The Community Planning Certificate is ideal for practitioners seeking advanced careers in municipal or county management. This certificate offers training in economic development, housing policy, transportation analysis, environmental planning and urban design.
Alcohol and drug abuse is a growing epidemic that requires licensed specialists in the field. After completing the certificate, students will have the knowledge and ability to apply the ethical standards of the profession.
This certificate is for individuals who wish to become certified in substance abuse counseling without completing a formal degree program. On completing the required 20 semester hours of courses, students may take the Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor exam through the Illinois Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professional Certification Association.
University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology Yona Stamatis is featured in “Music of Hope”, a short-form video that won a prestigious Mid-America Emmy Award on Oct. 26, 2024.
Kenneth Kriz, the interim vice chancellor for finance and administration and a distinguished professor of public administration at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been awarded the 2024 Jesse Burkhead Award from the journal Public Budgeting and Finance for his 2023 article, “Capital Appreciation Bonds and the Cost of Borrowing.” The award recognizes the best article published in the volume for the year.
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Forbes has named the University of Illinois Springfield’s human services master’s degree a top online program for 2023. The degree prepares students for management and leadership positions in the growing human and social services fields.
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Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Development Studies, Business Studies. and technology
Graduate Institution and Major: University of Professional Studies, MBA in Petroleum Accounting and Finance.
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University of The Gambia, PhD in Public Administration
Ural Federal University, Russia, Management
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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Law
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Law