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UIS Illinois Innocence Project celebrates 12th exoneration
Grover Thompson was wrongfully convicted in 1981.
UIS online degrees ranked highly by U.S. News & World Report
Bachelor’s degrees ranked in the top 10 percent.
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Andrew Cunningham is the internal vice president for the Student Government Association, the vice president of the College Republicans, a member of the Student Advocacy Coalition, Campus Senate and is a Capital Scholars Honors Program member and peer mentor. Read more »
Class of 2017 Report
719
Baccalaureate degrees conferred
476
Graduating class for whom an outcomes destination is known
264
Working full-time or part-time
161
Continuing education at national or regional university
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Chigozie Umeadi
UIS Degrees: B.A. 2012 (Business Administration and Business Management)
Current Position: Associate Manager, Basketball Strategies and Analytics with the NBA
Danielle Stanley
UIS Degrees: MPA 2013 (Public Administration), B.A. 2011 (Political Science & Legal Studies)
Current Position: Manager, Government Relations Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Catlin
UIS Degrees: M.P.A. 2014 (Public Administration), B.A. 2012 (Criminal Justice)
Current Position: City Manager, City of Springfield, MI
Erin Wilson Laegeler
UIS Degrees: B.A. 2012 (Legal Studies & Political Science)
Current Position: Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Joe B. McDade
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“Engaging students with relevant questions, challenging them to think critically and helping students learn how to apply what they are learning to what they will be asked to do in their future career,” he continues, “are as vital in the online experience as much as in the on-campus classroom.”