SECTOR PERFORMANCE:
INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
MISSION-SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS
The mission-specific indicators serve to highlight the distinctive and unique contributions of each institution and the sector to Illinois’ higher education system. Colleges are not required to identify a certain number of mission-specific indicators or identify indicators for every goal of The Illinois Commitment. Exhibit 61 provides a listing of the mission-specific indicators selected by Illinois’ independent not-for-profit colleges and universities as reported in the 2004 Institutional Performance Report. (Appendix B provides the mission statement for each of these institutions.)
Exhibit 61
Mission-Specific Indicators Reported by Independent Not-For-Profit Colleges and Universities
GOAL 1: ECONOMIC GROWTH
Blackburn College
Implementation of Employer Surveys to Gather Data on Quality of Preparation of Recent Graduates
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
At Least 95% of Graduates From All Programs are Employed in Their Fields Within One Year of Graduation
Concordia University
The Use of the Chicago Metropolitan Area as a Learning Laboratory (e.g., Internships, Volunteer and Service Activities)
Total Enrollment per College
Degrees Conferred per College
DePaul University
Number of DePaul students engaged in internships
Elmhurst College
Enrollment in Graduate Degree Programs
Competitiveness of Graduates in Graduate and Professional Education Programs and Fellowships
Illinois College
Number of Students Choosing "Top-Tier" Graduate and Professional Programs
Percent of Baccalaureate Graduates Either Employed or Enrolled in Further Education within One Year of Graduation, by Campus:
1. Lebanon Campus
2. Scott Air Force Base
3. External Sites
McKendree College
4. Kentucky Campuses
National University of Health Sciences
To Develop a Stronger Financial Position for the University
North Central College
To Serve the Wider Community by Providing More Mission-Related Programs to Address Community Educational Needs and Making Better Use of Campus Facilities and Resources
We Will Bring Applied, Graduate Education to the Communities We Serve
We Will Help Meet the Critical National Demand for Qualified Health-Care Providers
Robert Morris College
A School of Culinary Arts will be created, allowing us to capitalize on our strength of integrating practical technology with business education
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Percent of Graduates Employed Within 6 Months Following Graduation
Saint Xavier University
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): Preparing Students for the Job Market
Trinity Christian College
Number of Students Graduating from a Business or Business-Related Field (Traditional Aged and Adult Studies Students)
University of St. Francis
Response Rate of All Graduates in Full-Time Programs
71
