A study-abroad partnership with an African university is the latest among more than 30 such collaborations between the University of Illinois Springfield and foreign counterparts.
The long-term partnership with the University of The Gambia in Africa will focus on environmental health issues facing Gambia — Africa’s smallest country — and the United States.
Josiah Alamu, assistant professor of public health at UIS, spearheaded the effort.
“It is my baby project,” said Alamu, who has been working to set up the collaboration for a year. “We hope this is an opportunity for UIS students to learn how Gambians understand international issues and how those perspectives differ from American perspectives.”
As part of the arrangement, students in the public health, global studies and teacher education programs at UIS will visit local clinics in Gambia to learn how officials carry out health education, immunizations and other public health services.
The study-abroad program was featured in an May 1, 2o11, article in The State Journal-Register.
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Monday, May 2, 2011
UIS' Dayaratne wins sportsmanship award
University of Illinois Springfield senior tennis player Punsisi Dayaratne has been named the recipient of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Male Sportsmanship Award, the conference announced Thursday.
The GLVC Sportsmanship Awards are presented to student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The GLVC Executive Committee reviews the slate of nominations and determines the recipients of the awards.
According to a press release from the GLVC: “Dayaratne has exemplified the etiquette expected in the game. He has shown respect for his opponents and has played fairly and honestly in a sport where decisions on line calls are determined by the players. Dayaratne has displayed respect, civility and integrity even when disagreeing with an opponent’s call and has never had a point penalty while competing for the Prairie Stars.’’
Dayaratne was recognized in an May 2, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
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The GLVC Sportsmanship Awards are presented to student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior. The GLVC Executive Committee reviews the slate of nominations and determines the recipients of the awards.
According to a press release from the GLVC: “Dayaratne has exemplified the etiquette expected in the game. He has shown respect for his opponents and has played fairly and honestly in a sport where decisions on line calls are determined by the players. Dayaratne has displayed respect, civility and integrity even when disagreeing with an opponent’s call and has never had a point penalty while competing for the Prairie Stars.’’
Dayaratne was recognized in an May 2, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
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Five questions with Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame
Michael Burlingame, the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield, will be speaking at Pine Point School in Stonington about "Lincoln's mindset at the beginning of the Civil War."
He is the author and/or editor of a dozen books on Lincoln, not the least of which is his two-volume biography, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life," published in 2008, which has been hailed as the definitive work on the 16th president.
The Day, a Connecticut newspaper asked Burlingame five questions about Lincoln during a May 2, 2011 interview.
Read Burlingame's full Q&A online
He is the author and/or editor of a dozen books on Lincoln, not the least of which is his two-volume biography, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life," published in 2008, which has been hailed as the definitive work on the 16th president.
The Day, a Connecticut newspaper asked Burlingame five questions about Lincoln during a May 2, 2011 interview.
Read Burlingame's full Q&A online
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