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By Brittney Foreman
Posted: 6/6/07 Section: News
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Hightman also said there are plans to increase diveristy in higher education. In April, IBHE created the Deputy Director for Diversity and Outreach position, a position Terry Nunn took on. She said it is a high priority for the board to improve educational attainment for disadvantaged minorities and low-income families.
Curtis White of the Faculty Advisory Council said the FAC would work with the Student Advisory Committee on a report about the rise in mental health issues on college campuses.
In White's report he cited an article from the Chicago Tribune, which said tuition at the University of Illinois has risen 250 percent in the last decade. He also said, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, it now takes 31 percent of an average family's income to pay for a year at a public college.
White also cited a paper the FAC sent to the IBHE in spring 2006 called, "Eight Theses on Higher Education in Illinois." The paper highlighted the consequences of inadequately funding higher education. In his report, he said, "Illinois' failure has been not simply a failure to fund higher education but a failure to see all the consequences of not funding."
For solutions, White proposed IBHE ask the state for the money they actually need. He also said the FAC will work toward bringing together allies for a solution to the funding issue.
Keynote speaker Dr. David Spence, president of the Southern Regional Education board, gave a presentation on the current program in California to adjust high school standards to college readiness standards. He offered the IBHE board advice, saying that the system that worked in California will not work for any other state. Spence said, though, faculty at universities need to work with high school teachers to develop standards that will better prepare high school seniors for college specific to Illinois' areas of improvement. He said the system must be a statewide agreement that all schools in the state follow.
Spence also said that the culture of higher education needs to change. Once students get into a post-secondary institution, those institutions should be held accountable for helping students graduate, he said.
The next IBHE meeting will take place at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago in August. Chairwoman Hightman said that she would like to take advantage of Illinois' higher education institutions and hold meetings at college campuses.
The October meeting will take place at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Hightman said they are currently looking for a school to host December's meeting in Chicago.
Curtis White of the Faculty Advisory Council said the FAC would work with the Student Advisory Committee on a report about the rise in mental health issues on college campuses.
In White's report he cited an article from the Chicago Tribune, which said tuition at the University of Illinois has risen 250 percent in the last decade. He also said, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, it now takes 31 percent of an average family's income to pay for a year at a public college.
White also cited a paper the FAC sent to the IBHE in spring 2006 called, "Eight Theses on Higher Education in Illinois." The paper highlighted the consequences of inadequately funding higher education. In his report, he said, "Illinois' failure has been not simply a failure to fund higher education but a failure to see all the consequences of not funding."
For solutions, White proposed IBHE ask the state for the money they actually need. He also said the FAC will work toward bringing together allies for a solution to the funding issue.
Keynote speaker Dr. David Spence, president of the Southern Regional Education board, gave a presentation on the current program in California to adjust high school standards to college readiness standards. He offered the IBHE board advice, saying that the system that worked in California will not work for any other state. Spence said, though, faculty at universities need to work with high school teachers to develop standards that will better prepare high school seniors for college specific to Illinois' areas of improvement. He said the system must be a statewide agreement that all schools in the state follow.
Spence also said that the culture of higher education needs to change. Once students get into a post-secondary institution, those institutions should be held accountable for helping students graduate, he said.
The next IBHE meeting will take place at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago in August. Chairwoman Hightman said that she would like to take advantage of Illinois' higher education institutions and hold meetings at college campuses.
The October meeting will take place at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Hightman said they are currently looking for a school to host December's meeting in Chicago.
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