skip the i-GuideIllinois State UniversityAdmissions at ISUAcademics at ISUEvents at ISUMap of ISUISU A to Z ListingISU AccessibilityISU 150th Anniversary
College of Arts and Sciences News
Article Details
College Enhances Community Relationships
Board Leadership
From left, Dean Olson,
Board Vice Chair Carol Struck,
and Chair Chuck Witte
The College's Community Advisory Board—a group of Bloomington-Normal community leaders brought together to help strengthen College/Community ties—held its fall meeting last week and developed several new initiatives. The Board discussed ways to expand the College/Community internship pipeline. "Arts and Sciences students have much to offer the community's businesses and organizations and we would like to see more of our students placed in your organizations to further their career training," said Dean Olson. The Board also discussed ways in which the community could play a role in recruiting and retaining high quality administrators and faculty to the College. One such initiative developed by the Board was the creation of "community mentors," or Board members who would "adopt" a new faculty member and introduce them to various aspects of the B-N community. "My wife and I would eagerly participate in such a program," said Rob McDade, Vice President of Country Financial Services. "We remember what is was like to be new to the community, and a program like this would have helped us adapt much quicker." At the meeting, Dean Olson also discussed the community's role in the College's new strategic plan. "You play a vital role in our future success. Your ideas over the past year shaped many elements of our strategic plan, and we look forward to working with you as we continue to discover new ways we can help each other," said Dean Olson.
Return