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Fewer crimes against people reported during fall ’99 semester
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Although fewer crimes against people occurred on the University of Illinois campus during the fall 1999 semester, police officials still are concerned about the numbers of aggravated assaults and batteries and robberies that put students in harm’s way. UI police responded to 27 criminal reports of aggravated assaults and batteries in the […]
Former U. S. Sen. Paul Simon to speak at UI commencement
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon will be the featured speaker at the University of Illinois Commencement ceremonies May 14. Simon, who retired from the Senate in 1997, is a professor at Southern Illinois University, teaching political science and journalism classes. He is the founder and director of the Public Policy Institute at […]
Four architecture students honored for design work
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Four University of Illinois students have been recognized for their outstanding architectural design work by the Copper Development Association (CDA), a national marketing group for copper producers. As part of their architectural design class, students spent half of the fall semester designing a hypothetical CDA office headquarters to be located in the […]
On the Job: Becky Lauher
JOB: crime prevention coordinator with the UI Police Department. She is one of nine women on the force of 51 sworn officers. She was Officer of the Year in 1997. NEXT CHALLENGE: She’ll soon become a mother. She is only the second officer in the history of the UIPD to work while pregnant, and she […]
CAS/MillerComm lecture series to look at gender, genetics, aging among other topics
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Gender, genetics and aging are just a few of the general topics that will provide a springboard for more focused discussions by speakers participating in the Center for Advanced Study/MillerComm lecture series at the University of Illinois this spring. An established campus forum for sharing scholarship and ideas from a range of […]
Martin Luther King Jr. symposium expands into weeklong commemoration
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Study circles, hate groups and zero-tolerance policies aimed at curbing school violence are just a few of the topics that will be explored during the University of Illinois’ third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Symposium. “Living the Dream in the New Millennium” is the theme of the expanded, weeklong symposium, scheduled […]
College of Engineering to receive $2 million gift for fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The College of Engineering has received a $2 million gift for endowed fellowships from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa. The first Carver Fellows are expected to be named next fall. A committee, being formed, will establish criteria for awarding the fellowships, which are stipends awarded to graduate students. […]
On the Job: Susan Temmink Layton
JOB: Marketing assistant at the UI Press. As a part-time employee, she helps market books published there. HOW LONG? One year. She and her husband have been in Champaign-Urbana for three years. Her husband, Rick, is a UI professor of religious studies. HOBBIES? In her spare time, she focuses on weaving intricate liturgical textiles, such […]
On the Job: Carlos Donaldson
One of the most familiar faces to longtimers on campus may be that of Carlos Donaldson, mail supervisor II. For 38 years, Donaldson has been making sure that UI faculty and staff members and students get their campus mail. When he started in 1962, he walked much of the campus with a mail bag on […]
On the Job: Nathaniel Banks
HOMETOWN: A Champaign native, Banks earned a bachelor’s degree in applied trumpet and a master’s in music education at the UI. JOB: Director of the African American Cultural Program. He has been involved with the program since its inception 30 years ago, first as a student playing in its band, as a graduate program assistant, […]
On the Job: Gaylon Reeves
JOB TITLE (HOW LONG?): Business manager of the department of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering (two months). When he speaks about his new job, he exudes enthusiasm — in his own quiet way — about all of the various daily tasks he faces. A strongly built man with blue eyes behind crystal-clear trifocals, he works […]
On the Job: Rebecca McBride
JOB: Associate director for marketing and patron services at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. She has been working there since 1992. Her office is tucked away just off the center’s large lobby. The former grade-school P.E. teacher’s job keeps her running all over what is her playground today: the theaters, shops and services that […]