denise r. hayman, ph.d. director, chance northern illinois university [email protected] 10/16/2015...
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DENISE R. HAYMAN, Ph.D.Director, CHANCE
Northern Illinois [email protected]
04/21/23
McKinley “Deacon” Davis CHANCE Program
CHANCE ProgramNORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
EXCELLENCE AND OPPORTUNITY
NIU plays a major role in Illinois higher education because of its close proximity to Chicago. During President Rhoten Smith’s tenure in the late sixties the campus, focused on “excellence and opportunity”, set the stage for a major change in its student body. In Smith’s 1968 Inaugural Address titled, “Excellence and Opportunity”, he challenged universities to open the doors to those most in need of opportunity, the urban poor.
INAGURAL ADDRESS
“A college education has now come to seem…almost indispensable for success in life; it appears to be the passport to future achievement, and though all who possess it will not achieve success, fewer and fewer will succeed without it in the years ahead…And if it be true that ghetto education and the texture of life in the slums prepare one rather for failure than for success, the question arises as to the responsibility of society to act to eradicate these inequities It is my conviction that the universities can and must change their thinking about how one comes to higher education. The public universities, especially, can and must find ways to make more widely available opportunities for earning this passport to the good life. To fail to do so is to bar the door to hopeful future in the very faces of those of our citizens who have least to hope for from life. Our abundant society cannot afford to bar the door.” (President Rhoten Smith, 1968)
OPPORTUNITY
Smith opened a door at NIU with the creation of the CHANCE (Counseling, Help and Assistance Necessary for a College Education) Program. CHANCE is a special admissions program that provides access to college for urban students from Chicago, Rockford, Aurora and other northern Illinois cities. Students entering through the CHANCE program are recruited from targeted high schools. They possess talent to achieve excellence in the university but lack the academic experiences and competitive standard indicators of potential, such as ACT, grade point average, and family background. CHANCE’s sensibilities to the special needs of underrepresented ethnic minorities, women, veterans, and students with disabilities offers an alternative option for students to earn a baccalaureate degree. Similar to the role of historically Black Colleges and universities like Spellman University, Hispanic serving Institutions like the University of Puerto Rico, and institutions serving students with learning difficulties like Landmark College, CHANCE plays the role of an institution established primarily to educate those who are disenfranchised. The campuses approach to college access continues to be an innovative vision of a majority institution. This approach diversifies the campus by annually admitting under prepared CHANCE students as one-sixth of the NIU freshmen class.
Our MISSION
Identify Recruit Assist Graduate
Who Do We Serve?
Illinois residentsStudents w/ DisabilitiesVeteransWards of the StateGEDTrio programsTarget high schoolsFirst generation/low socio-economicFee waiversSingle Parent/Students w/ ChildrenMajority StudentsAsian StudentsUnderrepresented Ethnic Minorities (i.e. Black, Latino,
AI)
Educational Services and Programs
Organizational Chart
ESPCHANCEProgram
ACCESS
UpwardBound
StudentSupportServices
CHANCE Counseling Help Assistance Necessary College Education
ADMISSION
NIU vs. CHANCE Admissions
Traditional NIU Admissions
ACT 19 + 2.75
GPA
Top ½ Class Rank
Versus
CHANCE Individual Assessment
TranscriptRigor of courses
ACT Scores
Personal StatementOvercome adversitiesAchievement potential
Interview
Math Test
Founded in 1895 as Northern Illinois State Normal School
Total Fall Enrollment 2009: 24,424
Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,277
Average Class Size: 25 Students
Instructor to Student Ratio: 17.3 to 1
2008 Undergraduates
By EthnicityAt NIU
CHANCE
By GenderAt NIU
CHANCE
Asian6%
Native Am0%
Other/NR6%
Latinos7%
Caucasian69%
African-American
12%
2008, Asian, 10,
2%2008, Native
Am, 0, 0%2008,
Other/NR, 12, 2%
2008, Latinos, 48, 9%
2008, Caucasian, 22, 4%
2008, African-
American, 442, 83%
Females52%
Males48%
Females63%
Males37%
INTERVIEW DAY SCHEDULE
WELCOME Bursar & Financial Aid Math Test Housing Information Q & A Presentation Interviews Campus Tour (optional)
Northern Illinois University Colleges
BUSINESS EDUCATION ENGINEERING HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES
GraduationRequirements120+ Hours
GENERALEDUCATION
MAJOR MINORS
CoreCompetencies
12 Hours
DistributiveStudies
29 Hours
English 103,104Math (depending on major)
Communications 100
Humanities& the Arts
SocialSciences
InterdisciplinaryStudies
Sciences and Math
ELECTIVE
Typical First Semester
Eng 102P
Eng 103P
Math 108P
Math 109P
Math 110P
LTRE 100P
LTRE 190P
Coms 100P
Permit Courses
Eng 102P or 103P 3
Math 108P, 109P or 110P 3
LTRE 100P or 190P or Gen Ed 3
Coms 100 or 100P 3
UNIV 101 1
Total = 13
First Semester Schedule
Summer Orientation
COST: $125 ($25 non-refundable processing fee
with cancellation)
Meet CHANCE Counselors
Placement Evaluation Exams
Consult with Departments on Placement
outcome
Meet with College Academic Advisors
Meet with housing, bursar & financial
aid representatives
Experience residence hall living
Become acquainted with NIU campus
Make new friends, relax & have fun
Enroll in a maximum of 13 credit hours the 1st year at NIU.
Attend all classes and labs as well as meet once a month with your CHANCE Counselor for the 1st year you are at NIU. Absences are excused only for urgent legitimate matters (illness).
Refrain from pledging any fraternities or sororities until you complete 30 credit hours and have a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Use tutoring resources & follow the guidance of your CHANCE Counselor.
Fill out financial aid forms by priority deadlines & follow up immediately with financial aid counselors if you have any problems with the process.
If you withdraw from NIU please see your CHANCE Counselor to “tie up” any loose ends.
NOTE: When you sign the Student Enrollment Agreement you agree to fulfill the expectations & use the services listed above. All students must sign the Agreement prior to enrolling at NIU.
Student Enrollment AgreementCHANCE Program Expectations for Students
. . .
FUTURE DIRECTIONS/GOALS/STRATEGIC ISSUES
Further develop and share CHANCE’s collective mission and vision.
Create more opportunities for student academic engagement.
Maximize our resources.
Improve student retention.
Create more opportunities to tell “OUR STORY”.
Examples of Strategic Initiatives
2009 Summer Math College, Roosevelt University
• 65% tested to next math level
NSF STEP Grant “PROMISE” Program• Campus-wide STEM initiative focusing on academics,
research and professional development
Alumni Advisory Board• Collaborative initiatives with external partners to include
mentoring programs, internships, fund-raising …
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