Jean-Pierre Lucas was born in Lima, Peru, but since a young age his family moved to Champaign, Illinois. Upon graduation from Champaign Central High…

“Share your story because you just never know who might be going through what you’re going through.”“The Crowns I Wear” Deidre Silas, 2020 Deidre Graham…

Sean McCandless, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named University Scholar for 2021.…

Accountability for Social Equity At the end of 2021, I am again reminded why public administration is so important. We are closing out the second year of a…

Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala (Currently in Illinois) Undergraduate Institution and Major: Universidad Internacional de Las Américas, Costa Rica…

Hometown: Springfield, Illinois Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Bachelor of Psychology (Clinical and Counseling…