Illinois Community College System Program Review Advisory Committee
The Illinois Community College System Program Review Advisory Committee (Advisory) supports the efforts of the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) to coordinate a statewide system of review of instructional programs of study provided by community colleges in Illinois.
Goals
Convening the Advisory is part of the commitment made by ICCB and OCCRL to work with practitioner-scholars statewide. Through the collaboration, the organizations support an equitable and evidence-driven program review process that promotes rigorous programs and exceptional outcomes for students and institutions. The Advisory will assist the following goals in this work:
- Improve the efficiency and efficacy of the program review process by identifying challenges, redundancies, and omissions and providing recommendations for refining the process.
- Identify, develop, and/or refine professional development, technical support, and supplemental materials that could improve outcomes associated with program review.
- Improve the application of program review findings in colleges' campus-level programmatic planning and decision-making processes.
Commitment
Service on the Advisory is voluntary by self-nomination. The Advisory is comprised of eight professionals who have substantive experience with program review in Illinois. These individuals are employed at an Illinois community college and willing to serve on the committee for at least two years—sometimes three—to provide continuity throughout the implementation of the new program review cycle.
Members of the Advisory attend four meetings annually. Three of the four quarterly meetings are virtual two-hour gatherings, and the fourth meeting is four hours and takes place in person. Advisory members spend time preparing for meetings, travel to the in-person convening, and engage in targeted activities or tasks organized by subcommittees.
Advisory Board Members
| Name | Title | College |
| Jonita Ellis | CTE Program Improvement Manager | College of DuPage |
| Kathleen Gorski, Ed.D. | Dean of Learning Outcomes, Curriculum and Program Development | Waubonsee Community College |
| Michelle L. Johnson | Dean of Institutional Planning | Carl Sandburg College |
| Kathy Malcolm | Director of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness | Black Hawk College |
| David Naze, Ph.D. | Vice
President of Academic Services/Chief Academic Officer | Highland
Community College |
| Daniel Pattley | District Director of Academic Programs | City Colleges of Chicago |
| Kristin Shelby, Ph.D. | Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Learning | Shawnee Community College |
| Jacob Winters | Math Instructor | Black Hawk College |
| Teena Zindel-McWilliams | Director of Institutional and Academic Planning | Richland Community College |
| Patty Zuccarello | Dean of Career and Technical Education | Joliet Junior College |