Welcome back to Innovatus, the magazine of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

Those of us who work in the community college field know just how important it is to share our successes and lessons learned with others to inform policy and enhance practice. Our willingness to respect the strong foundations upon which our institutions are built while leading the charge toward a better tomorrow for our students is what makes community colleges strong.

In this issue of Innovatus, the League highlights innovative ideas and efforts that bring back-to-basics approaches into the future. In these pages, readers will

• Consider the capabilities approach as a way of enabling students to achieve their potential;

• Reflect on the importance of clearly defining, promoting, and providing the resources to meet an organization’s vision;

• Learn about an innovative intervention to address food insecurity as a barrier to student success;

• Explore the implementation of competency-based education in STEM courses to improve learning;

• And more …

On behalf of the League for Innovation, I encourage you to use the articles featured in Innovatus to generate new ideas and the discussion of possibilities at your institution. There is so much we can learn from each other; let’s take this opportunity to do so for the benefit of the students we all serve.

Sylvia Jenkins

Chair, Board of Directors, League for Innovation in the Community College
President, Moraine Valley Community College


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