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Illinois Community College
Chief Student Services Officers

ICCCSSO Task Forces

IAI and Transfer
Chair: Rick Pearce                                                                                                     
Members:
2010-11 focus: Associate in Science degree requirements, IAI majors panels, NIU transfer policy with respect to earning a D in a community college course.

Financial Aid/Student Costs (including textbooks)
Chair: Sarah Bond                 
Members: Dr. Flecia Thomas, Brenda Weddington and Tim Daughtery
2010-11 focus: ISAC Map Funding, Default Management, and Financial Literacy Best Practices.

International Students
Chair: Carol Cowles   
Members: Terry Crain, Normah Salleh-Barone, Karen Hlavin
2010-11 focus: best practices, campus support services, and legal updates/federal regulations.

Dual Credit

Chair: Kent Scheffel  
Members: Kathleen Collins and Rick Pearce
2010-11 focus: provide updates or changes on dual credit legislation.

Veteran’s Support

Chair: Mary Reaves                           
Members: Michelle Birk/Debbie Alford, Amy Diaz, and Jennifer Timmons
2010-11 focus: outlining differences between current and new GI bill from the financial perspective, review ISAC summary for benefits, ACE transfer consideration for veterans and credit transfer, provide National Guard updates, provide a summer presentation, recommend for the state to host a round table discussion on returning veterans and family assistance.

Legislative (HEOA, America Diploma Project, Skills2Compete)

Chair: Linda Moore
Members: Songie Milhouse, Melinda James, Jennifer Timmons, Lesley Frederick
2010-11 focus: keep up-to-date on relevant legislative issues and send out alerts on major impact issues.

P-20 Partnerships (Current topic: college readiness)

Chair: Dick Vallandingham   
Members: Dr. Flecia Thomas, Liz Gerber, Lisa Price, and Carolyn Kindle
2010-11 focus: provide best practices in college readiness, development of career strands from high school to college (such as Middle College), polling of peers for action on this topic.

Leadership Development

Chair: Amy Diaz                                
Members: Tina Stovall, John Letts, and Luis Moreno (current ICCCSSO president)
2010-11 focus: update ICCCSSO manual; plan and host new CSSO orientation at each fall conference; identify effective ways in which to promote professional competencies in student affairs.

Campus Safety/Student Conduct Administration

Chair: Betsy Oudenhoven                 
Members: Luis Moreno, Wendell Blair, Brenda Weddington, Joianne Smith 
ICCCSSO Campus Safety 2010-2011 focus:  identify and disseminate best practices in violence prevention with particular attention to policies for involuntary medical withdrawal, discuss practices related to campus violence prevention legislation and BIT teams, share best practices in the implementation of student conduct codes, due process and judicial proceedings.

Athletics

Chair: Sedgwick Harris
Members: Melinda James, Felicia Ganther, Lisa Price, Sarah Bond, Luis Moreno
2010-11 focus: creation of a sample athletic manual as a best practice; keep up-to-date on issues impacting athletics.

Retention & Student Success
Chair: Felicia Ganther
Members: Lisa Price, Joi Smith, Liz Gerber, Dick Vallandingham, Luis Moreno, Juletta Patrick, Cynthia Armster, and Carol Cowles
2010-11 focus: successful retention strategies for at-risk and first generation students; assessing effective strategies; FY 11 Student Success grant initiatives.

PTK Liaison to ICCB:  Lisa Price

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