University of Illinois political scientist Chris Mooney has been named the new director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs.
Mooney will assume the post Aug. 16, according to the university. His appointment is subject to approval by the board of trustees, which next meets in September.
The institute’s previous director, Robert Rich, retired last August and economist Fred Giertz has been the interim director. Rich directed the institute from 1986 to 1997 and then again from 2005 until August 2012.
Mooney, the author of several books about state and local politics, has been a professor at the UI Springfield campus since 1999 and part of the institute since 2004. He holds the title of the Honorable W. Russell Arrington Professor of State Politics at IGPA and UIS.
Mooney was featured by the Champaign News-Gazette on July 29, 2013.
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Mooney named director of IGPA
A longtime political scientist and faculty member at University of Illinois Springfield has been appointed as director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs.
Christopher Mooney, who joined UIS in 1999 and has been a member of IGPA since 2004, will succeed University of Illinois economist J. Fred Giertz. Giertz was named interim director in 2012 when UIS professor Robert Rich retired after serving as the institute’s director from 1986 to 1997 and 2005 to 2012.
Mooney’s appointment is subject to approval by the U of I board of trustees.
On Sunday, Mooney said he hopes to uphold IGPA’s mission to conduct exceptional public policy research, educate the public and provide assistance to government and policy-makers on critical issues facing the state.
Prior to his appointment as director, Mooney authored or co-authored five books relating to Illinois politics. He wrote two of the books as a UIS faculty member: “State and Local Politics: Institutions and Reform” and “Lobbying Illinois”.
He also was the founding editor of State Politics and Policy Quarterly, a peer-reviewed publication for research on state politics and policy.
Mooney was featured by The State Journal-Register on July 28, 2013.
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Christopher Mooney, who joined UIS in 1999 and has been a member of IGPA since 2004, will succeed University of Illinois economist J. Fred Giertz. Giertz was named interim director in 2012 when UIS professor Robert Rich retired after serving as the institute’s director from 1986 to 1997 and 2005 to 2012.
Mooney’s appointment is subject to approval by the U of I board of trustees.
On Sunday, Mooney said he hopes to uphold IGPA’s mission to conduct exceptional public policy research, educate the public and provide assistance to government and policy-makers on critical issues facing the state.
Prior to his appointment as director, Mooney authored or co-authored five books relating to Illinois politics. He wrote two of the books as a UIS faculty member: “State and Local Politics: Institutions and Reform” and “Lobbying Illinois”.
He also was the founding editor of State Politics and Policy Quarterly, a peer-reviewed publication for research on state politics and policy.
Mooney was featured by The State Journal-Register on July 28, 2013.
Read the article online
Friday, July 26, 2013
Trustees approve contract extension for Easter
University of Illinois trustees formally extended President Robert Easter's contract on Thursday and approved making him eligible for bonuses.
When the UI Board of Trustees approved Easter as president in March 2012, following the resignation of Michael Hogan, the expectation was that Easter would serve in the role until June 30, 2014. The new agreement calls for him serving in the role of president until June 30, 2015.
When asked by UI Board Chair Christopher Kennedy last March if he would consider moving into the role, Easter said his response was, "Let's see how it goes." And he initially agreed to two years in the position.
"The reality is it's taken me about a year to understand the issues we are dealing with and those need to be dealt with another year before the search process (for the next president) gets underway," Easter said.
The story was reported by the Champaign News-Gazette on July 25, 2013.
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When the UI Board of Trustees approved Easter as president in March 2012, following the resignation of Michael Hogan, the expectation was that Easter would serve in the role until June 30, 2014. The new agreement calls for him serving in the role of president until June 30, 2015.
When asked by UI Board Chair Christopher Kennedy last March if he would consider moving into the role, Easter said his response was, "Let's see how it goes." And he initially agreed to two years in the position.
"The reality is it's taken me about a year to understand the issues we are dealing with and those need to be dealt with another year before the search process (for the next president) gets underway," Easter said.
The story was reported by the Champaign News-Gazette on July 25, 2013.
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