Research & Outreach
Innovations in research and scholarship are hallmarks of the Illinois experience. Humanities, science and technology are driven by "breakthrough" moments. We believe that the future of education, lifelong and lifewide, will be defined by that same spirit of innovation and creation.
Our 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:
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
- Institute for Workplace Learning and Development
- Office of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (MSTE)
- National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE)
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
- University Primary School
