Illinois Municipal Policy Journal Volume 5 Published
Volume 6 of the Illinois Municipal Policy Journal, published by the Illinois Municipal League, was recently published. Contributors included Dr. Arwi Kriz and Dr. Beverly Bunch. Drs. Kriz and Bunch also serve as Associate Editors for the Journal. Dr. Kenneth Kriz is the Managing Editor.
The journal can be read online here.
Dr. Beverly Bunch Speaks at Public Pension Funding Webinar
Dr. Beverly Bunch, IIPF Affiliated Faculty, was a panelist on the first webinar in a series featuring authors from Volume 5 of the Illinois Municipal Policy Journal. Dr. Bunch spoke on the topic of local government pensions in Illinois along with Amanda Kass from the Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Professor Adriana Crocker named the first U of I System Presidential Fellow at UIS
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.
Associate Professor of Political Science Richard Gilman-Opalsky named the University Scholar
Richard Gilman-Opalsky, associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named University Scholar for 2018. The award, considered the university system’s highest faculty honor, recognizes outstanding teaching and scholarship. Only one faculty member receives the annual award at UIS.
Dr. Novak Featured in Ms. Magazine
Communication professor Dr. Novak was recently featured in Ms. Magazine for her recent article Working Women are Still Fighting Implicit Bias. The article discusses her research regarding women in the labor force, as well as her first time teaching an all-female graduate course.
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!
Dr. Hanson and Dr.
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.