Charlene Poindexter, a graduate student at the University Illinois Springfield, decided to experiment Monday night with a new recipe -- baked chicken and mashed potatoes -- to break in the kitchen at her new studio apartment in downtown Springfield.
She and a couple dozen others moved in over the weekend at The Villas Downtown, a 79-unit complex at Fourth and Madison streets.
Iowa-based Bluffstone LLC built the apartments geared toward graduate students and young professionals working downtown.
That demographic has long been cited as one of the keys to revitalizing the downtown area.
“We have 300 graduate interns, most in state government, and they come to us and say we can’t find affordable housing downtown,” said Van Vieregge, assistant vice chancellor for student services at UIS.
He sees the apartments as a solution to that.
This story was reported in The State Journal-Register on August 15, 2016.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Monday, August 15, 2016
Former SHS track, cross country star Pence named UIS assistant
Former Springfield High School runner and University of Southern Indiana standout Tyler Pence has decided to give coaching a try.
The 23-year-old has been hired as an assistant cross country and track and field coach at the University of Illinois Springfield.
UIS is in its second year of men’s and women’s cross country and women’s track. This year is the inaugural season for men’s track. “I love running,” Pence said. “I love Springfield. When I heard about this job that was my first thought questioning if I wanted to coach, so I talked to coach De Witt.”
Pence received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, also in May. He will soon start graduate school. He is pursuing a master’s degree in education at UIS. He will also serve as substitute teacher for the Springfield school district.
UIS opens the season Sept. 2 at home with Orion’s Mini Meet.
Pence was featured in The State Journal Register on August 12, 2016.
Read the article online.
The 23-year-old has been hired as an assistant cross country and track and field coach at the University of Illinois Springfield.
UIS is in its second year of men’s and women’s cross country and women’s track. This year is the inaugural season for men’s track. “I love running,” Pence said. “I love Springfield. When I heard about this job that was my first thought questioning if I wanted to coach, so I talked to coach De Witt.”
Pence received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, also in May. He will soon start graduate school. He is pursuing a master’s degree in education at UIS. He will also serve as substitute teacher for the Springfield school district.
UIS opens the season Sept. 2 at home with Orion’s Mini Meet.
Pence was featured in The State Journal Register on August 12, 2016.
Read the article online.
UIS Hires Strength Coach
Chris Lowe has been hired as the University of Illinois Springfield’s first director of strength and conditioning.
He was previously the strength and conditioning coach at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He was the Olympic Strength and Conditioning intern for eight months at the University of Iowa.
Lowe is a native of Monrovia, Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Towson University. He received his master’s degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M-Kinsgville.
This story was reported by The State Journal Register on August 12, 2016.
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He was previously the strength and conditioning coach at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He was the Olympic Strength and Conditioning intern for eight months at the University of Iowa.
Lowe is a native of Monrovia, Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Towson University. He received his master’s degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M-Kinsgville.
This story was reported by The State Journal Register on August 12, 2016.
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