Black Hawk College Innovation Report

July 2007

Gregory S. Rogers

This report explores the intersection of collaboration, leadership, willingness to fail, and capacity to create innovation. Rodman Manufacturing within the Three Rivers Manufacturing & Technology Consortium provides good examples of how to encourage innovation in a region.

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Illinois Central College

Emerging Innovation Practices

Donald R. Long

Review of this report will give the reader a sampling of Illinois Central College’s involvement in multiple partnerships and its offering of programs to promote student development of innovative skills and knowledge through staff development, curriculum development, and engagement with the business community.

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John A. Logan College

Report on Innovation from a Community College Perspective

Phil Minnis, Deborah Payne, Darren Pulley, Dennis White

This report explores how community colleges with specific examples from John A. Logan College join regional collaborative initiatives to help drive economic development and meet student and employer needs in Southern Illinois. The college provides examples of multiple education programs to help a variety of constituencies obtain the right skills and knowledge.

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