Student Life

Tuition Increase Approved

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The LC Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition rates, effective for Fall 2003 classes. The in-district tuition has increased $5, to $57 per credit hour.
Other tuition increases include: out of district $171 per credit hour; out-of-state, $228 per credit hour; and $85 (maximum) per credit hour for on-line courses (includes fees). The Activity fee increased only $1 to $5 per credit hour. It has been two years since tuition and fees increased.
“The increase was necessary for the board to uphold its commitment to maintained a balanced budget,” said LC President Dale Chapman.

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Annual USO Show Returns Returns To LC

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The Music Department will salute the country’s military efforts and celebrate patriotism to the highest degree this spring with music from the “swing era.”
The annual World War II Benedict Club USO Show will be presented at 7:30 pm on April 11 and 12 in the Ann Whitney Olin Theatre. The show will open with a military guard and a tribute to all veterans in attendance.
To show heartfelt gratitude, all veterans will be allowed free admission with a ticket obtained from the Music Department office. All other seats are $10 in advance and may be purchased at Halpin Music Co., Winds & Strings Music and the Music Department. This year’s performance will feature the personalities of “Judy Garland,” “Cab Calloway,” “Frank Sinatra” as well as dancers, instrumental soloists and choral numbers.
Music will be provided by the New Horizons “Big Band” directed by Stanley Chytil. The annual show sells out fast, so area veterans and music enthusiasts are encouraged to purchase or pick up their tickets in advance.
For more information about the show or to purchase tickets, call Susan Travers (618)468-4731 or e-mail [email protected].

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LC and Olin Announce Minority Scholarship

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Local minority students who may have lacked the means to continue their education beyond high school, now have the opportunity to enroll at LC through Olin’s Minority Scholarship Fund.

The fund was established as part of the Olin Alliance, formed by the partnership of the corporation and the college. Any person of an ethnic minority group may apply for the scholarship. The applicant must be a graduating senior, possess a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, have an ACT score of 18, or must be in the top 40 percent of their graduating class.

The applicant must also be pursuing a college degree in business, engineering or technology. The award is not based on financial need, and funding and scholarship amounts vary each year. The scholarship is renewable, depending on the student’s academic performance during the first year of the award.

Application deadline is March 28, 2003. For more information about the scholarship or to receive an application, visit the LC Financial Aid Office in Baldwin 2450, or call (618)468-5317.

The scholarship was developed in 1996 to encourage minority students in the area to continue their education through LC.

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Nonprofit Seminars Offered Through LC's Center for Workplace Training

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Dr. John Throop, a presenter for nonprofit seminars with more than 25 years of experience in the field and a publisher of more than 100 articles and two books on how to strengthen nonprofits, will be at LC multiple times this spring to present highly effective seminars that will help area nonprofits get results.
Throop and his company, Summit Consulting Group, work to help nonprofits become stronger in their management and organization. The seminars will be held April 8 and 29 and May 20 beginning at 8:30 am and lasting until 3:30 each day.
The cost for each seminar is $99 per person and includes the cost of all course material. To register for one of the following seminars, or for more information, contact June McIver at Center for Workforce Training at (618)468-3501.
April 8, Grantwriting That Gets Results: Competition is intense for funding the programs, capital needs and development costs of nonprofit organizations and public agencies. This seminar has been acclaimed throughout Illinois and Iowa for giving practical, experienced direction in writing stronger and better proposals and finding success in the search for grant-based funding.
April 29, Seven Steps to a Highly Effective Volunteer Program: Every group says it needs volunteers, but not every group knows what to do with them if they want to help. Discover the secrets of well-run volunteer programs, especially those that are attracting new and different volunteers in the 21st Century.
May 20, Fundamentals of Fundraising: Every nonprofit has to raise money to fulfill its mission and do its work. Finding sources of funding and creating a coherent plan to raise money requires consistent and disciplined efforts. This seminar will help you assess your strategies and introduces more than a dozen different strategies.

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Howard Professor to Present the Importance of Quilts to Community, Campus

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Raymond G. Dobard, Ph.D., Howard University Professor of Art History, will speak at LC from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on March 13, in the Advanced Technology Center. In his most recent book, Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, Dr. Dobard and coauthor historian Jacqueline Tobin offer the first proof that certain quilt patterns are linked to the freedom movement in the 19th century.
Dobard’s presentation is being done in conjunction with the unveiling of the newest quilt from The Busy Fingers Sewing Club, a group of African-American Alton women who have quilted continuously for over 50 years. The group will unveil their newest quilt, “The Underground Railroad,” and eight or nine earlier Busy Fingers quilts will also be exhibited.
Dobard, a native of New Orleans, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Xavier University, and his graduate degrees, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in the History of Art, from Johns Hopkins University. He has been at Howard University since 1975.
Since 1986, Dr. Dobard’s research has included the history and techniques of quilt-making. For over a decade, he has demonstrated quilting techniques at such places as the Renwick Gallery, the National Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian Ripley Center, the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and the Alexandria Black History Resource Center.
Dobard has participated in quilt forums, presented papers at quilt study symposia, served as curator of several quilt exhibits; and he has published and lectured on the topic of American Quilts and the African American Tradition.
Dobard’s own quilts have appeared in numerous exhibits including the Woodlawn Plantation Quilts of Merit Show, the Sumner Museum exhibition of American Crafts, the Too Uncommon Beauty of Common Objects Show, the American Craft National Show and others.
Along with Jacqueline L. Tobin, Dobard is co-author of the book, Hidden in Plain View: The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, published by Doubleday in 1999.
Dobard is a contributing editor to the anthology of African American writings entitled A Howard Reader: An Intellectual and Cultural Quilt of the African American Experience, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1997.
In addition, Dobard has published in the International Journal of African American Art and in the Illinois State Museum’s Symposium papers, “Connecting Stitches: Quilts in Illinois Life.” In Hidden in Plain View, Dobard and Tobin were able to trace an African system of visual communication from the Secret Societies in Africa to the enslaved African and free Black populations living in Antebellum America.
While at LC, he will talk about quilts as a means of communication. The public is welcome to attend this event, to view the Busy Fingers quilts and to hear Dobard’s presentation from 5:30 to 7:30 pm on March 13. For further information contact Jim Price, Professor of Art, History and Culture at LC (618)468-4751 or the LC’s Public Relations Office (618)468-3200.

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LC Produces 11th Consecutive Semester Record of Enrollment

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For the 11th consecutive fall and spring semesters Lewis and Clark Community College has achieved a record high fall enrollment and has reached an all-time record high in the number of credit hours being taken by students.
The number of credit-seeking students enrolled this semester at Lewis and Clark is 7,451, up one percent from last spring semester’s enrollment of 7,373. L&C President Dale Chapman emphasized that he is pleased with the enrollment increase, and is extremely gratified with the drastic increase in the number of full time students enrolling and the number of credit hours being taken by all students. This year for the first time in the College’s history, the number of credit hours being taken by students surpassed the 50,000 mark, increasing 4 percent from last year to total 51, 583 total credit hours.
“We are experience an increase in the number of actual students on campus this spring and an increase in the number of dedicated students who are enrolling full-time and taking more credit hours,” Chapman said. “This means that more of our students are taking advantage of the full-time programs and achieving their academic goals with more efficiency. Our students are making larger investments of time in their education, and we are always pleased to see them succeed at a faster pace.”
Chapman added that the increase in enrollments and credit hours continues to provide evidence that students are finding value in a Lewis and Clark education. “Students continually realize that not only is Lewis and Clark a great value, but they are also finding that the College offers a number of quality programs that are comparable, if not better, than programs offered at four-year schools.”
Board Chairman Robert Watson added that the quality of the programs at Lewis and Clark can be seen in the high GPA’s of students who transfer to four-year schools. “We have found that our students continue to find success when they transfer to other colleges and universities. In tracking our students we have found that the majority of their GPA’s are equal or above the average of those native students and other community college transfer students at four-year schools. This exemplifies the quality of our faculty and their ability to provide the best education for our district residents.”
Other areas of increase this semester include the number of returning students, on-campus students and students seeking a four-year degree. The number of students returning to Lewis and Clark increased 10 percent this semester, and on-campus enrollment jumped another four percent this spring to 3,701 students. The number of students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to continue their degree increased 12 percent this spring as well.
“We continue to see continuous increases in all of these areas as our enrollment continues to grow, but nothing is more satisfying to see than the increase in the number of students who intend to pursue their education after they leave Lewis and Clark,” Chapman said. “We are very appreciative that these students have realized that the right place to start their education is at Lewis and Clark.”
Watson said the College’s continuous commitment to quality education can be seen in the recent 10-year accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. He added that the College’s strategic plan is allowing for continued growth. “The McPike Math and Science Complex, the new Dental Clinic, and the N.O. Nelson Complex in Edwardsville will help us provide state-of-the-art programs and equipment for an increasing number of students each year,” Watson said. “Along with these new construction projects our campus master plan is helping prepare us for the future enrollment growth in the next 20 years. We are thankful to our area elected officials for their support of our academic programs and our plans to provide quality education to the growing number of district residents throughout the seven counties served by Lewis and Clark Community College.”
Vice President of Enrollment Services Pete Basola said the college also experienced a record high enrollment in the area of online studies.
“We continue to see an increase in online classes, as students continue to discover the flexibility that online education has to offer,” Basola said. “We continue to increase our online offerings each year to allow this population of students more opportunities.”
Dean of Applied Technology and Business Mary Hales said that the College experienced its highest number of online students this spring, totaling 1,100 students. “We have witnessed a 73 percent increase in online enrollment from last spring, when we enrolled 634 students. This large increase shows the students’ increasing demand for online classes, which we have been able to provide due to the College’s technology initiatives.”
Hales added that the college offered 50 percent more online sections this semester. “Five years ago we first introduced online classes with one class offered in the spring. Now, with more than 92 classes we are providing flexible class scheduling for our growing population of online students, and we are looking forward to the continued growth and development of our online offerings.”

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