CLC Annual Report

Changing Lives

Marks of Distinction

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Letter from the Board Chairman Message from the President

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Strategic Plan: Setting the targets for success Goals

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Learning and Success 6, 7 Faculty: working to solve the puzzle of student success Robert Remedi: Illinois’ Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Educational Opportunity 8, 9 CLC: Building a bridge to academic success Men of Vision chapter named best in the U.S. Sustainability and Stewardship 10, 11 Master Plan and Sustainability: Better facilities and good stewardship CLC receives national, local recognition for sustainability efforts Diversity and Global Engagement 12, 13 New Diversity Commission: Fostering a welcoming campus CLC gains distinction as host of Chinese academics Innovation, Excellence and Improvement 14, 15 Data Warehouse: New tool for tracking student success CLC chosen for college completion project Premier Educational Institution 16, 17 College of Lake County: Achievements, Honors and Awards 2010-2011 Winning awards for telling the CLC story College of Lake County Financial Statement

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College of Lake County Foundation 20 — 22 Mission: Raising dollars to change lives Message from the Foundation President About the Foundation College of Lake County Foundation Board Foundation Donors

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College of Lake County Foundation Statements of Financial Position

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Letter from the Board Chairman

It seems every governmental entity is trying to find more ways to stretch its resources these days. at was certainly true at the College of Lake County in Fiscal Year 2011. e board of trustees began the fiscal year by once again passing a very lean budget that minimized discretionary spending, emphasized instructional needs and set aside contingency funds in the event of a shortfall in state funding.

While directing the administration to develop a lean budget, we also made the difficult decision to raise tuition and fees, receiving the support of the Student Government Association. With state funding levels in question, we believe this two-pronged approach was a responsible decision, and, as a result, we were able to end the fiscal year with a revenue surplus and to increase our fund balance from 23 percent to 25 percent of operating expenditures, a further hedge against uncertain times.

We approached finances on other fronts, as well. We hired a new financial advisor to work with the college administration in developing a capital investment plan, approved a responsible and fair contract with our facilities union and encouraged the administration to seek outside funding through grants, which this year reached an all-time high—$4.9 million, and through exploring the feasibility of a fundraising campaign with our partner, the CLC Foundation.

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Finally, we took advantage of emerging opportunities in support of our ongoing master planning process, which is identifying facilities needs at all three of our campuses for the next several years. rough prudent negotiations, we were able to acquire several properties adjacent to our Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan at reasonable costs. ese purchases will ensure the college’s ability to enhance programs and services and accommodate future enrollment growth in northeast Lake County. is has been a year requiring us to keep one eye focused on current needs and the other on the future. We’ve been able to do that with the support of our students, employees and community.

William M. Griffin, Ed.D. Chairman, Board of Trustees

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Message from the President Our graduates’ success in transferring to universities in Illinois and across the nation, or in entering rewarding careers throughout Lake County, suggests that our college has made a very positive mark on students’ lives.

Because we are very proud of our students’ achievements, we are challenging ourselves to do even more to support their success. This year, the college has begun implementing a new strategic plan, intended to impose even higher standards on ourselves for achieving real results in supporting student success.

Last year’s annual report introduced our new strategic plan. This year’s report focuses on how we are beginning to implement the plan and measure our success in achieving its goals.

Inside these pages, for example, you’ll read about the campus master plan we are completing, and how it will further our goal of sustainability and stewardship of resources. Likewise, you will read about what faculty like Professor Robert Remedi—named Illinois’ outstanding community college instructor—are doing to help students learn. And how we’re adopting innovative strategies like our new data warehouse system to provide real-time tracking of student success.

We have set specific metrics called “key performance indicators” to measure the success of projects and activities in support of our strategic goals—learning, opportunity, sustainability, diversity, innovation and reputation-building. These will tell us whether we have met the mark in improving our performance.

College of Lake County Board of Trustees:

And though the college is proud of the many awards and recognitions it receives—and you’ll also read about several of them in this annual report— our true “marks of distinction” can only be measured in our progress in fostering our students’ success.

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Lynda C. Paul Richard A. Anderson, Vice-Chair

Jerry W. Weber, Ph.D.

Amanda D. Howland

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William M. Griffin, Ed.D., Chair Barbara D. Oilschlager John W. Lumber Jeanne T. Goshgarian Nathan Wegbreit, Student Trustee

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hen College of Lake County employees talk about turning up their “Q Dials,” they’re not talking about the thermostats in their offices.

Rather, the topic is turning up the energy they devote to the college’s values and goals. e “Q Dials” campaign was launched in Fall 2011 when faculty and staff received magnets that used the “Q Dials” acronym as a device to help them remember the college’s values—quality, diversity, integrity, accountability, learning and service and how they are associated with the college’s strategic goals.

Building employee awareness of the importance of the strategic plan, and its values and goals, was an important focus of Fiscal Year 2011.

“We developed the strategic plan to identify our priorities for the future and provide a roadmap to get us there,” said CLC President Jerry Weber. “It’s important for employees to understand the direction where we’re headed and their role in the journey.”

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e strategic plan was approved by the board of trustees in May 2010. is fiscal year, the college focused on beginning to implement the plan in several ways.

In addition to building employee awareness, the college also began aligning and integrating the strategic plan with other institutional planning processes like budgeting, academics, facilities and technology. Substantial work on several of these “operational” plans—finance, technology, sustainability and campus master plan— was completed or largely completed this year, and a new system linking budgeting requests to the strategic plan goals and objectives was also implemented.

But the most significant work was in developing targets and metrics for measuring the college’s success in achieving the strategic plan, which is focused on six broad goals—Learning, Educational Opportunity, Stewardship, Diversity, Innovation and Reputation.

Each of the goals has several objectives with intended outcomes. Objectives for

the Learning goal, for example, include improving retention of first-year students and increasing graduation and transfer rates. Likewise, objectives under the Opportunity goal include increasing enrollment of recent high school graduates and increasing enrollment among male students, particularly minorities, veterans and adult males.

But, for each goal and objective, how much improvement should the college target?

And how will it measure the improvement?

A Strategic Planning Group composed of 18 faculty and staff was charged with developing recommendations for targets and metrics. e group analyzed CLC data trends and conducted benchmarking against other colleges, according to Tonitta White, quality assessment manager.

Oen, the metrics recommended related to data that is tracked by the Illinois Community College Board, or that is being identified through national efforts like Complete College America, White said.

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Goals LEARNING: Advance student learning and success.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY: Maximize educational opportunity within the district.

STEWARDSHIP: Ensure institutional sustainability and stewardship of resources.

DIVERSITY: Promote diversity and global engagement as strengths within the college and Lake County community.

INNOVATION: Enable a culture of innovation, excellence and continuous improvement.

REPUTATION: When possible, the targets were set by reviewing how other Illinois community colleges are doing, particularly CLC’s peer colleges. “When comparison data was available, we set our targets to meet or exceed our peer institutions’ performance over three years,” White said. “We believe the targets are ambitious but attainable.”

White said the dra metrics and targets are being entered into CLC’s new automated data warehouse system for testing and prototyping. Eventually, a web-based “dashboard” will be available for reviewing data.

“Our plan is to create a website where anyone can see how we’re doing on meeting our goals,” said CLC President Jerry Weber.

Build the college’s reputation as a premier educational institution.

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Faculty: working to solve the puzzle of student success

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efore trekking out to the CLC prairie for an up-close exploration of its ecosystem, award-winning professor Robert Remedi holds up a large square of white PVC pipe and poses a question to his 25 environmental biology students.

“So how many different types of prairie plants do you think will fit in this one square meter?” Aer students call out random guesses, Remedi enthusiastically says, “Hey, let’s go outside and find out!”

Hands-on learning activities – inside the classroom and out — are just one method that CLC faculty members use to provide avenues for real-world exploration to rouse students’ curiosity.

RObERT REmEDI LORI ORIATTI ERIC ROGERS, Ph.D.

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Because the college has made a commitment to continuous quality improvement (it’s actually part of CLC’s accreditation process), faculty are constantly challenging themselves to find new ways to solve the puzzle of how best to motivate students and help them succeed. For example, this year 14 instructors (and their deans) focused on what could be done to improve students’ success in nine “high impact” courses— ones that teach the foundational basics of a major or have high enrollments like required general education courses.

e faculty team surveyed students, conducted literature reviews on best practices for improving student performance, identified strategies to try at CLC and began implementing them. Two-pronged in approach, the strategies included conducting workshops for faculty to share best teaching practices and providing many additional learning opportunities for students— supplemental instruction, group tutoring sessions, open laboratories, practice sessions with instructors and pre-examination review sessions.

Success in these “gatekeeper” courses is vital to students’ prospects for continuing and actually earning a degree, according to Lori Oriatti, a marketing professor and member of the project team. Oriatti was distressed that a high number of students in Introduction to Business, a foundational class required of business majors, did poorly on the comprehensive exam.

“We really just scratched the surface,” said Oriatti, indicating that the project is continuing and data will be analyzed to assess which strategies are working the best.

“Instructors want to see all their students succeed, and it’s about finding different ways to help students with different learning styles succeed,” she said.

Another faculty-led project is aimed at improving the success of male students.

Men of Vision, a student club, engages at-risk male students outside the classroom by providing them with role models, mentoring and service and leadership opportunities designed to help them succeed academically and in life. Dr. Eric Rogers, a psychology professor, is a co-advisor of the group.

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Robert Remedi: Illinois’ Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year No doubt the proudest honor received by the College of Lake County this year was the selection of biology professor Robert Remedi as the Illinois Community College Trustees’ Association 2011 Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member. The prestigious honor has been presented annually since 1985 to honor an outstanding community college instructor in Illinois. This is the first time a CLC instructor has received the award.

“I’ve taught at several community colleges and two four-year colleges, and CLC is by far the best. I’m proud to teach at an institution that values teaching so much.”

— Robert Remedi Biology Professor College of Lake County

“I can’t imagine doing anything else in life but teach,” Remedi said in a written statement the college submitted in support of his nomination for the award. “I see teaching as an opportunity to share my talents and experiences in a way that will stimulate interest in the topic and encourage students to want to discover more.”

CLC President Dr. Jerry Weber expressed the college’s pride in Remedi’s award this way: “At community colleges, we focus on teaching and believe the quality of our faculty sets us apart. With this distinction, Bob Remedi has been recognized as one of the best of the best.”

“I look on Men of Vision as a ministry. It is a commitment—academically, professionally and personally—that I have made to ensure that males (and specifically minority males) are given role models and mentoring to build their self-esteem, character and academic success,” said Rogers.

For Rogers, working with the young men in MOV is a way of paying back those who helped him become successful. He credits his own success—getting a graduate degree from Harvard and going on to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky—to the mentoring he received from his father and grandfather.

Rogers meets weekly with the students involved in Men of Vision. “I have to be involved in their lives beyond academics because male success is primarily predicated upon bonding, relationships and connections outside of the classroom.

When they see and understand you care, they care enough to try to succeed, achieve and be accountable.”

Previously, in 2010, Remedi also received the two-year college biology teaching award from the National Association of Biology Teachers. Despite winning recognition two years in a row, he remains modest about his achievements. “I have many, many colleagues at CLC who are equally deserving of recognition,” he said.

CLC: Building a bridge to academic success

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tanding on the muddy bank of Willow Lake, engineering student Vivian Sandoval excitedly launches her Honors Scholar project. Aer months of research, building and experimentation, Sandoval is ready to test her robotic “CLC Manatee.”

Constructed of white PVC pipes, black netting, four red floats and containing tiny motors and propellers, its ultimate purpose is to collect water samples for biology classes and to measure temperature levels at different water levels.

Sandoval’s unusual project (patterned aer the Sea Perch program at MIT) allowed her to explore robotics and engineering

concepts as a participant in the CLC’s Honors Scholars Program. Aimed at offering high-performing students an enriched learning experience, it is a new addition to the college’s long-standing Honors Program.

Twelve students were selected for the Honors Scholars program this year, receiving free tuition, fees and textbooks. In addition, they were mentored by faculty, attended cultural activities and performed research or given a work-study experience related to their academic interests.

“Our honors programs really seek to challenge high-performing students and provide them with a rigorous program of study,” said Dr. Richard Haney, vice president for educational affairs. “e Scholars Program is designed to create a community of scholars that provides even more of a challenge to high-achieving students, with the goal of preparing them to transfer to top-tier universities.”

VIVIAN SANDOVAL NOEMI TINAJERO RICHARD HANEY, ED.D. STEVEN CARTWRIGHT

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Honors students like Sandoval come to CLC well prepared for college study. But,

for a variety of reasons, not all students are as ready.

Nationally, 41 percent of students at two-year public colleges take at least one developmental course. For fall 2010 at CLC, 28 percent required a developmental course before being ready for college-level English composition. is kind of under-preparedness not only makes it take longer to earn a degree, it also can lead students to give up on their college goals.

“Approximately a third of the students who place into both developmental math and English don’t come back for a second semester,” said Dr. Haney.

One strategy CLC is using to tackle the problem is a “bridge” program for entering freshmen. During the summer of 2011, 42 students participated in a very successful program designed to help students complete remedial English before arriving on campus in the fall.

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Men of Vision chapter named best in the U.S. Men of Vision, an organization that promotes the success of male students at the College of Lake County, received the National Chapter of the Year Award at the SAAB (Student African American Brotherhood) National Convention, held in Indianapolis.

Men of Vision is composed of nearly 60 active young men of diverse ethnicities and socioeconomic, cultural and religious backgrounds, working to achieve academic, collegiate, professional, personal, social and community growth, stability and success.

“Male students need positive male role models in order to be successful. Supporting all parts of our students’ lives, Men of Vision exists to help educate, empower and enlighten. We build character, relationships, responsibility. Our motto is ‘saving lives, salvaging dreams.’”

— Dr. Eric Rogers CLC Psychology Professor Co-Adviser, Men of Vision

Begun in 2009 with the sponsorship of CLC President Dr. Jerry Weber, the college’s Men of Vision chapter was recognized and ranked #1 out of 283 chapters nationwide as judged by its members’ character, maturity, accountability, responsibility, focus, academic achievement and community activism.

“We saw fantastic success with the program,” Haney said. “irty nine of the 42 students passed the course, allowing them to enroll in college-level courses in the fall.

Noemi Tinajero heard about the program while enrolled at the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus. She planned to attend CLC but was surprised to learn that her English test score placed her in developmental English at CLC, which would keep her from taking college-level courses.

Tinajero took the PACE bus from Round Lake to the Grayslake campus to attend the summer bridge program and earned a B. “Taking English 109 over the summer was a great opportunity,” she said. Her successful completion allowed her to enroll in a full load of classes in fall 2011.

“We write a lot of essays in the English composition class I’m taking now, and I am getting good scores,” Tinajero said. “I wouldn’t be able to take CLC classes right now if I hadn’t taken English 109 last summer.”

Steven Cartwright, who was 2010-11 chapter president, was awarded the National Outstanding College Undergraduate Member Award for his leadership.

Men of Vision operates as an initiative of the college’s Student Development division, led by Vice President Darl Drummond.

In addition to helping the college host a “Man Up” male student success conference in 2010 and 2011, the students in Men of Vision have built friendships as they help each other study and mentor area high-school students.

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Master Plan and Sustainability: Better facilities and good stewardship

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magine adding new science and student services buildings on the Grayslake campus without increasing energy costs. Or equipping every classroom with the latest in high-speed Internet technology allowing a new level of virtual learning experiences? Or providing convenient bus transportation between all College of Lake County campuses?

e master plan is one of several operational plans being prepared to implement the college strategic plan completed last year. “e strategic plan sets the priorities and future direction for the college,” said David Agazzi, vice president for administrative affairs. “e master plan will lay out how we will provide the facilities needed to support those priorities.”

ese aren’t fantasies but bold ideas being explored as part of a college master planning process conducted this year.

Agazzi worked with Legat Architects of Waukegan and a steering committee consisting of faculty, staff and community members on the master planning process, which included a thorough review of demographic trends, enrollment patterns and CLC’s current facility use patterns. e goal of the process, he said, was to develop a five-year plan to meet the college’s facilities needs at all three campuses.

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In October 2011, a survey, drawing responses from about 1,400 faculty, staff, alumni and community members, was

conducted to obtain feedback on options for siting science and student services buildings on the Grayslake campus, a building expansion and consolidation of the Lakeshore Campus, and future expansion of the Southlake Campus.

One major goal of the master plan is to add new buildings—an additional 250,000 square feet—without increasing CLC’s energy bill, Agazzi said. “is requires constructing the buildings as efficiently as possible and using alternative energy such as geothermal, wind and solar,” he explained. “It also requires a major energy conservation effort on everyone’s part at all three campuses.” “e long-term goal is to get ‘off the grid’ to save money, reduce carbon emissions and ensure energy stability,” he said. e sustainability aspects of the plan, Agazzi said, support the college’s dra sustainability plan, which was also developed this fiscal year. e three-

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CLC receives national, local recognition for sustainability efforts In recognition of its sustainability achievements, the College of Lake County received two accolades in 2011: a STARS Silver Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and a Green Business of the Year Award from the Lake County Chamber of Commerce.

“College of Lake County has demonstrated a substantial commitment to sustainability by achieving a STARS Silver Rating.”

— Paul Rowland Executive Director AASHE

STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, is a new program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. CLC registered as a pilot participant in the STARS program in 2010 and has been working across the institution to document all sustainability initiatives, according to Dara Reiff, CLC sustainability coordinator.

STARS participants report achievements in three overall areas: education/ research; operations; and planning, administration and engagement. CLC’s efforts have ranged from an annual RecycleMania campaign to reduce landfill waste to a purchasing policy requiring that all cafeteria napkins, flatware and to-go containers consist of bio-degradable materials, she said.

year plan sets 16 priorities, ranging from energy conservation in campus buildings to using locally grown food in the college’s food service, he said. e master plan is scheduled for further review by the public in early 2012, before being submitted for approval to the college’s board of trustees in March 2012, Agazzi said.

“College of Lake County has demonstrated a substantial commitment to sustainability by achieving a STARS Silver Rating and is to be congratulated for their efforts,” said AASHE Executive Director Paul Rowland.

The Green Business of the Year Award recognized the work of the college’s Sustainability Center and the Green Economy Center. Projects of the centers include hosting sustainability-focused conferences in 2010 and 2011, events to help municipal and county leaders, business owners and non-profit organizations adopt sustainability practices.

New Diversity Commission: Fostering a welcoming campus

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alk down any College of Lake County corridor and you will quickly see that CLC’s students come from all ethnic backgrounds.

Little wonder diversity—embracing and respecting the uniqueness of all students, employees and community members— is one of the college’s six core values.

But every culture needs nurturing, even one that is based on the belief that our differences make us stronger. at’s why CLC conducted a major project to develop a formal structure to encourage diversity practices and multicultural appreciation.

ThOmAS mITChELL DARL DRUmmOND GAYLIS ShAKIR SUSAN YASECKO

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is project, aimed at discovering the most effective ways of “walking the walk,” not just “talking the talk” came to completion in October 2010, when the board of trustees approved the creation of a new diversity commission. A charter for the commission, consisting of faculty, staff, students and community members, was formally approved in May 2011.

“For students, this is a place that forms many of their views for the rest of their lives,” said omas mitchell, a theatre professor and former faculty senate chair, who participated in the project leading to formation of the diversity commission.

“Students are sponges of what is happening at this college, and they can benefit greatly from the kind of culture we’re trying to create.” e research that led to the creation of a diversity commission was done under the Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP), which is part of the college’s accreditation process under the Higher

Learning Commission of the North Central Association. e AQIP project was led by four co-chairs—Darl Drummond, vice president for student development; Gaylis Shakir, counselor; Susan Yasecko, executive director of human resources; and omas Mitchell. e AQIP project team conducted a review of demographic data, benchmarked CLC against best practices at other colleges and gathered input from CLC students, staff and members of the Lake County community.

Mitchell and Yasecko visited several colleges to investigate their diversity practices. Not only did they speak with administrators about the colleges’ official diversity initiatives, they also went undercover. ey knocked on doors in student government offices to ask students whether their college was actually doing what the administration said it was doing to promote diversity. ey also talked with faculty members to find out, for example, what they were doing to infuse multiculturalism into the curriculum and how

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CLC gains distinction as host of Chinese academics China and Lake County may be on opposite ends of the earth geographically, but relations are growing closer between College of Lake County administrators and their counterparts in the Far East.

“At CLC, there is a really good teaching and administrative team and there is a big focus on serving students.”

In fall 2010, CLC hosted a group — Chao Ye of academic vice presidents from President Qinghai Vocational and Technical five Chinese vocational colleges.

College of Animal Husbandry Visiting all three CLC campuses and Veterinary Science and the Lake County High Schools Technology Campus, the group sampled everything from green practices to a stir-fried, meat-and-vegetable meal prepared by the college’s culinary arts students.

The group was part of a delegation visiting a select group of U.S. community colleges and the U.S. Department of Education offices in Washington, D.C. The visits were part of a program called Vocational Education Leadership Training (VELT), sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges and the China Education Association for International Exchange.

Being included on the tour was a tribute to CLC’s growing reputation as a community college leader in international education, said CLC President Dr. Jerry Weber. difficult or easy that process was for them.

Yasecko called it the “reality check” tour.

“For us it was fascinating to sit in a room with administrators and hear them say that they have a diversity program that students adore,” Yasecko said. “And then we’d asked their students about it, and they would roll their eyes.”

“What the commission will do is provide what I consider a comprehensive, coordinated, systematic approach to help CLC accomplish its diversity goals,” said Gaylis Shakir.

“We’ve always done work related to diversity, but it has been fragmented. Now there will be a more structured approach that truly demonstrates our commitment,” she said. “e diversity commission is about changing attitudes, changing the way things are done and trying to create a world that is more temperate, with more of a global humanity to it,” Mitchell said.

Over the last several years, CLC has been awarded U.S. Department of Education grants for international study programs in China, Japan and India, and the college received the Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education from the American Association of Community College’s Institute for International Education.

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Data Warehouse: New tool for tracking student success

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ow many College of Lake County students have graduated within two years of enrolling? Within five years? How many African American students are registered this fall compared to last fall? Which courses are struggling with low enrollment?

As CLC administrators make decisions on everything from scheduling classes to funding programs, they need answers to the above questions and hundreds of others.

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Fortunately, many of the answers are available at a computer desktop in minutes, thanks to a powerful new system known as a “data warehouse” that the college acquired in 2011. It’s the most current, real-time information that the college has ever compiled, said Arlene Santos-George, who worked on implementation of the project when she was data research manager with the college’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research. e database includes detailed academic records of roughly 120,000 students who enrolled in any CLC class beginning with the fall 2005 term, said Kathy Dempsey, a project consultant. is includes credit, adult education, vocational education and non-credit classes. “e data allows administrators to track a student’s persistence or success rate,” she explained.

JEFF STOmPER, Ph.D. KAThRYN ROGALSKI SEAN hOGAN, Ph.D.

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e college began exploring a new database in 2010 and implemented it last August, said Santos-George. “is was an institutionwide effort,” she noted. “We created a user’s group made up of faculty, administration

and staff, to establish consensus on our needs and to ensure that the database is reliable to meet those needs. And we worked with the college’s information technology services department to have a complete database that is refreshed every night.” e new database employs a drag-and-drop technology that can generate reports easily understood by deans and others at a high level, Dempsey explained. “ey can drill down or up to see the data that is most important to them,” she explained. Before the new database arrived, the IEPR office handled virtually all data requests. With the previous soware, reports would sometimes take two weeks to compile, SantosGeorge added.

Two CLC administrators who laud the new data warehouse are Dr. Jeff Stomper, dean of the Social Sciences division and Kathryn Rogalski, associate dean.

Among their projects, the two are researching the dropout rate in online and face-to-face classes.

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CLC chosen for college completion project The College of Lake County was selected in Fiscal Year 2011 to be one of only 40 community colleges across the U.S. to participate in the American Association of Community College’s Voluntary Framework of Accountability pilot project.

“Community colleges were created to expand access to higher education, and funding was based on enrollment. at’s changing.”

The effort is aimed at developing — Sean Hogan metrics that will be used across Executive director the country by community colleges Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research to enable benchmarking and College of Lake County collaboration on important national issues like increasing graduation rates, according to Dr. Sean Hogan, executive director of the college’s Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research Office.

“This project is important because it will lead to common definitions and measures of success,” Hogan said.

“What’s important is developing measures that take into account the many goals students have in enrolling at community colleges,” Hogan explained.

“Administrators acknowledge that some students enroll only to take a few courses, while other students would benefit from completing degrees and are encouraged to do so.”

“Our data collection and formatting normally took us about two full days, and now takes less than an hour to compile and format,” said Stomper, who typically accesses the database about four times per month. “e data warehouse allows me to grab some basic information quickly without clogging up IEPR’s pipeline with requests.”

Stomper added that he uses data to help make scheduling decisions, such as increasing or decreasing online or aernoon course offerings based on enrollment trends.

Ultimately, the new data warehouse will be a critical tool to help CLC administrators measure results as the college expands beyond its accessibility mission to focus on student completion, said President Jerry Weber.

“We know this is a complex challenge, and we need to tackle it on many fronts— curriculum, teaching practices and active support for students, for example. We’re going to be trying a number of approaches, based on the best research. And most of all, we’re going to hold ourselves accountable by setting high goals and tracking our results.”

Having agreed upon metrics of success is increasingly important, Hogan said, because many states are moving toward performance-based funding.

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College of Lake County: Achievements, Honors and Awards 2010-2011

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eputation-building isn’t about bragging—it’s about demonstrating that the college is as good as it says it is.

But how does the College of Lake County demonstrate its quality? One way, of course, is through the success of its graduates in transferring to premier institutions and in entering almost every profession. Other ways include surveys of student satisfaction (99 percent favorable) and through receiving recognition from professional organizations and others.

Here are some of the recognitions CLC received in the past year:

Students

Staff and Departments

• CLC student Jeff Carroll won a gold medal in technical draing at the SkillsUSA National Competition in June 2010 in Kansas City.

• Ben Bates, ceramics lab assistant, has work on display in the 3rd Annual Lillstreet International exhibition in Chicago, a juried exhibition that is designed to address contemporary issues in and the ever-changing scope of ceramic art.

• Student Trustee Edgar Maldonado was appointed Student Member of the Illinois Community College Board for 2011-12.

• Daria Constantinescu and Anna De Sando were selected to the 2011 Phi eta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team, honoring high academic achievement among community college students across the state.

Veterans • CLC has been named by G.I. Jobs magazine as a 2011 Military Friendly School.

• CLC was selected as a Military Advanced Education Top Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities Honoree. CLC’s submission form and essay were published in the December 2010 issue of the Military Advanced Education Journal.

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• e Judicial Services department received awards in October from the National Safety Council for the defensive driving courses it offers.

• Two Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art staff members had pieces selected for an exhibition, “Contemporary Realism Biennial 2010” at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Indiana). Steve Jones, gallery curator, exhibited an oil entitled, “Language of Diplomacy” and Jane Ellefson, preparator, exhibited two oils, “Pewter Pitcher with Oranges” and “Orange Spiral #3”.

• Darl Drummond, vice president for student development, Dr. Eric Rogers, psychology professor, and Beverly Phelps,

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Winning awards for telling the CLC story Most people know about the affordability of community colleges like CLC. However, they don’t always know about the high quality education that also is offered. That’s why reputation building is so important.

“Some people might be surprised that the college has a strategic goal focused on building its reputation,” said Evelyn Schiele, executive director of public relations and marketing. “What we’re after isn’t about bragging. It’s about helping people know about all the college offers and how really good it is so that they take advantage of all the opportunities available.”

CLC’s marketing efforts focus on helping people better understand that the college’s educational value is based both on price and delivering an outstanding education. For the last two years, such communications have won awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, a community college marketing association.

In winter 2011, the college won two gold medals in the national Paragon award competitions sponsored by the organization—one for the college’s Fiscal Year 2009 annual report titled Speaking Volumes: A 40th Anniversary Anthology and another for a 30-second television commercial series. In Fall 2010, the college won regional awards from the same organization for the annual report and for a television commercial promoting summer session.

retention specialist, were named “2011 Most Influential African Americans in Lake County” by the People’s Voice newspaper.

Drummond and Rogers were honored in the education category and Phelps in the civic leadership category.

• Under the leadership of David Agazzi, vice president for administrative affairs, the college received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. e honor is the highest form of recognition in government accounting and financial reporting.

Sustainability • CLC received a STARS Silver Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, is a new program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.

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Most recently, the college also won two gold medal regional awards from the organization for the FY 2010 annual report focused on CLC’s new strategic plan and for a series of newspaper supplements. CLC also received a silver award for a publication aimed at high school students.

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• Dara Reiff, sustainability coordinator, was a presenter at e Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) conference in Denver, Colo. Reiff served on a panel titled “Higher Ed in the Green Economy.”

Academic Programs • e Health and Wellness Promotion Associate Degree program has been awarded full accreditation by the National Wellness Institute. CLC is the first community college to receive the accreditation.

Program Chair Dr. Frank Ardito organized the site visit. e program accreditation will remain in effect until December 2018, when the program will be eligible for re-accreditation.

Community Leadership • e College Readiness Summit held at CLC in November was attended by approximately 250 local high school students.

Faculty • Dr. Ben Almassi, philosophy instructor, published “Disability, Functional Diversity and Trans/feminism” in the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics 3.2 (2010). In October, Almassi made a presentation called “Moral Trust and Ponzi Schemes” at the Vincentian Business Ethics Conference at DePaul University.

• Elizabeth Aiossa, Sean Murphy and Mary Winter, English instructors, wrote an article called “Preparing Future Faculty: Ten Years Later,” for the May 2010 issue of Teaching English in the Two-Year College.

• Dr. Nora Benjamin, psychology instructor, was first author in an article titled “Enhancing building, conversation, and learning through caregiver-child interactions in a children’s museum,” published in Developmental Psychology, March 2010.

• James Crizer, associate dean of Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts, recently published the poem “Pink as Hell” in the Winter/Spring 2010 issue of e Portland Review, published

by Portland State University.

• Dr. Lance David, automotive technology instructor/department chair, was appointed to a new Advisory Council for the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP), which was formed by the Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association (AMRA) Board of Directors.

• Hans Habeger, professor of art, exhibited a painting titled “Night Jewel” as part of Buildings of New York: A Two-Part Cityscape Exhibition at the George Billis Gallery in New York.

• Linda Holden, adjunct instructor in Adult Education, wrote a chapter called “Teaching Smart Using Art: Creativity at Work in Mixed Ability Classes” in the textbook Multilevel and Diverse Classrooms

by Bradley Baurain and Phan Le Ha. is is part of the Classroom Practice Series publications of TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages).

• Barbara Hunt, nursing professor, co-authored a chapter in Teaching Nursing: e Art and Science, a textbook used in graduate nursing programs.

• Suzanne Leibman (ESL instructor), received an honorable mention in the E Pluribus Unum awards presented by the Migration Policy Institute for her distance learning project with McDonald’s Corporation called English Under the Arches.

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• Kathleen Lovelace, faculty librarian, authored the featured article, “Library Education: Bringing the Outside In,” in the October 2010 issue of e Reporter, the official publication of the Illinois Library Association.

• Jennifer O’Connor, adjunct instructor in Computer Aided Design, wrote her first textbook Mastering mental ray: Rendering Techniques for 3D and CAD Professionals, published by Wiley Publishing.

• Robert Remedi, biology instructor, won the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award, sponsored by NABT’s Two-Year College Section and McGrawHill. e award recognizes an educator who employs new and creative teaching techniques. Remedi received the award at the NABT Professional Development Conference in Minneapolis in November. e award includes $1,000 and a one-year complimentary NABT membership.

• Sociology instructor John Tenuto gave two presentations at the Chicago Star Trek Convention in October—one on director Nicholas Meyer’s photo collection from the Star Trek II: e Wrath of Khan movie and one on 44 years of Star Wars collectibles.

Tenuto is an expert on sociology principles used in the Star Wars and Star Trek movies and TV series.

• Mary Zenner, accounting instructor and department chair, was selected by the Illinois CPA Society as its Outstanding Two-Year College Educator for 2010. e extensive selection process included references from current and former students, the dean and fellow faculty, including those at other colleges.

College of Lake County Financial Statement

Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011

Beginning Fund Balance

Education Fund

Operation and Maintenance Fund

Total Operating Funds

Percent of Total

$ 12,251,594

$ 6,836,461

$ 19,088,055

$40,345,946 8,445,243 —

$ 17,189,072 — —

$ 57,535,018 8,445,243 —

61% 9% 0%

27,911,740 52,393

— —

27,911,740 52,393

30% 0%

113,692

58,887

172,579

0%

$ 76,869,014

$ 17,247,959

$ 94,116,973

100%

$37,703,344

—

$37,703,344

46%

4,477,268 6,472,607 1,961,532

— 197,442 —

4,477,268 6,670,049 1,961,532

6% 8% 2%

— 18,323,997 127,290

7,911,539 4,351,660 —

7,911,539 22,675,657 127,290

10% 28% 0%

$ 69,066,038

$ 12,460,641

$ 81,526,679

100%

Revenues Local Resources State Resources Federal Resources Tuition and Fees Interest on Investments Other Total Revenue Expenditures Instruction Academic Support Student Services Public Services Operations/Maintenance of Plant Institutional Support Scholarships/Waivers Total Expenditures Operating Transfers Ending Fund Balance

(172,129) $ 19,882,441

(2,738,000 ) $ 8,885,779

(2,910,129 ) $ 28,768,220

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Mission: Raising dollars to change lives

I

t’s not surprising that many students struggle to pay tuition, even at the College of Lake County, an institution dedicated to affordable and accessible education.

Faced with rising costs, CLC has raised tuition and fees by 36 percent in the last five years. About one in five CLC students receives some form of financial aid.

Oen this aid is not enough. On average, financial aid and family support runs short of meeting students’ basic living expenses by about $2,500. And for many of CLC’s financial aid students, staying in school is a constant financial battle. In a district with a median household income of nearly $80,000, these students’ families have an annual income of under $23,000.

TERESA HALL BARTELS CHARLES R. BARTELS

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“Most financial aid awarded to CLC students comes from federal and state programs,” said CLC President Dr. Jerry Weber. “Each year, the CLC Foundation also awards about $500,000 to support a scholarship program for students.

But the need is still great.”

Weber approached the CLC Foundation with a proposal to launch a major campaign to raise scholarships. e CLC Foundation enthusiastically came on board, launching the Changing Lives campaign to raise funds for scholarships and other institutional needs.

“I was the first in my family to go to college, and it was made possible because of a scholarship,” said Teresa Hall Bartels, who with her husband Charles R. Bartels is serving as a community co-chair of the Changing Lives campaign. “We think education is tremendously important for individuals and for our communities.”

During 2011, the Foundation and college conducted the preliminary or “silent” phase of Changing Lives, exploring

corporate and community interest in supporting the campaign.

Already the campaign is showing promising results. By June 30, 2011—the end of Fiscal Year 2011, $550,000 had been pledged to the campaign, even before the campaign was publicly launched. And by the end of calendar year 2011, as the campaign entered its public phase, $990,000 has been pledged.

Individuals and organizations are supporting the campaign for many reasons, CLC President Dr. Jerry Weber said. Some people received a scholarship and want to do something to pay back the help they received. Others, he said, are impressed by the fact that a donation to CLC scholarships can go so much further than at a university. “At CLC, a $10,000 donation can pay the annual tuition and fees of more than three students, whereas at a public university, it would support just about one student,” he said.

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The Impact of Scholarship

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Message from the Foundation President

Recipients, left to right

“I really appreciate the Foundation scholarship. ere are a lot of expenses with going to school, and with a large family, I cannot personally work at the same time that I am enrolled in the nursing program.”

– Charlene Biondo Academic Achievement Scholarship Recipient

“e scholarship helps immensely.

I come from a family of seven kids, so it’s a great li of a financial burden for my parents.”

– Valerie Perron Honors Scholarship Recipient

“I’m the first in my family to attend college and to have gone as far as I have. I want to inspire my children and grandchildren to attend college.

If I was talking to a donor, I would let them know that their contribution is giving a student a hand up and not a hand out.”

– VerDéna Jones-Davis Career Scholarship Recipient

“I’m very proud of the fact that I came back and got my GED. I wasn’t a very good student in high school.

A woman in the college’s GED program inspired me to go to college.

So I ended up applying to CLC and turned my life around.”

– Ryan Stivers Honors Scholarship Recipient

As a College of Lake County graduate (‘79), I am honored to serve as president of the CLC Foundation Board of Directors. The college and the Foundation have both grown so much since the late 1970s, when I attended CLC. The Grayslake campus has been expanded, new campuses opened and enrollment has surged.

The Foundation’s board has grown, along with its ability to raise money in support of the college and its students. But one fundamental remains unchanged: the college and the Foundation are still working together to provide students with a life-changing path from dreams to bright futures.

This year, the Foundation made nearly 1,100 scholarship awards, totaling more than $533,000. It provided more than $55,000 to support the arts through the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art and more than $17,000 for educationallyenriching projects. We know that in these economically tough times, this support has been especially helpful, contributing to educational opportunity and relieving many, many families from the struggle to pay for college.

But the Foundation wants to do more. That is why this year we launched our Changing Lives campaign to raise a significant amount for scholarships and other institutional needs. Past Foundation Board President, Ben Randazzo, and I are serving as the Foundation board campaign chairs, and long-time Lake County community leaders, Chuck and Teresa Bartels, are the community co-chairs. We believe strongly that significant dollars can be raised for student scholarships, even in a tough economy, because CLC is making a difference in so many people’s lives.

On behalf of the Foundation Board, I want to thank you, our generous donors, for your support. With your help, we will continue to make a significant impact on the lives of our students and our community.

Carol Passalaqua President CLC Foundation Board of Directors

About the Foundation

e College of Lake County Foundation was formed in 1974 as an Illinois not-forprofit 501(c)(3) corporation to provide financial support for student scholarships and college programs and projects that exceed the resources available through the college’s tax-supported budget. e need for this support has steadily increased over the past 37 years, as state support has become an ever-smaller percentage of the college’s funding.

Currently, Foundation funding supports: Scholarships for Students By far, scholarships receive the largest proportion of the funds raised by the CLC Foundation. e Foundation funds eight major award programs (Diversity, Leadership-Student Activities, Leadership-Arts, Academic Achievement, GED, ESL, Career and Returning to Education). In addition, it supports more than 100 individual scholarships created through specific donation designations. Last year, the Foundation made nearly 1,100 scholarship awards, totaling $533,000. Because many students struggle to pay even CLC’s tuition, the Foundation has launched the Changing Lives campaign, a challenge to do even more to keep the dream of a college education within reach.

Grants for Educational Projects at CLC e college fosters a culture of innovation, and each year, many valuable projects can’t be funded. e CLC Foundation’s Institutional Grants program provides additional resources for such projects.

Funding for the Arts e CLC Foundation supports the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art on the Grayslake campus, bringing very high-quality art exhibits to Lake County.

Veterans Memorial e CLC Veterans Memorial honors those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. e Foundation is raising funds to complete the memorial.

“People are sometimes surprised to learn how very much the College of Lake County offers.

We’re currently providing study abroad opportunities for students in China and Japan, and we’ve even been awarded a federal grant to open an American studies center in China—the only community college chosen among universities like the University of Chicago!

College and grant funds usually can’t cover all the costs of these opportunities. I, for example, took students down to Belize to excavate a Maya Mesoamerican site, and without the Foundation’s support, we would not have been able to go. It is expensive to run an excavation, and student’s tuition would never have covered our costs.

I’m grateful for the Foundation’s support, and every day in the classroom, I see students who also need extra help to afford their studies. For these reasons, I’ve volunteered to serve on the CLC Foundation board and to lead the faculty and staff component of the Changing Lives campaign.”

— Wendy Brown Anthropology Professor College of Lake County

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College of Lake County Foundation Board

Darl E. Drummond College of Lake County

Board of Directors

Michael S. Trimble

David Aho

Sam Valenti, CLC Alumni Association President

Kathryn M. Allen

Brian Will

Dale E. Barina

Robert R. Worobow

Judy Haga

Phillip L. Batchelor

Jannes E. Zobus

Dr. Richard J. Haney College of Lake County

Brandon Bennett Elaine T. Brettmann

CLC Board of Trustees Liaisons:

Wendy Brown

John Lumber

Tyrone Burno

Lynda Paul

Ed Duffy

Lourdene Huhra College of Lake County Joseph J. Legat Legat Architects

Dr. Philip J. Carrigan Edward T. Duffy

Ex-Officio Members:

Linda S. Dunn

Dr. Jerry Weber, President

Dr. Nancy C. McNerney

Judy Haga

William L. Devore, CFRE Executive Director CLC Foundation

Dick Morehead

Brad Hanahan Robert W. Hauswirth Jerry Hinkley

Julie B. Shroka, Director Alumni Relations and Special Events Beverly H. Hubbard, Development Officer

Darrell Katz

Bruce L. Osborne Retired, Discover Financial Services Carol L. Passalaqua Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Inc.

Larry A. Kaufman Holly Kerr

Board of Ambassadors

Dr. DeRionne Pollard Montgomery College

Timothy B. Klein, Treasurer Peter P. Krupczak Senator Terry Link

David Agazzi College of Lake County

David M. Lutrey Joseph Massarelli

Kathryn M. Allen Allen Investments

James D. Rock Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Krafthefer, P.C.

Dr. Denise Anastasio College of Lake County

J. Kenneth Rosko J. Kenneth Rosko, Ltd.

Rich Babjak World Equity Group, Inc.

Tom Schwartz First Midwest Bank

Connie Bakker College of Lake County

Dolores Spapperi

Sue Morris Bruce L. Osborne Carol L. Passalaqua, President Christopher Piazzi Ben Randazzo, Immediate Past President Barbara Richardson, Secretary Joanna P. Rolek, 1st VP/ President-Elect Kenneth Rosko Sandra Shinsky

Brandon Bennett Hewitt Associates

Karen Silverberg Amy Spitzer

Paul Blumberg Mesirow Finance

Bill Tate Lisa Dooley Trace

Barbara Richardson Retired, Lake County Coroner

Dr. Philip J. Carrigan

Harit Talwar Discover Network Doug Taveirne Dam, Snell, Taveirne Dr. Jerry Weber College of Lake County

Evelyn Tribbs

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Foundation Donors

545 North Bar and Grill

Saul Arteaga

Bowes Enterprise LLC

Thomas and Iza Celewicz

9 bar espresso

Jim and Linda Ayers

Sandra Braber-Grove

CenterStage in Lake Forest

AAA Charters

Mike and Cathy Babicz

Bill Braman

Patricia Centonzio

Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan

Rich and Margaret Babjak

Scott Brand

Central Illinois Manufacturing Co.

Abbott Laboratories

Thomas Baboyian

John Brandstetter

Centre Club Gurnee

Fred and Anna Abdula

Connie Bakker

John and Heather Bratsakis

Lyla Chandy

ABT Electronics

Robbie Balan

Mary Ann Bretzlauf

Louis and Karen Chauvin

Ace Hardware - Round Lake

Alec Baldwin

Bretzlauf Foundation Corporation

Chicago Architectural Foundation

Pamela N. Adams

Dr. Alphonso Baldwin

Dudley and Kim Bright

Chicago Botanic Garden

Adlai Stevenson High School

William and Jill Ballock

Gwethalyn Bronner

The Chicago Trust Company

Affirmative Services, Inc.

Dale and Kara Barina

Patrick and Rita Brosnan

Joel and Beth Anne Chmara

David Agazzi

Dale Barnstable

Margaret Scanlan Brown

Joseph and JoAnn Chovanec

Roslyn Agpasa

Marc and Judith Baron

Wendy Brown

Chuck Wagon

Teresa Aguinaldo

Lamont Barrientos

Bob Brown

Cisco

David and Suzanne Aho

Dave Barry

Laura Bryce

Citadel Theatre Company

Air Con Refrigeration & Heating, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Bartels

Lawrence and Rosetta Buescher

Citizens for Judge Margaret J. Mullen

Mr. and Mrs. M. Scott Allen

Phil and Cathy Batchelor

Buffalo Wild Wings–Vernon Hills

City of North Chicago

Kathryn M. Allen, CPA

Ben and Martha Kelly Bates

Mary Bunch

City of Waukegan

Allstate Insurance Company

David and Jan Bauer

Paul and Armie Bungcayao

John and Eileen Clarke

Alpha Baking Company

Baxter Employee Giving Campaign

Linda Burdette

Robert and Kathy Clary

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Baxter Credit Union

Harriet Burgess

Classic Toyota

Alpine Resort and Golf

Baxter Healthcare

Carolyn and Tyrone Burno

College of Lake County

Eiko Alvandi

Baxter International Foundation

Roger Bury

–Admissions & Records

AMD

Baxter International, Inc.

Kevin Butler

–Alumni Association

American Legion Post 1170

Bed Bath & Beyond

Mary Byrne

–Artcetera

American United Life Insurance Company

Gary and Patricia Beggan

Jim Byrne

Sharon Beitel

Gerard and Donna Byrne

–Biology and Health Sciences Division

Amgen Foundation Matching Gifts and Staff Volunteer Programs

Jim Belushi

Cafe Pyrenees

–Bookstore

Belvidere Muffler and Brakes

Claudia Cahill

–Business Division

Brandon and Susan Bennett

Ismael Campos

–Business Office

Candace Bergen

Cancer Federation, Inc.

–Center for Personal Enrichment

Jim Bernardi

LaVerne Caples

Bernardi Securities

Domenic and Valorie Caprice

–Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts

Vic and Gloria Berner

Paula Carballido

–Community Education

Bernie DiMeo Communications

Jeffrey Carlisle

Bill’s Pub North

Sylvia Carlson

–Counseling, Advising and Transfer Center

Pamela Bland

Kent and Donna Carlson

Duane and Madeline Blanton

John Carobine

Carole Blass Terry and Dorae Block

Philip J. Carrigan, Ph.D. and Mary Clare Jakes

Bob Chinn’s Crabhouse

Erin Carrigan

–Foundation Office

Boller Construction

Michael and Tamra Carroll

–Horticulture

David Bolton

Karen Carstens

Randy and Roz Bonar

Kelly Cartwright

–Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research

Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bond, Sr.

Benito and Maria Carvajal

Derick and Adriana Bonewitz

Mary Carver

Bonnie Brook Golf Club

Jason Cashmore

Books Are Fun, Ltd.

Natalia Casper

Borrego Springs Bank

Arlene Cederberg

AMS Auction Merchandise Source Anastasia’s Restaurant & Lounge Dr. Denise Anastasio Robert Anderson and Cheena Wade Ellen Anderson Deanna Anderson Roger Andrews Maya Angelou Anonymous Janet Antal Roger and Shirley Antes Michael and Virginia Anthony Antioch Community High School Antojitos Tonatico AON Hewitt Nelly Aquino Arlington Toyota Armor Systems Rayne Armour The Arrow Shop, Ltd.

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–Educational Affairs –EMPS –Enrollment Services –Federation of Teachers

– James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts –Lakeshore Campus –Lancer Athletics –Libraries and Instructional Services –Literary Arts Society

–New Faculty 2010

Richard Drake

Chad Good

Justin Horodeck

–Office of the President

The Drake Hotel

Barbara Gorman

Amanda Howland

–Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art

Darl Drummond

John and Jeanne Goshgarian

Tracey Hoy

Michael and Linda Dunn

John Graham

Pearl Hoy

–Southlake Campus

Richard Durante

Grayslake North High School

Kurt and Beverly Hubbard

–Student Activities

Edward Fox Photography

Great Lakes Credit Union

Jennifer Hubbard

–Student Government Association

Egg Harbor Cafe

Green Promoting

James Hudson

–Student Massage Clinic

Charles and Vicky Eiden

Mary Grenning

Blake Hudson-Cecil

Clear Pipe Inc.

Einstein Bros. Bagels–Lake Forest

John and Margitta Grigg

Lourdene Huhra

Coalicion Latinos Unidos De Lake County

Bill Eiserman

The Grille on Laurel

Barbara Hunt

Jerald and Mary Patricia Eiserman

Thomas and Mary Lou Grimes

Frederic and Adriane Hutchinson

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

El Antojito

Dr. David Groeninger

Richard and Janice Hyde

George and Virginia Coil

El Guerrero Western Wear

Thomas and Sandra Groeninger

IAAP Lake County Chapter

Reginald Coleman

Emil’s Pizza

Karen Grover

Dr. Cathy Colton

EnerNOC, Inc.

Maria Guaman

Illinois Community College System Foundation

Comcast Cable

James English

Rosa Maria Guzman

Branko Jablanovic

Concierge Unlimited International, Inc.

Susan English-Kovar

Peter Haack

Jack’s Pizzeria & Burgers

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Erzen

Hans Habeger

Kenneth and Sheryl Jacobs

The Estate of Lucy Holman

Judy Haga

Gregory Jereb

Wesley and Rhonda Farr

Debra Halas

Michael Jerikian

Fifth Third Bank

John Hamm

Jesus’ Name Apostolic Church

Kurt Filiatreault

Brad Hanahan

Roberta Jeter

The Firkin

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Haney

Jewel–Libertyville

First Bank of Highland Park

Andrew Hankins

Jewel–Grayslake

First Bank of Highland Park Foundation

Hank’s Cleaners

John G. Shedd Aquariam

Lynne Curtis

First Midwest Bank

Steven Hannick and Nancy Lyons Hannick

Thomas and Doretha Johnson

Dr. Viki S. Cvitkovic D. P. Murphy Ambulance

Betty J. Fisher

Larry Hanson

Nadine Johnson

Kristen Dahl

William and Joan Flader

Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva

Susan M. Johnson

Joe and Pam Damico

Pete Flatebo

Tara Harl

Paula Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis

Fred Fleming

Valerie Harper

Bill and Tammie Sue Johnson

Robert and Jane DeBaun

Nathan and Monnette Floyd

John and Barbara Harris

Benjamin Johnson

Decorum Inc.

Ann and Dave Forker

Jason and Kim Hasbrouck

Annette Jones

Deerfield Italian Kitchen

William Freitag

Robert and Kelly Hauswirth

Geraldine Jones

Del Parra

James Hawkins, Kenall Manufacturing Company

Burdette Jones

Del Rancho Corp.

Friends of Lake County Discovery Museum

Nancy DeMuro

Friends of Terry Link

Alan and Gayle Heatherington

Justin Vineyard & Winery

James and Christine Dennor

Jane Gackle

Dean and Sandra Hedeker

Robin Kacel

Dr. and Mrs. Gehl Devore

Lily Gaines

Here’s Wings Round Lake Beach, LLC.

Susan M. Kane

Bill and Jan Devore

Jo Anne Galbavy-Kriens

Heritage Construction

Annette Katich

DiCarlo’s Fine Wine & Spirits

Richard and Annette Galla

Harvey and Carol Herrington

Darrell and Wendy Katz

Mary Lou Diebold

Casey Gantt

Owen and Cyndi Hickman

Larry and Charmaine Kaufman

Steven and Pamela Dieck

Mary Garner

Sandra Hill

Dean Kehr

Joseph and Ellen Dimock

Eduardo and Joyce Gatto

Jerry and Deanna Hinkley

Timothy and Maureen Kelleher

Suzanne Dinardi

Columba Gaytan-Morales

Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP

Janet and Joe Kennedy

Discoteca Mayra’s

Karen Hlavin

Holly Frost Kerr

Discover Financial Services

Edwin George and Arlene Santos-George

Michael and Laura Hobart

Diane Kerr

Gene and Patricia Doll

Mike Geske

Deborah Hoem

Lorena Killebrew

Dominick’s–Gurnee

E. Joan Goepel

Hollister Incorporated

Diane Downs

Abe J. Goldsmith

Leslie Hopkins

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Margaret Cooper Joseph and Anne Coughlin The Country Squire Charlene Crooks Cunningham Insurance Agency Amy Curry

Ted and Heidi Johnson

JR Roofing

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Anne Lindsey

Michael’s Window Cleaning

Aldona Olson

Senator and Mrs. Terry Link

Microsoft Giving Campaign

Rasheeda Omar

Thomas Kim

Literacy Volunteers of Lake County

Midwestern Regional Medical Center

Orlowsky & Wilson, Ltd.

Patricia Kirschhoffer

LKQ Star Auto Parts

Doris Miller

David and Juanita Orozco

KJWW Engineering

Theresa Loerch

Brenda Miller

Cesar Ortega

Brett Klein

Kristi Long

Roland and Amy Miller

Bruce and Janelle Osborne

Timothy and Susan Klein

Luis Lopez

Peggy Miller

Luz Osorio

Kay Klemens

Los Compadres

Vanessa Miller

Bret and Nina Owen

Rory Klick

Sharon Losacco

Althea Miller

Paasche Air Brush Company

Leslie Klocek

Robert Lossmann

Miguel and Tammy Mireles

Pace Butler Corporation

LeeAnn Kmiecik

Earl and Valentina Lourcey

Thomas Mitchell

Robert and Alice Kohn

Barbara Lovsin

Mary Mooney

Paddock Publications, Inc./ Daily Herald Media Group

Hugo and Maria Kosteski

Pamela Lowrey

Lourdes Mordini

Sarah Palin

Russell Kraly

Kevin and Diana Lowry

Richard and Cindy Morehead

The Palm Beach Pops

Jeanne Kriechbaum

Kris Ludington

Gary and Launa Morgan

Philip and Jenny Partridge

Jerry Kroll

Ryan Luetzow

Morgan Stanley Foundation

Pasquesi Sheppard, LLC

Norman and Susan Kronowitz

John Lumber

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Joseph Passalaqua

Krueger International

Roger and Kimberly Lunt

Bill and Sue Morris

Carol Passalaqua

Peter and Maureen Krupczak

David and Jane Lutrey

Amy Morton-Miller

Christine Patrick

Krystal Kucharski

Allen and Susan Lynch

Motor Werks

Patton Enterprises

Eric Kurtz

Lynfred Winery

Leon Muff

Cliffton and Lynda Paul

La Luz Bakery

Patricia Macholmes

Cindy Munda

Bradley and Linda Peacock

Lake County Art League

Kathie MacIsaac

Jesse Murayama, D.N.

Peacock Family Restaurant

Lake County Council Navy League

Magic Hands

Dr. Sean Murphy

Pepsi Beverages Company

Lake County Fielders

Lawrence and Janet Magnuson

Scott Murphy

Charles Perkey

Lake County Regional Office of Education

Henry Maier

Tom Myers

Faith L. Peters

Stanley and Lynn Makow

Russell Myers

Inez Petersen

Lake County Women’s Coalition

Mano a Mano

NAACP Lake County Branch

Daniel Petrosko

Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company

Carl and Ana Marcyan

Michael and Patricia Neenan

Samuel and Martha Pettineo

Lake Forest Symphony

Lou Marks

Nelnet Business Solutions

Janna Philipp

Lake Lawn Resort

Marjorie L. Martin

NICASA

Mary Phillips

Michael and Rita Lakin

Elisabeth Martin, Ph.D.

Frank and Cheryl Nickels

Christopher and Katie Piazzi

Martha Lally

Henry Martin

Jorge Nieto

Maria Pineda

Meg Largay

Masco Engravers

Robert and Kelly Nightingale

Elizabeth Pirman

John and Deborah Larsen

Mark and Janet Mason

David and Robin Nikolai

Mike and Chris Piskule

Michael and Julia Latza

Massarelli Charitable Foundation

Robert Nimits

Stephen Plunkett

Andrea Lawrence

Thomas Maurer

Audrey Nixon

PMA Financial Network, Inc.

Mick and Cathy Leafblad

Dr. and Mrs. Edward May

Bertine Nixon

The PNC Financial Services Group

Tiffiny Lean

Margaret May

Christopher and Jill Noon

Warren Michael and Monica Polley

Nicole Leconte

The Honorable Karen May

North Shore Garden Club

The Popcorn Factory

Holly Ledvina

Robert and Beth Mayo

North Shore Gas Company

Margie Porter

Kathryn Leep

Ana Mazilu

North Shore Trust and Savings

Christopher and Maureen Potter

Legat Architects

Edward and Patricia McAnally

Northbrook Bank & Trust

Ted and Margene Poulos

Suzanne Leibman

Margaret (Peggy) McClain McClure’s Garage

Northern Illinois Funeral Services, Inc.

Precision Quincy

Paula Clayton Lenczycki

Robyn McGarrigle

NyproMold Chicago

Mary Price

Mark McMahon

Charlie Nystrom

Patricia A. Price

Cynthia Medalle

Mark and Alyssa O’Brien

Produce Jalapeno Market

Richard and Joan Meginnis

Octagon Spa Salon

PSI Distribution

Don and Anne Meisner

Marcia O’Day

Karyn Quick

Robert and Judith Melius

Thomas O’Donovan

R. E. Decker

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mendelson

Ohkea Castle

R.J. Galla Company, Inc.

Merry’s Purse

Frances O’Hern

Douglas Raffel

Metro Paint Supply, Inc.

Ed Oilschlager and Denise Williams

Ben and Linda Randazzo

Michael Meyer

Ron Olesiak

Thelma Ransom

Jay David Meyer

Isabel Olsen

Stephen and Diane Rarick

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Leno’s Sub Rick Lesser Lesser, Lutrey & McGlynn, LLP The Liberty Restaurant Libertyville Bank and Trust Libertyville Car Spa Libertyville High School Libertyville Sports Complex Libertyville Woman’s Club Robert and Lisa Lindel Ray Linder and Theresa Kirby

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Celeste Pregracke

Katerine Pakieser-Reed and William Reed

Thomas and Barbara Schwartz

Supermercado El Mexicano

Donise Virden

Rebecca Schwarz

Vision Care Associates

Joel and Nancy Reed

Lynn Scott

Supermercado Y Taqueria Villasenor, Inc.

James and Deborah Reinemann

Theresa Sebastian

Samuel and Jean Suter

Kathleen Vogl

Rob Reiner

Second City

Dee Swan

Wayne and Kimberly Voss

Barbara Richardson-Cannon

Judy Sengstock-Lange

Kerry and Leticia Swift

W. W. Grainger

Robert and Laurie Riley

Jim and Darlene Shackelford

Synergy Fitness and Sports

Brad Waggoner

Ristorante Bottaio

Gaylis Ingram Shakir

Tacos Bueno

Matthew and Katherine Wagner

Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center

Marla Sheade

Tag Team LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Herscel Wallace III

John and Alvera Shelton

Tala Restaurant

John Wallin

Linda Shepherd

Gregory and Wendy Tankson

Frank and Laura Walsworth

Shepherd’s Crook Golf Course

Glenn and Myretta Taylor

Edwina Walton

Young Shin

TDS

Waukegan Color Supply

Sandra Shinsky

Elaine Teltz

Waukegan Little Fort Lions Club

Jean Short

Terryberry Company

Waukegan Township

Ken and Julie Shroka

Robert and Roberta Therry

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Weber

Ray Siegel

Dr. Jacinta Thomas

Mrs. Robert Weismantel

Sign-A-Rama

John Thomas

Theodore and Anita Wells

Signs Now Highland Park

Marty Thompsen

Robert and Melissa West

Karen Silverberg

Doria Thompson

West Insurance Agency, Inc.

William and Kim Sims

Thomas Thompson

Yuppy Puppy, Inc.

Dixie Siwinski

Michael Thompson

Tonitta White

Brian and Kathleen Smith

Tina’s Italian Bake Shop

Darielle White

Susan Smith

Mark Toch

White Deer Run Golf Club

Dave and Pat Smith

Robert B. Townsend Jr.

Larry and Diane Whittier

Snap-on Tools

David and Lisa Trace

Norman and Joy Wideburg

Rick Soller and Nedra Adams-Soller

Trattoria Pomigliano

Eva Wilczenski

Somethings Brewing

Paul and Evelyn Tribbs

Wildberry

Dr. Phyllis Soybel

Michael Trimble

Brian Will

Dean and Nikki Spangle

True North Retirement Partners of Raymond James & Associates

Michael and Cathy Williams

Sharelle Roach-McGee Robbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd. Joan Robertson Shirley Robinson Jeanette Robinson Rocco Shirts Chicago Rodriguez Home Inspectors, Inc. Roe Automotive, Inc. Joanna Rolek William Rolli Rollins Family Dental Lou Rosen Dr. Judy Rosenberg J. Kenneth Rosko Rotary Club of Waukegan Philip and Laura Rovang Erick Rowe Rowe-Thrush Rowland Custom Frame & Art Gallery Royal Furniture Chris and Patricia Rudolph Rudy’s Mexican Grill, Inc. Rodolfo and Theresa Ruiz-Velasco Syvel Sabandal Dr. Rai Salazar San Luis Obispo Coast Dist.

Parks & Recreation Dept.

Dolores Spapperi Sperian Protection Americas, Inc. George Speros Amy Spitzer Sports 11 Spring Lake Golf Resort Dr. Janakimala Srinivasa

Joann Sanders

Jeff Sronkoski

Susan Sands

Dr. Jennifer Staben

Kam and Netali Sanghvi

Joe and Donna Stachowicz

Stephen and Marilyn Sarich

Martha Stamper

Lydia Sawyer

Stanczak Family Fund

Otis and Clara Sawyer

Larry and Kathryne Starzec

John and Susan Schaper

State Bank of the Lakes

Barbara Schau

Barry N. Stein D.D.S.

Fred and Amy Scheu

Greg Stepanek

Lawrence Schicht

Dr. Christopher Stephenson

Evelyn Schiele

Sterling Collision Centers, Inc.

Clarence and Hilary Schnadt

Don Stewart

Linda Schneider

Alice Stiller

Dr. Russ Schneider

Dr. Jeffrey Stomper and Elizabeth Pope

Schneider Electric Robert and Yoke May Schoenborn Steven and Judith Schulte Dr. and Mrs. John Schwab

Strang Funeral Chapel and Crematorium Ltd.

Vista Health System

Tim and Karen Trush

Wine Knows

Trustmark Foundation

Glenn Winters

Trustmark Insurance Company

Wintrust Financial Corporation

Robert Twardock

Klaus and Karin Wisiol

University Center of Lake County Tim and Simone Unroe Mary Urban Andrea Urban USPT Gear VAC of Lake County Sam Valenti Sue Valentine-French Tag and Valerie Van Winkle Bill Vargas Marylyn Varitek Thomas Varney Luis Vazquez Vern & Bunny Thelen Family Foundation Agnes Vetese Vianney Hair Salon Village Optical Shop The Vine

Sunset Foods

Marc and Sally Violante

Superior Remodeling, Inc.

Simone Virden

Charles Willms

Jeffrey and Patricia Wojtowicz Diane Wolter Roycealee J. Wood World Equity Group, Inc. Robert and Michelle Worobow Jeffrey Wright Yang Xiang Olivia Yanez Susan Yasecko Marine Yasz Dr. Tina Ye Dr. Li-hua Yu Michael and Cheryl Zabroski Gordon Zachary Maria Zermeno Zion-Benton Township High School Jan and John Zobus Zogo Technologies

Kim Marie Schwaderer

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College of Lake County Foundation Statements of Financial Position

Assets

2011

Cash and cash equivalents Investments Other receivables Deferred expense

$ 214,173 2,412,001 3,166 7,600

Total Assets

$ 2,636,940

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities: Accounts payable Miscellaneous payable Deferred revenue Grants and scholarships payable Due to College of Lake County Total Liabilities

$

696 11,522 15,800 3,882 2,244 34,144

Clockwise from top $ 532,827.42

65.71%

187,756.11

23.15%

Institutional Development

17,019.12

2.10%

Operational Expenses (Office Expenses)

17,811.45

2.20%

Cultural Enrichment (Gallery)

55,426.61

6.84%

$ 810,840.71

100.00%

Student Assistance Restricted Grants

Net assets: Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

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$

253,324 1,547,464 802,008 2,602,796

$ 2,636,940

TOTAL EXPENSES

Opportunities to Invest in Changing

Lives

YOUR GIFT TO CHANGING LIVES MAY BE MADE TO SUPPORT: • CLC Foundation Scholarships in general.

• A specific CLC Foundation Scholarship.

• Create a new scholarship of your choice.

• Contribute to other institutional needs.

Gifts of any size are deeply appreciated, and giving is easy. Gifts may be made outright, pledged for up to five years or designated through planned giving. Contributions may be made through cash, stock, real estate, personal property, a bequest, charitable annuities, charitable remainder trusts, life insurance, retirement plans or IRA rollovers.

To discuss giving opportunities, please contact: William Devore Executive Director, CLC Foundation cad061@clcillinois.edu (847) 543-2640 To donate online, visit www.clcillinois.edu/give.

The College of Lake County is governed by a seven-member board of trustees, elected from among the citizens of Community College District 532, to ensure accountability. In addition, a CLC student is appointed each spring for a one-year term, casting advisory votes.

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