Four former governors will headline a national political science convention to be held June 3-5 at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Included is a round-table discussion to be presented from 8 to 10 p.m. June 3 at the Old Capitol State Historic Site. Featured will be former governors Jim Edgar of Illinois and Bob Taft of Ohio, both Republicans, and Democrats Madeleine Kunin of Vermont and Parris Glendening of Maryland.
Chris Mooney of UIS, professor of political science with the U of I’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs, said holding the 10th annual conference at the Springfield campus is a “major boost to the prestige and national standing of UIS.”
“It’s great,” he said. “It’s national recognition in an area where we really excel.”
Mooney and Barbara Ferrara, associate director of the Center for State Policy and Leadership at UIS, are co-chairing the conference. At least 150 participants are expected.
The SPPC convention was featured in a May 10, 2010, article in The State Journal-Register.
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