The South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium (SMHEC) is a unique regional collaboration of 15 colleges and universities in the Chicago Southland region. One of the Consortium’s initiatives is to increase the numbers of minority faculty and their retention rate at member institutions.

This initiative is important because minority faculty positively impact an institution’s:

• Ability to offer diverse perspectives.
• Receptivity to challenging ideas.
• Support for minority student persistence

To improve the retention rate of minority faculty, the Consortium is developing a regional networking and support group for its minority faculty to share their experiences, challenges and advice. This group will meet on a quarterly basis.

We invite you to review our websites below for faculty employment opportunities.

DeVry University

Governors State University

Illinois Institute of Technology

Joliet Junior College

Kankakee Community College

Lewis University

Moraine Valley Community College

Northwestern Business College

Olivet Nazarene University

Prairie State College

Robert Morris College

Saint Xavier University

South Suburban College

University of St. Francis