Initiatives

Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
CETLA is open to all full and part-time faculty (your IVCC faculty ID card will allow you to enter). CETLA is located in D-324A where you will find

a comfortable place to sit
a large calendar showing on- and off-campus development opportunities (including a file of registration information)
a small library of reference materials
and computer workstations
small meeting area that may be reserved for development activities.

Tech Prep
Tech Prep, short for technical preparation, is a federal and state funded educational initiative. The initiative targets the "neglected majority" of students, the so-called "general" high school students, who are not planning to attend college and who are not enrolled in vocational programs. The goal of the initiative was to provide those students with marketable skills for the 21^st century. The U.S. Congress funds the Tech Prep initiative through the Carl D. Perkins Act.

Title III
The Title III Grant, coordinated by Dr. John Allen, will have a significant and measurable impact on strengthening Illinois Valley Community College. The Grant has been awarded for the next five years and has been divided into two Activities.

Activity One, directed by Marianne Dzik, will work to develop and implement new strategies for strengthening the under-prepared student, increasing student retention, and establishing Learning Communities at IVCC.
Activity Two, directed by Giacomo Leone, will target the development of new occupational programs such as Computer Network Administration (CNAd), Horticulture, Graphic Arts Technology, and Human Services.