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Institutional Profile
- Location.
Sauk Valley Community College is situated on a 163-acre campus in
rural northwestern Illinois, along the scenic Rock River, midway
between Dixon and the twin cities of Sterling and Rock Falls. The
college district encompasses 1,466 square miles, serving portions
of Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties-- a
combined population of approximately 100,000 residents. The
district is predominantly rural, with light manufacturing,
agriculture, and steel production prominent in the region.
- History. Sauk Valley Community College is currently
celebrating its 40th anniversary year of serving the region. The
College was created by the citizens of Public Community College
District #506 through public referendum in June 1965. The College
was granted correspondent status with the North Central Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1968 and granted accreditation
in March of 1972.
- Services. Sauk provides a range of opportunities in the traditional
vocational-technical fields; academic transfer areas;
developmental, adult and continuing education; community service;
and career education. Sauk's commitment to the public also includes
intercollegiate athletics and cultural offerings. Sauk's commitment
to serving the diverse needs of the district expresses itself in
the existence of an array of support programs and technology
services. (
See Appendix B for a description.) A visit to the Sauk
website at www.svcc.edu will reveal the full array of
services and opportunities the College offers the district. :
- Governance. The College is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees
elected by residents of the district and operating under the
general supervision of the Illinois Community College Board. A
student trustee, representing student interests, serves as a
non-voting member of the Board. The chief executive officer of the
College changed in June 2005 when the College's fourth president,
Dr. Richard L. Behrendt, retired after serving the College for
nineteen years. In May 2005, the Board of Trustees named Dr. George
J. Mihel as the College's fifth president.
- Organization Chart.The Organization Chart (see Illustration
1), which was the primary accountability model during the
HLC accreditation team visit, has changed in two ways since 2002
that are significant for understanding the development of
assessment and strategic planning systems within a Learning college
model (see also Appendix
C):
- In the spring of 2004, retirement of the Vice President of
Instructional Services resulted in a combination of that position
with the position of Vice President of Student Services. The
change, which partially responded to shrinking revenue resources,
also integrated two vital service areas, enhancing the potential
for communication and cooperation between the two areas.
- In the spring of 2005, a reorganization related to the
resignation of the Director of Grants, Planning, and Institutional
Research temporarily eliminated the position, the duties of which
have been assumed by the Dean of Adult Educational Services. A
permanent assignment of the planning responsibilities will be made
after options are identified and considered.
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