School administrators and counselors are invited to join Western Illinois University for a conversation about the future of education in our region. The topics to be discussed will be concerns about teacher shortage in both rural and urban areas in the western part of the state, retaining students in your region, and how WIU can help increase educational attainment at all levels.
Agenda
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Introductions
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Concerns about the teacher shortage in both urban and rural areas
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Partnerships to increase educational attainment, including high school students enrolling in WIU courses
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The CEO Program resource used to enrich the high school experience
In order to accommodate the most schools, we have arranged for seven different times, dates and locations, listed below, for these summits.
* Quincy on Wednesday 2/1/2017 at 8am
* Havana on Wednesday 2/1/2017 at noon
* Macomb on Wednesday 2/1/2017 at 3:30pm
* Peoria on Thursday 2/2/2017 at 9am
* Galesburg on Thursday 2/2/2017 at noon
* Moline on Thursday 2/2/2017 at 3:30pm
* St. Louis on Tuesday 2/7/2017 at 9am
To RSVP, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.co
We look forward to seeing someone from your school at one of the above summits. Please call 309-762-9481 for more information.
One way WIU enhances educational attainment is by not raising tuition for three years in a row. More can be found here: http://www.wiu.edu/news/
Dr. Joseph Rives
Vice President for Quad Cities and Planning
Western Illinois University Quad Cities
3300 River Drive
Moline, IL 61265
(309) 762-9481
http://www.wiu.edu/qc