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This past semester, we launched the new CAST Minor and will be welcoming our first students in the Spring.  The C

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The University of Illinois Springfield School of Public Management and Policy will host the annual Railsplitter banquet and awards from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St., Springfield.

Walking the Tightrope: Fostering Inclusive Pedagogy in Turbulent Environments

We are in a time of change, polarization, and in some states, increased legislative challenges to what and how we teach.  These challenges are leading to ongoing debates within our discipline linked to shifting professional norms and values and the impacts our pedagogical practices in preparing the next generation of public service leaders. 

Hometown: Manila, Philippines

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of the East-Manila, Accountancy

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Management Information Systems

Hometown: Abeadze Kyeakor, Central Region-Ghana

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Political Science

Graduate Institution and Major: Eastern Illinois University, MA Political Science and Government

Hometown: Des Plaines, Illinois

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Drake University, Politics

Graduate Institution and Major: Drake University, Public Policy

Hometown: Carol Stream, Illinois

Undergraduate Instruction and Major: DeVry University, Network Management

Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois Springfield, M.S. Environmental SciencePlanning and Management

Hometown: Ashanti-Akyem Agogo, Ghana

Undergraduate Institutions and Major: University of Cape Coast (Ghana) / Management

Graduate Institutions and Major: University of Siena (Italy) / Management and Governance

Hometown: Sittanunku, Upper Nuimi District, North Bank Region, The Gambia

Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of The Gambia, Accountancy

Graduate Institutions and Majors: University of The Gambia, Master’s in Business Administration

Umea University (Sweden), Master’s in Accounting