Education for Every Generation

Education for Every Generation

IGB + OLLI = Great Fun, By Golly! Biomarker December 2009 IGB faculty members are not only advancing life sciences research and stimulating bio-economic development in the state of Illinois, they also are advancing and stimulating the minds of area residents age 50...
Online Writing Instruction: No Longer a Novelty

Online Writing Instruction: No Longer a Novelty

NCTE Council Chronicle November 2009 As the Internet and new technologies permeate every aspect of our lives, teaching is no exception. “More and more people are looking to find ways to teach writing online that are effective, make sense, and are as good if not better...
Collaboration Imagination

Collaboration Imagination

University gains recognition for its public service innovations Illinois Alumni August 2009 A high school boy teaching computer skills in Africa. An inner city administrator fulfilling her vision of a playground. A rural chemistry teacher linking to a professional...
Sailing: Another way to enjoy Illinois lakes

Sailing: Another way to enjoy Illinois lakes

“Stuart was an adventurous little fellow and loved the feel of the breeze in his face and the cry of the gulls overhead and the heave of the great swell under him … ‘This is the life for me!’ Stuart murmured to himself. “What a ship! What a day!” Outdoor...
Promises to Keep

Promises to Keep

A special group of students will graduate this May, many the first in their families to do so. This is the story behind how the University helped get them there. Illinois Alumni April 2009 Lhea Randle dreamed since she was 8 years old that she would go to college, but...