"The ELC presents a tremendous opportunity to have a fresh set of eyes on our business problems. It's a great chance to build a foundation of young leaders in our organization. It's extremely energizing for all those involved. We continue to get value and new ideas necessary to appeal to our customers and employees."

-Chris Millington, Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, McDonald's Corporation

"The scope was defined very well. In fact, it hit all the aspects of the business that I would look for in a project done by a highly paid consultant. The quality of the work was incredible. The net result was "we want to participate in this." We want to follow up on this and go back to India and continue the work."

-Sri Srinath, Product Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.

"I had been told that the students we would be dealing with would be the cream of the crop, so I had high expectations, and they met every one of them. I really expected quality work from these students, and I got it."

- Dave Stanton, President Deveco Corporation, Belvidere

"Working with the ELC we were able to develop the tool much more expertly than if we had attempted the project on our own. We were quite impressed by the ability of the students to get a handle on such a complex set of issues and develop a solution."

- Dr. Charles Smith, Mental Health Association of the Rock River Valley.

"The students provided us with new ideas on how to use cutting edge technology to better reach our customers and employees in a digital age. They also helped to promote McDonald's social image in new and creative ways. And, we were even fortunate enough to hire two students as full time employees at McDonald's headquarters."

- Sarah Griffin, Director, Information Services, McDonald's Corporation

"The ELC project brought together several community disciplines and developed enthusiasm, ideas and a clear plan to begin marketing the exciting business progress that has been made in Forest Park. The students quickly grasped the needs of the diverse stakeholders and developed a plan that has become the basis of the business community's marketing efforts."

- Joe Locke, President, Joseph J. Locke and Company, Ltd.