The University of Illinois Springfield will offer 19 accelerated courses over its holiday break.
The courses will be offered in online and blended methods.They will be open to prospective and current students.
UIS will offer accelerated courses in accountancy, biology, communication, computer science, criminal justice and criminology, environmental studies, management information systems, political science, psychology, public administration, sociology and anthropology, and teacher education.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on October 29, 2020.
Friday, October 30, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Inter-Institutional Sharing of Courses Online
Ray Schroeder, University of Illinois Springfield associate vice-chancellor for online learning writes that the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid deployment of remote learning, growth of MOOCs and mounting financial pressure on colleges and universities have combined to open minds on the topic of inter-institutional sharing of courses online.
Colleges and universities have a long history of collaborating in research and in areas of broad purpose, but they have been notoriously cautious about collaborating in the development and delivery of their own courses and curricula. Holding a unique university identity on the academic side has been a revered aspect of institutional pride that stands in the way of large-scale sharing.
UIS now is also a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). It has broken through the barrier to offer classes and portions of classes across institutions. UIS executive director of online professional and engaged learning and research Vickie Cook, who served on the committee arranging the guidelines for collaborations, reports that the association has developed a set of understandings that will enable future sharing.
Colleges and universities have a long history of collaborating in research and in areas of broad purpose, but they have been notoriously cautious about collaborating in the development and delivery of their own courses and curricula. Holding a unique university identity on the academic side has been a revered aspect of institutional pride that stands in the way of large-scale sharing.
UIS now is also a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). It has broken through the barrier to offer classes and portions of classes across institutions. UIS executive director of online professional and engaged learning and research Vickie Cook, who served on the committee arranging the guidelines for collaborations, reports that the association has developed a set of understandings that will enable future sharing.
This article appeared in Inside Higher Ed on October 28, 2020.
UIS club donates feminine hygiene products for local residents in need
Food insecurity is on the rise right now in central Illinois, but the Period Club at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) says getting access to products like tampons and pads can be just as challenging.
Kassie Mruk is president of the Period Club, which is just one chapter of a larger international movement.
Founded in 2017, the club has distributed thousands of products across different states and even countries to those who experience menstruation.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Mruk said the number of local residents who struggle to purchase these products has grown.
"They don't even have the money for food sometimes, so knowing that they don't have the money for this product — it's not right,” Mruk said, “This shouldn't be a struggle. Period poverty shouldn't be a struggle."
The Period Club has already donated to several Springfield shelters and micropantries, and plans to keep expanding.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on October 27, 2020.
Kassie Mruk is president of the Period Club, which is just one chapter of a larger international movement.
Founded in 2017, the club has distributed thousands of products across different states and even countries to those who experience menstruation.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, Mruk said the number of local residents who struggle to purchase these products has grown.
"They don't even have the money for food sometimes, so knowing that they don't have the money for this product — it's not right,” Mruk said, “This shouldn't be a struggle. Period poverty shouldn't be a struggle."
The Period Club has already donated to several Springfield shelters and micropantries, and plans to keep expanding.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on October 27, 2020.
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