As the budget impasse drags on, some universities are struggling to continue helping students.
Some even wondering how they will keep the doors open.
Students at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) say they're sick and tired of the politics coming from Springfield.
They say the state made them a promise and lawmakers and the Governor need to make good on that promise, or they're risking the future of this state.
275 days without a budget and the inaction leaving state universities and low income students without a way to make ends meet.
Educators call it a failure of government.
"The loss of MAP Grant funds represents a loss in students and a really critical failure for public higher education particularly because it's about access. It's about making higher education and a college degree accessible to as many Illinoisans as possible. We don't want to lose those opportunities for our students," said Lynn Fisher, professor, University of Illinois Springfield.
The story was reported by WICS-TV 20 and Fox Illinois on March 31, 2016.
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Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Bernard Schoenburg: Senate staffer to speak
A graduate of the University of Illinois Springfield who is now a staffer for a member of the U.S. Senate will present a program at UIS Wednesday discussing his work on anti-violence legislation.
Kyle Simpson works as an aide to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. His talk will be about his role working on legislation to address and reduce violence against women and to fight college sexual violence.
The free, public program, part of the UIS Engaged Citizenship Common Experience speaker series, will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Brookens Auditorium, on the lower level of Brookens Library on the Springfield campus.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on March 30, 2016.
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Kyle Simpson works as an aide to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. His talk will be about his role working on legislation to address and reduce violence against women and to fight college sexual violence.
The free, public program, part of the UIS Engaged Citizenship Common Experience speaker series, will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Brookens Auditorium, on the lower level of Brookens Library on the Springfield campus.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on March 30, 2016.
Read the full article online.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
UIS baseball team beats Division I Western Illinois
University of Illinois Springfield juniors Jason Galeano and Trey Hannam both hit three-run homers Tuesday in the Prairie Stars’ 13-5 baseball win over NCAA Division I Western Illinois.
Galeano’s home run put UIS up 4-0 in the first inning. The Stars took a 7-2 lead on Hannam’s home run in the fifth inning. Senior Adam Warda hit UIS’ third homer in the seventh and the Stars led 8-2.
Nick Schrader’s two-run double pulled the Leathernecks within 8-4 in the eighth. UIS (9-10) responded by tacking on five runs in the ninth.
Galeano finished with five RBIs and was 2-for-5. Warda and Austin Muench were both 3-for-4.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on March 29, 2016.
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Galeano’s home run put UIS up 4-0 in the first inning. The Stars took a 7-2 lead on Hannam’s home run in the fifth inning. Senior Adam Warda hit UIS’ third homer in the seventh and the Stars led 8-2.
Nick Schrader’s two-run double pulled the Leathernecks within 8-4 in the eighth. UIS (9-10) responded by tacking on five runs in the ninth.
Galeano finished with five RBIs and was 2-for-5. Warda and Austin Muench were both 3-for-4.
The story was reported by The State Journal-Register on March 29, 2016.
Read the full article online.
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