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Community colleges help an amazingly diverse group of people realize their dreams.  Our students are committed to building better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.  As a community college president, I have the privilege of working to create a teaching and learning organization that is centered on student success.  As a part of this work, every year I develop a Presidential Action Initiative (PAI) for Waubonsee Community College.  The PAI provides clear direction for the college community on emerging issues — setting the tone for the college.  In today’s global and competitive economy, helping students succeed is more crucial than ever.  As a result, Waubonsee’s 2010-2011 PAI is “Shaping Student Success: Opportunity, Community and Accountability.”

With all the news coverage focusing on Apple’s new iPad, the Kindle and other e-readers, traditional paperbound textbooks may seem a bit of an anachronism.  However, student learners in most academic disciplines continue to rely on textbooks to support classroom lectures, exercises and hands-on labs.