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PENULTIMATE Draft of
Chapter 15
May, 2002
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISTRICT
COMMUNITIES
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As a comprehensive community college, one of Parkland’s purposes is to provide
services, training, programs, and resources to the public and to business, industry,
agriculture, and labor that promote the intellectual, cultural, and economic development of
Illinois Community College District 505. The college’s offerings to the communities it serves
and the extensive involvement of faculty and staff in their local communities, their
professions, and the college help achieve this purpose and advance Parkland’s values.
The time and energy spent with local businesses, service organizations, and professional
organizations promote the intellectual and cultural development of district citizens and
Parkland’s reputation for excellence beyond District 505.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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• Since 1992, Parkland’s dental hygiene clinic has treated approximately 2,000 patients
each year. For $10 per semester, the clinic offers a number of services to both district and
non-district residents. There is no charge to children under 12, adults over 62, Medicaid
recipients, or public aid recipients. Services performed by students include a thorough oral
examination, oral hygiene instructions, medical history review, cleaning, fluoride treatment,
dental radiographs, and tooth bleaching. Presentations that teach oral hygiene are helpful
at nursing homes, the Urban Ministry, elementary schools, and retirement communities.
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• For the past 25 years the Mathematics department has hosted the math contest annually
in conjunction with the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional and State
Mathematics Competition. Approximately 1,200 students from 34 area high schools
participate in this regional contest, and winners advance to state competition.
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• Each year, approximately 75-125 participants attend the Parkland College science
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Olympiad, with entries from students in grades 7 – 10 from 15 area high schools and junior
highs. Sixteen categories, ranging from aerospace science to zoology, attract young
scientists.
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• Since 1997, Parkland has annually hosted the Worldwide Youth in Science and
Engineering (WYSE) Academic Challenge. Eleven high schools bring teams of students to
Parkland in February to compete in eight written tests. Approximately 145 students
participate yearly; medals are awarded.
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Parkland Community Forum features local experts on local issues. The Job Story is a
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series focused on how to get and keep a job. The Parkland College High School Quiz
Bowl began as a WPCD radio program in 1982. All high schools in the Parkland district
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are invited to participate in a tournament, with quiz questions similar to those used on
Jeopardy. Approximately 15 out-of-district high schools also participate each year. The
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program, 14-17 weeks of half-hour shows, is now aired on PCETV.
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Along with classic rock, modern rock, hip-hop, and rhythm and blues, the news is aired at
least once per hour, and health/ science topics are presented daily. Weekend
programming allows broadcasting students to air shows that fall outside of the usual
weekday format.
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exhibits are accompanied by a gallery talk by participating artists or curators, and gallery
staff provide guest tours and lectures. The gallery art director gives talks to fraternal clubs
and organizations and works with the job-shadowing program, ”Project Insight,” developed
by the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce and the University of Illinois.
Videotapes of exhibits are aired on PCETV, and the tapes are available to the public
through the Parkland library. The art gallery board, comprising community members and
Parkland faculty and staff, is actively involved with events like the high school art seminar,
• PCETV, the Parkland cable channel, provides educational, cultural, and informational
programming to the community as a public service, including a bulletin board of
announcements of Parkland workshops and events, eight hours a week of short segments
of opera, ballet, orchestra, and other performances, film clips, and museum visits. The
• Parkland’s WPCD (88.7 FM) is the highest-rated station in Champaign-Urbana at night
for teens. It airs 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, reaching future Parkland students.
• In 2000-2001, 7,940 persons visited the Parkland art gallery, which hosted exhibits and
receptions featuring over 103 local, regional, national, and international artists. The art
gallery also held exhibits for Parkland student and faculty artists, bringing the total number
of featured artists to 237. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. Most
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which allows approximately 200 students per year to gain hands-on experience with media
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that relate to works on exhibit.
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Jaycees. Local organizations have sponsored productions in Parkland’s theatre, such as
Finnian’s Rainbow, sponsored by the Urbana Park District, and Cinderella, sponsored by
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Judah Christian High School. A variety of special performances are given at Parkland for
local schools. The Parkland Theatre for Young Persons class tours elementary, middle,
and high schools, performing skits to enhance learning.
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the general public. There are public shows on Friday and Saturday evenings. The
planetarium’s noncredit programs include presentations for the Champaign school district’s
grades 1, 4, and 5. Many other programs for pre-school through high school serve special
groups. such as Boy Scout merit badge candidates, Girl Scout sky search badge
candidates, college for kids participants, and senior bus tours. District K-12 teachers enjoy
training programs like Near and Far Sciences for Illinois and Prairie Flowers, along with live
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sky shows and two-story-tall films. The planetarium offers a special evening show for
University of Illinois astronomy students and a world of science lecture series; it also hosts
an annual Super Bowl dinner and the Cub Scout rocket day. The planetarium provides a
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telescope loaner program and donates numerous passes for fundraisers and award
programs each year.
The planetarium director is a faculty member in the department of Natural Sciences.
Parkland science instructors incorporate planetarium visits into their classes; for example,
AST 101 students take a sky quiz, using the planetarium. An average of 36, 000 persons,
slightly more than half of them schoolchildren, attend the planetarium for instruction and
shows each year. For more about the planetarium, please see Chapter 16, Institutional
Effectiveness.
• The Parkland College theatre serves between 14,000 and 18,000 members of the
community per year. Over the past ten years, a variety of community groups and
organizations have used the facility. Prominent examples include an annual community
gospel concert for over thirty local churches, meetings of the local Farm Bureau, a
multicultural diversity conference sponsored for the community by Parkland College, and
emergency medical technicians workshops. The theatre has also hosted panel
discussions and luncheons for the Urbana Exchange Club and the Champaign/Urbana
• The second largest planetarium in Illinois after the Adler in Chicago, the William M.
Staerkel Planetarium is a multimedia facility providing unique educational programs and
extraordinary audiovisual entertainment to K-12 students, college/university classes, and
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• Librarians and other library staff regularly offer public presentations about libraries,
books, and reading to schools, the graduate school of library and information science at
the University of Illinois, and district clubs and community groups. Each year, English
classes from Monticello High School (usually 70 or more students) visit the library for a
day. Rantoul and Blue Ridge High Schools also schedule library visits to undertake
research projects with the assistance of Parkland’s resources.
Parkland librarians provide reference services in person, by phone, and via e-mail
to persons in the community. Practicum training for students in the University of Illinois
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Graduate School of Library and Information Science takes place at Parkland. Each year
the library serves as host for a group of international librarians affiliated with the Mortenson
scholars program at the University of Illinois. Reference and reserve services are available
for students taking courses from neighboring universities and colleges. Approximately 120
community library-card holders use the Parkland College library.
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national keynote speaker addresses some key national issues appropriate to consider in
the planning process, the president gives a Parkland perspective on key state and local
issues, and the participants provide input through roundtable discussions of some key
questions provided by the college planning committee. Please see Chapter 17, Institutional
Planning.
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schools, presenting health information. The college also provides stress-management
workshops, alcohol- and drug-issues workshops, and orientation for high school students
with disabilities. The hospitality program supports fund-raising activities for the Carle
Foundation and Carle Hospital, American Heart Association, Provena Covenant Hospital,
the Parkland Foundation, and the National Restaurant Association Education Institution.
The wellness center is involved in blood drives, health and wellness fairs, and health and
wellness education and is represented on the local Arthritis Foundation Board. The office
• Every two years the president and the college planning committee sponsor a half-day
futures conference, where up to 150 key external and internal members of the community
are invited to provide input into the development of Parkland’s next strategic plan. A
• Parkland faculty, staff, and students participate in community projects, such as volunteer
work or fundraising for the Crisis Nursery of Champaign, Cunningham Children’s Home,
and the Urbana Free Library. Students participate in teaching projects in the area grade
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of college development provides assistance to non-profit groups seeking grants. The
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writing center provides walk-in help with writing to persons from the community.
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businesses in order to improve communication and productivity, and has served
approximately 80 persons. Public service to the Orchard Downs community, which houses
many international students and families, is offered in the form of informational meetings
for community newcomers. Three such gatherings occurred in 2001, with about 50-60
participants total. Parkland's foreign language faculty are a community resource for those
who need translations of written documents or oral communication. Each semester, 15 to
20 such translations are provided
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the depression screening workshop, anxiety screening workshop, and sexual assault
workshop. Parkland counselors are leaders in the counseling program advisory council
one to one mentoring program at Urbana Middle School and the parents after loss
community support group.
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• The department of Business and Agri-Industries hosts at least five Future Farmers of
America contests per year. The Tony Noel Agricultural Applications Technology Center
has provided space for community meetings hosted in cooperation with the University of
Illinois Extension and businesses, such as The Andersons, a large grain elevator, Heath’s,
the regional John Deere dealership, and Monsanto.
• Parkland provides international educational opportunities. Since 1991, approximately 700
persons have participated in 19 study tours to destinations such as England, France,
Russia, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Morocco, Peru, Greece, Hungary, Austria, and the Czech
Republic and Slovakia. Community slide presentations after the tours have been attended
by 350-400 persons.
• Since summer 2001, on-site language instruction has been contracted by area
• Community members attend workshops offered through the counseling center, such as
• The career center helps community employers link with prospective employees. In 20002001, job fairs attracted 134 employers, in addition to 29 employers recruiting on campus.
Computer resources and job counseling are available to community members.
• A high priority of Parkland’s adult and continuing education is outreach:
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With the University of Illinois, the YWCA, and non-profit community organizations,
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the office of women’s programs and services (OWPS) offers a variety of programs, brown
bags, and workshops on subjects of special interest to women. OWPS has offered
approximately 25 brown-bag programs and 6 workshops annually for the past 10 years.
Brown-bag presentation topics have ranged from acupuncture and Chinese herbs to the
Afya Project designed to assess Black women’s access to quality health information and
services. In 2000-2001, OWPS served 1,721 participants. Participation increased 61%
between 1997 and 2001.
Parkland is one of eight Illinois colleges receiving a Division of Children and Family
Services grant to provide training for future adopting parents and in-service required
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training for all potential foster parents in east central Illinois. The prescribed curriculum
offers 20 different classes, varying in length from 3 hours to 27 hours. A lending library is
available, and participants are also given information about classes offered at Parkland.
College for kids provides District 505 grade school, middle school, and high school
students opportunities to attend a wide variety of academic, artistic, and enrichment
programs at Parkland. A summer program, Saturday study skills classes, and ACT/SAT
Preparation classes are publicized in Live and Learn, the college’s noncredit class
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schedule. In 1997 a total of 506 participated in college for kids programs; in 2000, a total of
1,356 participated, a 67% increase. Over 700 classes in a variety of subjects are offered in
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the two three-week summer programs, such as science fiction and fantasy writing, auto
repair, Web page design, mock trial, and Japanese language and culture.
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The BDC offers contract training and workshops designed to improve job
performance on topics such as leadership, customer service, sales, and computer skills.
Continuing education units (CEU), licensing, and certification classes are also available for
professionals in real estate, insurance, food service, health, and HVAC (heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning). In 2001-2002, a total of 7,306 persons enrolled in BDC
programs: 480 classes and workshops were offered, and 90 contracts were negotiated;
156 classes and 90 contracts served 2,089 students; 324 workshops served 5, 217
students. The New Illinois Current Workforce Training Grant and addition of a full-time
• The business development center (BDC) promotes the economic development of District
505 by serving as a professional development and customized training resource, providing
technical-vocational and career education in response to the employee training needs of
area businesses, agriculture, labor, and industry. The BDC maintains a strong presence in
the business community through active participation at area Chambers of Commerce,
Rotary Clubs, and the Central Illinois Resource Group.
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sales professional to the BDC improved its ability to provide contract training for district
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employers, businesses, and persons in 2001-2002. Contract training sales generated
$400,000 in revenue, a 20% increase in sales from the previous year. Contracts were
completed for 26 new companies; a total of 52 companies were served. An ICCB grant
allowed allocation of $100,000 to 20 companies, which resulted in 471 employees trained
through BDC programming from December 2000 to June 2001.
BDC programming, primarily noncredit, short-term, intensive training for business
and industry, responds to the diverse needs of District 505 in non-traditional formats. For
example, the BDC's information technologies institute provides Microsoft and a variety of
other specialized computer training workshops at entry, intermediate, and advanced levels;
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656 students completed 81 workshops. In February 2001, the BDC became an authorized
Prometric Computer Testing Center and now offers specific certification exams including
Microsoft, CISCO, and Adobe. Also, the BDC, in partnership with USERACTIVE, offers online computer-programming training in languages such as HTML and Javascript.
The BDC has created seven vocational training programs: medical coding, medical
billing, real estate report writing for appraisers, brokerage administration for real estate
brokers, crystal reports I and II, and UNIX fundamentals. The BDC also created a fivehour food sanitation refresher course in response to the needs of area restaurants. From
1998 through 2001, the total enrollment in the traffic safety program, certified by the
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National Safety Council, was 22,786, an average of 7,595 per year.
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FACULTY AND STAFF COMMUNITY, PROFESSIONAL, AND COLLEGE
INVOLVEMENT
The chapter 15 committee distributed a questionnaire to all full- and part-time
faculty, administrators, and staff in January 2001 to determine their out-of-classroom
contributions to community service, professional service, and college service since 1993.
The 145 respondents represent a very small sample of Parkland employees’ dedication to
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COMMUNITY SERVICE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO PARKLAND
Respondents listed 97 lectures/keynote addresses/panel membership/speaker’s
bureau presentations/ speeches to professional organizations and/or community groups.
Workshops/seminars participants totaled 121. Volunteer/charitable and other social service
participants numbered over 350. Table 15.1 lists community organizations with Parkland
board members.
TABLE 15.1: COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH PARKLAND BOARD MEMBERS
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Rantoul Rotary Club
Krannert Art Museum
Baker Ministry for Women
Isaak Walton League
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Junior League/Champaign/Urbana
March of Dimes Walk America
Computer Learning And Mentoring Center
Kids First Day Care
Arthritis Foundation
Carle Foundation
Red Cross
Prairie Center Health Systems
Champaign/Urbana Jewish Federation
Champaign/Urbana Community
Schools Foundation (Chairman)
University High Parent-Faculty Organization
Middle Illinois Tennis Association
Advantage Illinois Tennis
Champaign/Urbana Figure Skating Club
Church Congregation Program (Chairman)
First of America Bank/Illinois
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Don Moyer’s Boys and Girls Club
Danville Area Women’s Club
Mass Transit District
Champaign Township
Champaign Urbana Chamber of Commerce
National Association for College Academic
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Advisors
Mahomet Rotary Club
Champaign School Board
Champaign County Regional Planning
Commission
Child Care Resource Service Advisory
Amasong
Regional Board of Education/Champaign County
Grand Prairie Friends
Monticello CUSD #25 School
Biennial Conference for Working Women
Park District Art Gallery
Champaign Urbana Convention &Visitors
Advisory
Champaign/Urbana Public Health District
University of Illinois Institutional Review
Community Foundation of Champaign County
Covenant Medical Center
Fighting Back For Champaign County, Project 18
Greater Champaign/Urbana Economic
Partnership
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
The 145 respondents have published a total of 42 articles/chapters and/or
textbooks. There were 280 memberships in professional organizations. Table 15.2 shows
professional organizations with Parkland board members.
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TABLE 15.2: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH PARKLAND BOARD MEMBERS
The Illinois Association for Institutional Research
The National Council for Research and
Planning
The Council for the Study of Community Colleges Illinois Mathematics Association of Community
Colleges (IMACC)
Illinois Articulation Initiative
National Council for Occupational Education
(NCOE)
Champaign/Urbana Symphony
Network of Allied Health Programs in Two Year
Colleges (NN2)
Champaign County Child Care Assoc.
East Central Ed. of the Young Child
Victor Frankl International Logotherapy
American Mathematical Association of TwoYear
American Technical Education Association
Colleges
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Greenville College
Illinois Human Resource Investment Council
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Association for Managing and Using
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Parkland faculty and staff are the prime movers for new educational offerings and
their support. Listed in the survey responses were 118 new initiatives in development of
courses, programs, and grants.
Information Illinois Financial Aid Association
Resources in Higher Education
SERVICE DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENHANCING PARKLAND’S LEARNING OR PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNITY
Respondents listed 342 memberships on Parkland committees. Service on search
committees was abundant due to the number of retirees and the growth of the college. Of
note was a committee for the humane treatment of squirrel pests.
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Table 15.3 shows the estimated number of hours per year devoted to community,
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professional, and college service.
TABLE 15.3: ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOURS PER YEAR DEVOTED TO COMMUNITY,
PROFESSIONAL, AND COLLEGE SERVICE
Full-Time Faculty
Number Reported
Total Hours in
Community Service
Range of Hours in
Community Service
Average Hours of
Community Service
Total Hours in
Professional
Service
Range of Hours of
Professional
Service
Average Number of
Hours/Prof. Service
Total Hours in
College Service
Range of Hours in
College Service
Average Hours
College Service
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Staff
Part-Time Faculty
Administration
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4,248
1,589
2,233
1,560
0-800
0-307
0-250
0-300
70.8
79.5
58.8
156
4,220
1,407
831
1,255
0-1,300
0-800
0-200
10-500
70.3
70.4
21.9
125.5
7,631
1,497
3,078
1,975
0-2,400
0-960
0-2,280
0-800
127.2
74.9
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197.5
Source: Chapter 15 committee
For recognition of merit, achievement, or service, please see Appendix B, Honors and
Awards.
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