DECATUR â For nearly two hours, the scene along Oakland Avenue was somber, but filled with conversation among those who gathered to pay their respects for fallen police officer Chris Oberheim upon his final return home.
But the crowds grew silent as the first sign of the procession appeared over the slight hill on the north end of the roadway. Â
Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim
One of those standing across the street from Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home was Adam DeJaynes, who grew up playing baseball with or against Oberheim before they both graduated from Stephen Decatur High School in 1994.
Adam DeJaynes was among those Oakland Avenue in Decatur on Thursday afternoon to pay their respects to fallen Champaign Police Officer Christopher Oberheim. Oberheim, a Decatur native, was fatally shot Wednesday after responding to a report of a domestic situation.
A two-year pilot project in which one individual will recruit for all three organizations solely on the international file will begin in October 2021. “We are very excited to see this partnership and pilot project come to fruition,” exclaimed Great Plains College president and CEO David Keast. “The partnership will allow us to build off of our foundational knowledge and collective expertise and will help mitigate the risks of international recruitment, in terms of mobility and costs, going forward.” The two-year pilot will enable the colleges to become more independent in terms of reliance on external agencies for student recruitment and efficiencies including, but not limited to, cost savings.
By Ryan Young
May 18, 2021 | 1:30 PM
Parkland College, Cumberland College, and Great Plains College are teaming up on a new initiative aimed at simplifying the process of recruiting international students.
Beginning in October, the two-year pilot project will see one individual looking after all international recruiting for the three colleges.
The agreement will help the colleges put their collective expertise to work, while streamlining costs, and becoming less dependent upon outside agencies, when it comes to recruiting international students.
In a release, Parkland President and CEO Mark Hoddenbaugh says the agreement lays the foundation for further partnerships in the future, while benefitting local economies.
(The Center Square) – Enrollment at community colleges in Illinois declined during the pandemic.
Statistics from the Illinois Community College Board show spring enrollment at the state’s 48 schools dropped by 14.2%.
Jerry Corcoran, president of Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, said community colleges are trying to weather the storm.
“Enrollments are down, doing everything we can with a nice blend of face-to-face and online, and doing what we can to be accommodating for those who want to get the vaccines,” said Corcoran.
Corcoran said his school’s enrollment was down just over 11% this spring compared to last.
It is a similar story at Heartland Community College in Normal.