railroail had 530 lost-time acci- on one end and two at the other; courskwItich costs S25, persons dents and 306 of them were carrying the tie with a dge must go through Job Service. from maintenance of way work- hammer handle cradling the tie. BN's official hiring authority. w ers. "These people did not have enough safety training," he said. After the ties are placed and rail Still, Williainson said, there is no plates positiold, six students us- g,ilarantee that a person who has Therefore, the emphasis of the ing rail tongs carry the tails and Ampleted th course will be hire. count is. on 'safety. Tlie pilot place them on top of the tics. program ih 1978, was at South-14' The rails are heavy and even with., WilliaMson said future courses eastern Community College in six persons; not easy to carry. will be offered to suit the needs Lincoln, Neb. Its success prompt- or the railroad. "We don't want ed BN to help establish the same The students then spike the rails, to train many more persons program at Sandburg and seven anchor and gauge them, and than theythey need," he said. William- other colleges throughout the spread ballast around the ties. son said the railroad plans to lure nation. Before the class is over, the stu- about 200 persons next month, dents, must tear outthe rails for about 40 or 50 of those new per- Besides reduced accident rates, the next class. sons. The others he said, will .be Williamson said, the course is to returnees who have already the railroad's advantage in that it Throughou the exercise, Iverson worked for the railroad. produces a lower turnoverrate reminds sdents to "bend your because the students learn while knees. P. k it up with your legs taking the class whether or not and not your back." That, he they want to pursue it as a job. told them, reduces injuries. Also, he said, the students may Joe Swain, BN personnel manager, said the course is not-designed to teach speed in the track laying process. "We don't worry about speed now. We go for safety and accuracy first. We'll take speed wheii they become efficient," Swain said.

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I SAUK VALLEY COLLEGE. Dixon,Illinois.Founded1965. Peopleserved annually in credit courses: 6,384.

O PRESIDENT:Harold Garner; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Juanita Prescott; BOARD MEMBERS: John Fassler, Kay Fisher, Richard Groharing, Oscar Koenig, David Mandrgoc, Ann Powers and Steve Falzone.

73 Sauk Valley College 67 TRANSFORMATION TO AMERICAr's1WAY OF LIFE OFFERS CHALLENGE, FEARS FOR REFUGEES

Students in Judy Veramcndi's "In the first groups of rcjugees, Both obstacles are related be- English class are hard at work, many were depressed and lonely cause an inadequate ability to studiously leaning over note- because they were unable to speak of understand English books to put the finishing communicate," he said. "Now, often prevents the immigrants touches on essays written in a new arrivals can Cope bet- from obtaining jobs. The langu- language they are struggling to ter. Refugees who have been here age barrieehas kept well-edu- learn. for two or three years can gosee cated refugees, including a them and make them feel bet- physician and a lawyer, from The mood in the classroom is ter." practicing in the U.S. because serious because the stakes are they cannot understand English high. If the students learn to Indochinese refugees began arriv- well enough to pass licensing speak English, they might be able ing in Dixon in 1976, although examinations, Symoun said. to ottain what they want most most of them moved to the city a job and a normal life. If they three years later from other "Finding a job is hard for the fail, they will remain strangers in towns where they lived after first refugees, but also for Americans, a land vastly different from the coming to the U.S. The most' too," he said. "If Americans have countries they left years earlier. recent arrivals have lived in the a liard,,time finding a job with city only one year. native language skills, imagine The students are adult Indo- how hard it is to find a job chinese refugees, who fled Laos Figures compiled by Sauk Valley if you have not spoken English and Vietnam several years ago College show about 300 Laotians very long." after their southeast Asian live in Dixon with an additional countries, along with Cambodia, 40 scattered in Ashton, Mt. Bounlune Luangnikone, a 39- came under-communist control. Morris and other towns around year -old Laotian woman, agrees Odysseys ranging in length from the area. About 80 Vietnamese with Symoun, adding that diffi- two to five years led the refugees also have settled in the area. culty in speaking English also . to the U.S., where about 420 leads to difficulty in shop- have chosen the Dixon areaas The refugees living in Dion, ping and other everyday tasks their new home. along with thousands of other that involve contact with Ameri- Indochinese immigrants.in cans. Although most of the refugees Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and the have lived in the U.S. for several Quad Cities, face a wide range of Another stumbling block in the refu- years, they remain locked in a barriers in their effortsto adopt gees' search for employment is a struggle to adapt to a country to everyday American life. lack of job skills, Symoun said. where everythingclimate, culture, language, jobs and, re'- Symoun, a Laotian, and other In their native coiltries, many is-new and different. ,local refugees emphatically agree of the refugees were farmersor learning English and finding jobs soldiers and-never learned the "Reaction to coming to a new are the biggest problems facing skills used b'y industries in more country differs among individu- the immigrants. technologically advanced als," said Wadi Syrnoun, director countries. of the Sauk Valley Cbllegc Indochinese Refugee Project. Refugees who were farmers in The program, which includes their homeland find they cannot language classes conducted by use their agricultural skills in the teachers like Veramendi, is aimed U.S. because of die differences in at aiding the refugees' adaptation farming between western, tcm- to their new home. perate countries and Indochina.

For example, the lowland Laotians practice paddy farming while the Elmong., who live in laos' northern mountains, prac. tice "slash and burn" agriculture in the forests and terrace farming on the mountainsides. None oft these techniquescan be used fit on the flat Illinois farms where farmers usc,modern equipment 'and chemicals. 46. 68

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An Van Iloang, a Vietnamese refugee, practices welding at a vocational class conducted by Sauk Valley College.

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Along with problems in le'arning Aclassmate added, "W,e want to "We help them become self- a new language and finding a job, keep our customs. But if you sufficient, provide them with % the refugees also must face the would live in my country, you instructional services, teach them choice that has confronted every would have to live like me. I have the language and provide vo- immigrant group arriving in the to do that here." cational training," Symoun said: U.S. whether to "Americanize" "We also provide social help,. themselves or retain their native .Along with changing their cul- transportation, job counseling culture. ture-,- some refugees have changed and orient them to the religion, converting from Bud- Most of the refuges are attempt- dhism to Christianity. Classes provide4 through the ing to keep their southeast Asian project are the firseformal culture and live among them- Several Hmong have converted to education some refugees have selves, just asvarlier immigrant Christianity while about half the received. Many female refugees, groups have done: But thP need Vietnamese refugees have con- could not attend school in to move into American life and verted, said Dr. Hac Minh, . their homelands because custom deal with a western cultiire has Nguyen, a Sauk Valley College forbade it or because they were strained some refugee families, counselor. busy Caring for their homes. Symoun said. Refugees who have retained Some refugees taking English "The older refugees want to sec-- Buddhism as their religion are classes are becoming literate for their offspring be who they arc, served by monks who live in the first time even though they ... to keep their culture. Butthe Rockford and Elgin, Symoun are able to speak two or three younger refugees have'a ten added. languages, said Judy Williamson, dcncy sometimes to go too. an instructional coordinator with fast into the new culture and Perhaps the most obvious change the project. sometimes get into trouble," he the refugees encountered in their added. move to America was the weath.! However, the relatively small cr. Moving from the tropics to a number, of, r fugees served by the "We want to keep our custom," temperate climate."frustrated"' Sauk Va ()liege project Luangnikone said, her voice some of the refugees, prompting means its cure is clouded by trailing off with uncertainty as them to move to Texas or anticipated federal funding cut she explains a visitor's tluestions Florllia, Nguyen said. backs. about culture to friends in her English class. Then she smiled "In Laos, we have only two Five of the 20 refugee aid and said, " e use customs seasons," said Ying Yang, 29, a . projects that existed in Illinois from bo countries." Hmong refugee. "When we first last year already have been , came here we had never seen eliminated and Symoun said snow before. When we first he expects more programs saw it, we all said, 'What's including Sauk Valley College's happening?" to be cut next year. Losing the program would hinder the refu-

Helping the refugees adapt to the gees' efforts to adapt to their . changes they have encountered new home, he added. m the U.S. is the goal of Sauk Valley College's federally funded The refugees are grateful fOr the Indochinese Refugee Project. project and othdr effOrts to help Although the project counselors them adapt to the1U.S. But cannot do anything about the despite this, most of them still weather, they attempt tb ease hopt to return to their homeland. the transition the.refugees must make in their new land. "It seems the longer they stay here, the pore they look forward to going home," Symoun said.. "They appreciate the support and , the help.. They like it here, but they hope to go back." "I don't Kan they don't like it here," he added. "But no place is better than your own country." o c

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4 .7 Shawnke College 12,000 GEESE ATTEND SHAWNEE WINTER TERM by Berry Craig, The Paducah Sufi, January 26,1981.

Far from ahc blazing guns of According to Shawnee public The geese, popular attractions tallardCounty, Kyr, thepther Information offiCer John Taylor, for_ilie college faculty and staff ing of Oese at tiny Shavitiee he big birds have been college mainly congregate on a small College lounges in a lake. The drop-ins for the last few years. campus lake, fly off early in the birds are bop here. TIte goose- This yep2s-ilock isthelargest . day and return at nightfall. to-student ratio is 12 t6 1, in yet, by far. favor df the honkers, and there " They're reallybeautiful to are no hunters. "They startad showing up int. watch," Taylor said. "You December and sothe of them should see than take off and The geese who }lave chosen the must have come to. get away come in for a landing li r- campus as a wipter stopovert, - from hunter4 iiiKentucky," . planes." give Shawnee a !maple of Taylor explained. "We know prestige. The school isn't exact they're from Kentucky because ly Hilterbrand, chairman of . a basketball poyverhouse.- they hava.bands that were put the college agriculture depart- And there is no footbalr teatn. on them in Ballard County." ment, peedicted the geese will .. (Taylor was referring to Ballard stick arqund until the weather "But we're nuniber,pne in County Wildlife Management warms up or their food supply geese," says Dr. LorenKlaus, Refuge.)- et 1.1 OU the college president! "Sh wnee College has ingre geese th n any While the.goo'se hunting seasons "They're grazing birds," lie said. school in the country_': in-Kentucky and Illinois are ovel.. "They pick Att. ound-for wheat in °most of the geese seemto be neighboring fields. As long as the / The enthusiasfie Klaus may be staying first at the iollege, in a --wheat isn't snow covered ey'll riglit. rural Pulaski County tiew ,Ullin. remain. If it.snows, head ' Hunting is prohibitedat, Shaw- back south. When it gets warnier, e Illinois Departtnent of Con! nee, Taylor said. J. they'll start migrating north." anon recently counted beaks on campus and totaled-about Hilterbrand, who teaChers ' 12,000, mostly belonging to course in conservation and agri- Canada geese. cultural resoprces, indentified the geese A mostly Canadas, But- why the gaggle of geese withhscattering of mallard and here? A black. He said the geese are pro % a viding his students with va L unique laboratory experience."

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. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE. Harrisburg,,Illinois. Founded 1960. ° People served annually in credit courses': 4,559.

PresicNtrt:Harry Abell; BOARD CHAIRMAN. Rodney Brenner; BOARD MEMBERS: Ed Bradley, Harry Bramlet, Tom Gilchrist, John Kane, Grover Sloan, Kay Talley and Kathy Butler.

. Southeaster ) Minors College 73 PRISON INMATES BUILD A STILL, WITH BLESSING OF THE WARDEN'

by Bob Wiednch, "Copmighted, 1981, Chtsamaribune. Used with permission." May 31, 1981

The Illinois correctional system state now purcha`ses will save ."That should be a highly em- is going into the booze manu an estimated 5250,000 a year. ploy able skil4 for the inmates facturing business. The prison-produced alcohol will once they tire released," Skolnik sell for 50 cents a gallon. less said. More accurately; itis building than the market price. the first ethanol producing plant "And,because our inmates to be legalon the grounds of The venture also is expected to train in the same clasl rooms as a penal institution. However, realize a 5250,000 a year profit ,students from ;lie general yopu- there have been inmate stills that can be used to subsidize boon, the community also will clandestinely producing alcoholic other correctional industries in benefit from the program." elixirs in the past. the red. "I'm excited about the . But this v'eAtrue has a far ore Skulnik says the idea for the iurc," Skolnik said, explaining serious goal inlifting, plant originated with South- that a host of state agencies spirits of inntcs incarcera eastern Illinois College pi Harris- have couperatdd in the effort. for antiria acts. burg, which is under contract to provide vocational and college One Southern Illinois Univer-

Jcct works and cor- level training to Vienna inmates. sity is advising the project rectional qfficials have every con- on the use of by-products from fidence that it wi,I1'the plant AS. Instead of merely providing a the alcohol manufacturing pro- will produce. 500,000 gallons a classroom-sizedalcoholftIl cess. year from a large distillery at plant for Vienna students, it was, the Vienna Correctional Center suggested that .the institution The heated effluent from the in southern Illinois. consider launching a venture' process will be used to create an capable of producing large quan- environment in which the grow- The production,whichis tities of alcohol° for energy. ing season of catfish and 6esh, scheduled to start January 1, will water shrimp in eight pools be sufficient to meet the needs In just msne than a year, the pro- near the plans can be extended of the entire State of Illinois ject has received grants and com- by as much as six weeks. esoliolpowere'd automotive mitments for grants from state fleet. and lateral agencies totaling Also, Skolnik said, the by -pro- S700,000, more than200,000 ducts yield a high protein am- In addition, 40,ftiegallons will of which came from prison mal feed that will be used to be allocated annually' to be used industries funds. sustain the institutional cattle as pure alcohol fuel in I.kpart- herd at Vienna. mem of Corrections vehicks The building that will house the used on the grounds of its plant already has 'been built, As lot raw materials, Skolnik facilities. Skolnik said. It is near the .in- said the correctional farm at stitution's oversized coal-fired Vienna already produces suffi- The alcohol will have all o( the boiler, which will furnish about cient cum to provide the plant water content removed so that 80 per cent o the energy requir- with 100 days of operation it can be either burned straight as ed to prodac thealcohol. annually. fuel in converted prisosi vehicles or ,blended with gasoline for There are other benefits the state "The rest we'll either buy or highway use inother state will derive from the effort, receiveintradefor animal vehicles. Skolnik said.Because of the feed," Skolnik said. About plant, about 15 inmates will be 200,000 bushels of corn will be Eventually, the Viennn plant is trained annually by Southeastern required annually. expected to produce 650,000 to Illinois College and graduated 750.000-gallons annually at con- with associate of arts degrees in "This is one of the few high- siderable savings to taxpayers. alcol of fuel production. technology projectZ ever to be attemMed by a correctional According to Howard Skolnik, industries department anywhere correctional industries superin- in the country." Skolnik said.- temient, by blendiog 10 percent -alcohol with 90 per cent gasoline "With luck, it will only be the to produce 5 million gallons of beginning of meaningfultrain- gasohol about the.amount the ing and employment opportunities inmates." I

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SPOON RIVER COLLEGE. Canton,Illinois.Founded 1959. People served 'annually in credit courses: 4,703.

PRESIDENT: PaulGianiru,Jr.; BOARD CHAIRMAN: LowellFisher; BOARI r MEMBERS: Sheilah DyeKerineth Epperson, Gregory .Leigh, JohnlMcGrew, C. Clar Moreland, Charlotte Van Sickle and Larry Taylor. I,'

81 : Spoon River College 75 -SPOON RIVER. COLLEGE IMPACT ,HERE GREAT by Tom Wood, Canton Dady Ledger, October 20, 1981

A fact s.ltee't distributed r ttly With enrollment on the Way up, Thi college foundationhas by Spoon, River College shows in the cost to educate a student fur '- rallikchS216,302'm the past two .a grapinc -wily.just how inu,chof a full academic year of 30 ypars and awarded 23 full schol- an econunk and social impact credit hours has gone down from arships to Spoon River College the college has on this area. $2,827 in 1978-79 to $2,639 in students. 1980-817 For Instance, the total college There arc extension centers in operating budget this year S.3.2 "v...NTIte college offers 33 asscrctaxe Macomb' and Rushville along million, of which nearly $2.6 degree programs, 22 occupation- with the campus pt Canton. million is pay-rollfo'r the 305 al certificates and six general Courses.ait offered at Astoria, employe'es., including 81 proles studies. The newest programs Valley, Havana and Farmington. sionsals full time employees, 122 and services are in banking, fire4 The College for Kids programs part-time professionals, 90 full- protection, clerk-typist, account- for youngsters in the fourth tithe hourly employees and 12 ing, child care and a career. through sixth grades have re- hourly part-timers. development center. ceived national 'recognition.

The college received 44.5 percent Classes are offered in five high Fulltitne enrollment, at more orits revenue from local-taxes, schools, on two campuses, on ' than 800 students, is up 53 per- 40 percent from state funds, and television, through continuntty cent over the same, period in 15.5 percent from tuition as the facilities and by microwave, trans- 19177 and part-time ettrolltnent, three major sources of rev'reit'ue. mission. at more than 2,000 is up 36 percent. Of those currently enroll- In tlIe past three years, thy cur- Interms ofrscrving the corn- ed, 53 percent are in ,trxter rent administration has been munity, Spoon River College saw programs planning to gu on' t working hatill to obtain grants 41,667 persons attend various four-year schools, while 47 per- that provide additional money as events onthe campus during the cent are in technical programs. well as bring back sonic of the past three years. More Olaf] 30 taxes to this district. In 1978-79, agencies have worked with The college is indeed looking up.

the college used S178:423 in '01 Spoon River College for various grants;and that rose drastically programs, including the chamber Its a credit not only to the aid- to $715,805 in 1979-80 and to of commerce, YMCA, YWCA ministration of President Paul $796,760 in 1980-81. and community mental health Gianint but to the current college center among others. board of trustees which is an outstanding group dedicated to More than 200 persons serve on seeing that spoon River College various lay advisory coiiunittGes provides both a quality educa- for programs and college devel- tion and serves the communities al/VNI opine n t. of its district well:

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STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. EastSt.Louis,Illinois.Founded 1969. People d'rved annually in credit courses: 3,448.

Ow PRESIDENT':Rosetta Wheadon; BOARD.' CHAIRMAN: Marvin Wright; BOARD MEMBERS: Rufus Burns, Sr., Edmund Jucewicz, Fayetta McKinney Page, Rev. John Rouse,,Rufus Starks, Rev. James Voelker and Bryan Edwards.

5 State Community College 77 STATE COMMUNITY GETS KIAN HOME IN NEAR-FUTURE

East St. Louis News, August 26,1981 '

State Community College of These new structures will pro- With the anticipated occupation St. Louis, which has beets vide a net gain of 9,206 gross of its new home sometime in the housed in a number of leased square feet over the present , 1981-82 acadeinic year State buildings in duwinuwii_East St. facilities for the college as well Community College wine able Lpuis for the past eleven years, as a modern and adequate en- to provide its students with more will be moving into its new vironment of learning forits state-of-the-art and relevant cdu- permanent facilities in the 1981- students. It is currently project- cation and training .which will 82 academic year. ed that the new facilities will better prepare them for die be ready for occupancy some- challenges of a post- industrial The new campus will consist time in the Winter Quarter of society. The coming decades will of an Academic and Admini- 1981-82 academic year. Conse- see the college making even stration Building, a Learning quently, the 1981 Fall Quarter greater strides toward the ful- Resource Center Building, and will most likely be dig last fillnient of its missions. a VocationalTechnical/Center quarter that classes will be held Building. Recently, in, a brief- inthe old leased buildings. ing for the college staff on the progress of new Campus con- State Community College has a struction, President Rosetta D.- record of meeting its mission as Wheadon indicated that the a comprehensive community col- Skill Training Center is over 90 lege with a special emphasis on percenrcompleted, and the other vocational and technical training two buildings are both over 80 and innovation. In the 10 year percent completed. period from 1970-1980, State Community Collegeawarded. - more than 2.000 degrees and cer- 1tificates. Of thest about 29 percent is in college-transfer degrees. with the remaining 16 percent in general education development ceificates.

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THORNTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE. South Holland,Illinois. Founded 1927. People served annually in credit courses: 18,179.

i PRESIDENT. ,NathanIvey; BOARD CHAIRMAN: Robert Anderson; BOARD MEMBERS. Raymond Dohmeyer, Margaret` Page, Dorothy Smith, JoyWaterman, bonpld Young, Frank Zuccarelli and Renee Jur,anek.-

.1 x 83 Thornton Conimunity College 79 SUCCESS AT THORNTON COLLEGE Hammond Times, July 19, 1981

Thornton Community College It didn't take lung for the re- Whatever happens, Thornton has shown what sound Manage sults of these measures to show Community College has learned ment pr it tit es r in acc-uni-phsh- budget. Last year the an important lesson. the post when a college falls on hard college showed a surplus of World War II era of easy money tin; es. S2,013,749; this year the bud- . and bitispending have ended for gettentatively set at $10,345,537 the nation's educational institu- In the late '70s the South Hol is expected to be balanced again. tions. In order to survive, col- land-based college was in the red," leges and universities must oper- running up big budget deficits The hiring and spending freeze` ate on a sound economic footing, for two years. The situation be- has been lifted, replaced by more employing cost-efficient business came intolerable, there was no prudent hiring and spending practices in their hiring, spend- money available for needed im- policies than was the case before ing and educationalpolicies. provements and if eniergencies the financial crisis developed. arose, the college would resort Thornton Community College to more borrowing, thereby The struggle for financial sol- has seen the light and made the enlarging deficit. vency is not over yet, however. adjustment. The Region, no less The college has only enough cash than the college itself, stands to Somethn g had o be done, so on hand to cover about a month's benefit. the college embarked on a pro- worth of expenses. "A lot de- gram of reducing expenses but pends on enrollment in deter- not at the expense of cluality mining whethei Thornton Com- education. munity College ends the year with a balanced budget." con- The Thornton Community Col- troller William Mients says. lege board approved .a four-day Week during the summel-, cut The college deriviis 41ent back on its administrators; slap- of its educatior-Kund revenues ped on a hiring freeze, and froze from student tuition' and fees. capital expenditures. That compares with a statewide

s average of 17 percent. The outlook for enrollment ironically, because when times7, are hard and jobs scarceas is the case today in the Calumet Regionmore young people enroll in college.

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TgITON COLLEGE. River Grove, Illinois. Founded 1964. People servedannvally in credit courses: 43,655.

PRESIDENT. Brent Knight, BOARD CHAIRMAN. rat Naples, BOARD MEMBERS. tibbert Collins, Jane G,moppolo, Katie Newsham: Geoffrey Obrzu.t, Pat Pavini,Sam Reda and Matthew Sintle, Jr.

8 Triton College 81 TRITON COLLEGE: °INDUSTRY'S PARTNER

c Chicago Sun-1 tines, September 6, 1981, Article by Herb Could Reprinted with permission.

To meet the needs of returning -TA,e the she casters,Zanotti GM operates 30 training cc Liters students, mane e ommunits. eul said. -There was no WaN,we Of its own acioss the nation, leges have begun to offer teL L011111 have entertainedthe but they mostly offer one- and cal courses with the want ads in thought of bringing in S300.060 two-day programs to aequaint mind: These schools plan their worth of equipment. But this veteran meehaines with newV. curriculum aeuording to what way we are able to serve them equapmcnt, said Ken tyleC71.?/, job 0015 are in demand. the die casting uniustr%. The y the giant .ititoinak.rs 111511I,ILtLL of ale in dire need of operators tramm,.t)e velopment Triton College has taken the con ceps one st5.ip turthcr Under the agn.:ement, Triton is d 5Ii't really have tin time to eonstructmgo building that will tiain people in the bastes," MN .This cbn uuntn e ()II, g,to ee, st hors,tin'? international head- Court said,. 0 Another reason sAt., suburban Rive! (,rove has reach quart, 5 of the Soe lets. of Die wanted our mechanic, to bt :veil ed a e ooperato. with astmg Ellt2,1119.t.rs as well as the celue at. d to GLIleral Motors to tI51111 GM die La-Air:: instructional511..55ts. eustomer 111521:11511111. s it ,r1s9, has made all I !le1'5. In. the s55.1.15 p s ill . e agreement with .1 ,he easting help515 Ira\ H Its Its .1 A t

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Inst-rictois.he said iIns.t I' , It t, e .spend eight gone through is l(1011 business," weeks atdealership, and then I i ,' he said. -1.1e know I,o.r. ,f the cycle 0.111 be repeated vs it best. WI,. ,:oft s Zan otti said, s .; . handston. l) In the past,skilled Workerspi their , ed q, their training, on the lob.. - training But today's rapidly changing ' technology demands that even the entry-1444d worker postess some basic knowledge. In addition, a skilled worker is I ikely to do a better job and do it mote efficiently. . NSE- COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SugarGrove, Illinois.Founded 1966. People served annually in cred%courses: 12,357,

PRESIDENT/. John Swalec; BOARD CHAIRMAN: RichardDickson; BC*1RD MEMBERS Janet Bodie, Evar Erickson, Ruby Sweigart; James Todd, Dale Vonohlen, William Weigel and Jodi Byer.

E3J .Waubonsee Community College 83 TEACHERS WHIP STUDENTS INTO SHAPE by Mary Green, Batavia Chronicle, October-23, 1981

A program which makes learning Students who are admitted to. "Placement is a cooperative ven- easier for hearing impaired col - the program are first given place- ture," Baker said. "We all get in- legc students is feeling the pinch ment exams to determine what volved, but we insist that stu of fedfral budget cuts. courses they should take. Then dents are responsible for them- throughoutthe school year, selves." Waubonve Community College's WHIP's staff of eight interpreters . Hearing Impaired Program's job each accoinpani4 students to Cos for a hearing impaired stu- is getting harder with recent cut- 9 their classes, providing inter- den: are no more than average backs, according to Bob Faker, pretation through the use of sign college costs, he said, which in- direct or. language. clude tuition, fees and. books. However, he added that WHIP This year; he said, Waubonseei Other students help by taking 11, spends nearly dike times as Heartng Impaired Program grants notes while the WHIP student much 'for a hearing impaired stu- were cut 15 percent from last watches the interpreter instead dent than a college does for a, year's totals. Although other of the class instructor. regular student, due to housing WauboCee Comm unity Colltge costs (over 51,000) and sup- progranh were harder hit, the Tutoring and counseling are also portive service expenses. hearing impaired program has provided in order,to overcome been forced to make changes. communication and learning "But every dollar spent on re- problems, he said. "Since sign habilitation is quadrupled in re- "We have one less instructor, a language is a whole different con- turn," he said, explaining that part-time secretary instead of cept, a language barrier is in the the program turns hearing im-1 fill-time, and student salaries' nature of the handicap." paired students into working, have been cut," he said, adding tax-paying citizen. the decrease in staff poses prob- Another aspect of the .heanng lems with the increases in WHIP impaired program is the oonsor- Although the Consortium pro- students this year. [turn, a cooperative agreement gram is funded through a three- among four community colleges year federal grant, one of 18 "Tins year we had 80, but now in Northern Illinois. College of such grants in the nation, the we're down to 77 students," DuPage m Glen Ellyn, Elgin general hearing impaired program lie said. "Even that is way above Community College, Ktshwaukcc gets most of its financing from ourprojectionS: ,Community College in Malta. the Illinois Department of Re- and Waubonsee. habilitation Services, which chan- lo we have more students and nels federal funds through the less people to deal with them," Students who enroll in this pro- state. he said. gram begin their studies at Wau- bonsee Community College, but And because of the decrease in Waubonsee's Hearing Impaired ,ire able to take programs at one funds this year. Waubonsee ad- Program has two major cono- tof the other schools with all mipstrators arc try ing CO find nents. according to Baker. T L the supportive services ,provided 'other sources of funding to keep, supportive services program i o. by WHIP. WHIP at full capacity, Baker said. vidcs VIP students ivith s services. to,allow them to Students are admitted to WHIP "Waubonsec has a good reputa- compete successfully in regular from 29 afferent high schools tion of having a strung program college programs. in the state, Baker said, and are for the hearing jinpaned." he mainlyhoused at the Aurora said, adding til' the administra- "It gives hearing impair'ed stu- YMCA. "Tilde's a lot of good tion and Waubonsee board of dents'a chance to go through col- living space there," he said. trustees seem to be pleased with lege," he said. the program's reputation. Other students have their own apartments in the area. he added. "And that helps, especially when we're applying for more grants," However, after students coin- he said. - plete their program. they are en- couraged to find employment themselves, although Waubonsee and their cbunselors ,a t home may Assisi'to sonic degree. S

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PRESIDENT Paul Heath, BOARD CHAIRAAN Robert Scholz, BOARD MEMBERS Sidney Crouch, Hugh Hurt; Ronald Moore, Jantes'Reed L L Stone,Arthur Witte and Terry /Costner , - J0111)-Wood. d'ommunity College 85

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John Wood Community College John Wood's 4,000 students arc ,,- gene. students pay tuitioif tlfeci, . ,. is No' 539,. the most recent . ., offered 38 program ariias.,-Arfacrin are entitled to use any resources_ -ft junior college accredited in. flit- °computer scjence to fashion. atrthe other schoolrtlicratten.d. . . 4..... - , ,,,. , nois. But it's in No. 1 in giving merchtndisihg *. . students a topnotch education at * 4 'F.': "Wo-negotitatet.lepr insteuc tiontel , , - °A:swine confinement program-14.facilities, but our students have bargain basement rates...... ,. 4 . and other agriculture clIsses arc, .."-ac`cts; to on-that John Wood; organized tit 1q74, ' held at an experimental -reserch 4:catup us," he 'said. "We.4:19'i...1 3 contracts with tither area col- farni owi,edby the.( nivMity of want our students to wear arm- leges for classes, teathe'rs and. Illinois, which provides ,aceeagef bangto 'know .which students facilities. for.g building and crdps. come ktim JohnlVood." .6 , ..., .... A . 'A John Wood student can get The college uses the swine . ' Att stuapits have dormitory ,t_ .:`°4!pace, available, at all the co- a Quincy College educationor facility under a similar agreement %. - be taugheon facilities owned by with Kirk Structures, a inanu operating institutions. the prestigious Univesity of , liicturer of confinement build:. Illinois --for a mere S15-per ings. Heath said his college :also wants credit hour. o' k to train student4-tefill-- t- Three years ago, Heath said,V spikific job openings. a '4. That's about 15 percent of school offickals applied their con- t Quincy Colfege'g tuition rate and cept to bbsiliess andlhdustry "We're iryilig to take the coo...* JialCthat of the University of training:, cep. even deeper into the com- - Illinois.. munity-±-recognizing at even "The Harris, Corp. (Broadcast though there is.8 to 1p percent John Wood president Paul Heath Products Division) had been do-, unemilloyinent there are still says the -school adopted the ing sonic in -house training for jobs available," lie said. f unique format when it 'became theirelectronic 'technicians," - apparent people objected., to , Heath said. "c) we discussed the "We want to create a*ndividu- for.ming a community college in possibility of Harris providing ' al occu4tion proglainfol all an area already served by colleges. technical training for us. the specialized jobs the _win-% minty. We identify,' what `Given the variety and quality "We noW,have probably the fin- needed, for a job function, theh of post secondary education in est electronics program 1I) the we ask the eniplOy er to ,help the area, duplication of programs state because students are always train the person..:' and services at".a new institution ,i'vorki»gwithstate-of-the-art , 4 in :a costly, new physical plant equipmentiWe don't have to buy el was clearly viewed as wasteful .equipment and have it outdated and unnecessary,". Heath wrote. 2, 'two years.later." in a report' prepared with administrative,assistantSusan r Heath said the concept reverses Peterson. . the traditional setup in which a - corporation pays to send its That led Co the agreements with technicians to a college. John Quincy. the-University of 1111- Wood pays Harris to tram college nois and six other institutions:. students. - Culver-Stockton College, Gem City College, Quincy 'Beauty The electronics students can't Academy, Quincy Technical. complain,about the cost. A suni- Schools',allhi Illinois: and tar. program elsewhere would cost Hannibal-LaGrange College in in excess of $100 per credit Missouri and Southeastern Com- hour, Heath-said. John Wood stu- .rl'fiinity College in Keoknk,lowa. dents get it for the basic°$1 5 an

- hour. .,. . . ..ERIC iliOuse for' Jiinior Colleges -Heath said the college can offer, the low tuition rate because .its 96 PP,...(11_4`saty prograinS are subsidized by state University of Caliform4

aid and n alsd gets money. froi`a Los Angeles. CalifornU924 local taxes:

- 1982.