FY11 Funded Projects

Arts Midwest, in partnership with the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, awarded the McAninch Arts Center a grant to support the engagement of the Diavolo Dance Theatre October 2010 performance along with youth outreach at Mooseheart Child City and School. Project Director: Janey Sarther. (Funded: $4,000)

The DuPage Community Foundation Grant submitted through the College of DuPage Foundation:  To support the MAC SchoolStage Series, a collection of curriculum-based performances targeted to students pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Project Director: Stephen Cummins, Janey Sarther. (Funded $7,250)

Illinois Community College Board: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation Grant: To purchase lab equipment, materials, supplies, and technician support to provide certificate offerings in Information Technology at the West Chicago Regional Center. Project Director: Mary Klinefelter. (Funded $64,015)

Illinois Community College Board: Career and Technical Education Perkins Postsecondary Grant: To support CTE programs and activities, equipment acquisition, faculty and staff development, and education and industry collaborations that will support student opportunities to enhance academic success, build technical skills, and prepare for future careers. Project Director: Glenda Gallisath. (Funded: $643,785)

Illinois Community College Board: Program Improvement Grant: To support computer and lab equipment purchases to enhance instruction in four academic programs: Computer Information Systems (CIS), Hospitality and Culinary, Diagnostic Medical Imaging (DMI), and Motion Picture Television (MPTV). Project Director: Glenda Gallisath. (Funded: $77,873)

AAUW (American Association of University Women) 2010 Community Action Grant: Pathfinder. A one-year project targeting 24 at-risk, high school sophomore Latina and African American girls from DuPage County who will improve their preparation for education and careers in science, technology, education and math (STEM). Project Directors: Anna Gay and Cynthia Johnson. (Funded: $7,000)

Illinois Community College Board: Student Success Grant. To facilitate transition to postsecondary education, increase retention, and improve student learning outcomes. The priority populations to be served by the grant’s activities will include: developmental students; students with disabilities; racial and ethnic minorities; low income students; first-generation college students; and adult education students. Project Director: Glenda Gallisath. (Funded: $864,106)

Illinois Community College Board: Adult Education and Family Literacy. The Adult Education and ESL Program at College of DuPage is the largest literacy provider in District 502, expected to serve 7,350 students at 31 locations this year. There are seven distinct instructional areas: Adult ESL; ESL Family Literacy: Adult Basic Education/Reading; English; Math; GED Preparation in English and Spanish; Citizenship; and ESL for Citizenship. The index of need for literacy services in District 502 is among the highest in Illinois. Project Director: Maria Martinez-Valiukenas. (Funded: $1,596,933)

Illinois Secretary of State: People Educating People (PEP). To support PEP, the adult volunteer literacy program that uses community volunteers to individualize instruction and provide tutoring in reading, math and ESL literacy. Project Directors: Maria Martinez-Valiukenas and Sherry May. (Funded: $41,000)

Illinois Secretary of State (SOS): Leer es Poder (Reading is Power). To support the family literacy program in Villa Park. This well-established program is based on national models of excellence and promotes developmental growth, self-esteem and family cohesiveness, while reinforcing literacy skills. Project Directors: Maria Martinez-Valiukenas and Carol Garcia. (Funded: $31,100)

Illinois Secretary of State (SOS): Leer es Poder (Reading is Power). To support the family literacy program in West Chicago. This well-established program is based on national models of excellence and promotes developmental growth, self-esteem and family cohesiveness, while reinforcing literacy skills. Project Directors: Maria Martinez-Valiukenas and Carol Garcia. (Funded: $23,100)

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Laura Bush 21st Century Library Program: Librarians Serving Community-Based Higher Education. Led by the Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges (NILRC) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), a cohort of 20 students enrolled in the UIUC Master’s of Library Science program will acquire the knowledge and skills required to serve as professional librarians in community colleges. COD, as one of ten library partners, will host one student for a structured six month internship, provide extensive guidance and mentoring, and support the consortium in an advisory role. Project Director: Ellen Sutton. (Funded: $23,000)

National Science Foundation: Advanced Technological Education: Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Technicians. A three-year initiative with Purdue University (lead), the Ivy Tech Community College system, and regional industries in Illinois and Indiana that will enhance education and career opportunities in mechanical, computer, electrical, and engineering technologies. COD will contribute to curriculum development by developing unified classroom and laboratory course modules to be used at COD, Ivy Tech and Purdue, and will serve as an integral part of the initiative’s advisory, implementation and evaluation team. Students will complete modules offered in innovative, flexible formats, and will engage in experiential learning activities promoted through a cadre of industry mentors. Project Director: Branislav Rosul. (Funded: $128,614)

Target Foundation Arts and Culture Program: Schoolstage Series 2010-2011: To support a series of 10 curriculum-based events with 17 performing arts productions specifically geared to student audiences from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Project Director: Janey Sarther. (Funded: $2,000) Submitted through the COD Foundation

U.S. Department of Commerce: Illinois Century Network (ICN). To provide Internet access to community colleges across the state. COD will provide a no-cost high speed final mile connection to ICN’s POP (point of presence) in Chicago. Project Director: Charles Currier.

The Council on Undergraduate Research and the National Council of Institutional Administrators will lead the grant initiative, Developing Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges: Tapping the Potential of All Students, funded by the National Science Foundation. A College of DuPage team will participate in a regional workshop to enhance and advance the undergraduate research program at COD. The initiative will build knowledge and resources through professional development workshops incorporating exemplary national program models specifically designed to prepare faculty and administrators to implement and sustain research at community colleges. Project Director: Richard Jarman.