Strategic Initiatives

The College is focusing efforts on four strategic initiatives aligned to Strategic Campus Goals. These initiatives represent areas in which we believe we could significantly enhance our research, teaching and service activities, achieve preeminence, and attract considerable external resources. They are:

The Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment	The Center for Education in Small Urban Communities	Forum on the Future of Public Education	STEM Education Research Collaborative	The Ubiquitous Learning Institute

Serving the Public Good: Research Centers & Outreach Units

Transforming learning and teaching for the new century requires collaborative relationships joining researchers, practitioners and professional colleagues. Our charge to serve the public good is recognized through our research centers and outreach units:

• Office of Community College Research and Leadership
• Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative
• Illinois New Teacher Collaborative
• Office of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (MSTE)
• National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE)
• University Primary School