Steering Committee Nominations announcement

IllinoisCAN seeks nominees who are passionate about college access to guide network growth and programming. Seven new members will be added to the committee, bringing its size to a total of 14 members – 2 per region of Illinois – an important step toward the goal of regional college access networks across the state.

The new Steering Committee members will serve a two-year term starting January 2026 through December 2027, and will meet virtually five times per year.

Please use the Illinois College Access Network (IllinoisCAN) Steering Committee Nomination form to nominate yourself or others.

The deadline for nominations is Nov. 7^th. Please feel free to share this announcement among your networks.

Calling All First Generation Scholars!

– Encourage Illinois high school students who will be the first person in their family to earn a college degree to join the First Generation Scholars Network (FGSN) from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC). The goal of FGSN is to connect first generation college students with one another so they can support each other through this network, receive additional support year-round from ISAC’s First Generation Scholars Network mentors, combat summer melt, and help make their transition to college a whole lot easier—and successful. FGSN allows ISAC to extend our college going work to help students develop a sense of belonging as they move from high school to their respective campuses in the fall. This sense of belonging can improve their persistence through the first term and first year of college. Students can go to the FGSN webpage to join and learn more, and please share information about the FGSN with colleagues at your organization and with others in your personal and professional networks. If you want to partner with the FGSN, please email ISAC.FirstGEN@illinois.edu.

ISACorps Recruitment

– Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is looking for recent college graduates who are passionate about public service and giving back to the community to join the Illinois Student Assistance Corps (ISACorps). Priority hiring areas are Moline/Rock Island, Freeport/Rockford, Dixon/Sterling, LaSalle/Peru, Matteson/Chicago Heights, and Berwyn/Cicero. If you know any recent college graduates interested in a public service career helping the next generation on their path to higher education, please share this website for them to learn more: www.isac.org/JointheISACorps.