Initiatives
Current Year Initiatives:
Past Initiatives:
- Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series (past years)– 2002-2016
- Lincoln Funeral Symposium: “Mourning Father Abraham” – April 2015
- State Politics and Policy Conference – June 2010
- Constitution Day: Freedom of the Press – 2008
- Earth Day 2008 “Education & Action for a Sustainable Future”(Cosponsored with Students Allied for a Greener Earth featuring Debra Rowe, Ph.D.)
- Women’s Heritage Month – 2008
- Earth Week 2007 “Politics, Women and Environmental Justice” by Winona LaDuke and a panel discussion on “The Future of Renewable Energy in Illinois” (Cosponsored with Women’s Center and Students Allied for a Greener Earth)
- Educational Policy Series: Closing the Achievement Gap – 2005-2007
- Forum on State Government and Citizen Participation (featuring Alan Ehrenhalt and Richard Schuldt) – 2007
- Luncheon Series on Public Policy, Governance, and Administration (Cosponsored with Institute for Government and Public Affairs, UIUC) – 2006-2007
- Earth Day Event 2006 “Contaminated without Consent: How Chemical Pollutants in Air, Food and Water Violate Human Rights”(Cosponsored with UIS Environmental Studies featuring Dr. Sandra Steingraber)
- International Women’s Day Event 2006 “Feminization of Islamist Women and the Power of Women’s Rights”(Cosponsored with UIS Womens Center featuring Prof. Zakia Salime)
- Public Policy Summit: Politics & Religion: Conflict and Coexistence at Home and Abroad – 2006
- Public Policy Summit: Politics & Religion: Global and American Perspectives – 2005
- U.S. Constitution Day Forum and Faculty Luncheon Dialogue – Fall 2005
- Women’s Day Event featuring Sheila Simon: Legacy of Jeanne and Paul Simon – 2005
- Public Policy Summit: Issues in Cyberspace: Cyberethics, E-Commerce, and Spam – 2004
- Public Policy Summit: Politics and Ethics in Illinois – 2003
- Illinois Civic Engagement Project -2001
- Illinois Channel Planning Study – 2001
- Capital Scholars Forum on Leadership and Public Service (featuring Shirley Madigan, Chair, Illinois Arts Council)
Events are generally taped and available on UIS’ Video-on-Demand.