Oakton Board Book for May 2015

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Acceptance of Illinois Community College Faculty Association Grant
The Illinois Community College Faculty Association has awarded $2,264 to Oakton Community
College under its Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty Grants initiative. The funds will support a project
proposed by Kristi Zenchak, Professor of Biology, titled “Potential Benefits to Student Success
by Using Undergraduate Lab Assistants in Anatomy and Physiology Labs within Community
Colleges.” The study will begin in the fall 2015 semester. Three faculty members who are
teaching multiple sections of the same course will teach one section with a lab assistant and one
without. Parameters to be studied include student attendance, student retention in the course,
student success in the course (grade of “C” or better), and student attitudes and engagement in
the course. Dr. Adam Hayashi, Dean of Science and Health Careers, will administer the grant.
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5/19/2015
President’s Recommendation:
That the Board adopt the following resolution:
“Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of Community College District 535 accept $2,264
from the Illinois Community College Faculty Association under its Dr. Joseph T. Cipfl Faculty
Grants initiative for a student success research project proposed by Professor of Biology Kristi
Zenchak.”