Illinois Council for Continuing Education and Training Administrative Resource Guide

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ICCET strives to support continuing educators in Illinois community colleges and enable them to provide the highest quality programs for its constituents within their districts.

November 2003

The Illinois Council for Continuing Education and Training (ICCET) will strengthen Illinois community college continuing/community eucatoin activities and provide a strong network for the exchange of information and best practices on continuing professional education, community services, personal enrichment courses and promote lifelong learning among members and the communities the membership serves.

A Brief History of Illinois Council for Continuing Education and Training

The Illinois Council on Community Services and Continuing Education (ICCSCE) was formed in 1993 to provide community colleges with an organization that would benefit all areas of community and continuing education. A task force was formed consisting of continuing educators representing the following community colleges: McHenry County College, Elgin Community College, Rock Valley College, Prairie State College and Illinois Valley Community College. The task force reviewed information from the Michigan Council for Continuing Education and Training (MCCET) and modeled ICCSCE after the Michigan organization.  Similarly, the task force conceived of the organization as a state affiliate of the national organization, the National Council of Community Services and Continuing Education.

The task force wrote the first by-laws for the organization and marketed ICCSCE to the 48 community colleges to solicit members. In 1997, the National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education voted to change its name to the National Council on Continuing Education and Training (NCCET). ICCSCE adopted the name, Illinois Council for Continuing Education and Training (ICCET) to reflect the name change of the national organization (NCCET).

In 1997, ICCET petitioned and was granted recognition as a commission of the Illinois Council for Community College Administrators (ICCCA).  Continued development of identity within the Illinois Community College Board and the President’s Council was pursued. Visibility and recognition, both statewide and through the national organization, has been increasing each year.

Presidents - Illinois Council for Continuing Education and Training

  • 2007-08 Kris Fay - College of DuPage
  • 2006-07 Mark Mrozinski - Harper College
  • 2005-06 Lesa Norris - Waubonsee Community College
  • 2004-05 Gary Taylor - Heartland Community College
  • 2003-04 Nina Crick - Rock Valley College
  • 2002-03 Cheryl Yount - Lakeland Colleg
  • 2001-02 Terri Dousias - Prairie State College
  • 2000-01 Catherine Wilhelms - Rock Valley College
  • 1999-00 Barry Hancock - John A. Logan College
  • 1998-99 MaryBeth Trakinat - Heartland Community College
  • 1998-97 Rebecca Strong - McHenry County College

Presidents - Illinois Council on Community Services and Continuing Education

  • 1997-96 Joan Simon - Prairie State College
  • 1995-96 Jim Gray - McHenry County College
  • 1994-95 Dan Timko - Rock Valley College
  • 1993-94 Jim Kafka - Illinois Valley Community College

ICCET PLANNING CALENDAR

January

  • Terms for Officers begin
  • Continue planning for spring conference

February

  • Executive Board meeting (often in conjunction with ICCHE conference)
    • Identify date and location of summer strategic planning retreat
    • Start planning fall conference (e.g. date, time, theme, topics), Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education (ICCHE) annual conference
  • Continue planning for spring conference
  • Lifelong Learning Coalition meeting

March

  • Executive Board telephone conference call
    • Set agenda for April membership meeting
    • Develop plan for membership meeting (e.g. who, what, when)
  • Continue planning for spring conference

April

  • ICCEDA/ICCET Spring Conference
  • Executive Board meeting
    • Review operational plan for membership meeting
    • Review progress on strategic plan
    • Further planning for summer strategic planning retreat
  • Membership meeting
  • Coordinate fall conference planning with ICCCA, as necessary

May

  • Membership renewal process begins

June

  • Membership renewal process in full progress
  • Membership year ends

July

  • Membership year begins
  • Summer strategic planning retreat
  • Executive Board Meeting

August

  • Membership renewal process wrap-up
  • Develop slate of officers

September

  • Follow-up with nonrenewing members
  • Executive Board meeting
  • Illinois Council for Continuing Higher Education representatives meeting
  • Lifelong Learning Coalition meeting
  • ICCB liaison orders plaque for outgoing President and prepares certificates for outgoing Board members

October

  • National Council for Continuing Education and Training national conference
  • Begin planning for spring conference

November

  • Fall conference usually scheduled as pre-conference to ICCCA conference
  • Annual membership meeting
  • Officer elections
  • Recognition of outgoing officers
  • Illinois Council of Community College Administrators (ICCCA) conference
  • ICCET Executive Board holds officer (current and incoming) transitional meeting
    • Affirm goals for next year (utilize strategic plan)
  • Current and incoming president attends ICCCA Board meeting
  • Continue planning for spring conference

December

  • Officer terms end (proposed)
  • Continue planning for spring conference