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Sauk Valley Community College (SVCC) has returned to the Pathways to Results (PTR) process to analyze and improve a new pathway each year for the last five years. They have become so invested in PTR that they have institutionalized its use into their approach to program review and continuous improvement, creating an institutional PTR team responsive to needs that arise on their campus. In 2014, faculty members partnered with student services and industry at SVCC to explore and enhance student success within the MultiCraft Technology pathway. This pathway includes several stackable credentials earned on the way to completing the associate in applied sciences. In addition, articulated transfer agreements exist with two state universities, allowing students to continue on the pathway to earn a four-year degree in Engineering Technology. This brief describes how Sauk Valley Community College integrated contextualized math and reading supports to improve outcomes for students in their manufacturing pathway.

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert