A broad coalition is forming to push for state funding for a joint campus in downtown Springfield, to be shared by the University of Illinois Springfield and Southern Illinois University.
On July 9, Andy Manar hosted a meeting among leaders of SIU, UIS, the University of Illinois, Sangamon County, the City of Springfield and other stakeholders.
“We put several opportunities on the table — what would go in this building and on this campus, including initiatives related to medicine and law, social service, management of governmental intern positions, public health and policy, and so on,” said SIU Interim President J. Kevin Dorsey. “Collaboration between SIU, the School of Medicine and UIS was seen as critical.”
The Springfield university is already seeking to bolster its downtown presence via a new “Innovation Hub,” funded within the University of Illinois’s $500 million Discovery Partners Institute initiative.
“We’ve already engaged in conversations among community leaders to locate UIS’s Innovation Hub in the downtown area,” Van Meter said. “SIU has been a full partner in this process and we hope SIU will establish its own compatible programs in conjunction.”
As for SIU, the most frequently discussed possibility at Thursday’s board meeting was an extension of the Carbondale-based law school, to offer classes, support to law students interning in the capitol, and continuing education for legal professionals.
Ultimately, SIU Board Chair J. Phil Gilbert said he’d like to see a satellite law program in Springfield offering a Juris Doctor degree.
“Having a medical footprint and a law footprint here in Springfield is pretty powerful,” he said.
And with SIU leaders stressing they don’t intend to duplicate UIS programs, the Springfield school appears enthusiastic about collaboration.
This article appeared in The Southern Illinoisan on July 18, 2019.
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Vince Gill performing at UIS Oct. 20
Country music star Vince Gill will perform at Sangamon Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield Oct. 20, UIS announced today.
Tickets go on sale Friday, July 12, at 10 a.m.
Gill has sold more than 26 million albums in more than 40 years in music and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.
This story appeared in The Lincoln Courier on July 8, 2019.
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Tickets go on sale Friday, July 12, at 10 a.m.
Gill has sold more than 26 million albums in more than 40 years in music and is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.
This story appeared in The Lincoln Courier on July 8, 2019.
Read the entire article online.
SJ-R vet to lead UIS PAR
People who know Charlie Wheeler will tell you he can’t be replaced.
But, now that Wheeler’s retiring, the University of Illinois Springfield has hired someone to run the public affairs reporting program.
It’s Jason Piscia, digital managing editor at the State Journal Register.
Piscia is a 1998 graduate of the program.
The program, featuring a working internship in a news bureau at the Capitol, has sent hundreds of reporters into the world.
This story aired on WTAX Radio on July 9, 2019.
Read the entire story online.
But, now that Wheeler’s retiring, the University of Illinois Springfield has hired someone to run the public affairs reporting program.
It’s Jason Piscia, digital managing editor at the State Journal Register.
Piscia is a 1998 graduate of the program.
The program, featuring a working internship in a news bureau at the Capitol, has sent hundreds of reporters into the world.
This story aired on WTAX Radio on July 9, 2019.
Read the entire story online.
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