Attending college is a dream for many military members once they return home from service. In Illinois, veterans can get their tuition paid for by the state, but now the state legislature is letting that promise slip away.
Colleges across the state are now paying for veterans' tuition. While officials say they don't mind covering the cost for those who risked their life for our freedom, frustrations are growing with state government.
The University of Illinois Springfield spent $1.3 million on veterans' tuition last year.
"These men and women have provided a service and this was a promise that was made to them when they enlisted," said Carolyn Schloemann from the Office of Financial Assistance at UIS.
Now it's a broken promise by the state of Illinois, who is struggling with a budget deficit of their own. Legislators cut funding to higher education, further increasing the frustrations of state colleges.
"Would we like for the governor or legislators to work towards putting more dollars into higher education, yes," said Schloemann.
The story was reported by WICS-TV 20 on April 29, 2014.
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Walgreens exec, alum is UIS commencement speaker
A top Walgreens executive and University of Illinois Springfield alum will be the speaker at the university’s commencement exercises on May 17.
Donovan Pepper, national director of local government relations for Walgreens, will address the 732 students participating in the ceremony. A total of 1,311 students are eligible to graduate.
Pepper is responsible for local legislative and lobbying efforts for the Deerfield-based drugstore chain at the municipal and county levels in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political studies from UIS. As a student leader in the early 1990s, he was so highly regarded as Student Government Association president that his peers renamed the student leadership award after him while he was still a student. For the past 20 years, the SGA leader who demonstrates the most outstanding leadership earns the Donovan Pepper Award.
Springfield business leader Evelyn Brandt Thomas will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the ceremony. She is the co-owner of BRANDT, a multimillion-dollar international agriculture company based in Springfield.
At age 90, Brandt Thomas continues to have an active role in the business, going to work nearly every day.
The story was featured by The State Journal-Register on April 28, 2014.
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Donovan Pepper, national director of local government relations for Walgreens, will address the 732 students participating in the ceremony. A total of 1,311 students are eligible to graduate.
Pepper is responsible for local legislative and lobbying efforts for the Deerfield-based drugstore chain at the municipal and county levels in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political studies from UIS. As a student leader in the early 1990s, he was so highly regarded as Student Government Association president that his peers renamed the student leadership award after him while he was still a student. For the past 20 years, the SGA leader who demonstrates the most outstanding leadership earns the Donovan Pepper Award.
Springfield business leader Evelyn Brandt Thomas will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the ceremony. She is the co-owner of BRANDT, a multimillion-dollar international agriculture company based in Springfield.
At age 90, Brandt Thomas continues to have an active role in the business, going to work nearly every day.
The story was featured by The State Journal-Register on April 28, 2014.
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UIS event raises awareness of sexual assault
Students at the University of Illinois Springfield held a rally and candlelight march Friday night to protest rape and all forms of violence against women.
It’s the seventh year at UIS for the annual Take Back the Night rally and march aimed at empowering people to reclaim their right to feel comfortable and safe in the evening hours.
Lynn Otterson, director of the Women’s Center at UIS, said that while someone can be raped at any age, most victims are in the 18- to 24-year-old range, which includes most college students.
The story was featured by The State Journal-Register on April 26, 2014.
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It’s the seventh year at UIS for the annual Take Back the Night rally and march aimed at empowering people to reclaim their right to feel comfortable and safe in the evening hours.
Lynn Otterson, director of the Women’s Center at UIS, said that while someone can be raped at any age, most victims are in the 18- to 24-year-old range, which includes most college students.
The story was featured by The State Journal-Register on April 26, 2014.
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