Learning experiences that take students outside the traditional classroom and their comfort zone to study abroad or domestically can cause inordinate demands on them emotionally, financially and logistically. As a faculty member from the Justice, Law…
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center has published a report outlining the fall 2019 college enrollments and the continued decline nationally. Some of the trends include: More significant decline in the for-profit sector Larger decline in part-time…
This is a place where the student has always come first. If a student has needed a course to graduate, we have offered it without blinking an eye. If a group of students has an…
The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has released a new interactive tool that helps explore transfer student activity for all institutions in Illinois. It includes tabs with breakdowns for: * Total transfers received …
Whether a police officer is issuing a traffic ticket, calming down a frantic parent who lost their child, mediating a domestic abuse dispute or assistance a person with a possible mental illness they are constantly…
By Dr. Stephen Sherwin and Dr. Vesna Markovic January 1, 2020 marks the beginning of a new year; bringing new hopes, new goals, and new laws. Illinois legislators passed HB 1438 legalizing the consumption…
An interesting article in Education Dive chronicles the demand for data scientists along with the limited number of program options currently available to students. * From 2015 to 2018 job postings for data scientists…
The Fraternal Order of Police and Police Departments sponsor a variety of programs for children, however, at Christmas time a program titled “Cops and Kids” is designed to build relationships between the local FOP Lodge…
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce just released a new report ranking 4,500 colleges and universities by return on investment. A fascinating, interactive, tool examines the Net Present Value (NPV) of degrees…
It seems like every week I see an article about another college adding ESports to their menu of programs. An article in EdTech outlines the progress made and lessons learned as schools move quickly to…