About a year before Christine Mallinson gave birth to her first child, she and her husband agreed that all of their children would take her last name. The decision came down to family cohesion: The couple wanted their children—they eventually had two—to share a last name with the only cousin near their kids in age, who was Mallinson’s niece.
University of Illinois President Timothy L. Killeen has announced that Adriana Crocker, University of Illinois Springfield professor of political science, will serve as the newest Presidential Fellow. Crocker is the first faculty member at UIS to be named a Presidential Fellow.
Prof. Ryan Williams on News Channel 20
Dr. Ryan Williams, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, in an News Channel 20 story, “Springfield Police Department faces officer shortage”.
“Williams explained that hiring is competitive for all industries right now, and younger applicants have different job standards from past generations that policing may not meet.”
Congratulations to Dr. Anne-Marie Hanson, ENS!
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UIS Professor of Public Administration and member of the Institute for Illinois Public Finance (IIPF), Beverly Bunch, discusses the need for budgeting and how things are going post-pandemic.
University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science Sibel Oktay, Ph.D., has been named a nonresident senior fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She joins the ranks of scholars from prominent universities across the United States.
Two University of Illinois Springfield faculty will present their work at the “Night of Ideas Chicago 2020”
Like most professors across the country, Amandailee Adams, assistant professor of medical laboratory science, had to re-think her curriculum at a moment’s notice, or so it seemed.
University of Illinois Springfield Wepner Distinguished Professor of Lincoln Studies Graham Peck, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Illinois State Museum Board by Gov. J.B.
The following message was sent to UIS students, faculty and staff on April 19, 2020 from UIS Chancellor Susan Koch.
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,