Impact in the World

We're leading for the future. Our outstanding, dedicated faculty members and staff are initiating new breakthroughs in graduate leadership preparation and scholarly research. Here are a few examples of how we're making a difference in the world.

Ms. Jessica Barrientos (Dec. 2008 EOL Graduate) Jessica graduated from the EOL's Higher Education program in December 2008, and was quickly hired by the Illinois Community College Board. The announcement from the board reads, in part, "I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Jessica Barrientos to the ICCB in the position of Director for Academic Affairs. Jessica will be responsible for many facets of Academic programs including transfer program approval, co-coordinating the Illinois Articulation Initiative, and serving as the ICCB liaison to the transfer coordinators, as well as working with us on the College and Career Readiness project, to name a few....Jessica also holds a Masters in Higher Education Administration from the University of Illinois where she worked in the Office of Community College Research and Leadership,"  Brian Durham, Senior Director for Academic Affairs & CTE Illinois Community College Board.
	Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III (Higher Education Alum) "Hrabowski's civil rights background, his Ph.D. in education and statistics (which he earned when he was just 24), and his ebullient cheerleading for education have led him to the presidency of what had been a no-name commuter campus—the University of Maryland-Baltimore County." read more of Dr. Hrabowski's story...
	Dr. Christopher Lubienski Chris is studying the role of choice and competition in recreating the school system in post-Katrina New Orleans. Dr. Lubienski is working with other scholars across the nation in exploring the role of choice and competition in providing quality educational options that city.
	The Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) The Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) was established in 1989 at the University of Illinois. Current funded initiatives focus on partnerships between community colleges and high schools, including studies of academic and career pathways for youths and adults. Learn more at http://occrl.ed.uiuc.edu