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New report highlights growth of university-driven startups in Illinois
CHICAGO — The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition released March 8 new data conveying the growth of entrepreneurial activity across the state’s universities as part of its Illinois Innovation Index, a publication that reports on key metrics of the state’s innovation economy. The announcement was made at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s University Technology Park […]
University of Illinois is a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students
Champaign, Ill. – The University of Illinois is among the top-five public universities in the nation for 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Students, according to information recently released from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually […]
March budget meetings announced
The Office of the Provost invites faculty and staff members and students to attend open meetings this month to discuss the budgeting process and actions the campus is taking in response to diminishing state funding. Edward Feser, the interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, will lead the presentations, which will include a question-and-answer […]
IPRH’s ‘Cell Phone Slam!’ rescheduled for March 9
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — IPRH has rescheduled its “Cell Phone Slam!” for 4 p.m. March 9 in the IPRH Lecture Hall at the Levis Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana. What does your cellphone do for you? Allow you to check work email from the road? Enable you to contact family in an emergency? Provide a […]
Whitman approved as director of athletics
Urbana, Ill. — Josh Whitman was approved Feb. 29 as director of athletics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during a special meeting of the U. of I. Board of Trustees Executive Committee. Whitman, a two-degree graduate of the Urbana campus and a former Illini football player, was named athletic director Feb. 17 by […]
Energy performance contracting projects underway
Champaign, Ill. – A set of energy conservation projects on the Urbana campus will guarantee more than $41 million in cost avoidance over the next 20 years and reduce the campus deferred maintenance backlog by an estimated $25 million. In January, Energy Systems Group of Newburgh, Indiana, started work in five College of Engineering facilities: […]
Campus, community leaders discuss difficulties amid budget impasse
Local representatives of the Illinois Coalition to Invest in Higher Education used a Feb. 22 press conference at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center to illustrate the plight of students and communities facing uncertainty over the state budget impasse. “We’re seeing the impact on our students,” said U. of I. student body president Mitch Dickey. “It’s […]
On the Job: Valeri Nesbitt-Howard
When Valeri Nesbitt-Howard started working at the U. of I.’s Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center last year, it was like returning to a home she never really left. Nesbitt-Howard is the daughter of Bruce Nesbitt, a legend on campus for his work on behalf of African-American students. He died in 2000, followed by […]
Campus Promotions
ADVANCEMENT Ed Ewald, the U. of I. Foundation’s senior vice president for development, has been named acting vice chancellor for advancement at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign effective Feb. 15. “As you know, this is a critical time in the preparation for what will be a record-setting campaign, and we are grateful that someone […]
Parliamentarians work to ensure fair, consistent senate proceedings
Bringing order to the 250-member Urbana-Champaign Senate is not a task for the fainthearted. The senate is a center point for campus opinion-making, a place where the divergent backgrounds, disciplines and expertise of each member coalesce into a uniform roadmap that guides university administrators. Ideally, that is. It’s the getting there that can get complicated, […]
University YMCA hosts social justice forum as part of yearlong theme
A panel on local social justice efforts pointed out myriad challenges – and active efforts to meet them – during a Friday Forum discussion Feb. 12 at the University YMCA. The YMCA is an independent entity with numerous university and community partnerships. “As far as policy, the landscape is shifting,” said Marlon Mitchell, a doctoral […]
Campus readies for ‘Unofficial’ on March 4
Campus administrators are taking steps to ensure safety and to minimize disruption to classes and campus operations during this year’s Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day on March 4. The university does not support or condone this event, although many students and visitors to campus will participate. The Champaign, Urbana and U. of I. police departments, assisted […]