College News

EJP's Language Partners shares highly competitive social justice leadership prize with organizations from Palestine and New York

May 15, 2013

The Education Justice Project’s Language Partners program has been honored with the inaugural Arcus Prize for Collaborative Social Justice Leadership. To win the award, Language Partners competed with 188 other organizations from 23 countries. The competition was so rigorous that the judges decided to give the $30,000 prize (originally set at $25,000) to three organizations. Read more...

College of Education honors 2013 Distinguished Alumni, James Scholars

May 14, 2013

The College of Education hosted a Distinguished Alumni Awards and James Scholar Honors recognition brunch on April 13. This is the first year the two events were combined, demonstrating that the College's best and brightest students of today go on to be the distinguished alumni of our future. Read more...

Professor Joseph Robinson named National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow

May 13, 2013

Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, has been named a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. The fellowship will provide him the opportunity to devote more time to researching how school districts and state education agencies can improve academic outcomes for English language learners. Read more...

Faculty, students, alumni have another banner year at AERA annual meeting

May 8, 2013

In its usual tradition, the College of Education had exceptional representation at the American Educational Research Association's 2013 Annual Meeting, held April 27 through May 1 in San Francisco. More than 130 faculty and students represented our College with superior papers and presentations. Read more...

Skills learning program in middle schools dramatically reduces fighting, according to new study by Dorothy Espelage

May 7, 2013

MAY 6, 2013, UI NEWS BUREAU, CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sharita Forrest — Middle school children who completed a social-emotional skills learning program at school were 42 percent less likely to engage in physical fighting a year later, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Read more...

Women’s Resources Center names Ruth Nicole Brown Faculty Woman of the Year

May 2, 2013

Ruth Nicole Brown, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (EPOL), was named the Faculty Woman of the Year by the Women’s Resources Center at an awards ceremony on March 29. Read more...

Dorothy Espelage cited in USA TODAY: Stop using the word 'bullying' in school

May 2, 2013

MAY 1, 2013, USA TODAY, SAN FRANCISCO — Schools that want to do a better job fighting bullying ought to start with one key step, a group of researchers said Tuesday: Stop using the term "bullying." Read more...

Autism Program's Linda Tortorelli one of six academic professionals honored for excellence

May 1, 2013

APRIL 18, 2013, UI NEWS BUREAU, CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Six academic professionals were honored with the 2013 Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence awards at a reception held in April. Read more...

Special educators get new survival guide from SPED professor Maya Israel

Apr. 30, 2013

Maya Israel, assistant professor of Special Education, has recently coauthored a new book titled “The Beginning Special Educator's Survival Guide.” According to the authors, the book provides what every Special Education teacher needs to know "to survive and thrive.” Read more...

Educational Psychology Professor Joe Robinson honored by UI Social and Behavioral Research Council

Apr. 29, 2013

Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, has been recognized for his paper, "Bullying explains only part of LGBTQ-Heterosexual disparities: Implications for policy and practice." He was selected as the co-winner of the inaugural Junior Faculty Best Paper Award by the Social and Behavioral Research Council. Read more...

UI campus honors professors Stacy Dymond and Cris Mayo with teaching excellence awards

Apr. 26, 2013

Stacy Dymond, associate professor of Special Education, and Cris Mayo, professor of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership, have both received 2013 campus teaching awards. They were recognized at the Celebration of Teaching Excellence with other teaching award winners from across campus on April 23. Read more...

Education faculty and graduate students to present at 2013 AERA conference in San Francisco

Apr. 25, 2013

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) will hold its 2013 Annual Meeting April 27 through May 1 in San Francisco. Once again the College of Education has a great representation with an impressive list of papers and presentations by more than 130 faculty and students. Read more...

Doctoral student Rachel Storm earns international achievement award for her dedication to anti-violence, justice

Apr. 25, 2013

Rachel Storm, Ed.M. '12 EPS, has won the Illinois International Graduate Achievement Award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Read more...

Laura Ketchum one of eight honored with campus distinguished staff award

Apr. 23, 2013

Laura Ketchum, business manager I in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (EPOL), has been bestowed with the 2013 Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award. In order to receive such an honor, an individual must be recommended by the selection committee and the award endorsed by Chancellor Phyllis M. Wise. Read more...

Bullying more violent in school with gangs nearby, Forber-Pratt and Espelage find

Apr. 19, 2013

APRIL 18, 2013, UI NEWS BUREAU, CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sharita Forrest — The presence of gangs in the vicinity of schools creates a pervasive climate of fear and victimization among students, teachers and administrators that escalates the level of aggression in bullying incidents and paralyzes prevention efforts, suggests a new study in the journal Psychology of Violence. Read more...

Education undergraduates to present research at April 18 annual UI Research Symposium

Apr. 16, 2013

The College of Education will be well represented at this year's Campus Undergraduate Research Symposium, which will be held from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on April 18 in the Illini Union. The event gives undergraduate students the opportunity to present the fruits of their research as well as scholarly and other creative endeavors—especially those undertaken with mentorship from faculty. Read more...

EPOL Professor Rebecca Ginsburg honored for making a difference on campus, in community

Apr. 15, 2013

Rebecca Ginsburg, associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and in Landscape Architecture, has been selected by the University YMCA to receive this year's J. Frederick Miller Award. Read more...

Speaker series highlights international students' experiences in classrooms around the globe

Apr. 12, 2013

For the past seven months, a group of international graduate students from the College of Education has coordinated a program titled "Understanding Educational Diversity Around the World" to showcase education systems in various countries. Read more...

Special Education alumna Barbara Bateman honored for lifetime achievement by Council for Exceptional Children

Apr. 11, 2013

Barbara D. Bateman (Ph.D. '62 Educ. Admin.) has been named the recipient of the J.E. Wallace Wallin Special Education Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). She was presented with the award at the Council's 2013 convention held earlier this month in in San Antonio. Read more...

'Social capital' key to workers' success on the job, according to study by Russell Korte and Shumin Lin

Apr. 10, 2013

APRIL 9, 2013, UI NEWS BUREAU, CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sharita Forrest — The quality of the social relationships that newly hired people develop with other employees in their work groups is critical to newcomers’ job satisfaction, learning their responsibilities and their ability to fit in to the workplace culture, a new study suggests. Read more...

EPOL professor Peter Kuchinke talks about longtime connection to education in Brazil in International Educator magazine

Apr. 2, 2013

K. Peter Kuchinke, professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, was featured in an April 2013 article in International Educator. The magazine interviewed him in the midst of his four-year FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) grant. Read more...

College announces outstanding and distinguished faculty/staff awards for 2013

Apr. 2, 2013

The College of Education is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and students who are recipients of the College's 2013 Faculty and Staff Awards. Recipients will be recognized at the spring faculty meeting, which will be held at 2:00 p.m. on May 2 in room 22 in the Education Building. Read more...

Special Education alumna Christie Gilson honored with UI Alumni Association humanitarian award for improving and enriching lives of others

Apr. 1, 2013

Christie L. Gilson, Ph.D. '08 SpEd, assistant professor of Education at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa., has been selected to receive the 2013 Alumni Humanitarian Award by the University of Illinois Alumni Association (UIAA). Read more...

Service learning project unites Special Education students, others

Mar. 27, 2013

Ben's Bells, a service learning project in the Department of Special Education, was recently featured in postmarks, a publication for parents and friends at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, published by the UI News Bureau. Read more...

Illinois Confucius Institute to focus on evaluation and assessment research

Mar. 25, 2013

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has announced that it will be home to a new Confucius Institute starting this spring, which will be physically located in the Education Building, although its implementation and day-to-day functions will be a coordinated effort from across campus. Read more...

EPOL doctoral student Jason Taylor integral part of HLC study on dual credit state policies

Mar. 22, 2013

Jason Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, was one of three graduate student interns selected by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to study dual credit state policies related to quality assurance. The three interns have been working with Professor Victor Borden at Indiana University since January 2012—you could say they ate, breathed, and slept dual credit for the better part of 2012. Read more...

Education Justice Project volunteers bring upper-level college courses to Danville Correctional Center students

Mar. 21, 2013

The Education Justice Project (EJP) offers education programs to incarcerated students at the Danville Correctional Center. The EJP is directed by Rebecca Ginsburg, associate professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and in Landscape Architecture. The project involves about 60 U of I grad students and faculty members in various roles, including instructors, tutors, and program evaluators. Illinois Alumni magazine featured an article about EJP recently, written by freelance writer Dave Evensen. Read more...

Liv Thorstensson Dávila's research shows school policies, biased teachers hamper immigrant children's learning

Mar. 11, 2013

Liv Thorstensson Dávila, clinical assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, recently spoke with Sharita Forrest of the UI News Bureau about high schools’ placement policies and teachers’ biases about immigrant students’ abilities, which can be detrimental to students’ academic success, according to Dávila's research. Read more...

EPOL Professor Timothy Reese Cain shares his expertise on curating university history on WILL's Focus 580

Mar. 7, 2013

Timothy Reese Cain, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, was featured on WILL's radio program Focus 580 on March 5. He was interviewed about the Ethnography of the University Initiative (EUI) and the importance of archiving campus research projects. He co-directs EUI with Nancy Ablemann, Gina Hunter, and Sharon Irish. In late February, he also presented on the project at the campus’ Faculty Retreat, “When Teaching and Learning Meet Undergraduate Research.” Read more...

Education student wins Isabelle Purnell Education Award

Mar. 7, 2013

Kelley Sullivan, an Elementary Education student from Wonder Lake, Ill., won a $2,000 Isabelle Purnell Education Award for 2013-14 from the Illinois Club. She was honored at an awards brunch on March 2. Read more...

College of Education showcases research and community outreach in campus Public Engagement Symposium

Mar. 6, 2013

On February 28, 2013, the University of Illinois held its fifth annual Public Engagement Symposium to celebrate innovation in various fields through programs and organizations on campus. Students, faculty, and members of the community presented posters that displayed their projects and respective engagement with the public. The symposium was sponsored by the Office of Public Engagement and Online and Continuing Education. Read more...

C&I Professor Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer part of International Reading Association's Poverty and Literacy Task Force

Feb. 28, 2013

The International Reading Association (IRA) has created a task force to examine poverty's impact on literacy, and Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer, associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction, is one of seven members commissioned to examine the important topic. Read more...

INTC induction and mentoring conference for new teachers featured on WICS [video]

Feb. 27, 2013

New teacher induction and mentoring is the focus of a statewide conference wrapping up today in Springfield, Ill. This event was the eighth annual conference organized by the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative (INTC), and it is Illinois' only annual statewide conference devoted to new teacher mentoring and induction. Read more...

Student Nicole Beck and Alumna Laura Taylor to be presented with McKinley Foundation's Social Justice Award

Feb. 21, 2013

Nicole Beck, a junior in Special Education, will be presented with the Individual Student Social Justice Award from the McKinley Foundation on March 9. Throughout her college career, Beck has worked with children with disabilities, including assisting with the Buddy Walk for families with a Down syndrome member and spending time with children at the Little Angels facility in Elgin. Read more...

Winter break turns educational: Students expand their horizons by studying abroad in China

Feb. 19, 2013

Kathy Ryan, assistant dean for Academic Affairs, has always wished for the students in the College of Education to have a study abroad experience. This fall, Ryan discovered that Lucinda Morgan was working on just what she had hoped for. Read more...

Alumna Lynn Wiedelman named science-teaching academy fellow

Feb. 18, 2013

Biology teacher Lynn Wiedelman ('11 LAS, Biology major, Sec. Ed. minor), has been named a science-teaching fellow—an Astellas-NSTA Fellow in the National Science Teachers Association's New Science Teacher Academy to be exact. Wiedelman, who teaches biology at Centennial High School in Champaign, was featured in The News-Gazette for her fellow designation. Read more...

INTC conference focuses on induction, mentoring for new teachers in Illinois

Feb. 15, 2013

New teacher induction and mentoring is the focus of a statewide conference that will be held February 26 and 27 in Springfield, Ill. This event is the eighth annual conference organized by the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative (INTC), and it is Illinois' only annual statewide conference devoted to new teacher mentoring and induction. Read more...

Education major Jeri Hart incorporates theater into her curriculum

Feb. 8, 2013

Jeri Hart, a senior in the College of Education, had a passion for theater that was too great to leave behind in high school. As an Elementary Education major, she has found a way to blend her interest with her major. Read more...

Special Education graduate student Michelle Bonati 'takes action,' featured on WCIA news [video]

Feb. 6, 2013

FEBRUARY 4, 2013, WCIA NEWS, ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE.NET, CHAMPAIGN — A UI student, Michelle Bonati, is teaching people in the community to pay it forward. Her friend's son died suddenly in 2002. Now she, and people around the country, are Taking Action to honor his memory. Read more...

Robinson lead author of study that examines whether it really does 'get better' for lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth

Feb. 5, 2013

A study about gay teen victimization by Joseph P. Robinson, assistant professor of Educational Psychology, will be featured in the March 2013 issue of Pediatrics, the premier journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study, "Developmental Trends in Peer Victimization and Emotional Distress in LGB and Heterosexual Youth," was co-authored by Dorothy L. Espelage, professor of Educational Psychology, and Ian Rivers, a professor in the department of Sport and Education at Brunel University in the United Kingdom. Read more...

Alumna Anjali Forber-Pratt winner of prestigious Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award

Jan. 28, 2013

JANUARY 22, 2013, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AAPD.COM, WASHINGTON, DC — The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce that Anjali Forber-Pratt (Ph.D. '12 HRE) is one of two winners of the prestigious 2013 Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. Read more...

New NILOA paper: put student work at the center of accountability efforts, authors argue

Jan. 24, 2013

The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), founded in 2008, is based in the College of Education at the University of Illinois and at Indiana University. George Kuh and Stanley Ikenberry serve as co-principal investigators. In addition, NILOA works with several senior scholars including Jillian Kinzie, Pat Hutchings, Peter Ewell, and Timothy Reese Cain. Read more...

EPOL professor Jennifer Delaney named to Research in Higher Education's editorial board

Jan. 23, 2013

Jennifer Delaney, assistant professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, has been named a consulting editor of the journal "Research in Higher Education." Read more...

From Illinois to Egypt: Professor Linda Herrera and others meet with Diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei

Jan. 22, 2013

Linda Herrera, professor the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, recently led a small delegation from the University of Illinois to Egypt to meet with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and Egyptian youth. Read more...

UPS students culminate semester-long study of water by displaying models and other modes of learning

Jan. 17, 2013

The University Primary School (UPS) held its "Culminating Event: The Water Project" in January to show off an entire semester's study of all things water. On the evening of January 11, about 250 parents, siblings, extended family, and friends viewed the water displays, and on January 14, the event was open to visitors from the University of Illinois and the community. Read more...

CBS Chicago talks online education, highlights U of I's 114 online programs [video]

Jan. 16, 2013

JANUARY 14, 2013, CBS Chicago — It’s not quite the college experience. No dorms, no classrooms, no late-night parties. Read more...

Espelage lead author of study that looks at violence directed against teachers, results published in APA flagship journal

Jan. 8, 2013

Dorothy Espelage, professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois, is the lead author of an article published in the APA's American Psychologist. The article makes recommendations for a national research, practice, and policy agenda to better understand and prevent violence directed against teachers. She was chair of APA’s Task Force on Classroom Violence Directed Against Teachers, which issued a report in 2011. Read more...

Bells ring for Ben and inspire kindness: Ben's Bells implemented via service-learning course at Illinois

Jan. 8, 2013

If you didn't know much about Ben's Bells, you might think it's a simplistic pay-it-forward campaign in which willing participants can feel better about themselves by performing a fleeting good deed—a warm and fuzzy moment in time. Read more...

Alumna Anjali Forber-Pratt named a 'Greatest Person of the Year' by Huffington Post

Dec. 21, 2012

Anjali Forber-Pratt Ph.D. '12 HRE has made the "Greatest Persons of the Year" list by Huffington magazine, part of the Huffington Post. Each week, Huffington profiled a person "who has made a difference in his or her community, from the 10-year-old Cub Scout who started a charity to the single dad who traveled around the world volunteering with his family. Now, we look back at some of the greatest people we knew this year." The magazine had this to say about Forber-Pratt: Read more...

Four decades, a war and a fight with cancer later, man earns Education degree

Dec. 21, 2012

DECEMBER 18, 2012, THESOUTHERN.COM, CARBONDALE, ILL., Stephen Rickerl — BENTON — Surrounded by family, colleagues and friends he’d known for years but never met, Jim King (Ed.M. '12 HRE) held back tears as he studied the diploma he waited four decades to earn. Read more...

Espelage co-author of call for nationwide effort to address shootings

Dec. 20, 2012

Dorothy Espelage, professor of Educational Psychology, is part of a national violence-prevention research group that is calling for a renewed nationwide effort to address mass shootings. The statement from the Interdisciplinary Group on Preventing School and Community Violence, made up of researchers from across the country, including Espelage, addresses the need for more mental health services and improved threat assessment. Read more...

Bureau of Educational Research holds seminar: 'Long but Fulfilling Journey to Distinguished Teaching and Advising'

Dec. 19, 2012

Students, faculty, and staff joined together to hear advice and reflections of College of Education teaching award recipients at the Bureau of Educational Research's fall seminar, held on December 6. After sharing a meal, attendees enjoyed hearing down-to-earth and practical teaching and advising insight from three panel members, all of whom won a 2011-12 outstanding graduate teaching award. Read more...

Undergraduate James Scholar students present research at poster presentation

Dec. 18, 2012

Professor Adam Poetzel and his EDUC 102 honors students hosted a poster session on December 13, 2012, at the College of Education. Faculty, staff, and peers interacted with the James Scholar Education students as they shared their research findings and answered questions related to student academic achievement, poverty, race, disability, native language, teacher quality, and school reform. Read more...

Special Education Professor Rosa Milagros Santos to receive Outstanding Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Leadership Award

Dec. 13, 2012

Rosa Milagros Santos, associate professor in Special Education, has been notified that she'll receive the Outstanding CEC Leadership award, an award that honors a Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) member who has made significant contributions to the council’s programs not only at the local and state/provincial level, but also on the national and international level, over an extended period of time. Award winners will be honored at CEC's annual convention that will be held next April in San Antonio, Texas. Read more...

Professor Anne Haas Dyson named Early Literacy Educator of the Year

Dec. 7, 2012

Anne Haas Dyson, professor in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, has received the Early Literacy Educator of the Year Award from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). NCTE seeks to recognize distinguished contributions to the language and literacy education of young children. Read more...

EPOL students Ryen Nagle and Gloria Shenoy recognized for in-process dissertation work relating to community colleges

Dec. 5, 2012

Ryen Nagle and Gloria Shenoy, doctoral students in EPOL’s Higher Education program, were recently honored for their in-process dissertations relating to community colleges. Read more...

Alumna Mary Lynn Boscardin publishes special education leadership handbook

Dec. 3, 2012

Alumna Mary Lynn Boscardin Ph.D. '84 EOL, a department chair and professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has recently published a new book titled “Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education.” Read more...

Academic adviser Michael Parrish awarded for advocacy in LGBT affairs

Dec. 1, 2012

Michael Parrish, an undergraduate academic adviser in the College of Education, has recently been awarded the Larine Y. Cowan “Make a Difference” Award from the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. Parrish, an active member in many organizations on campus, was given this award in the category of Advocacy for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Affairs. Read more...

EPOL Professor William Trent weighs in on how safe colleges are for women

Nov. 30, 2012

William Trent, professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, was recently interviewed for an article by SentinelSource.com about the safety of women on campuses in Massachusetts, specifically commenting on a Voices of Diversity study. Read more...

Education alumna Liz Jackson finds American Dream overseas

Nov. 26, 2012

College of Education alumna Liz Jackson Ph.D. '09 EPS was featured in a Star Tribune article about young Americans working overseas. Read more...

Alumna RoSusan Bartee becomes UM’s first African-American professor in Educational Leadership

Nov. 19, 2012

College of Education alumna RoSusan Bartee Ph.D. '03 EPS was recently featured in Ole Miss News for becoming the first African-American to obtain a full professorship in the in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Leadership and Counselor Education. Read more...

Three Education alumni named in Central Illinois Business magazine's 'Forty under 40' list

Nov. 14, 2012

Alumni Michael McKelvey, Greg Johnson, and Stacy Bennett were recently announced winners of the "Forty under 40" award, given to "people in their 20s and 30s who have already accomplished great things on the job and in their communities." Read more...

New study by Robinson and Espelage: LGBTQ youth more likely to be truant or to consider or commit suicide

Nov. 12, 2012

NOVEMBER 12, 2012, UI NEWS BUREAU, CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sharita Forrest — Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at significantly greater risk of truancy and of considering and attempting suicide than their heterosexual classmates – even when bullying isn’t involved, according to a new study by Educational Psychology professors Joseph P. Robinson and Dorothy Espelage. Read more...

Professor Timothy Reese Cain authors book about academic freedom

Nov. 9, 2012

Timothy Reese Cain, assistant professor in Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, is the author of a new book titled "Establishing Academic Freedom: Politics, Principles, and the Development of Core Values." Read more...

Professor Helen Neville named fellow for CIC Academic Leadership Program

Nov. 7, 2012

OCTOBER 18, 2012, CHAMPAGIN, Ill., UI NEWS BUREAU, Christian Gollayan — Five UI faculty members have been named 2012-13 fellows of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation’s Academic Leadership Program, including Helen Neville, a professor of Educational Psychology and of African American studies. Read more...

UNC literacy expert Karen Erickson to give annual Goldstick Lecture

Nov. 2, 2012

NOVEMBER 2, 2012, UI NEWS BUREAU, CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Sharita Forrest — Karen Erickson, a literacy expert, will give the annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders at the University of Illinois on Nov. 8. Erickson’s talk is titled “Conditions of Literacy Learning Success for Students With Significant Disabilities.” Read more...

Students highlight Morrill Act in online project covering American education legislation

Nov. 2, 2012

As part of the campus-wide Morrill Act Celebration held in late October, clinical associate professor Johnell Bentz had her students create timeline projects to show how the Morrill Act and other legislation have impacted American education. Read more...

Early Childhood Research & Practice to be available in four languages, Russian translation expected to begin next year

Nov. 1, 2012

Editors of the Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP) online journal are thrilled to report that they are in the early stages of an agreement to have selected articles translated into Russian. Read more...

College announces promotions of faculty, staff

Oct. 30, 2012

At the College's fall faculty meeting held earlier this month, unit leaders announced changes of status and key accomplishments within their respective units. In addition, four faculty members from the College of Education have received promotions effective this academic year. Read more...

Scholarship recipients, donors honored at Student Recognition Brunch

Oct. 26, 2012

The College of Education held its 24th Student Recognition Brunch on October 20 at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Dean Mary Kalantzis represented all faculty and staff when she welcomed everyone in attendance. Read more...
Photo by: Vanda Bidwell/The News-Gazette Students play an active game in the gym at Carrie Busey School in Savoy.

Alumna Wendy Starwalt '94 Ed.M. to present program for Michelle Obama showcase

Oct. 24, 2012

OCTOBER 24, 2012, THE NEWS-GAZETTE — A local teacher is heading to Washington this week to give a presentation on how her school uses technology to get kids moving. Read more...