Pact Between EIU, Parkland to Aid in Transition Between Schools

April 26, 2007

Representatives of Eastern Illinois University and Parkland College signed a 2+2 Articulation Agreement at a recent meeting of the Community College Presidents Advisory Committee, held on the EIU campus.

Present for the signing were Robert Exley, president, and Tom Ramage, vice president for academic services, representing Parkland; and Lou Hencken, president, and Blair Lord, provost and vice president of academic affairs, representing EIU.

The articulation agreement will further improve the transfer process for Parkland students who complete an associate’s degree in biology and then transfer to Eastern to complete a baccalaureate degree in biological sciences.

The Community College Presidents Advisory Committee was first convened in 2002 and is comprised of presidents from community colleges that are regionally close to Eastern or have a large number of transfer students enrolled. Discussions at committee meetings enhance the articulation of programs and services, identify areas for partnerships and cooperative planning and programming, and explore ideas to efficiently and effectively meet the educational needs of residents and students of the community colleges districts and the state of Illinois.

The Community College Presidents Advisory Committee, first convened in 2002, is comprised of presidents from community colleges that are regionally close to Eastern or have a large number of transfer students enrolled.

Discussions at committee meetings enhance the articulation of programs and services, identify areas for partnerships and cooperative planning and programming, and explore ideas to efficiently and effectively meet the educational needs of residents and students of the community colleges districts and the state of Illinois.