One-fourth of American children live in single parent homes, many without male role models. That's why a group of male African American college students is reaching out to help disadvantaged boys in the Springfield community.
Members of the Black Male Collegiate Society at UIS are teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters to make a difference in the lives of young boys at Matheny-Withrow Elementary School.
From Connect Four to a game of cards mentors spend one hour a day, one day a week hanging out with their little brother.
The story was featured by WICS-TV 20 in a January 28, 2011, report.
Watch the story on News Channel 20's website
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sam Gove, fixture in Illinois politics, dies at 87
Samuel Gove, a longtime fixture in Illinois politics, has died after a short illness at an Urbana hospital. He was 87.
The Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, where he was director emeritus, says Gove died early Friday.
Gove directed the institute for many years and was a U of I political science professor. He founded Illinois Issues magazine and served on the magazine's advisory board for 28 years.
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar says Gove was one of his mentors. And Robert Rich, the current director of the institute, says Gove was "Mr. Illinois."
No visitation or funeral services are planned. A celebration of Gove's life will be planned for a later date.
Gove was remembered in a January 28, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
Download a PDF of the article
The Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, where he was director emeritus, says Gove died early Friday.
Gove directed the institute for many years and was a U of I political science professor. He founded Illinois Issues magazine and served on the magazine's advisory board for 28 years.
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar says Gove was one of his mentors. And Robert Rich, the current director of the institute, says Gove was "Mr. Illinois."
No visitation or funeral services are planned. A celebration of Gove's life will be planned for a later date.
Gove was remembered in a January 28, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
Download a PDF of the article
UIS campus senate discusses $200,000 settlement to student
Some members of the campus senate at the University of Illinois Springfield said Friday they were disturbed that they didn’t know about a $200,000 settlement paid to a UIS student until they read a story in The State Journal-Register.
However, a top UIS official said legal settlements happen frequently enough that it would be impractical to publicize all of them.
The official, Lynn Pardie, UIS’ interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, also said there was little additional she could tell the senate about the settlement or about a records request made by The State Journal-Register.
“My comments today are going to be, of necessity, limited,” Pardie told the senate, which includes faculty members and students.
Earlier this month, UIS disclosed it had paid the $200,000 settlement to a student who apparently alleged that she was a victim in a 2009 incident that prompted the forced resignation of two women’s softball coaches. The settlement was reached in September 2009.
The article on the campus senate meeting was published in a January 29, 2011, edition of The State Journal-Register.
Download a PDF of the article
However, a top UIS official said legal settlements happen frequently enough that it would be impractical to publicize all of them.
The official, Lynn Pardie, UIS’ interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, also said there was little additional she could tell the senate about the settlement or about a records request made by The State Journal-Register.
“My comments today are going to be, of necessity, limited,” Pardie told the senate, which includes faculty members and students.
Earlier this month, UIS disclosed it had paid the $200,000 settlement to a student who apparently alleged that she was a victim in a 2009 incident that prompted the forced resignation of two women’s softball coaches. The settlement was reached in September 2009.
The article on the campus senate meeting was published in a January 29, 2011, edition of The State Journal-Register.
Download a PDF of the article
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