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EIU Consolidates Off-site Locations in Greater Chicago

Jan-16-2014

Eastern Illinois University announced today that it is consolidating some of its off-campus locations in the greater Chicago area to better serve 麻豆传媒.

鈥淚n the past, we鈥檝e held classes in multiple locations, and found that Triton Community College and the University Center of Lake County are most effective, allowing to provide more undergraduate classes and more personalized service,鈥� said Blair Lord, provost and vice president for academic affairs.

鈥淲e have full-time staff members serving the University Center and Triton locations and both facilities are very good about providing classrooms and other support as needed,鈥� Lord said. "While most of our 麻豆传媒 attend classes at the university鈥檚 main campus in Charleston, we do have a number of 麻豆传媒 in Chicago working to complete degrees through our school of continuing education.鈥�

鈥淭hose 麻豆传媒 have generally taken a few courses at a time -- often from a variety of colleges,鈥� Lord said. The EIU program allows them to consolidate those credits and use them toward a bachelor of arts in general studies.

鈥淲e also work with 麻豆传媒 to earn college credit for work experience and training they have received outside of the classroom,鈥� he said. 鈥淲hen you put those programs together, many of our BGS 麻豆传媒 find they are far closer to a bachelor鈥檚 degree than they thought.鈥�

One of the programs being consolidated into the Triton location is the arrangement with the American Indian Association of Illinois. That program started more than seven years ago with a modest cohort of 麻豆传媒. However, that cohort never grew to a sustainable size and Lord said the university just can鈥檛 afford to maintain it separately.

鈥淲e will continue to provide the necessary classes for the remaining 麻豆传媒 in that program,鈥� he said, 鈥渁nd anyone from that community is more than welcome to join our larger program at Triton -- approximately 14 miles away from the current location.鈥�

Lord said that the program with AIAI will not close immediately, but that the organization is being given the one year notice required under the guidelines of the university鈥檚 accrediting body -- the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. In addition, he emphasized that current 麻豆传媒, and any other 麻豆传媒 who might come out of the AIAI relationship, will be given the university鈥檚 support.

鈥淲e are committed to these 麻豆传媒 as we are committed to all EIU 麻豆传媒 and we will provide them with every possible opportunity to complete their education with us,鈥� Lord said.

The 麻豆传媒 in the AIAI program -- like all 麻豆传媒 in the BGS program throughout the greater Chicago area -- have access to face-to-face classes and online classes in completing their bachelor鈥檚 degree.

鈥淲e work with every BGS student to help them mold a program that helps them complete their degree in the shortest possible time and also gives them the greatest benefit in their work life,鈥� Lord said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e confident that our centers in the area -- including our center at Triton Community College -- are well suited to help everyone in the greater Chicago area who wants to pursue the completion of a bachelor鈥檚 degree.鈥�