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Hometown: Rantoul, IllinoisMajor: Business AdministrationFuture Plans: Earn a master’s degree
Carl Burts chose the University of Illinois Springfield because of “what the school had to offer to help me grow as a person,” he said. On…
UIS Competes in First Synchronous Virtual Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, IL (October 18, 2020) – The UIS Speech and Debate Team participated in the first synchronous, virtual tournament of the season. The Cyber Falcon classic was hosted by…
A video series shot at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Child Protection Training Academy is serving as a national simulation training model for preparing child welfare workers and students for working with at-risk…
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It was hard to miss the attention-grabbing headline last month: “California Governor Signs Order Banning Sales of New Gasoline Cars by 2035” (NPR, September 30, 2020). But is the internal combustion…
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Sundeep Sharma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing and Operations has been named University Scholar for 2020. The award, considered the university system’s highest faculty honor, recognizes outstanding…
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Sudeep Sharma, Ph.D., assistant professor of management, marketing and operations at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named University Scholar for 2020. The award, considered the university system’s highest faculty honor,…
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Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Majors: Business Administration (Sports Management concentration) and Economics
Future Plans: Work in Sports Management
Allison Hackett chose the University of Illinois Springfield because of the…
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First Tournament of the Season is a Success
SPRINGFIELD, IL (October 7, 2020) – The speech and debate competition season has begun! The Prairie Star speech and debate team participated in the Crimson Classic speech tournament hosted by…
Speech and Debate Team Hosts Pre-debate Discussion Event
Pre-Debate Event Poster
SPRINGFIELD, IL (September 30, 2020) – In preparation for the presidential debate season, the UIS Speech and Debate Team hosted a pre-debate discussion…
Vickie Cook, executive director of online, professional and engaged learning at the University of Illinois Springfield has been recognized by the University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) as the 2020 Central…
Ten years after her book about Mulan was published, UIS English Professor Lan Dong, Ph.D. is still sought out for her expertise on the subject. With Disney’s live-action film, Mulan, released to Disney Plus earlier this month,…
Lincoln scholar Graham Peck has been named the Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield.
A virtual Ceremony of Investiture honoring Peck was held on Thursday, Sept. 24 where he…
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