tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:36:45 +0000Local excellence, global impacthttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/noreply@blogger.com (UIS Web Services)Blogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-2005334030949724702Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:36:00 +00002010-04-27T16:36:36.763-05:00 This blog is now located at http://spotlight.uis.edu/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://spotlight.uis.edu/feeds/posts/default. http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/04/this-blog-has-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (UIS Web Services)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-8080106746740142714Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:20:00 +00002010-04-26T09:44:40.172-05:00onlineawardsfacultyKaren Swan, Ph.D. a professor in the Teacher Leadership program at the University of Illinois Springfield and the James J. Stukel Distinguished Professor in Educational Leadership is being honored.Swan has been selected to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Teachers College at Columbia University. The Columbia Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology will be hosting a http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/04/uis-professor-karen-swan-honored-with.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-6793586752523463877Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +00002010-04-01T09:01:24.516-05:00studentsVideostudent lifepublic policyUniversity of Illinois Springfield political science majors Matt Van Vossen and Ryan Melchin have been friends since their freshmen year, even with very different political views.When it came time to pick a roommate their junior year they decided to move in with each other. That’s when all the jokes started. Van Vossen is the president of the College Democrats on campus, while Melchin serves ashttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/03/uis-college-democrat-and-gop-student.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-3453628760852945778Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:24:00 +00002010-04-01T09:02:52.543-05:00VideouniversitystaffgeneralThe University of Illinois Springfield grounds crew is responsible for maintaining 370 acres of landscaping on campus every year. It’s a big job for the crew of 10 people, but one they feel passionate about.“We’re trying to make sure everything looks good for the public and everyone concerned who utilizes the campus,” said Joan Buckles, UIS horticulturist and grounds worker supervisor.The http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/03/grounds-crew-works-to-keep-uis-campus.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-6729697405445609675Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:57:00 +00002010-03-18T20:12:40.433-05:00awardsWUISWUIS/Illinois Public Radio statehouse reporter Amanda Vinicky is being honored for her coverage of hard-hitting news and feature reporting.Vinicky won two first place awards in the Illinois Associated Press Broadcaster’s Association 2009 Journalism Excellence Contest. In the category of Best Investigative Report/Series she received first place for her piece “Tracing Blagojevich’s Hidden Bank http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/03/wuis-statehouse-reporter-honored-with.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-3866628656641250153Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:23:00 +00002010-03-12T13:28:30.105-06:00studentsathleticsVideouniversitystudent lifestaffAmanda Bly knows how to multitask. As a UIS Admissions Counselor she’s out the door every morning at 7:00 visiting an average of 3 high schools per day along with stops at community colleges.Bly is one of eight admissions counselors who travel around the state and beyond meeting with prospective students and answering their questions about the University of Illinois Springfield.“More and more http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/03/uis-admissions-counselors-keep-busy.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-5766715304524513804Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:13:00 +00002010-03-18T10:03:23.759-05:00technologyawardsfacultyThe UIS Center for Online Learning, Research and Service’s blog “Education Technology” has been ranked #33 in a national list of similar blogs by the website The Learning Master.This list of the top 50 education technology blogs includes writers, technicians and social media experts that are all teachers. The UIS blog is ranked in the “on the ground” category for offering news, tools and methodshttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/03/uis-education-technology-blog-ranked-in.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-5212095053789863763Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:45:00 +00002010-03-02T15:54:26.832-06:00studentsCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesawardsartsfacultySue Huskins, a UIS Communication graduate student and photography teaching assistant to Mike Duvall, Professor of Communication, has recently been notified that she is a finalist in the 29th Annual College Student Photography contest co-sponsored by Photographer’s Forum Magazine and Nikon.Out of almost 14,000 entries from the United States, Canada, and around the world, Sue’s submitted photographhttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/03/student-named-finalist-in-national.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-7449559794667133801Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:58:00 +00002010-02-26T13:16:47.480-06:00studentsuniversityawardsThe Journal brought eight awards back to Springfield this past weekend, including two first place awards, following the 2010 Illinois College Press Association’s annual conference. Professional journalists from around Illinois awarded The Journal’s editorial board with a first-place plaque for an editorial published in fall 2009. Current editor-in-chief Luke Runyon also won first place for http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/student-newspaper-journal-wins-several.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Derek Schnapp)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-3748028725239024875Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:42:00 +00002010-02-15T08:44:17.424-06:00universitypublic policyfacultyKenneth Oldfield, emeritus professor of public administration at UIS, recently spoke to students and administrators at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the need to democratize higher learning by recruiting more students and faculty of working class origins to that campus.The forum theme was “Class Matters: Understanding the Experiences of Low-Income and Working Class Students on http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/professor-speaks-on-democratizing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-1971426092904592773Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:32:00 +00002010-02-19T14:45:14.301-06:00College of Liberal Arts and ScienceshistoryfacultyProfessor Michael Burlingame lives downtown by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library, goes to a coffee shop near the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices and banks at Lincoln’s bank.Residing in Springfield is the perfect setting for a Lincoln scholar.On Thursday evening, February 11, Burlingame became the second Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies for UIS during http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/burlingame-invested-as-distinguished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-4509635257123608612Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:07:00 +00002010-02-11T10:25:39.873-06:00brookens libraryawardsfacultyChristine Ross, assistant professor of Library Instructional Services at the University of Illinois Springfield and director of Collections and Research Services at UIS’ Brookens Library, is one of 30 Illinois librarians who were selected to participate in Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative, a year-long program designed to develop future leaders in the library professions in http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/uis-library-professor-selected-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-7972660289389161259Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:00 +00002010-02-09T13:30:20.923-06:00studentsVideorecreationstudent affairsDuring his senior year, as he was beginning to explore options after graduation, UIS student Jeremy Winters was introduced to Darryl Thomas, who works for the government in an entrepreneurship program in Springfield.“He took me in like family, invited me over for dinner, and I met his family,” Winters said. “I told him about how I want to start my own businesses and own some businesses. He reallyhttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/students-find-home-away-from-home-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-3537527576952816388Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:51:00 +00002010-02-08T08:57:20.401-06:00studentsuniversityartsfacultyUIS Professors of Theatre Eric and Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, as well as UIS Theatre student Ben Beams, will be performing in a play reading of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night on Saturday, February 27 at 7 p.m. at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in downtown Springfield.Kevin Purcell is the director, and other cast members include Aasne Vigesaa, Larry Smith, Tom Lawton, Troy http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/uis-theatre-faculty-and-student-take.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-1796777157223041213Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:48:00 +00002010-02-04T11:53:42.343-06:00universitypublic policyfacultyKenneth Oldfield published “Our Cutting Edge Isn’t Cutting It: Why Public Administration Should Be The First Discipline To Implement A Social Class-Based Affirmative Action Plan For Hiring Professors” in the latest issue of Administration and Society, a referred periodical.Oldfield proposes that his field honor its commitment to diversity and being a “cutting edge” discipline by hiring more http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/02/professor-publishes-article-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-6462224586069849667Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:31:00 +00002010-01-26T10:06:09.223-06:00studentsuniversityeducationAmy Reeves decided to return to school after applying for a new position at her place of employment when she was told she would need a bachelor’s degree to be considered for an interview. Madeleine Ward said she simply wanted to continue her education in a more structured manner, so she is better able to contribute to society, and now hopes to go on to law school.Reeves lives in Carlinville whilehttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/uis-online-students-build-community-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-3890230753764949283Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:59:00 +00002010-01-26T10:44:12.576-06:00volunteerstudentsathleticsVideoSusan Coryell has known ever since she was a little girl she wanted to be a doctor, now she’s getting her chance to help others.The UIS junior women’s basketball forward/center spent two months of her summer break volunteering in Ghana, West Africa at a military teaching hospital. She served as a nurse helping to change bandages and care for patients.“Every day I just looked forward to going in http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/uis-womens-basketball-player-spends.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-5741968593834781268Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:46:00 +00002010-01-22T09:56:55.029-06:00Videobrookens librarystaffhistoryIf you’re looking for family genealogy records from the 1800s or researching the history of your town, the historical archives and special collections section at the University of Illinois Springfield may hold your answers.The archives, located in the basement of Brookens Library, contain more than a million historical documents from 14 counties in central Illinois. The UIS archives are part of http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/uis-archives-preserving-regional.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-9027825218973102704Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:55:00 +00002010-01-21T10:30:58.015-06:00studentsVideouniversityonlinestafffacultyThe University of Illinois Springfield is riding a new wave of online education.UIS is one of the first universities in the nation to begin using Google Wave - an online tool for real-time communication and collaboration - for online learning and teaching, beginning in October 2009.“We’re really excited to be working with Google Wave here at UIS,” said Ray Schroeder, director of the UIS Center http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/uis-jumps-on-google-wave-for-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-7040543125491564976Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:49:00 +00002010-01-15T10:53:05.408-06:00public policyfacultyAn article by University of Illinois Springfield Professor of Political Science Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr. was recently published in the international Energy Law Journal.The article “Energy Policy and the Obama Administration: Some Choices and Challenges” talks about the struggles the new Administration is facing.Dr. Holden is the first Wepner Distinguished Professor in Political Science at UIS and http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/holden-article-published-in-energy-law.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-7926422172308216263Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:22:00 +00002010-01-13T09:40:50.373-06:00studentsonlinepublicJasmine Harris, a 25-year-old online graduate student in Management Information Systems at UIS, is competing for a complete wedding package in the pages of Essence Magazine.Harris lives in Manasas Park, VA and works at Lockheed Martin, where she met her future husband during an employee happy hour. She decided to enroll in the MIS program online because of its reputation.“The course selection http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/mis-online-graduate-student-competes.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-1228281684587620305Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:54:00 +00002010-01-22T09:58:15.530-06:00VideouniversitySangamon AuditoriumgeneralpublicPatrons at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Auditorium no longer have to worry about taking a tumble on the steep stairs thanks to a generous gift.Pam Reyhan has been enjoying shows at the auditorium for the past 15 years and knows how tricky the stairs can become, especially in the dark. When she was asked if she’d be willing to help finance the installation of handrails to http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/sangamon-auditorium-patron-donates.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-4071807745339241348Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:18:00 +00002010-01-04T14:51:31.823-06:00College of Liberal Arts and SciencesfacultyscienceThe work of Dr. John Martin, professor of astronomy-physics at UIS, was the focus of a press event at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) winter meeting in Washington D.C. on January 4. Martin, along with an international team of researchers, obtained new data about the Eta Carinae star system using a Near-Infrared Coronagraphic Imager (NICI) at the Gemini Observatory's Gemini South telescopehttp://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2010/01/martins-work-featured-at-national.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-7062952121776509711Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-12-21T11:55:55.577-06:00alumniartsA mixed-media exhibition by Josh Hester, a former graduate student in the University of Illinois Springfield Communication Department, will have his work featured during a six-week run at the Robert Morris University Art Gallery starting in January.The “Witness: Mathare,” exhibit features photography and film of the people and story of the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya.“It's considered http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2009/12/uis-alumnus-to-have-work-featured-in_21.htmlbwood8@uis.edu (Blake Wood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10441311.post-1053182661867529688Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:58:00 +00002009-12-16T16:02:30.540-06:00universityCollege of Liberal Arts and SciencesartsfacultyNancy Genevieve Perkins, associate professor of English, was the co-Featured Poet at the Poetry Corner in Nashua, New Hamshire, on December 11. The other co-Feature Poet for the evening was David “Doc” Cote, who has been hosting this poetry venue for over twenty years. This reading was Perkins' fourth Featured Poetry Reading since completing her Spring 2009 Sabbatical to research, write and http://www.uis.edu/newsbureau/people/2009/12/perkins-reads-poetry-as-co-featured.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Courtney Westlake)0