The University of Illinois Springfield is partnering with Lincoln Land Community College and ITT Technical Institute to host the 2016 Career Connections Expo on February 16.
The expo will be held at the Recreation and Athletic Center at UIS from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Officials say they hope to help attendees find job and internships, make professional connections, and explore potential career paths.
More than 100 employers are scheduled to be represented at this event. Attendees will be required to wear business casual clothing, and should bring copies of their resumes to the expo.
This event is open to students and alumni from all three institutions, and community members.
The story was reported by WAND-TV on February 3, 2016.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016
UIS Political Science Professor Breaks Down Iowa Caucus Results
The Iowa GOP reported a record-breaking turnout for the Monday night caucuses.
That wasn't enough to give Donald Trump the win.
NewsChannel 20's Lindsey Hess sits down with Dr. Jason Pierceson, UIS political science professor, to break down the results.
The interview was aired on WICS-TV on February 1, 2016.
Watch the interview online
That wasn't enough to give Donald Trump the win.
NewsChannel 20's Lindsey Hess sits down with Dr. Jason Pierceson, UIS political science professor, to break down the results.
The interview was aired on WICS-TV on February 1, 2016.
Watch the interview online
A "MAP" of how higher ed and students are lost in Illinois' political battle
College campuses (and the politics behind them) are taking center stage in
Springfield's festering stalemate.
Gridlock has kept money from going to higher education since July. Then, in a matter of hours on Thursday, Democratic lawmakers approved a plan that would pump $720 million dollars into the system. Republicans are calling it a "cruel hoax" that's giving students false hope, even though they, too, say they want to help higher ed. It's a scenario that demonstrates the partisan tensions, and politics, at play.
Legislators on the House higher education committee recently had the chance to meet someone.
"Good afternoon, thank you for having me. My name's Jamie Anderson, I'm a senior at the University of Illinois Springfield. I'm from Stillman Valley, Illinois which is a small town ten minutes outside of Rockford, Illinois."
Anderson says everyone in her life had told her, she'd never make it that far.
"I was a ward of the state. I was a foster child for 11 years. And I just didn't have a family to afford for me to come to college," she testified Wednesday.
She says the Monetary Award Program made it possible.
"I would not be here today if it wasn't for the MAP grant. I would not be the student leader I have become today if it was not for the MAP grant," Anderson, 22, told representatives.
This story was featured on NPR on January 29, 2016.
Listen to the story online
Gridlock has kept money from going to higher education since July. Then, in a matter of hours on Thursday, Democratic lawmakers approved a plan that would pump $720 million dollars into the system. Republicans are calling it a "cruel hoax" that's giving students false hope, even though they, too, say they want to help higher ed. It's a scenario that demonstrates the partisan tensions, and politics, at play.
Legislators on the House higher education committee recently had the chance to meet someone.
"Good afternoon, thank you for having me. My name's Jamie Anderson, I'm a senior at the University of Illinois Springfield. I'm from Stillman Valley, Illinois which is a small town ten minutes outside of Rockford, Illinois."
Anderson says everyone in her life had told her, she'd never make it that far.
"I was a ward of the state. I was a foster child for 11 years. And I just didn't have a family to afford for me to come to college," she testified Wednesday.
She says the Monetary Award Program made it possible.
"I would not be here today if it wasn't for the MAP grant. I would not be the student leader I have become today if it was not for the MAP grant," Anderson, 22, told representatives.
This story was featured on NPR on January 29, 2016.
Listen to the story online
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