tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:19:55 +0000Upcoming activities and eventshttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/noreply@blogger.com (UIS Web Services)Blogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-3949338533994974475Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-11-06T15:19:55.904-06:00Generalpublic“Central Illinois: Patchwork of Creative Minds”, a thought provoking lunch time educational series examining creative expression that has flourished in the heartland of Illinois, will focus on “Creative Images: Canvas and Glass” on Wednesday, November 18 at the University of Illinois Springfield. A hot lunch buffet is available at 11:30 a.m. and program will be from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m.Local http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/central-illinois-patchwork-of-creative.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-2099818093568369011Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-11-05T14:03:19.989-06:00VideoCareer Development CenterStudentsAlumniThe University of Illinois Springfield Career Development Center and Office of Alumni Relations hosted the second annual UIS Graduate and Professional School Fair on Thursday, November 5, 2009 in the PAC concourse.The event brought 31 graduate and professional schools from Illinois and the Midwest to the UIS campus.“We’re having this because many of our students as undergrads are trying to decidehttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/uis-hosts-fair-that-helps-students.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-7907487857962875075Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-11-05T10:49:01.348-06:00WHAT: Join the UIS Career Development Center and Student Government Association for a presentation by Lauren Berger “The Intern Queen”. This internship expert will teach students everything they need to know about how to find internships and make the most out of internship opportunities.WHEN: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.WHERE: Brookens Auditorium on the lower level of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/get-royal-reality-on-internships-from.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-7453670284059263333Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-11-05T10:48:09.709-06:00GeneralpublicWHAT: University of Illinois Springfield Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speakers Series presents Beyond Binaries: Identity and the Sexuality Spectrum. The presentation features Robyn Ochs, long-time activist, and the editor of the Bisexual Resource Guide and the new anthology Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World (2nd edition).WHEN: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 4:30 http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/speakers-series-presents-beyond.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-7142859228842921616Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-11-05T10:29:43.393-06:00Public PolicyIllinois IssuesIllinois Auditor General William Holland will be a featured speaker at the Samuel K. Gove Legislative Internship Hall of Fame induction Monday, November 16, 2009 at the Executive Mansion in Springfield. Holland’s remarks will be part of the induction ceremony to induct five individuals into the Samuel K. Gove Legislative Internship Program Hall of Fame: John Day, formerly of Rochester and now of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/illinois-auditor-general-william.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-415307902735385112Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:56:00 +00002009-11-04T09:02:47.446-06:00ScienceGeneralpublicThe University of Illinois Springfield is raising awareness about sustainability and the environment by hosting its Second Annual Sustainability Week from November 9 through November 14, 2009.UIS is working to be a role model in promoting campus environmental sustainability. UIS recognizes that we are part of a global community with limited resources and that our choices can positively affect thehttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/uis-to-hold-second-annual.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-3490570172141411095Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:47:00 +00002009-11-03T16:54:32.248-06:00AwardsVideoStudentsThe University of Illinois Springfield honored more than 100 scholarship donors and their recipients during the 2009 Scholarship Luncheon on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 in the Sangamon Auditorium lobby.Nearly $200,000 in funds for scholarships come from donors who make an annual commitment to help UIS students pay for their education. "For many of them it's the very first time that they will meet. http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/students-honored-during-2009.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-8866740665657207048Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:08:00 +00002009-11-03T10:10:37.680-06:00artspublicWHAT: University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery will host a reception with Jacksonville, Illinois sculptor Khara Koffel.WHEN: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a presentation by Koffel beginning at 6:00 p.m.WHERE: UIS Visual Arts Gallery (HSB 201)DETAILS: The artwork is inspired by personal stories, relationships, and memories that relate not only to the http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/uis-visual-arts-gallery-presents.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-7168686112768411724Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:24:00 +00002009-11-02T09:27:18.518-06:00GraduatepublicWHAT: Second annual UIS Graduate and Professional School Fair sponsored by the UIS Career Development Center and the Office of UIS Alumni RelationsWHEN: Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.WHERE: Public Affairs Center Concourse (PAC) on UIS campusDETAILS: This event will bring 30+ graduate and professional schools from Illinois and the Midwest to the UIS campus. The purpose of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/uis-graduate-and-professional-school.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-6550927659614405292Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:22:00 +00002009-11-02T09:23:54.129-06:00Public PolicypublicWHAT: University of Illinois Springfield Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speakers Series presents Drawing Attention: Comics as a Means of Approaching U.S. Cultural Diversity. The presentation features Dr. Derek Royal, Associate Professor of English in the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University – Commerce.WHEN: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.WHERE: http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/11/speakers-series-presents-drawing.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-2960068792260128290Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:47:00 +00002009-10-29T13:17:59.805-05:00GeneralpublicWHAT: The Sociology/Anthropology Department and the UIS Speakers Award Committee invite you to join us for a Public talk by sociologist Timothy Black entitled “When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets”.WHEN: Monday, November 2, 2009 from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m.WHERE: UIS Founders Residence Hall 153DETAILS: Timothy Black is an associate professor of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/when-heart-turns-rock-solid-lives-of.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-5207046609397033362Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:37:00 +00002009-10-28T16:39:36.324-05:00UniversityInternationalWHAT: UIS will be hosting five EducationUSA advisers from Azerbaijan, Peru, Philippines, Oman, and Russia as part of a U.S.-based training program, which is supported financially by the U.S. Department of State. WHEN: Monday, November 2, 2009 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.WHERE: Public Affairs Center (PAC) on UIS campusDETAILS: The advisers will participate in cultural events in Springfield and a day of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-hosting-international-advisers-from.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-496558392568193542Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:43:00 +00002009-10-28T16:36:28.093-05:00UniversityAlumni AssociationAlumnipublicThe University of Illinois Springfield Alumni Awards Dinner will be held on Friday, November 6, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in downtown Springfield. The University of Illinois Alumni Association hosts this annual event, which recognizes and celebrates the achievement, distinguished service, humanitarianism and loyalty of UIS alumni.The theme for this year’s http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/ui-alumni-association-to-host-uis.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-5813492531229097466Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:40:00 +00002009-10-27T14:44:37.235-05:00Innocence ProjectpublicNew method could prove helpful in Sangamon County Murder CaseThe Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, housed at the University of Illinois Springfield, will be looking at Touch DNA as a vehicle to test pieces of evidence in the Sangamon County murder of Melissa Koontz. The tests could prove to be the break the Project has been looking forward to in order to overturn the conviction of Thomas http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-innocence-project-sponsors-workshop.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-493027763666345388Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-10-28T15:50:22.511-05:00VideoInternationalStudentsGeneralThe University of Illinois Springfield hosted the 32nd Annual International Festival on Sunday, October 25, 2009 in the Public Affairs Center.The festival allowed participants to take a trip around the world in only a matter of minutes. Each PAC conference room was organized to be a different part of the world with Asian, European, American and African culture represented.Students and community http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/international-festival-brings-world-to.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-7619689900559502497Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:00 +00002009-10-26T09:45:43.420-05:00Public PolicypublicWHAT: University of Illinois Springfield Toastmasters Club welcomes Award-Winning public speaker Ed HearnWHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.WHERE: Public Affairs Center (PAC) RestaurantDETAILS: Edward E. Hearn was born into a large family in Springfield. His father, Major Hearn, was a functionally illiterate factory worker who played a key role in making certain that all of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-toastmasters-club-welcomes-2006.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-2535297633603897712Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:03:00 +00002009-10-23T13:48:26.545-05:00UniversityCollege of Business and ManagementStudentsAlumniThe University of Illinois Springfield is celebrating its new downtown Peoria location by hosting an open house. The Peoria Center is located inside the Illinois Central College Perley Building, Room 120, 115 Southwest Adams Street in Peoria. The open house will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2009 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and is open to UIS alumni and friends. The new space will provide a http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-peoria-center-holds-open-house-at.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-5416875627446173605Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:41:00 +00002009-10-21T15:59:35.666-05:00VideoWomen's CenterStudentsThe University of Illinois Springfield’s Women’s Center held a “Love Your Body Day” Fair on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 in the PAC Concourse to teach students about positive body image.Women were able to create buttons with phrases such as “This is why I’m hot” and "I'm a big deal because..." to give them a sense of empowerment."In our culture we have so much attention and it grows all the time http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/love-your-body-day-fair-teaches.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-6760120016235901702Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:00 +00002009-10-21T15:33:44.691-05:00StudentsartsWHAT: Students who are currently taking THE/COM 476, Directing for the Theatre will be holding open auditions for their final project scenes.WHEN: Wednesday, October 28 from 3:45pm – 6pm and Thursday, October 29 from 2pm – 4:30pm in the University of Illinois Springfield VPA Room 170.DETAILS: Everyone is welcome to audition; auditions will consist of cold readings from the various plays directed http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/theatre-open-auditions-for-student.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-677611212259867688Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:41:00 +00002009-10-21T09:14:02.612-05:00InternationalpublicJoin UIS students, faculty, and staff to share an evening of cultural exhibits, artistic performances, food tasting, and more.WHAT: University of Illinois Springfield presents the 32nd Annual International Student Festival with the theme “Dancing Under the Stars”.WHEN: Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.WHERE: Public Affairs Center (PAC) on UIS campusDETAILS: For over 30 years the http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/32nd-annual-uis-international-student.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-5374387865784037265Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-10-21T09:13:24.608-05:00Public PolicypublicWHAT: The UIS Jewish Student Union presents Can the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Be Solved? The discussion features foreign journalist Yaakov Katz, military correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.WHEN: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.WHERE: Brookens Auditorium is on the lower level of Brookens Library at UIS(The event will be available via live webcast and video on demand at http://http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/speakers-series-can-israeli-palestinian.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-6431467144146818171Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-10-19T09:41:50.373-05:00Innocence ProjectpublicThe University of Illinois Springfield’s Downstate Innocence Project will host a 5.5 hour forensic seminar on cutting edge methods of post-conviction sample recovery and DNA testing on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Participants will hear from the lawyers and forensic scientists who were involved in the case of Timothy Masters, a Colorado man freed from prison by the technology of Touch DNA http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-downstate-innocence-project-hosts.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-9107893416715119651Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:26:00 +00002009-10-19T09:50:55.260-05:00College of Business and ManagementpublicLocal Information Technology Code Warriors Compete on Campus to Showcase Problem-Solving Skills at Regional Competition of IBM-sponsored ContestWHAT: The powerhouse computer programming team from the University of Illinois Springfield and top collegiate programmers from surrounding areas will compete in an all-out “battle of the brains.”WHO: Teams from the University of Illinois Springfield, http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-hosts-regional-contest-in-34th.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-173209760724687159Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:18:00 +00002009-10-19T11:28:54.192-05:00Women's CenterrecreationWHAT: University of Illinois Springfield Women’s Center will hold a “Love Your Body Day” Fair as part of the national annual eventWHEN: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.WHERE: Public Affairs Center Concourse (PAC) on UIS campusDETAILS: Everyone is welcome to participate in the fair and will have the opportunity to create buttons with phrases such as “This is why I’m hot” andhttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/uis-womens-center-hosts-love-your-body.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611221227575849423.post-3926358121535907518Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:17:00 +00002009-10-15T09:22:10.382-05:00publicIllinois IssuesThe Samuel K. Gove Illinois Legislative Internship Hall of Fame will honor five individuals who have served as legislative interns at the state Capitol. John Day, Claire B. Eberle, Stephen R. Pacey, Lee J. Schwartz and Gretchen A. Winter will be inducted during a ceremony at the Executive Mansion on Monday, November 16. Inductees are selected based on their contributions to Illinois and its http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/events/2009/10/illinois-issues-five-join-legislative.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0