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President announces retirementDr. Vernon 0. Crawley, president of Moraine Valley for the past 21 years, hasannounced his retirement effective June 30, 2012.

Since coming to Moraine Valley, his overarching emphasis has been onStudent success. During his tenure, the college has received state, federal

and private grants to help prepare students to be successful at the collegelevel and to help retrain workers who have lost their jobs.

President Crawley also has led the college through remarkable growth inprograms. During his tenure, Moraine Valley's Virtual College was estab-lished and two associate's degrees were added-Associate of Fine Artsand Associate of Arts in Teaching. The college ranks in the top seven

LW,, percent of the nation's community colleges in associate degrees conferred

«·, and fourth in the nation in multi-disciplinary studies (associate in science

degrees) conferred. Moraine Valley is one of five Midwest colleges anduniversities that in 2003 established the Center for Systems Security andInformation Assurance, which is housed at Moraine Valley.

The community approved an $89 million capital bond referendum in 2006that resulted in an unprecedented campus expansion that has never beenseen even when the campus first opened its first four permanent buildingsin the early 1970s. The college opened the Dr. Vernon 0. Crawley ScienceHall and the Moraine Business and Conference Center in fall 2009.Additionally, a Student Union opened in March 2009 and the StudentServices Center opened after extensive renovation in January 2010. The

original buildings-A, B and L-also were renovated. The college also builtthe two-story "green" Southwest Education Center, which opened inOctober 2010 in Tinley Park.

Other capital projects, in which Dr. Crawley has been instrumental indeveloping include the education center in Blue Island that opened in 2004and was re-dedicated in October after the college purchased the buildingearlier this year and renovated the second floor to add classroom space;Building P, which houses the police department and physical plantoperations, opened in 2008; and Building D, which includes classrooms,the Bookstore, and administrative offices, opened in 2001. The Fine andPerforniing Arts Center, the Moraine communities' cultural jewel, openedin 1994.

Since Dr. Crawley's arrival in 1991, college enrollment has risen 30 percent.The college credit enrollment reached an all-time high this fall with 18,169students. The college ranks second in enrollment among the 48 commu-nky colleges in Illinois.

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Lt. Governor Simon The 2011 summer school enrollment exceeded the 11,000-studentmark for the eigha consecutive year with 11,179 credit and noncredit

visits campus students. Credit headcount and hours were down from a year ago by

U. Governor Sheila Simon met with Moraine Valley tilstees, administra-about 3.6 percent and 3.3 percent respectively. However, the 10-year

tors, faculty members and students on Sept 21 as part of her statewidetrend has risen by 22 percent as has the 10-year trend for credit hours.

tour and fact-finding mission of community colleges.

A group of college employees and New Facilities Masterstudents; State Senator Ed Maloney; Plan now in place

... Dr. George Reid, executive director of* the Illinois Board of Higher Education, As the college continues its planning for the future, and with virtually all

who gave the 2011 commencement projects completed in the most recent facilities master plan, the Board

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'stee The new plan calls for five major projects with two of them ready toaddress; and Moraine Valley board of Trustees approved a new map to follow for the next five to 10 years.

John Coleman met with President come off the drawing board.

Vernon 0. Crawley, who facilitated a The Facilities Master Plan, approved by the board Oct 19, was devel-5 discussion,and Simon for nearly an oped through the thoughtful participation of numerous stakeholders

. throughout the college community including administrators, facuM,hour.

6.-1 A number of the college's programs staff, students, and community members. Through this indusive and

were mentioned, including the Center interactive process, various areas of development were identifiedfor Systems Security and Information Including:

Assurance (CSSIN and freshman orientation, and that more innovative • Health Education and Wellness Centerprograms are being looked into, particularly for those returning adultswho have several degrees and want to advance further or pursue a

• Sustainability Center

different interest • Classroom building

Following the discussion, Simon toured the campus, examining a • Infrastructure upgrades and expansion to existing facilitiesvariety of programs and classrooms, and meeting with staff and faculty

- Parking expansionin several buildings.

Already planned for constmction arethe relocation of the tennis and out-door basketball courts, currently located just west of the Dr. Vernon 0.

Fall credit enrollment Crawley Science Hall, to an area just south of the baseball diamond

at record high will be removed to make way for an additional 430 parking spots.along 111th Street Once the new courts are completed, the old courts

The 2011 fall credit and noncredit enrollment was up over 6 percent The other projects will be done as funds become available overthe nextcompared to a year ago with 19,762 students. Credit student enrollment five to 10 years.is at a record high-4.5 percent higher than fall 2010, and noncredit

enrollment is up significantly--33 percent more than last fall. Creditenrollment has increased by 14.5 percent over the past five fall semes-

ters despite a slight decrease last fall.

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Valley's off-campus facility. College trustees, faculty '4 2.»

and staff, and local and state officials celebrated the :il..expansion project that included renovation of the

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NAMESMark Derdzinski, assistant professor of English, has

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1 Bob Freudenthal, golf coach, was named Illinois Skyway \' 17/ Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year, for his team's winning the/9 1 - conference title. His team also was runner-up in the NJCAA Region

f· 4% IV tournament and will compete in the national championship nextE sprine

Fall athletes garner  Rick Lapidus, associate professor of Mechanical Design post-season awardsTechnology, has published Tradiglmi 3ds Mar.· A CG Animator's

  Guide to Applying the Classic Principles ofAnimation. ,

Athletes participating in fall sports continued the

Cyclones' tradition of excellence earning post-seasonU.. accolades led by Nicole Selvaggio (Oak Lawn), who

was selected as NJCAA Region W and the IllinoisSkyway Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Player

i of the Year. Two other women's tennis players joined

. Selvaggio on the allconference and all-region teams.

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//$  all-region and six all-conference players.  Men's cross»- country claimed three all-conference runners, and the

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Dr Crawley (center) with standard bank omcers and Sue Lthn, executive director of theMoraine Valley Community College Foundation.

Bank pledges scholarship supportThe Moraine Valley Community College Foundation has received a $50,000 pledge to cre-ate the Standard Bank and Trust Company Scholarship Fund. The fund will provide fourannual $2,500 scholarships to one graduating student each from Brother Rice HighSchool, Leo High School, Marist High School, and Mount Carmel High School overthe nextfive years. Scholarship recipients can apply the funds toward tuition, fees and books atMoraine Valley during the fall and spring semesters.

"Standard Bank has been a longtime supporter of our community and the college, and weare very pleased the bank and Its leaders have chosen to make such a substantial com-mitment to students from high schools in our communities," said Sue Unn, executivedirector of the Foundation. The bank is headquartered in Hickory Hills.

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1 ...Tech grant to fund virtual labsThanks to a $3.7 million federal grant, the college will undertake amassive projectthat will take technological learning to a new level and

I , help students develop into high-technology professionals..

--\- Geospatial Technology Consottlum (NISGTC), a group of seven com-

Moraine Valley is palt of the National Infomiation, Security, and

munity colleges (and 19 affiliated colleges) composed of Naaonal

Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Centers. The

consortium has been awarded $20 million for job training and work-4 force development in the information technology industry. Moraine

Valley will be the lead college for cybersecudy and virtual labs.

Moraine Valley was tapped because of its research and developmentof the Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA)

--p. virtualization labs and overall work with CSSIA The college's taskinvolves several parts. One is to revise and develop a new and current

cybersecudy degree and certificate program with a focus on "stack-able" certificates. Every time students get a related certificate, itshows that they have earned additional skills to make them more

- .„-'-I. viable to enter the workforce. The other colleges In the consortium will

then adopt this program.

» Another major function Moraine Valley will tackle is to help buildvirtual data centers at each of the other six colleges in the group. With

f other schooIS Wi|| ultimately implement some or all of the technology-the college as the model and vidualization data center architect, the

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f environment would be available 24/7.

Aihird majorobjective is integrating hands-on virtuallab content forall+ these developed programs atthe data centers. Forexample, when con-

sortium partner Del Mar College in Texas sends Moraine Valley all theirlab content forthe geospatial program, MoraineValley will work with itspamers to transform the information into its data center, which will

.then distribute ittolhe othersix college data centers. The program then

' maintains consistency and can be updated across the board.

In addition, Moraine Valley will adoptthe outputfrom tile other colleges

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Ranks among best in nationMoraine Valley ranks ninth among large-size community colleges 00,000+ enrollment) inusing information technology to help provide a high level of service to its faculty, studentsand communities, according to the results of the seventh annual Digital Communky CollegesSurvey announced by e.Republic's Center for Digital Education and Converge Online.

The survey looked at technology integration into college curriculum and campus life, docu-menting use of online admissions processes, distance education, technology training forstudents and faculty, campus security alerts, use of Web 2.0 social and collaborative capa-

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bilities, as well as online tutoring and advisory services. Use of mobile devices was also akey indicator of success.

"Leaders at commun* colleges are incorporating new technologies to enhance studentservices and improve course cum'iculum," said Cathilea Robinett, executive vice president ofthe Center for Digital Education. "Expanded distance learning offerings, use of mobile

devices, and greater collaboration - among other efforts - demonstrate these winners' driveto provide students with a high-quality education at a lower cost."

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electic energy expenses drop over the next year. The schools worked

together over the past year evaluating and shopping for electric 0 1

energy and have secured a rate forthe next 12 months that will reduce

monthly expenses by about $25,000. 4 K

"The college Is evaluating now how that money will be directed tostudents and hopefully for other sustainability efforts," said Andrew , I.

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Also, as a part of this joint purchase agreement, the college willincrease from 6 percent to 15 percent its use of renewable energyrather than coal or fossil fuels N', 

New consortium driving downhealth insurance costs forcommunity collegesMoraine Valley is working to make a dent in the $9 million it spends

annually on employees' health insurance. Through the Illinois

Community College Health Insurance Program OCCHIP), the college

will save an estimated $120,000 Inthe firstyearalone, with more sav-ings anticipated as additional community colleges join the consorlium.

The savings are a result of purchasing health care insurance enmasse. The more health insurance purchased, the cheaper it is.Partnering with other Illinois community colleges Increases the

employee pool and gives the group more buying power. LI" L4:

With lhe help of consulting firm Gallagher Benefits, Moraine Valley hasentered into a 1hree-year commitment with College of DuPage in Glen

Ellyn and Oakton Community College in Des Plaines to create the

ICCHIR They hope another eight or nine community colleges will jointhe consortium by January with the expectation that it will double or

biple in size within 12 months. Collectively, the ICCHIP is serving over3,300 employees. The addition of more members will help defray the

costs of the consortium and possibly further drive down the cost ofhealth insurance.Although this is acollaborative efforteachof the col-leges have maintained their benefits structure.

Art students in a 3·D design class createdsculptures from recyclable items.

Among top degree producers in nationMoraine Valley ranks among the top 7 percent of the 1,186 Community colleges nationwide in associate degrees conferred. The college also ranksfourth in the nation in associate degrees conferred in multi-interdisciplinary studies (science transfer programs). The rankings, published inCommunity Conege Week, are based on an analysis of U.S. Departmentof Education data forthe 2009-2010 academic year. A total of 2,235 degreesand certificates were awarded to 1,865 graduates in 2011, bringing the total number of degrees and certificates awarded since 1969 from the

college to 49,226.

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9000 W. COLLEGE PKWY., PALOS HILLS, Il 60465-2478 U.S. POSTAGEPAID

morainevalley. edu SOUTH SUBURBAN. ILPERMIT NO. 53

PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE is a newsletter for communityleaders. It is published each semester by the Office of thePresident at Moraine Valley Community College, CommunityCollege District 524, which serves 26 communities inChicago's southwest suburbs.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. To contactDr. Crawley, please write to the Office of the President,Moraine Valley Community College, 9000 W College Pkwy.,Palos Hills, IL 60465-2478. You also may emailpresident@morainevalley.edu or ca\\1708) 914-5201.

Board of TrusteesJoseph R Muqhy, ChairmanPatrick D. Kennedy, Vice ChairmanSusan Murphy, SecretaryJohn R. Coleman

Lisa Szynalski

Sandra S. WagnerMark D. WeberEmmanuel Santoyo, Student Trustee

Dr. Vernon 0. Crawley. College President