Students have a lot on their plate, especially at the beginning of each semester. Understanding your financial aid can make life a lot less stressful and give you confidence that you’re starting out on the right foot. Here are some of our top FAQs to keep you informed and on top of your financial game.  

Q. How do I check my financial aid status or disbursement? 

A. To review your financial aid:  

Congratulations to Dr. Amy McEuen, a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project and an associate professor of biology, who has published her first Op-Ed via the news organization Next City. This op-ed argues that it is past time to change our lawn policies to help us conserve biodiversity and fight climate change in cities. Next City is a nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire social, economic and environmental change in cities through journalism and events around the world. As the biology program lead, Dr.

Hometown: Milford, MichiganMajor: Pre-Nursing Future Plans: Work as Nurse

Colton Kern of Williamsville, a senior at Williamsville High School, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2023 and awarded a $24,000 Lincoln Merit Scholarship for tuition over four years. At UIS, he will major in computer science.

The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed for a total of four years if the student maintains college GPA requirements.

Last month, Dr. Liang Kong, Associate Professor of Mathematics, along with Dr. Yanhui Guo (Associate Professor, CSC), Dr. Xiaoqing Li (Professor, MIS), gave a very interesting and informative talk on ChatGPT! The title of their talk is 

CHATGPT IS COMING - ARCHITECTURE, APPLICATIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES