To build a coalition of diverse groups who will coordinate efforts for Nontraditional occupations encouraging young students to enter into nontraditional occupations especially in the area of technology.
Michael Cermak
To increase awareness of nontraditional occupations and the importance of education in elementary and middle school students and parents. Joyce Nix
To increase the knowledge and enrollments of nontraditional career options and awareness of the career and vocational options. Diana Wyatt
A career day introducing nontraditional career choices to a specific at-risk group (Upward Bound). Sandy Thomas
To Increase the knowledge of nontraditional career options and awareness of the career enter and college services and programs and to analyze regional data to see where the barriers are for each of the 18 high schools and two career centers within our region. Bosa Goodale
To
create awareness brochures for all 8th graders in the three-county area and to create posters to accompany the brochures. To create Portable Career Portraits, a series of portable bulletin board displays that can be rotated throughout the region's high school during the year. Offer expanded support services to nontraditional students at ICC. Lisa White
To identify nontraditional Learners and give those learners an experience in an occupational program that was nontraditional for their gender. To get nontraditional career information to elementary and high school teachers. Jeanette Maurice
To develop a strong, effective mentoring group between the nontraditional students of the Technology Center of DuPage and College of DuPage. To continue to support students in their pursuit of nontraditional careers by including industry and career counseling professionals to share their perspective with students. Alison Greene
To increase the knowledge of nontraditional career options and awareness of the College's current articulations with the Area Career Center Tech-Prep Programs with secondary female students currently enrolled in nontraditional occupation classes. To offer two $500 scholarships to graduating participants who will continue their education in a nontraditional career field at Black Hawk College. Coordinate and facilitate a panel of nontraditional career females to share their knowledge and experiences with the students. Group discussions and input on promotional materials for recruitment and retention of females for nontraditional occupations. Dianne White
Sauk Valley Community College will increase the number of male nursing students enrolled by 5% over the next two years. Sauk Valley Community College will analyze and evaluate the high school schedule of students that attend our "Men in Nursing" day to document an increase of 10% in the taking of science classes that will prepare the students for the nursing curriculum at Sauk Valley Community College. Sauk Valley Community College will have 2 male students that attended the "Men in Nursing" day enroll in the Nursing program at the college within the next three years.
Janet Lynch
To increase students enrolling in non-traditional career courses by 10% within three years. To retain students that enroll in nontraditional career programs at the high school level by 50% within a three year period. To monitor and track students enrolled in nontraditional career programs that will be provided with supportive services to see if those interventions assist in retaining the students in identified programs. The study will follow them for the last two years at high school or career center and the first year to see if they transition to the community college.
Dan Kreidler
To increase the awareness of careers available for young women in the local area through the Aviation Flight Program, to encourage all area young people to believe in their abilities enough to consider a career as a pilot, to develop stronger relationships between the College of Applied Science and Arts and local school systems, and to give two young women hands-on experience with information that is taught in the Aviation Flight Program. To increase the number of young women who enroll in the Aviation Flight Program at Southern Illinois University and who successfully complete that program. Beverley Shelton
