Impact of Grant Funding — Selected
Highlights of Fiscal Year 2007
• 100 percent of the proposed projects address
at least one of the three institutional goals for FY07:
IS06.01 More effectively
engage students in their education to enhance student success.
IS06.02 Increase the engagement
of college personnel in the improvement of essential processes affecting
the quality of services and academic programs.
IS06.03 Develop continuing partnerships
with external institutions and organizations for the benefit of District
502.
Projects
addressing one institutional goal: 4%
Projects
addressing two institutional goals: 48%
Projects
addressing three institutional goals: 38%
• A total of 439 students were served through
the College of DuPage P-16 Grant; 1,543 through Dual Credit and 298
through Dual Enrollment. A total of 124 transfer or career courses
were delivered. Seven formal dual credit agreements were forged with
high schools during FY04, including new formalized agreements. Due
to the success of these formal agreements and the P-16 Grant, College
of DuPage is forging a new partnership with two high schools in Community
College District 502 during FY06.
• The Harold D. McAninch Arts Center (MAC) remains
economically accessible in part because of grant funding. During the
2004-2005 grant season 76,686 MAC attendees came from 228 Illinois
towns and 26 states. The MAC presented 79 performances of 51 separate
events and produced 86 performances of 22 separate events by resident
professional ensembles.
• Through the 2006 BP America Leader award,
granted to the College of DuPage Foundation, the college implemented
Science at the Center, a comprehensive summer pilot project targeting
75 children whose low-income and/or immigrant families are served
through the People’s Resource
Center in Wheaton.
• The Secretary of State Adult Volunteer Literacy
Grant Program enrolled 591 new students and trained 37 new volunteers.
Of those students, 51 ABE students gained at least one reading grade
level; 26 ABE students reached a 9th grade reading level; 182 ESL
students gained at least one proficiency level; 65 percent of the
adult students receiving math tutoring gained at least one grade level
and 48 percent gained at least two grade levels.