|
 |
From left, Dean Olson with
Dr. Ballou, Dr. Titi, Dr. Beck,
and Beverly Beyer. | Michele Titi and Cary Ballou, leading administrators of the Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program, traveled from Washington, D.C. to evaluate Illinois State's program and were impressed with what they saw. "The site visits to local community organizations and the chance to see our students in action impressed them deeply. As the day progressed, Dr. Titi and Dr. Ballou shared these positive experiences in meetings with President Bowman, Dean Olson, and Vice President for Advancement Susan Kern. This was a productive and successful visit," said Frank Beck, Director of the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development.
Read More...
|
|
 |
Associate Dean Sam Catanzaro
with members of the RPRC. | This week marks the formal launching of the College's new research support programs: the Research Enhancement Awards Program and the Travel Supplement Grant Program. The College asked the Research Proposal Review Committee (RPRC), a committee of elected faculty, to review and provide input on draft guidelines and application forms for the two programs. "These new research support programs should not only help to reward faculty and raise the College's profile as a research institution, but they should also help in our continuing effort to decrease our dependence on state funding by increasing the level of external funding of research," said Dean Gary Olson.
Read More...
|
|
 |
Literary Initiative
Participants | The English department and a local art studio have joined together to offer the Illinois State University and Bloomington-Normal communities the chance to hear poets and fiction writers from around the country and from our own area. The readings, which are held at the Brian Collier Studio in Bloomington, are usually paired with the opening of exhibitions by nationally recognized artists.
Read More...
|
|
 |
| Dr. Michael Sublett | Geography Professor Michael Sublett began his latest research project 20 years ago while traveling by car from a conference. He realized that the geographic location he was driving through was the site of contention about 100 years back, when a struggle had occurred between forces that wanted to retain the commission method of county government Illinois functioned under since its statehood and those that coveted access to the township system they had witnessed in New England or elsewhere back east. In August, Sublett’s project culminated in the release of his latest book, Township: Diffusion and Persistence of Grassroots Government in Illinois, 1850-2000.
Read More...
|
|
 |
| Dr. Karie Barbour | Dr. Karie A. Barbour joins the Department of Economics as an Assistant Professor. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Barbour's research interests are in public finance and environmental economics. Her work on welfare program outcomes appears in the Southern Economic Journal and has been presented before the National Association on Welfare Research and Statistics. Her work on the effects of various forms of taxation appears in the National Tax Association Proceedings and will be presented before the American Economic Association.
|
|
On Wednesday, September 29, the Academic Senate formally approved revisions to the College Council bylaws. College Council chair Dr. Nancy Lind said, "The by-laws have been under revision for 2 years, and I would like to thank the Senate Rules Committee and the Academic Senate for their careful review. The revised by-laws now make clear the procedures to be used in selecting administrative search committee members for the rank of Dean and above. The revisions largely allow departments to maintain autonomy in their selection of search committee members yet set minimal standards for how these selections should be made. It seems a perfect balance." The updated bylaws can be accessed on the College's website.
|
|
|