ICLCA MISSION & GOALS

The International College Learning Center Association (ICLCA) is an organization of professionals dedicated to promoting excellence among learning center personnel. ICLCA welcomes any individual interested in assisting college and university students along the road to academic success.

OUR MISSION

The mission of ICLCA is to support learning assistance professionals as they develop and maintain learning centers, programs, and services to enhance student learning at the post-secondary level.

This support will include:

• Promoting professional standards in the areas of administration and management, program and curriculum design, evaluation, and research.

• Acting on learning assistance issues at local, regional, and national levels.

• Assisting in the creation of new and enhancement of existing learning centers and programs.

• Providing opportunities for professional development, networking, and idea exchange through conferences, workshops, institutes, and publications.

• Coordinating efforts with related professional associations.

• Offering forums for celebrating and respecting the profession.

     History of ICLCA              Leadership          

THE FOUNDING OF ICLCA

In 1985, a task force was formed to investigate the development of the Midwest College Learning Center Association. Task force members were Janet Norton, Carl Terichman, Ralph Powell, Mary Ann Bushman, Michael Murphy, Phyllis Deutsch, H. Laury LePage, and Sandra Burmeister. The Interim Officers were Carol Cashen, Richard Behm, Brad Hughes, Jonnie Dvorak, Susan Casper, and Mike Marinetti. The first conference was held on October 22, 1986.

The organization was incorporated in the state of Wisconsin on October 7, 1988, as the Midwest College Learning Center Association, Inc. The registered agent was Carolyn Hegge. The initial Board of Directors of the new corporation were Sandra Burmeister, Martha Casazza, Carol Eckermann, Perry O-Sliwa, Phyllis Deutsch, Norma Lewis, and Patricia Touchett.

In 1999, the organization went national, changing its name to the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA).

In 2023, the organization went international, changing its name to the International College Learning Center Association (ICLCA).